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| + | '''Demon Hunter''' is a [[Christian]] [[metalcore]] band from [[Seattle]], [[Washington]] started by brothers [[Don Clark|Don]] and [[Ryan Clark]]. Demon Hunter are outspokenly [[Christian rock|Christian]] and express their faith in most of their songs. |
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| − | |Name = Demon Hunter
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| − | |Origin = [[Seattle, Washington]]
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| − | |Genre = [[Metalcore]]<br>[[Melodic death metal]]<br>[[Post-hardcore]]<br>[[Rapcore]]
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| − | |Years_active = [[2000]]-present
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| − | |Label = [[Solid State Records]]<br>[[Tooth & Nail Records]]
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| − | |URL = [http://www.demonhunter.net/ Demon Hunter official site]|Current_members = Dunn<br>Luck<br>R. Clark<br>Yogi<br>D. Clark
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| − | '''Demon Hunter''' is a [[Christian]] [[metalcore]] band from [[Seattle, Washington]] started by brothers [[Don Clark (musician)|Don]] and [[Ryan Clark_(musician)|Ryan Clark]]. Demon Hunter are outspokenly [[Christian rock|Christian]] and express their faith in most of their songs. | |
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| | This band is seen as to be the best by many young teen rockers. | | This band is seen as to be the best by many young teen rockers. |
| − | Demon Hunter has many different musical influences including such metal staples as [[Sepultura]], and [[Machine Head]]. These influences are evident in the more aggressive, traditional metal instrumental and vocal parts of their music. Their vocal style has also been compared to the band [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]'s because of vocalist Ryan Clark's growling, [[Rapping|rap]]-like delivery.[http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=4063] The more melodic moments in their music can easily be compared to the "softer" side of bands like [[Killswitch Engage]] or [[As I Lay Dying]].
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| − | Demon Hunter was named 1 of 10 "Artists To Watch" by AOL Music and has gotten rave reviews in [[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]], Outburn and [[Decibel magazine|Decibel]].
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| − | Their first release, entitled simply "Demon Hunter," was released in October 2002 on [[Tooth and Nail Records]] subsidiary [[Solid State Records]], and featured both Don and Ryan Clark on guitar and bass, Ryan as lead vocalist, and Jesse Sprinkle as drummer; it was produced by Jesse's brother [[Aaron Sprinkle]].
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| − | At first the members of the band chose to hide their identities, creating some controversy. However, their names were later revealed when they undertook their first tour, which featured Norwegian [[Christian]] metal heavyweights [[Extol]] and death influenced metalcore youngbloods [[The Agony Scene]], and saw the permanent adding of Jesse Sprinkle on drums, [[Jon Dunn]] on bass, and [[Kris McCaddon]], formerly of [[Embodyment]], on lead guitar.
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| − | After two years that saw Don's wife giving birth to a daughter and Ryan getting married, Demon Hunter returned to the studio to record their second full-length release, ''[[Summer of Darkness]]'', with McCaddon contributing, and again with Jesse drumming. ''Summer of Darkness'' hit stores on [[May 4th]], [[2004]], and was a huge success, propelling Demon Hunter into the secular scene with the addition of the music video "Not Ready to Die" on MTV2's [[Headbanger's Ball]] and [[Fuse TV]], along with single "My Heartstrings Come Undone" being placed on the ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]'' movie soundtrack. The album featured four guest vocalists, including [[Brock Lindow]] of [[36 Crazyfists]] on "Beauty Through The Eyes Of A Predator", [[Howard Jones]] from [[Killswitch Engage]] on "Our Faces Fall Apart" and [[Trevor McNevan]] of [[Thousand Foot Krutch]] on "Coffin Builder."
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| − | Demon Hunter hit the road that summer, with McCaddon on lead and Dunn on bass, and with new touring drummer [[Tim Watts|Tim "Yogi" Watts]], as Jesse Sprinkle couldn't make the tour. This time Demon Hunter took with them rock/[[post-hardcore]] rookies [[Dead Poetic]], along with metalcore headbangers [[Haste the Day]].
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| − | In 2005, Demon Hunter went back to [[The Compound]] in [[Seattle, Washington]] to record their third album, entitled ''[[The Triptych]]''. The word "triptych" centers around the concept of three, as it was the band's third album. The CD gave another bow to great bands of the past, such as [[Living Sacrifice]], [[Sepultura]], and [[Pantera]]. Included on the album is a cover of [[Prong]]'s song "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck". This album debuted Watts as Jesse's permanent replacement on drums -- Jesse having joined Dead Poetic -- as well as the addition of [[Ethan Luck]] ([[The O.C. Supertones]] {Guitar}, [[The Dingees]] {Drums}) as lead guitarist, replacing Kris McCaddon. ''The Triptych'' was even bigger than ''Summer of Darkness'', selling more than twice as many records on its first week of release than ''Summer of Darkness'' had. "Undying" was the band's first single from this album, and was also made into a video, directed by [[Chris Sims]] ([[As I Lay Dying (band)|As I Lay Dying]], [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]], [[Zao (band)|Zao]]).
