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  • Artist: Demon Hunter
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: October 22, 2002
  • Genre: Rock

Review

When an artist wants to be truly harsh and blistering, density can be a highly effective tool. In avant-garde jazz, density is the thing that makes Charles Gayle, Albert Ayler, and post-1964 John Coltrane much harsher than AACM icons like Anthony Braxton and Roscoe Mitchell -- and in metal, density is what gives Slayer's God Hates Us All a claustrophobic quality that you don't get from the old-school fantasy metal of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Ronnie James Dio, and Black Sabbath. Density is a big part of what Demon Hunter does on this self-titled debut album; when the alternative metal band is in the mood for maximum brutality, it pummels the listener with a dense, noisy, highly abrasive metal/punk assault. But harshness is only part of what Demon Hunter does on this CD. While some alterna-metal bands like to be punishing 100 percent of the time, Demon Hunter's debut is an album of contrasts -- an album in which moments of intense brutality are followed by hauntingly melodic passages. One minute, Demon Hunter is mercilessly beating listeners into submission; the next minute, it provides some breathing room and shows how thoughtful its melodies can be. And these two sides of Demon Hunter usually have a way of complimenting one another -- more often than not, the band successfully pulls off this melody/brutality juxtaposition. That isn't to say that the CD is perfect; some of the songs are stronger than others, and one gets the impression that Demon Hunter's best albums are yet to come. Even so, the band's recording career is off to an interesting, if imperfect, start with this self-titled debut. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Screams of the Undead (Lyrics) Demon Hunter Demon Hunter (4:34)
I Have Seen Where It Grows (Lyrics) Demon Hunter Demon Hunter (3:14)
Infected (Lyrics) Demon Hunter Demon Hunter (3:08)
My Throat Is an Open Grave (Lyrics) Demon Hunter Demon Hunter (3:54)
Through the Black (Lyrics) Demon Hunter Demon Hunter (4:27)
Turn Your Back and Run (Lyrics) Demon Hunter Demon Hunter (3:46)
And the Sky Went Red Demon Hunter Demon Hunter (0:29)
As We Wept Demon Hunter Demon Hunter (3:42)
A Broken Upper Hand Demon Hunter Demon Hunter (4:28)
The Gauntlet Demon Hunter Demon Hunter (6:56)

Credits

J.R. McNeely (Mixing), Brandon Ebel (Executive Producer), Tim Harmon (Drum Engineering), Aaron Mlasko (Drum Technician), Troy Glessner (Mastering), Phil Peterson (Strings), Kris McCaddon (Photography), Demon Hunter (Producer), Latif Tayour (Mixing Assistant), Tyson Paoletti (A&R)
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Artist: Demon Hunter
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Demon Hunter

Group Members:

John Gredal, Sgt. Serpent, Utah Biggs, Chuck Knuckles, Arm, Ryan Clark

Similar Artists:

Sevendust, Nothingface, Testament, Slayer, The Chariot, Linkin Park, Project 86, Saliva, Deftones, Slipknot

Influenced By:

Machine Head, Pantera, Metallica

Formal Connection With:

Training for Utopia, Dead Poetic, Embodyment, The O.C. Supertones, Poor Old Lu, Focal Point
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  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "The Triptych," "Summer of Darkness," "Demon Hunter"

Biography

Sgt. Serpent, Chuck Knuckles, Utah Biggs, Arm, and John Gredal comprise the heavy, aggressive metal sounds of Seattle's Demon Hunter. They hooked up with Aaron Sprinkle (MxPx, Dolour, Poor Old Lu) for their Solid State self-titled debut, which appeared in fall 2002. Their individual identities were later revealed as brothers (and ex-Training for Utopia members) vocalist Ryan Clark and guitarist Don Clark, drummer Jesse Sprinkle (ex-Poor Old Lu), bassist Joe Dunn, and guitarist Kris McCaddon (ex-Embodyment). Summer of Darkness was issued in mid-2004, after which a couple membership changes occurred. Sprinkle left to join Dead Poetic and was replaced by Timothy "Yogi" Watts (ex-Lonely Hearts), and McCaddon exited to be replaced by Ethan Luck (formerly of the O.C. Supertones). Triptych followed in 2005. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide
Wikipedia: Demon Hunter (album)
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Demon Hunter
Studio album by Demon Hunter
Released October 22, 2002
Recorded June - August 2002
Genre Alternative metal
Nu metal
Length 38:41
Label Solid State
Producer Aaron Sprinkle
Professional reviews
Demon Hunter chronology
Demon Hunter
(2002)		 Summer of Darkness
(2004)
Singles from Demon Hunter
  1. "Infected"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Through the Black"
    Released: 2002
  3. "My Throat is an Open Grave"
    Released: 2003

