''Summer of Darkness'' is the second

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band

Demon Hunter Demon Hunter is an American Christian metal band from Seattle, Washington, started in 2000 by brothers Don Clark and Ryan Clark. Although the brothers created the band together, only Ryan remains, since Don left the band to take care of his ...

, released through Solid State in 2004. In the first week, the album sold 4.247 copies. Vocalist Ryan Clark described the album as being heavier than its predecessor. Indeed, while the band's debut was recorded in

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, ''Summer of Darkness'' would be dropped further to

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. He also cited that the group had more time to record than with their previous release.Wayfaere
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Harm.us (November 26, 2003). ''Summer of Darkness'' enlists the help of several friends of Demon Hunter in the form of guest vocals. The album's

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, "Not Ready to Die" received significant airplay on

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. "My Heartstrings Come Undone" was also featured on the soundtrack to '' Resident Evil: Apocalypse''. In June 2004, Demon Hunter began touring the United States in promotion of ''Summer of Darkness''. This included all major cities and extended to the East Coast where they had not previously performed.

Track listing

Charts

Credits

;Demon Hunter * Ryan Clark -

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

* Jon Dunn -

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* Don Clark -

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Kris McCaddon Kris McCaddon was the second guitarist for the metalcore band, Society's Finest and lead guitarist for Demon Hunter. He was also the vocalist for the bands Embodyment and The Famine. History McCaddon's career started in 1994 when he joined ...

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Jesse Sprinkle Poor Old Lu was a pioneering Christian alternative rock band based in the American Northwest. The band experimented with a variety of sounds and genres, particularly grunge, funk and psychedelic rock. The band consisted of Scott Hunter (vocals), ...

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;Production and additional musicians * Aaron Mlasko - Drum Technician *

Aaron Sprinkle Aaron Sprinkle (born March 20, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer from Seattle, Washington. Career His career in music began in high school with a group called BellBangVilla. BellBangVilla became Poor Old Lu and the ...

- Producer *

Brandon Ebel Brandon Ebel is the founder, president and CEO of Tooth & Nail Records. He founded the label in 1993 in California, United States. The label has since grown to include sub-labels BEC Recordings, Solid State Records and Uprok Records. Ebel has ...

- Executive Producer * Demon Hunter - Art Direction, Design * J.R. McNeely - Mixing * Jeff Gros - Photography * Kris McCaddon - Cover Photo * Tyson Paoletti - A&R * Zach Hodges - Assistant Producer

References

{{Authority control Demon Hunter albums 2004 albums Solid State Records albums Albums produced by Aaron Sprinkle