Demon Hunter: The Triptych

 One of the most popular and well-known albums that the Christian Metal band Demon Hunter had ever released came in the form of their third full-length album called The Triptych. Released back in October 2005.

When released, The Triptych received generally positive reviews reaching the Top Ten in the Christian Album charts and number one in the Top Heatseekers chart in 2006.

The Triptych featured 12 tracks on it include singles such as Undying and Not I and I enjoyed every second of this album.

Right from the opening song which was an instrumental song called The Flame that Guides us Home which was a beautiful and melodic then led right into the song Not I that was more loud and aggressive. Certainly getting the blood flowing and the album does not slow down the rest of the way.

One of my personal favorite songs on the album was Undying. What I loved about the song was that it made me feel like they were saying no matter the hardship that they face as a band as well as in their personal lives, that their faith remains Undying which I can relate to and admire. The music was pretty awesome too. It shows several people heading into a church along with some of the band members themselves are among the people inside while lead singer Ryan Clark is riding in a car that is heading toward the church. As the video progresses, Clark arrives at the church but when he enters the church a supernatural event begins to occur inside where several people start running away leaving only the band inside the church proving of their Undying faith.

Another song I enjoyed was A Thousand Apologies. What I loved about this is we all have things we feel sorry about and that we can be forgiven for. We as humans can all relate to that because we are all flawed and that it feels like all we ever do is screw up and all we ever wanted was to just be loved. At least that is how this song makes me feel inside.

Last but certainly not least, I really enjoyed listening to The Soldier's Song. I have nothing but love and respect to our military and to hear that song as a tribute to them really makes me happy. I honestly wish there was more I can do to show my appreciation to all the men and women who serve and risk their lives so we can live ours.

According to the band's website, they received lots of love and support from many members of the military thanking them for the song which I thought was awesome.

The album is called The Triptych from the band Demon Hunter. If you like metal music, christian music or both I highly recommend this album. You will not be disappointed. 

Demon Hunter War and Peace

 Since we are getting o so closer to the new Demon Hunter album here in the year 2021, I thought it be awesome to go back in time and look at the latest albums that Demon Hunter had released back in 2019 in War and Peace.

Now one of the first things I enjoyed about both albums was simply just the contrast in styles between the two. The War album is more of a heavy metalcore sound while the Peace album is shifted towards a more melodic sound to it.

Lets start with the War album shall we. There are 10 songs on the album with an 11th song that was added to the deluxe edition in Gunfight.

Although I enjoyed the entire album, I must confess that there are three songs that stand out to me in this album. They are On my side, Grey Matter and The Negative.

What I loved about On my side is simple, it makes me feel closer to God. Having faith through the Lord no amount of evil could bring harm to you. It reminded me of a verse from the Bible. As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for I know he is with me. This song brings me hope.

Next in line is the song Grey Matter. To me, it is a pretty straight forward song, the world is a lot more black and white than people are willing to admit. Understandably, no one is perfect, no matter how hard we all try, we fail. But lets be honest with ourselves, there is always a right way of doing things and a wrong way of doing things.

The final song that i really got to enjoy was The Negative. In my humble opinion, this song reflects how society is nowadays. I mean it seems that everyone just wants to focus on the negative of things. No pun intended. People rather be hateful to one another instead of loving each other. I truly do believe that God wants us to come together.

Which brings me to one of my favorite songs from the Peace album called Peace. Listening to how Ryan sings this song really moved me. Just hearing him say I pray for peace makes me feel like crying cause I really don’t want to see anybody go through anything terrible.

Forgive me, I’m really not trying to be depressing but I really do hope and pray for all of you guys for we are God’s children. God bless all of you.

Back to the music, I also loved listening to Fear is not my guide. Pretty much for the same reason as On my side. I will fail, I am a sinner, but I am not afraid. For it is the love of Christ that guides me.

Another good one is More than bones. It’s a very uplifting song to me because it made me feel that there was more to me than I could possibly imagine and I thank God for that.

But I must say my absolute favorite song from the Peace album is When the devil comes. It felt like a cry for help to God when the devil is around as if you were getting ready for a showdown with satan himself. I also loved the old west kinda sound to it mixed in with a little bit of heavy metal. Truly amazing!

Well there you have it guys and gals! Demon Hunter’s War and Peace albums are incredible and again I can not wait till their next album.

Which album was your favorite between the two? What are your favorite songs from both albums?

Check it out my friends! You will not be disappointed.