Songs of Death and Resurrection

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Songs of Death and Resurrection
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)
Recorded2020
Genre Acoustic rock
Length62:40
Label Solid State [1]
Demon Hunter chronology
Peace
(2019)
Songs of Death and Resurrection
(2021)
Exile
(2022)
Singles from Songs of Death and Resurrection
  1. "I Will Fail You"
    Released: January 16, 2021 [2]
  2. "Dead Flowers"
    Released: January 16, 2021 [2]
  3. "Loneliness"
    Released: February 13, 2021 [3]
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Songs of Death and Resurrection is the eleventh studio album by American Christian metal band Demon Hunter, released by Solid State Records on March 5, 2021. Three singles were released ahead of the album. This album mainly features acoustic renditions of the band's earlier songs such as "Dead Flowers" and "The Heart of a Graveyard", as well as featuring a previously unreleased song, "Praise the Void". [5] [6]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."My Throat Is an Open Grave" Demon Hunter (2002)4:15
2."Dead Flowers" True Defiance (2012)5:37
3."The Heart of a Graveyard" Extremist (2014)4:34
4."Praise the Void"later released in Exile (2022)4:48
5."Blood in the Tears" The World Is a Thorn (2010)5:18
6."Loneliness" Peace (2019)6:06
7."I Am a Stone"True Defiance (2012)5:21
8."I Will Fail You"Extremist (2014)5:21
9."Deteriorate" The Triptych (2005)5:31
10."Carry Me Down" Storm the Gates of Hell (2007)4:55
11."The Tide Began to Rise"The Triptych (2005)5:46
12."My Heartstrings Come Undone" Summer of Darkness (2004)5:08
Total length:62:40

Personnel

Demon Hunter

Additional personnel

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