Demon Hunter is the eponymous debut album by American metalcore band Demon Hunter, released through Solid State in 2002.

The album was recorded in C tuning. Demon Hunter's follow-up would be dropped even further to B. Industrial vocal elements are also featured in various songs.

Demon Hunter's first single, "Infected," had a music video which debuted on MTV2's Extreme Rock and found considerable airplay on Fuse TV's Uranium. The intense video revolves around two subjects; one, vocalist Ryan Clark, is shown using an extravagant dagger to carve the word "HELP" into a tree in the pouring rain. The second subject is a white collared man at a desk who is overcome with extreme panic of ambiguous reasons. He finally falls to the floor after repeatedly typing "help" on his monitor. Given Demon Hunter's overt Christianity, the video could be seen as people reaching out for a savior in their time of desperation. "Infected" would later be featured on the compilation album MTV2 Headbangers Ball.

The band members are not credited in the album's liner notes. Clark explained this by citing the fact that Demon Hunter's members have been in previous groups and that they wanted the band to initially rely solely on its music. The Demon Hunter booklet features four 'chapters' of sorts. When asked about this, Clark responded:

"It was more an artwork based concept as opposed to a concept pertaining to the music. We wanted to give it an old world feel, with the book and everything. Just a way to make the artwork really come alive."[1]

Contents

Reception

Demon Hunter has received overall positive reviews. Allmusic's Alex Henderson described it as "an album in which moments of intense brutality are followed by hauntingly melodic passages." He commended the band for its "complimentary" use of intensity and melody and noted the album as "imperfect" yet "interesting." Such comments have been echoed in other small-form media reviews. Demon Hunter has stylistically been compared to Slipknot, particularly in the vocals department, as well as more intense nu metal groups.

Track listing

  1. "Screams of the Undead" – 4:34
  2. "I Have Seen Where it Grows" – 3:14
  3. "Infected" – 3:08
  4. "My Throat is an Open Grave – 3:54
  5. "Through the Black" – 4:27
  6. "Turn Your Back and Run" – 3:48
  7. "And the Sky Went Red" – 0:29
  8. "As We Wept" – 3:42
  9. "A Broken Upper Hand" – 4:29
  10. "The Gauntlet" – 6:56

Singles

  • "Infected"
  • "Through the Black"

Credits

  • Aaron Mlasko - Drum Technician
  • Brandon Ebel - Executive Producer
  • Aaron Sprinkle - Producer
  • J.R. McNeely - Mixing
  • Kris McCaddon - Photography
  • Latif Tayour - Mixing Assistant
  • Phil Peterson - Strings
  • Tim Harmon - Drum Engineering
  • Troy Glessner - Mastering
  • Tyson Paoletti - A&R

References

  1. ^ Wayfaerer Demon Hunter Interview Harm.us (November 26, 2003).

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Demon Hunter
Current Members: Jon Dunn · Ryan Clark · Timothy Watts · Patrick Judge · Randy Torres
Former Members: Jesse Sprinkle · Ethan Luck · Don Clark · Kris McCaddon
Studio albums
Live albums
Singles
"Infected" · "Through the Black" · "Not Ready to Die" · "My Heartstrings Come Undone" · "Undying" · "One Thousand Apologies" · "Not I" · "Fading Away" · "Carry Me Down"

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