The World Is a Thorn

2010 studio album by Demon Hunter

The World Is a Thorn (also stylized The World Is Λ Thorn) is the fifth studio album by American Christian metal band Demon Hunter, which was released March 9, 2010.^[6] The album is described by the band as their "heaviest but most melodic" album yet.^[7] The first single, "Collapsing", which features Björn "Speed" Strid of Soilwork,^[8] and the title track were approved for sales on Rock Band's Rock Band Network.^[9] It is Demon Hunter's only album with rhythm guitarist Ryan Helm.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Demon Hunter

a Re-recorded for Songs of Death and Resurrection (2021)

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"Collapsing", "Driving Nails", "Blood In the Tears" and "LifeWar" were released as singles for the album.

Chart performance

The album debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 14,000.^[16]

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Awards

The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year, while its deluxe version was nominated for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards.^[17]

Personnel

Members

• Ryan Clark – lead vocals
• Patrick Judge – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Ryan Helm – rhythm & lead guitar
• Jon Dunn – bass guitar
• Timothy "Yogi" Watts – drums

Production

• Aaron Sprinkle – producer
• Jason Suecof – mixing
• Dan Seagrave – artwork
• Chris Carmichael — strings

Additional musicians

• Christian Älvestam - guest vocals on Just Breathe
• Björn Strid - guest vocals on Collapsing
• Dave Peters - guest vocals on Feel as Though You Could
• Aaron Sprinkle - keyboards, programming
• Elliott Sprinkle - keyboards
• Randy Torres - additional backing vocals

Appearances

• "Collapsing" was featured on the Killing Floor 2 soundtrack in 2015.^[18]

References

1. "Allmusic review".
2. Freeman, Phil (March 9, 2010). "FILE UNDER: Jesuscore". Alternative Press. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
3. Colgan, Chris (March 16, 2010). "Demon Hunter: The World is a Thorn". PopMatters. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
4. Holmgren, Henrik. "Melodic Net - Demon Hunter - The World is a Thorn". Melodic.net. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
5. "Collapsing - Demon Hunter". Last.fm. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
6. "Demon Hunter | The World Is A Thorn". Solid State Records. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
7. "Demon Hunter - "The World Is A Thorn" (Two Different Covers) - BANDSONFIRE | Christ-centered Hardcore/Metal/Emo/Punk/Alternative/Rock/Indie/HipHop & more". Bandsonfire. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
8. Collapsing Songfacts
9. ""Collapsing" - Demon Hunter // Rock Band". Rockband.com. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
10. Young, Tom (January 18, 2011). "Demon Hunter - The World Is A Thorn". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
11. "Jesus Freak Hideout review".
12. Train, Dane (January 23, 2011). "Demon Hunter - The World Is A Thorn". Metal Storm. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
13. piano89 (March 8, 2010). "The World Is A Thorn". New Release Tuesday. NRT Media. Retrieved May 13, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
14. Williams, Joe (December 9, 2011). "You May Not Like The World is a Thorn, But I Bet Mozart or Bach Would". Seattle Weekly. Village Voice Media. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
15. "Sputnikmusic Review".
16. "Bits // News // Lambgoat". Lambgoat.com. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
17. 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominees Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine on DoveAwards.com
18. "Killing Floor 2 Original Video Game Soundtrack". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.

External links

• Solid State Album Listing