Their second album, Summer of Darkness, was released on the 4th of May, 2004. Their third album, The Triptych was released October 25, 2005. On this album Ethan Luck (The O.C. Supertones, The Dingees) joined as lead guitarist.
On November 4th, 2007 Demon Hunter released their 4th studio album, Storm The Gates of Hell, which became one of their most aggressive sounds ever.
They released Live In Nashville which was recorded during the Stronger than Hell tour in early 2008. It released later that year. Also in 2008 came the 45 Days documentary which gave a behind the scenes look at Demon Hunter.
In late 2009, Don Clark announced that he was splitting from the band due to increasing priorities with both his home life, and his constant workload with the design firm (Invisible Creature) that he and Ryan Clark continue to undertake together. Ethan Luck also left at this time.
On March 9, 2010 the bands 5th studio album, The World Is A Thorn, hit shelves. The album is described by the band as their "heaviest but most melodic" album yet. It was also the first studio album to feature Patrick Judge, who was first introduced on LIve in Nashville. And new collaborations with artists like Christian Älvestam (ex- Scar Symmetry), Bjorn "Speed" Strid (Soilwork), and Dave Peters (Throwdown). The single "collapsing" from the new album gained widespread recognition and added to the "heaviness" of the bands new avatar and lineup.
True Defiance was released as the band's 6th studio album on April 2012. "My Destiny" was released as the lead single.
Extremist is their 7th studio album and was released on March 2014.
The eighth album by Demon Hunter, Outlive, was released on March 31st., 2017. The singles "Cold Winter Sun" and "Died In My Sleep" were both released on February, 2017.
Current Members:
* Ryan Clark - lead vocals (2000-present)
* Jon Dunn - bass guitar (2003-present)
* Timothy "Yogi" Watts - drums (2004-present)
* Patrick Judge - lead guitar, backing vocals (2009-present)
* Jeremiah Scott - rhythm guitar (2012-present)
The World Is A Thorn
Demon Hunter Lyrics
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Bring us the plague, lead us away. Blacken tomorrow with ash of today.
Can't you see the fabric of our standards wearing thin?
See your world in its grave at the hands of the enslaved.
Won't bow to man. Won't bow to government.
Won't trust in a failed system of self-fulfilling lust.
Won't love a world where my God is mocked. I defy.
Oh, a kiss on the serpent's head.
We walk in the line of deceit, the walking dead.
Can't you feel the ground of our discretion giving way?
Refusal of hope, solution demise. Bury the truth in a mountain of lies.
Won't bow to man. Won't bow to government.
Won't trust in a failed system of self-fulfilling lust.
Won't love a world where my God is mocked. I defy.
This is what you try to sell me. Subjective nothingness.
Pull your sickness from my throat.
Let me breathe the truth. Let me breathe the truth.
Won't bow to man. Won't bow to government.
Won't bow to greed. Won't bow to false hope.
Won't bow to self. Won't bow to modern code.
Won't sell my soul to a dead world. I defy.
The lyrics of Demon Hunter's "The World is a Thorn" speak about the singer's refusal to conform to the societal standards and the failing government system. The singer expresses their refusal to bow down to man, government, greed, self-fulfilling lust, false hope, and modern code. The lyrics condemn the deceptive nature of the world, where the truth is buried under a mountain of lies. The singer feels that the ground of their discretion is giving way, and the hope for a solution is diminishing.
The lyrics talk about kissing the serpent's head, which may be a reference to the biblical story of Adam and Eve, where they were tempted by the serpent to eat the forbidden fruit. The lyrics imply that the world has been walking on a line of deceit, leading them to become the walking dead. The singer seems to be frustrated with the subjective nothingness that society tries to sell them and wants to breathe the truth. The lyrics conclude by saying that they won't sell their soul to a dead world, and they defy.
In summary, "The World is a Thorn" lyrics express the resentment and frustration of the singer towards the failing government system and societal standards. The lyrics urge the listeners to defy the conventional norms and to stand up for themselves.
