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Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name4.5 superbDemon Hunter The World Is a ThornThis is by far Demon Hunter's best: Lets look at the facts children. 1- Ryan Clark continues to improve with every album. This is his best performance, both screaming and clean. He increases the range and power of his scream, and his clean vocals are much more clear and confident (a trend that started with The Triptych). 2- The new guitarists, with all respect to ex-guitarists Don Clark and Ethan Luck, are much stronger, and don't simply play power chord after power chord. Patrick Judge is a much more natural, souldful soloist then Ethan, whereas Ethan's solos sounded forced and awkward. Ryan Helm also writes stronger, more technically advanced riffs then Don Clark did. 3- The songwriting is perfectly consistent. There is no weak song on this album, and each song has multiple sections; a new feat for Demon Hunter. Beforehand, Demon Hunter had done the verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus deal. This album still does that occasionally, but throws in different sections, including plenty of sections you'll never hear again. There are guitar solos in half of the songs, and they're all well placed. And for those who say that Lifewar is a terrible song, its actually the outro for 'Descending Upon Us'. So, you can't judge it based on a single song merit. Overall impression? TWIAT is DH's best album. Ryan Clark has improved on his already phenomenal vocals. The songs are much more technical and heavy metal oriented, but never lose the hooks that made Demon Hunter as popular as they are. The guitar solos are actually well done, well placed, and soulful. Its also their first album to not have a weak song. Final words? Don't be afraid of change kiddies. This suits Demon Hunter now and in the long run.
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