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| − | Demon Hunter's only 2006 tour took place over the summer with Zao, [[Becoming the Archetype]], [[August Burns Red]], and [[Spoken (band)|Spoken]]. The band shot a video for "One Thousand Apologies" after the tour was over with acclaimed director [[Darren Doane]] at the helm. ''The Triptych'' was re-released on October 31, 2006 with a DVD accompanying the album and four extra songs added to the original album.
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| − | ==Members==
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| − | *Ryan Clark - [[singer|vocals]] (Former guitarist for [[Focal Point]], vocalist for [[Training for Utopia]])
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| − | *Jon Dunn - [[bass guitar|bass]] ([[A&R]], [[Manager]] of [[Licensing]] and [[Publishing]] at Tooth & Nail Records)
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| − | *Don Clark - [[guitar]] (Former guitarist for [[Training for Utopia]])
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| − | *[[Ethan Luck]] - guitar (Former guitarist for [[The O.C. Supertones]], former drummer for [[The Dingees]], current vocalist/guitarist for [[My Red Hot Nightmare]])
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| − | *Timothy "Yogi" Watts - [[drum]]s (Also currently in [[The Lonely Hearts]])
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| − | ===Former members===
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| − | *Jesse Sprinkle - drums (Former drummer for [[Poor Old Lu]] and [[Serene (band)|Serene]], current drummer for [[Dead Poetic]], also currently in A Cold Vein)
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| − | *Kris McCaddon - guitar (Former vocalist for [[Embodyment]], guitarist for [[Society's Finest]])
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| − | ==Discography==
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| − | ===Full-Lengths===
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| − | *''[[Demon Hunter (album)|Demon Hunter]]'', [[2002]] (Solid State)
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| − | *''[[Summer of Darkness]]'', [[2004]] (Solid State)
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| − | *''[[The Triptych]]'', [[2005]] (Solid State)
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| − | *''[[The_Triptych#Deluxe_Edition|The Triptych (Deluxe Edition)]]'', [[October 31]], [[2006]] (Solid State)
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| − | ===Singles===
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| − | *Infected, from ''[[Demon Hunter (album)|Demon Hunter]]'' [[2002]] (Solid State)
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| − | *Not Ready to Die from ''[[Summer of Darkness]]'' [[2004]] (Solid State)
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| − | *My Heartstrings Come Undone from ''[[Summer of Darkness]]'' [[2004]] (Solid State)
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| − | *Undying from ''[[The Triptych]]'', [[2005]] (Solid State)
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| − | *One Thousand Apologies from ''[[The Triptych]]'', [[2006]] (Solid State)
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| − | *Not I from ''[[The Triptych]]'', [[2006]] (Solid State)
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| + | Demon Hunter has many different musical influences including such metal staples as Sepultura, and Machine Head. These influences are evident in the more aggressive, traditional metal instrumental and vocal parts of their music. Their vocal style has also been compared to the band Slipknot's because of vocalist Ryan Clark's growling, rap-like delivery. The more melodic moments in their music can easily be compared to the "softer" side of bands like Killswitch Engage or As I Lay Dying. |
| − | *[http://www.demonhunter.net/ Demon Hunter]
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| − | *[http://www.solidstaterecords.com/ Solid State Records]
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| − | *[http://www.thethirdwar.com/ The Third War] (Promotion website about ''The Triptych'')
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| − | *[http://www.asterikstudio.com/ Asterik Studio] (Design Firm started by Ryan and Don in 2000)
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| − | *[http://www.the-gauntlet.net/ The Gauntlet] (Fansite)
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| − | *[http://www.firestream.net/fs_rate.php?go=showcat&cat_id=12 Demon Hunter at Firestream.net]
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| − | *[http://www.danielsmusic.com/ DanielsMusic.com] Photos from Los Angeles show (DVD filmed that night for Triptych re-release)
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| − | *[http://www.purevolume.com/demonhunter/ Demon Hunter on Pure Volume]
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| − | *[http://www.myspace.com/demonhunter/ Demon Hunter on MySpace]
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| + | Demon Hunter was named 1 of 10 "Artists To Watch" by AOL Music and has gotten rave reviews in Revolver, Outburn and Decibel. |
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