The World Is a Thorn (also stylized The World Is Λ Thorn) is the fifth studio album by American Christian metal band Demon Hunter, which was released March 9, 2010. The album is described by the band as their "heaviest but most melodic" album yet. The first single, "Collapsing", which features Björn "Speed" Strid of Soilwork,Collapsing Songfacts and the title track were approved for sales on Rock Band's Rock Band Network. It is Demon Hunter's only album with rhythm guitarist Ryan Helm.
Track listing
Re-recorded for Songs of Death and Resurrection (2021)
"Collapsing", "Driving Nails", "Blood In the Tears" and "LifeWar" were released as singles for the album.
Chart performance The album debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 14,000.
Weekly charts Chart (2010) Peakposition US Billboard 20039 US Rock Albums6 US Hard Rock Albums2 US Christian Albums2
Year-end charts Chart (2010)PositionUS Christian Albums49
Awards
The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year, while its deluxe version was nominated for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards.42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominees on DoveAwards.com
Personnel
Members Ryan Clark – lead vocals Patrick Judge – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals Ryan Helm – rhythm & lead guitar Jon Dunn – bass guitar Timothy "Yogi" Watts – drums
Production Aaron Sprinkle – producer Jason Suecof – mixing Dan Seagrave – artwork Chris Carmichael – strings
Additional musicians Christian Älvestam – guest vocals on "Just Breathe" Björn Strid – guest vocals on "Collapsing" Dave Peters – guest vocals on "Feel as Though You Could" Aaron Sprinkle – keyboards, programming Elliott Sprinkle – keyboards Randy Torres – additional backing vocals
Appearances "Collapsing" was featured on the Killing Floor 2 soundtrack in 2015.
References
External links Solid State Album Listing