Read the full press release below.
Feb 7, 2012 – Solid State Records is pleased to announce the release of metal mainstays DEMON HUNTER’s sixth full-length album, True Defiance, in stores everywhere April 10.
Produced by Aaron Sprinkle (Anberlin, Emery) and mixed by Jason Suecoff (All That Remains, Trivium), True Defiance finds DEMON HUNTER continuing in their hard rock evolution while embracing the components that have always formed the backbone of their music: true metal, dark rock and balladry.
“This record is without a doubt our most aggressive,” says vocalist and band co-founder Ryan Clark. “Every DEMON HUNTER record must be a step up from the last. I know that’s a goal for every band, but it seldom works that way – especially today, especially in metal. It seems like most bands’ prime years are long behind them. I refuse to let that be the case for us.”
On True Defiance, Grammy-nominated artist Ryan Clark, Tim “Yogi” Watts (drums), Jonathan Dunn (bass) and Patrick Judge (lead guitar) are joined by their longtime friend Jeremiah Scott (guitar), whose credits as a metal musician (The Showdown) and producer (Living Sacrifice) are well established. The partnership marks a vital new chapter in the celebrated history of DEMON HUNTER, who are currently marking their 10th year of writing, breaking and erasing the rules of hard rock. Not ones to rest on their laurels, however, the members have created an album that not only lives up to their own lofty standards, but sets a new high-water mark for what DH is capable of.
“We’ve been extremely underwhelmed with metal for the last five years or so, and that’s been the fuel to create this record,” Clark explains. “With an extreme over-saturation of false, fleeting, trend-hopping noise in today’s metal scene, we had to make something we’ve been longing to hear. Something truly meaningful and artistic. Something our fans would love and something that will turn the heads of those who have ignored us for the past decade.”
True Defiance marks DEMON HUNTER’s first outing since 2010′s The World Is A Thorn, which debuted in the Billboard Top 40 and was hailed as the heaviest, fastest, and most aggressive record of the band’s career. The album yielded hit videos in “Collapsing,” which has racked up 1 million views online, and “LifeWar,” which was viewed over 100,000 times in the past month. The World is a Thorn was preceded by Storm the Gates of Hell (2007), The Triptych (2005), Summer of Darkness (2004) Demon Hunter (2002), and the three-disc CD / DVD set 45 Days, which collectively sold half a million copies and garnered airplay on college and specialty radio, Fuse and MTV2′s Headbangers Ball and earned the band cover features in publications like Revolver and HM.
True Defiance Track List:
1. Crucifix
2. God Forsaken
3. My Destiny
4. Wake
5. Tomorrow Never Comes
6. Someone To Hate
7. This I Know
8. Means To An End
9. We Don’t Care
10. Resistance
11. Dead Flowers
Upcoming Dates:
April 17 – Seattle WA @ El Corazon
April 30 – Kouvola, Finland @ Vappugospel
June 29 – Shirleysburg PA @ Creationfest Northeast
Select praise for the band’s 2010 album, The World Is A Thorn:
“Demon Hunter continues their meteoric rise in excellence on The World Is a Thorn, proving once again that the metalcore genre can be furthered with some thought and creative invention. (8/10)” -POP MATTERS
“Their most accessible and philosophically impassioned outing to date.” -THE PRP
“An aggressive and melodic masterpiece… their best work to date. (9/10)” -INDIE VISION MUSIC
“”This is Demon Hunter at their evolutionary peak, an amalgam of every iteration, every sound they’ve committed to 0’s and 1’s and it’s fantastic… a beautiful combination of old and new. (4.5/5)” -THE NEW REVIEW
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Stoked.
When are they finally gonna grace us with a sample?
I would like to know that info too!
And it’s only two months away. You’d think they’d be releasing something any second now!
Super stoked! Now all they need to do is release the single already, or at least to radio. Oh, and the album artwork too.
Word!!
YUSSS!!! Definitely my most anticipated release of 2012…. Let’s see what the legendary Demon Hunter can provide this time around :D
(And yet another album to add to the growing list of epic upcoming releases [of the first few months!] of 2012….)
IM GOING TO THE SEATTLE SHOW YES!
“Something that will turn the heads of those who have ignored us for the past decade.”
That is a big statement, ha. It should be a fun album no matter what.
I’ve ignored them since The Triptych. Let’s see if they’re right about that.
Can’t wait!
I really hope this is better than TWIAT…
Really Jake C? I LOVED TWIAT! Not only is it awesome music it also makes me remember my son. Weird isn’t it? But it does. My wife was pregnant and the cd came out and about a couple months later, my son was born. That time that the album came out was exciting for me and this is at the top of my list regarding the best music of that year (along with Living Sacrifice, War of Ages, Haste the Day, and Disciple) and when my son was born. Then I saw them at Cornerstone that summer and they were amazing. Sorry, I love Demon Hunter and love TWIAT…as well as everything else they put out. HA!
2010 was just a great year for music in my opinion. All my favorite bands came out with stuff. AND it was all good! :)
I forgot to add that 2010 was not also good because of good tunes, it was because my baby boy was born! :)
TWIAT was incredible.
Yes TWIAT is incredible. The title song is one of the best songs ever. Not just one of the best DH songs, but one of the best songs in my opinion ever recorded! The chorus alone makes it the best. Such an awesome anthem!
I don’t know, I miss songs with the energy of “Beheaded” or “Sixteen”. Middle 3 albums are great for me, just the self titled and TWIAT never clicked with me.
I had never been a fan of Demon Hunter until TWIAT. They finally moved on from the modern rock and into more metal. And when they did…DANG!
If you wanna hear How heavy Demon Hunter can get, listen to “Beheaded”. It has the singer from The Agony Scene in it and they KILLED together
Really looking forward to this! Even more stoked I’ll FINALLY get to see the full band at Creation. Till now I’ve only seen an acoustic performance which was great. Couldn’t agree more with Ryan’s statement that they take it up a notch with each album. Up till now I’ve liked each new album best and that still stands true. Thus, I’m extremely eager to hear this new one.
Wow Rob, I totally agree with you. I like each new album the best as well! You hit the nail right on the head.
I used to be a HUGE DH fan. Lost interest lately though. I hope this album is good.
I’m stoked. The World is A Thorn wasn’t my favorite, but it was still great. I think I just have to accept the fact that they’re not going back to that Self-Titled sound.
I heard a snippet of an acoustic version of one of the songs off the new album- it sounded incredible! Very excited for this!
I’ve been noticing over the last year that Tooth and Nail/Solid State records like to stick with what I call the ‘Month of Promotion” where they don’t really give fans any real taste of music off the album until the month before it is released. I guess it just builds more anticipation.
Also, the HTML isn’t working on this page for me, all I see is text.
nevermind, it works now.
the last album i listened to by these dudes is Summer of Darkness. i need to get back into them…
I’m really looking forward to this one. I’ve liked every DH album so far. My favorites being twiat, storm the gates, and the triptych (sp?)
First two albums for me. I love the thrashiness of the first album.
I actually lost interest in The Triptych era, haha. I was a major fan of self titled and Summer of Darkness, wasn’t really a fan of The Triptych, liked Storm The Gates of Hell and liked The World is a Thorn even more so.
Can’t wait for the Seattle date!