Line by Line Meaning
The gavel has fallen, along with the rest.
The decision has been made, just like all the other ones, without our input.
Are we expected to settle for this?
Are we supposed to accept this without a fight?
Bring us the plague, lead us away.
We are lost and looking for a way out. We'll follow anyone who promises to lead us to the promised land, even if it means ruin.
Blacken tomorrow with ash of today.
The future looks bleak, and we see no hope in sight.
Can't you see the fabric of our standards wearing thin?
The moral fiber of our society is crumbling, and it's becoming harder to keep up our standards.
See your world in its grave at the hands of the enslaved.
Our world is dying, and it's because we are being held captive by our oppressors.
Won't bow to man.
I won't succumb to the authority of a mere mortal.
Won't bow to government.
I won't submit to oppressive and corrupt government institutions.
Won't trust in a failed system of self-fulfilling lust.
I won't put my faith in a society that only cares about fulfilling selfish desires.
Won't love a world where my God is mocked. I defy.
I won't accept a world where my religious beliefs are ridiculed or ignored. I will stand up in defiance of those who oppose my faith.
Oh, a kiss on the serpent's head.
We are being seduced by the promises of the devil and are following his ways.
We walk in the line of deceit, the walking dead.
We are living a lie, and our souls are dead because we are not truly free to live as we wish.
Can't you feel the ground of our discretion giving way?
The decisions we make are based on faulty standards and will eventually lead to our downfall.
Refusal of hope, solution demise.
We are rejecting any hope that things can get better and are moving towards our own destruction.
Bury the truth in a mountain of lies.
We are hiding the truth behind layers of falsehoods and illusions, and it will eventually bury us.
Won't bow to greed.
I won't give in to the desire for wealth at the expense of others.
Won't bow to false hope.
I won't believe in promises for a better future that are based on lies and illusions.
Won't bow to self.
I won't give in to my own selfish desires and put them above the needs of others.
Won't bow to modern code.
I won't follow the trends and standards of a society that has lost its moral values.
Won't sell my soul to a dead world. I defy.
I won't sacrifice my own morality and beliefs to conform to a society that is morally bankrupt. I will stand in defiance of it.
This is what you try to sell me.
I am being presented with an empty, subjective worldview that does not take into account my personal values.
Subjective nothingness.
The worldview being presented to me is empty, without solid values or moral standards.
Pull your sickness from my throat.
I reject the toxic worldview being presented to me and refuse to swallow it anymore.
Let me breathe the truth.
I want to live in a world where truth is valued and upheld, and where my values are respected.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: RYAN CLARK
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Ifitallfails
I keep coming back.
"The World Is A Thorn"
The gavel has fallen, along with the rest.
Are we expected to settle for this?
Bring us the plague, lead us away.
Blacken tomorrow with ash of today.
Can't you see the fabric of our standards wearing thin?
See your world in its grave at the hands of the enslaved.
Won't bow to man. Won't bow to government.
Won't trust in a failed system of self-fulfilling lust.
Won't love a world where my God is mocked.
I defy.
Oh, a kiss on the serpent's head.
We walk in the line of deceit, the walking dead.
Can't you feel the ground of our discretion giving way?
Refusal of hope, solution demise.
Bury the truth in a mountain of lies.
Won't bow to man.
Won't bow to government.
Won't trust in a failed system of self-fulfilling lust.
Won't love a world where my God is mocked.
I defy.
This is what you try to sell me.
Subjective nothingness.
Pull your sickness from my throat.
Let me breathe the truth.
Let me breathe the truth.
Won't bow to man.
Won't bow to government.
Won't bow to greed.
Won't bow to false hope.
Won't bow to self.
Won't bow to modern code.
Won't sell my soul to a dead world. I defy.
