Top 10 Best Demon Hunter Songs
Demon Hunter has been cranking out heavy, emotional, genre-bending metal since 2000, and they've never cared much for coloring inside the lines. Christian metal? Sure. But also melodic death metal, metalcore, alt-metal, and whatever else they felt like throwing into the blender at any given moment.
Ryan Clark's raw-throated growls and clean vocals have guided the band through decades of evolution, from their gritty self-titled debut to the layered, more experimental offerings in recent years.
This list is your chance to weigh in. What are the best Demon Hunter songs? Which ones left you floored on first listen? Which tracks still give you chills after the hundredth play? Your vote helps shape this list just like others before you have done.
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Fading Away
This is just an awesome song. The lyrics are great, and so is the music. The breathtaking solo in the middle reminds me of the great One by Metallica.
Fantastic! Had me hooked from the beginning!
This song came on, and I loved it from start to finish. It is amazing to play on guitar.
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Deteriorate
My favorite Demon Hunter song, as it resonates strongly with my beliefs and experiences. It displays Demon Hunter's talent for melody and the metal ballad. The lyrics poetically express a recognition of failure as well as a prayer for renewal and redemption. The song perfectly describes a light in the dark, showing hope's presence even in sorrow.
This song, lyrically and musically, is incredible. It's absolutely beautiful. It deserves to be somewhere in the Top 5, at least.
This song is amazing. It got me into Demon Hunter. The lyrics and vocals are just spectacular. I LOVE this song.
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Collapsing
Out of all the songs I've heard from Demon Hunter, this one gets me hyped up right from the first second it starts playing. When playing Killing Floor 2, I turn up the volume and slaughter zeds with extra vigor when this song comes on.
All of Demon Hunter's songs are amazing, from Screams of the Undead to Undying to Carry Me Down to Crucifix. However, Collapsing has an indefinable quality that makes it, in my opinion, one of the best Christian rock songs in the past ten years.
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The Last One Alive
This guitar solo absolutely blows my mind. Literally one of my favorite solos ever! Hopefully, one day I'll be able to play it myself!
His voice is original and amazing and goes perfectly with the mood of the song.
Amazing song! Great lyrics, and the music is epic.
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I Will Fail You
I love these guys! They have really changed my view on this genre of music. It restores faith!
Definitely my favorite. Both this song and Dead Flowers should be at the top of the list.
A really special song and, in my opinion, their best.
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My Heartstrings Come Undone
Truly incredible and darkly melodic melody that sticks with you long after it enters your ears and finds a final resting place in the pit of your heart.
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Carry Me Down
It is truly a beautiful song. Great lyrics, great singing - just everything is perfect. A good song to listen to on a rainy day!
This song is amazing. I love this band because it has a very complete sound. Love it.
A song that shows how beautiful the love of friendship is.
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What I'm Not
Excellent song in the entirety of Demon Hunter's song list, but in my personal opinion, Death was better.
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Not I
Best of their hard songs, I believe. All their softer songs are pretty much gold.
Guys, this riff is incredibly brutal. This should definitely be in the top 3!
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I Am a Stone
First song I found by them, and I just love it!
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Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck
Finding out that this song is a cover was a bit of a bummer, but nevertheless, it's still as great as when I heard it the first time.
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Fear I Used to Know
I love the message of this song.
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Thorns
Wow, at first I was skeptical about this song, but I re-listened to it and... BOOM! Awesome song! You should definitely hear this song. The pre-chorus is just the best. "Thorns" is worth listening to again and again.
Not only is this song amazing, but it is also one of their few songs that don't involve screaming or shouting. Fantastic lyrics, coupled with spectacular instrumental skill, make for a superb selection in the world of rock music.
My favorite song, both of this band and overall. The lyrics and the instrumentals complement each other perfectly. I am greatly biased, but I can genuinely find no complaint with this song.
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Dead Flowers
I was creating a CD of songs that my non-Christian friend would like, and I came to this list. I have never heard this song before, but I would say this and Deteriorate are some of the BEST from Demon Hunter. It is just an amazing song.
This song represents to me that as Christians, we are like dead or dying flowers, asking for rain (in our case, Living Water) to replenish us.
My friend recently died at the age of 15, and I think of her as one of the dead flowers. The rain and sun (Son) give her life again in heaven.
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God Forsaken
This song starts right up with an awesome guitar melody and then plunges down into the heavy drumming that "Yogi" Watts nails perfectly. The guitar and drumming, mixed with Ryan's vocals, both soft and screaming, fully capture this masterpiece.
This song is heavy and epic. I get so pumped just listening to it. From the amazing guitar to the perfect drums, this song is one of their best.
This song has the perfect blend of heavy metal and softer rock music. Must buy!
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Not Ready to Die
What the hell is this? Not Ready to Die was the song that got me into Demon Hunter because of that chorus. It is so epic. I thought this was number one.
A song that gets you fired up to fight for Christ.
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One Thousand Apologies
Awesome song. Great intro, awesome vocals, and amazing screaming. The transition from screaming to singing and vice-versa is slick and great. The song is so emotionally charged, and you can feel Ryan Clark's pain and sadness. A kickass way to say you're sorry.
A song that is successfully sad without being overly sentimental or fake.
First song I ever heard by them and probably the best one too.
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The Tide Began to Rise
This song reflected how I felt before I was reborn in the blood of Christ. I still feel that I don't belong here, but I know I have not finished what I started until I am called home.
A brilliant song with one of the best ending verses I have ever heard.
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Artificial Light
The riff gives off this swashbuckling urgency that makes me want to stay in the good race.
A true work of art. Sounds somewhat like Five Finger Death Punch.
Greatest song ever, along with Crucifix, God Forsaken, and Last One Alive.
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Descending Upon Us
Probably the best Demon Hunter song, in my opinion... maybe the best metal song.
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Driving Nails
Such a beautiful song that shows how God is with us even in the midst of our brokenness.
I can actually feel the driving nails! One of my best Demon Hunter songs.
Wow, this song is just so amazing. I listened to this so much.
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Gasoline
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Someone to Hate
This song should be in the top ten! What's wrong with you psychos? How can you put this song in the twenties? Infected should be in the twenties, not Someone to Hate! Geez!
I just got this song on iTunes! It is amazing! Honestly, if I were to make my own list, it would probably start with Fading Away, Collapsing, Someone to Hate, etc.
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Sixteen
This guitar is amazing. It really nails the rhythm, and it fits together so well. I am honestly very shocked to see this so far down the list.
Helps to stay prepared for the unexpected onslaught.
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The World Is a Thorn
There need to be more heavy songs in this top ten. Too many people listen to this band just for their ballads.
Wow, there really needs to be a heavy song in the top ten, like PLEASE!
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Undying
This song introduced me to the band Demon Hunter. I have now been listening to them for four years, and they are still my favorite band. Undying has the perfect combination of hardcore thrash metal and industrial rock. I'm surprised it hasn't ranked higher on the list.
An absolutely solid and indispensable work from earlier Demon Hunter. You'd be hard-pressed to find a more defining track in this band's career.
Great song to remind you of what our purpose is, the glory of God and what He has planned for us.
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Annihilate the Corrupt