Demon Hunter discography explained

Artist:	Demon Hunter
Studio:	12
Live:	2
Compilation:	3
Singles:	43
Music Videos:	19

The following is a comprehensive list for the discography of Demon Hunter, an American Christian metal band. The band's discography consists of 11 studio albums, one live album, one documentary soundtrack album, two compilation albums, an album of reworked ballads, 43 singles, and 19 music videos.

Studio albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions					Sales	Certifications
US ^[1]	US Christ. ^[2]	US Rock ^[3]	US Hard Rock ^[4]	US Heat. ^[5]
Demon Hunter	Released: October 22, 2002 Label: Solid State Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—
Summer of Darkness	Released: May 4, 2004 Label: Solid State Formats: CD	—	23	—	—	22	US: 100.000^[6]
The Triptych	Released: October 25, 2005 Label: Solid State Formats: CD, LP	136	10	—	—	1	US: 150.000
Storm the Gates of Hell	Released: November 6, 2007 Label: Solid State Formats: CD, LP	85	3	25	10	—	US: 100.000
The World Is a Thorn	Released: March 9, 2010 Label: Solid State Formats: CD	39	2	6	2	—
True Defiance	Released: April 10, 2012 Label: Solid State Formats: CD, LP, digital download	36	2	14	3	—
Extremist	Released: March 18, 2014 Label: Solid State Formats: CD, LP, digital download	16	2	5	2	—
Outlive	Released: March 31, 2017 Label: Solid State Formats: CD, LP, digital download	25	2	2	2	—	US: 18,000^[7]
War	Released: March 1, 2019 Label: Solid State Formats: CD. LP, cassette, digital download	55	2	8	4	—
Peace	Released: March 1, 2019 Label: Solid State Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	61	3	11	5	—
Exile	Released: October 28, 2022^[8] Label: Weapons MFG Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	200	2	25	11	—

Compilations, Soundtrack, Live, Misc.

• Double Take: Demon Hunter (collects the first two albums) 2007
• Music from the Film 45 Days (score composed for the band's 45 Days documentary) 2008
• Live in Nashville (audio of the concert featured on the 45 Days DVD) 2009
• Death, a Destination (collects the first three albums) 2011
• Songs of Death and Resurrection (reworked versions of their ballads) 2021

Singles

Song	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		US Christ. ^[9]	Christian Digital ^[10]	Christian Rock ^[11] ^[12]
"Infected"	2002	—	—	—	Demon Hunter
"Through the Black"		—	—	—
"My Throat Is an Open Grave"	2003	—	—	—
"Not Ready to Die"^[13]	2004	—	—	—	Summer of Darkness
"My Heartstrings Come Undone"		—	—	—
"Undying"	2005	—	—	—	The Triptych
"One Thousand Apologies"	2006	—	—	—
"Not I"		—	—	—
"Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck"	2007	—	—	—
"Fading Away"		—	—	—	Storm the Gates of Hell
"Carry Me Down"		—	—	1
"Collapsing"	2010	—	—	1	The World Is a Thorn
"Driving Nails"		—	—	1
"Blood in the Tears"		—	—	8
"LifeWar"		—	—	—
"The Wind"		—	—	19	Happy Christmas Vol. 5
"My Destiny"^[14]	2012	—	—	—	True Defiance
"God Forsaken"		—	—	—
"Dead Flowers"	2013	—	—	1
"Someone to Hate"		—	—	—
"Artificial Light"	2014	49	—	27	Extremist
"The Last One Alive"		38	43	1
"I Will Fail You"		37	34	—
"Cold Winter Sun"	2016	—	—	1	Outlive
"Died in My Sleep"	2017	—	—	—
"Half as Dead"		—	—	—
"Raining Down"		—	—	1
"On My Side"^[15]	2018	45 ^[16]	—	—	War
"Peace"		—	—	—	Peace
"The Negative"^[17]	2019	—	—	—	War
"Recuse Myself"		—	—	—	Peace
"Close Enough"		—	—	—	War
"More Than Bones"		—	—	—	Peace
"Ash"		—	—	—	War
"Freedom Is Dead"	2022	—	—	—	Exile
"Silence the World"		—	—	—
"Defense Mechanism"		—	—	—
"Heaven Don't Cry"		—	—	—
"Godless"		—	—	—
"Master"		—	—	—
"The Brink"	2023	—	—	—	rowspan="4"
"Some of Us"		—	—	—
"Worlds Apart"	2024	—	—	—
"Black Stained Glass"		—	—	—

Music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)
2002	"Infected"	Derek Dale^[18] ^[19]
2004	"Not Ready to Die"^[20]
2005	"Undying"^[21]	Chris Sims^[22]
2006	"One Thousand Apologies"^[23]	Darren Doane^[24]
2007	"Fading Away"^[25]	Zach Merck^[26] ^[27]
2008	"Carry Me Down"^[28]
2010	"Collapsing"	Steve Hoover^[29]
	"LifeWar"^[30]	Cale Glendening^[31]
2012	"My Destiny"^[32]	Robby Starbuck^[33]
2014	"I Will Fail You"^[34]	Caleb Kuhl^[35]
2015	"Death"	Oguz Uygur and Titus Richard^[36]
	"The Last One Alive"	Unknown
2017	"Died In My Sleep"
2019	"On My Side"	Andy Maier^[37] ^[38]
	"More Than Bones"
	"The Negative"	Oleg Masnyy^[39]
2020	"Lesser Gods"	Brad Hartley^[40]
	"Cut to Fit"	Andy Maier^[41]
2022	"Freedom Is Dead"	Darren Craig

