War (Demon Hunter album)

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War
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Studio album by
Demon Hunter
ReleasedMarch 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)
Recorded2018
Genre
Length47:43
Label Solid State
Producer Jeremiah Scott
Demon Hunter chronology
Outlive
(2017)		War
(2019)		 Peace
(2019)
Singles from War
  1. "On My Side"
    Released: December 14, 2018 [3]
  2. "The Negative"
    Released: January 18, 2019 [4]
  3. "Close Enough"
    Released: February 8, 2019 [5]
  4. "Ash"
    Released: February 28, 2019 [6]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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War is the ninth studio album by American Christian metal band Demon Hunter. The album, together with Peace , was released by Solid State Records on March 1, 2019. [8] The band released a string of promotional singles prior to the album's release, along with a music video for the song "On My Side". [9]

Contents

The album earned 13,000 equivalent album units in its first week, ending March 7 [10] to debut at No. 7 on Billboard's Top Current Albums chart, according to Nielsen Music. The album was No. 55 on the Billboard 200, No. 1 on the Independent Albums chart, No. 2 Hard Music, No. 2 Christian, No. 5 Rock. [11] [ better source needed ] Loudwire named both albums together as one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019. [12]

Musical style

Vocalist Ryan Clark stated that each of the two albums (War and Peace) "could be devoted to their contrasting musical styles- heavy and melodic." [6]

Both albums were professionally reviewed in the Jesus Freak Hideout website. In the War review, reviewer Scott Fryberger said that as much as he likes "Demon Hunter's brand of hard rock, the feature presentation is still in their metalcore", with some songs keeping its musical aspect. [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ryan Clark and Patrick Judge

No.TitleLength
1."Cut to Fit"4:41
2."On My Side"4:04
3."Close Enough"4:07
4."Unbound"3:14
5."Grey Matter"4:18
6."The Negative"4:10
7."Ash"3:00
8."No Place for You Here"3:44
9."Leave Me Alone"5:50
10."Lesser Gods"5:15
Total length:42:13
Deluxe edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Gunfight"5:30
Total length:47:43

Personnel

Demon Hunter

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [13] 55

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References

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  2. ↑ Cordova, Daniel (March 1, 2019). "THE WEEKLY INJECTION: New Releases From MARK MORTON, IN FLAMES, and More Out Today - 3/1". Metal Injection. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Demon Hunter Debut New Songs "On My Side" & "Peace"". theprp.com. December 13, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  4. ↑ Pasbani, Robert (January 18, 2019). "DEMON HUNTER Post Two New Songs, "The Negative" And "Recuse Myself"". Metal Injection. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Demon Hunter Debut New Songs "Close Enough" & "More Than Bones"". February 8, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  6. 1 2 Schaffner, Lauryn (February 28, 2019). "Demon Hunter Release Thrashy New Song 'Ash' – Exclusive Premiere". Loudwire . Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  7. ↑ Myatt, Wayne (February 28, 2019). "Demon Hunter, "Peace" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  8. ↑ "DEMON HUNTER To Release Two New Albums War & Peace in March". Metal Injection. December 3, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  9. ↑ "DEMON HUNTER's Music Video For "On My Side" Is Pretty Minimalist". Metal Injection. February 26, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Demon Hunter, Highlands Worship Score Top 5 Debuts on Top Christian Albums Chart". Demon Hunter. March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
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  13. ↑ "Demon Hunter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
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