Storm the Gates of Hell

Demon Hunter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 6, 2007)
• Label: Solid State Records
• ASIN: B000WTZ62G
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #782,789 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Storm the Gates of Hell

2. Lead Us Home

3. Sixteen

4. Fading Away

5. Carry Me Down

6. A Thread of Light

7. I Am You

8. Incision

9. Thorns

10. Follow the Wolves

11. Fiction Kingdom

12. The Wrath of God

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Extra's for DH fans!!, November 22, 2007

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Jay C (sacramento) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Storm the Gates of Hell (Audio CD)

I waited a few days to review this album and let the tracks really sink in. I went back to previous DH albums and was struck with the originality and quality of this new release. DH 's writing and taking the extra time in the studio has paid off big time. There attention to detail really comes through. The tracks are a diverse mix of metallic riffs and dark melodies yet beautiful mix of metal/hardcore intensity.

Lyrically this album is there best work even bringing Bruce Fitzbugh from Living Sacrifice. Ryan Clark effortlessly alternating between throat-shredding screams and powerhouse rock vocals. DH does what I like best, bringing Melody that's often lacking in this genre.
The music is inventive and well thought out. The album's art is interesting particularly the way the booklet opens, and the back cover depicts the band wearing clerical collars.

Picking a favorite song is difficult. Very rarely will I purchase a CD with all the tracks so listenable.I can't stop listening to Carry Me down. Ryan stated in the DVD interview it was a song about how he saw his Funeral. It is a very powerfull and moving song. The DVD has about 20 minutes and features a documentary and the music video to Fading Away. I would think they would have put more on this DVD, another video perhaps.

This is one of those rare CD's you just can't stop playing. The songs are infectious to the point of obsession. My only complaint is that the album in my opinion is slightly overproduced. I like some of the electronics however I prefer a more organic sound. Some of the guitar work should have been left alone or used more (ex; a guitar solo in the middle of Thread of Light would have been perfect.

The DH team deserves accolades and success for there new CD. I'm unsure how they could top this new album, I just hope the boys have many more albums to bless us with.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is great stuff!, November 10, 2007

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David Falzano (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Storm the Gates of Hell (Audio CD)

Wow! I used to have Demon Hunter's debut album & I remember thinking that it was just OK, but after checking out 'Storm the Gates of Hell' I'm now ready to check out ALL of their albums! This is really refreshing for me as a metalhead because I have so many kinds of metal CDs but this one really just gives you eveything in one: the music's heavy, it's also melodic, it has some commercial sounding stuff but it also sounds too heavy for the mainstream & it's positive! Who cares if they are a Christian metal band? I think it's hypocritical of many metalheads to get down on Christian or Christian influenced metal bands for their beliefs yet they listen to many evil/violent influenced bands & say "I'm not evil or violent but I like the music." You can say the same thing of Demon Hunter! I'm not Christian but the music sounds great so does it matter that they are Christian?? NO WAY! Give this a listen if you like all kinds of metal PERIOD!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great DH album!!!, December 27, 2007

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TX MetalMan (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Storm the Gates of Hell (Audio CD)

Demon Hunter just keeps evolving... and each evolution gets better and better. And so it is with "Storm the Gates of Hell". So few bands these days are growing musically and that's why they fade away. Not so for our boys in DH. These guys just keep going and going and getting better and better. This release makes this point perfectly.

This album is just as metal and brutal as ever. But, the song structure and vocals are better (read: mature). That's the hallmark of a band composed of true musicians and not "rock stars". They care about their music and their message. That's rare in today's rock world. But, that's why DH will endure and continue to grow in populartiy and find favor with critics as well.

In short this is a well written, well performed, well produced (thanks Aaron Sprinkle) heavy metal album. Once again, Demon Hunter pushes metal (both Christian and secular) forward and challenges the industry and fans with songs that others should aspire to. Brutal... attacking... melodic... hopeful.

Buy this album... listen to it... you'll realize why "Hell hath no fury at all".

Fave track pick (so far): Follow The Wolves