Non-album tracks

• This is Solid State Vol. 3, "Through the Black (Demo)" 2002 ^[42]
• Blessed Resistance Fan Club Exclusive, "Storm the Gates of Hell (Demo)" 2008 ^[43]
• X 2010, "Collapsing (Radio Edit)" 2010 ^[44]
• Happy Christmas Volume 5, "The Wind" 2010 ^[45]
• Blessed Resistance Fan Club Exclusive, "Collapsing (OG Version)" 2012 ^[46]

Notes and References

1. Demon Hunter – Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. November 8, 2022.
2. Demon Hunter – Chart History: Top Christian Albums. Billboard. November 8, 2022.
3. Demon Hunter – Chart History: Top Rock Albums. Billboard. March 12, 2019.
4. Demon Hunter – Chart History: Hard Rock Albums. Billboard. March 12, 2019.
5. Demon Hunter – Chart History: Heatseekers Albums. Billboard. March 12, 2019.
6. Web site: Demon Hunter . 2023-05-17 . Solid State Records.
7. MercyMe Rules Top Christian Albums & Hot Christian Songs Charts. Asker. Jim. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 13, 2017. September 30, 2021.
8. Web site: JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Records Guest Solo on DEMON HUNTER's Upcoming Album. December 15, 2021.
9. Billboard. Demon Hunter - Chart History. April 20, 2014.
10. Billboard. Demon Hunter - Chart History. April 20, 2014.
11. Billboard. Demon Hunter - Chart History. June 19, 2019.
12. Billboard. Demon Hunter - Chart History. June 19, 2019.
13. Web site: Jesus Freak Hideout. Portell. Paul. Demon Hunter, "The Triptych" Review. November 20, 2005. August 2, 2014.
14. Web site: Myspace. My Destiny by Demon Hunter. March 20, 2012 . June 29, 2014.
15. Web site: On My Side (Single) by Demon Hunter. June 19, 2019.
16. Billboard Hot Christian Songs Chart - Week of March 16, 2019. . June 19, 2019.
17. Web site: Demon Hunter Premiere New Songs "The Negative" And "Recuse Myself". caemanamelio. January 18, 2019. Metal Anarchy. en. January 28, 2019.
18. Web site: Infected (2002) . imvdb.com . IMVDB . February 28, 2019.
19. Web site: MTV. Demon HunterNot Ready to DieMusic Video. https://web.archive.org/web/20111017180935/http://www.mtv.com/videos/demon-hunter/34141/not-ready-to-die.jhtml. dead. October 17, 2011. May 5, 2015.
20. Web site: Demon Hunter - "Not Ready To Die". YouTube. October 16, 2014.
21. Web site: Demon Hunter - "Undying". YouTube. October 16, 2014.
22. Web site: MTV. Demon HunterUndyingMusic Video. May 5, 2015.
23. Web site: Demon Hunter - "One Thousand Apologies". YouTube. October 16, 2014.
24. Web site: MTV. Demon HunterOne Thousand Apologies. https://web.archive.org/web/20111017180919/http://www.mtv.com/videos/demon-hunter/125937/one-thousand-apologies.jhtml. dead. October 17, 2011. April 29, 2015.
25. Web site: Demon Hunter - "Fading Away". YouTube. October 16, 2014.
26. Web site: MTV. Demon HunterFading Away. April 29, 2015.
27. Web site: MTV. Demon HunterCarry Me DownMusic Video. May 5, 2015.
28. Web site: Demon Hunter - Carry Me Down - Actual Video. YouTube. October 16, 2014.
29. Web site: Demon Hunter - "Collapsing" Solid State Records. YouTube. April 29, 2015.
30. Web site: Demon Hunter - "LifeWar". YouTube. October 16, 2014.
31. Web site: Demon Hunter - "LifeWar" . www.youtube.com . YouTube . February 28, 2019.
32. Web site: Demon Hunter "My Destiny" Music Video. YouTube. October 16, 2014.
33. Web site: Demon Hunter "My Destiny" Music Video . vimeo.com . February 23, 2012 . Vimeo . February 28, 2019.
34. Web site: Demon Hunter - I Will Fail You. YouTube. October 16, 2014.
35. Prometheus Global Media. Billboard. Demon Hunter, 'I Will Fail You': Exclusive Video Premiere. April 10, 2014. June 29, 2014.
36. Web site: Demon Hunter - Death. Youtube. April 29, 2015.
37. Web site: Demon Hunter- On My Side (Official Music Video) . www.youtube.com . YouTube . February 28, 2019.
38. Web site: Demon Hunter - More Than Bones (Official Music Video) . www.youtube.com . YouTube . June 3, 2019.
39. Web site: Demon Hunter - The Negative (Official Music Video) . www.youtube.com . YouTube . July 24, 2019.
40. Web site: Demon Hunter - Lesser Gods . www.youtube.com . YouTube . September 16, 2020.
41. Web site: Cut To Fit . www.youtube.com . YouTube . October 21, 2020.
42. Web site: Amazon.com: This Is Solid State, Volume 3: Music. Amazon . August 8, 2014.
43. Web site: Demon Hunter . Demon Hunter . November 21, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101121233706/http://demonhunter.net/news.php?start=30 . November 21, 2010 .
44. Web site: AllMusic. X 2010: Christian Rock Hits! - Various ArtistsSongs, Reviews, Credits, AwardsAllMusic. August 2, 2014.
45. Web site: The Wind . Tooth & Nail . February 22, 2014 . March 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140302085248/http://www.toothandnail.com/releases/784/Happy_Christmas_5/about/ . dead .
46. Web site: We just posted an.. . Facebook . November 21, 2012.