@TheNightWatcher1385
*****
First of all, I'm not an atheist. Second of all, even if I was, Atheism is not a religion. So nearly everything you said in that giant first paragraph falls away. As for naturalism and materialism, I would say that I'm open to the idea of something beyond nature, though as soon as we found it and understood it, it would then become part of the natural. Because that's all "nature" is; the way the universe works according to human understanding.
Serve the higher cause? Okay, you want to hear my morality in one sentence? Here:
"Anything that increases freedom for the individual is the ultimate good, and anything that decreases freedom for the individual is the ultimate sin!"
Simple enough. Note that this morality does not allow for selfishness that decreases the freedom of others. I.E., stealing is wrong.
You think your morality is objective? Here's a test: If God asked you to murder a family member, would you do it? If you answer no, then you yourself admit that you're willing to disobey God for your own interests, and therefore he is NOT the foundation of what you hold to be right and wrong. Here's another test: Do you think slavery is wrong? If yes then you admit that you disagree with God allowing it and even setting the ground rules for it, while even the pagan kingdom of Persia next door had already abolished slavery!
And yes, I compared sexuality with enthicity and disability because they are all things that cannot be controlled. And therefore it is immoral to impede someone's life and desires over something that is NOT their fault!
Lying and murdering to get my way? While I've never murdered anyone I will admit that I've lied a lot. And so have you. Does this make you or me a horrible person? I would say no. It just makes you human. As for killing to get my way? Well I consider life to be good, and if someone were about to end a life, say my own or a family member's/friend's, I would instantly jump in to end the life of the attacker and/or take the bullet for them. Murdering outright is against my morality.
"Since that be said, homosexuality increases insecurity, spiritual hindrance, mental stability, etc. It causes havoc for society."
Evidence please. Cite the studies. Publish the links to the papers. I want to see what data you drew this conclusion from. I don't very much like you saying this about LGBT people when members of my family are gay or bi. Both are out and proud so no insecurity there. The older one is happily married in a same sex union and has two healthy children. One of whom graduated with honors and one who now works in a tech company overseas. I doubt they could accomplish this with all this supposed mental instability. Oh, and all of them are christian or religious in some way.
Again, if sex is ONLY FOR PROCREATION then why did God make it much more pleasurable to just have sex than to have a child be born? And homosexuality is not "needed?" Your air conditioning is not needed either, so you better throw it out. And if God did not intend for homosexual sex to be in the equation, then why did he make it possible? Why did he create the male anatomy with tightly packed nerves in that area? Please explain this!
Also, your shoe analogy fails for three reasons:
1. You're assuming that the nature of two unrelated ideas are the same without providing evidence for this.
2. The idea of what makes a "pair" is subjective. I can say that a pair of shoes is simply two shoes together, regardless of their side.
3. Despite two shoes being the same side shoe, you can STILL wear them!
And your morality doesn't save you? Tell me, do you consider it good to accept Jesus as our lord and savior? Do you consider it bad to not do so? If yes, since you consider your morality to be objective and therefore must be the same morality as God's, then you ARE saved by your morals.
If Jesus loves me then I thank him for the love and I'll gladly consider returning it. But if I only need his love in order to save me from hell (which cannot exist with a loving god in charge) then no thanks because that's not love. That's Stockholm Syndrome.
Feel free to block me from posting. I'm only replying because you do.
@xilverxoul6917
This song gets more relevant by the day
@shedtalkwithc.j.buchanan9112
Over a year later and still
@hannahbenson8940
@@shedtalkwithc.j.buchanan9112 this is exactly what I'm saying
@eggman3908
@@hannahbenson8940even still
@333reptid3
'Won't love a world where my God is mocked!'
AMEN! Such strong words, this song is growing in me, Demon Hunter is great!
@berwynsigns4115
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him." 1 John 2:15
@luke3810
I can't believe how relevant this song is today. Back when I found it I liked it but now I really understand its message.
@thebullfrogfarm
"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled, was convincing the world he didn't exist."
@eggman3908
Living sacrifice?
@sh9683
the song rings even truer of today's society then when it was made. Demon Hunter sees what is really going on, God bless