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, only one remains, Don Clark having left the band to take care of his family.
At first the members of the band chose to hide or obscure their identities in photos and in the press.
Their names were revealed when they undertook their first tour.
-Wikipedia
From:
Seattle, Washington
Genres:
Christian metal, metalcore, nu metal, groove metal, alternative metal
Years active:
2000-present
Labels:
Solid State
Associated acts:
The Famine, Dead Poetic, Living Sacrifice, Relient K, The Ascendicate, The Showdown.
Members:
Ryan Clark -
lead vocals (2000-present),
guitars (2000-2003)
Jon Dunn -
bass (2003-present)
Timothy "Yogi" Watts -
drums, percussion (2004-present)
Patrick Judge -
lead guitar, backing vocals (2009-present)
Jeremiah Scott -
rhythm guitar (2011-present)
Past Members:
Don Clark -
rhythm guitar, backing vocals
(2003-2009), bass (2000-2003)
Jesse Sprinkle -
drums, percussion
(2000-2004)
Kris McCaddon -
lead guitar
(2003-2005)
Ethan Luck -
lead guitar, backing vocals
(2005-2009)
Ryan Helm -
rhythm guitar
(2009-2011)
Name Origin:
Ryan Clark explained:
"We were fooling around with some hypothetical names. When we came up with that one it stuck. It instantly
sounded like something people would remember."
Demon Hunter Quotes:
"I guess we liked to ride the fence. Then we got a little older, maybe wiser, and you know what, we're a
Christian band. We're five dudes, we're all believers, we really don't want to ride the fence anymore."
-Don Clark
"When we officially started we wanted to be very bold about it, we didn't see any purpose
of just beating around the bush."
-Ryan Clark
Rumors:
A Navy SEAL who claimed to have killed Bin Laden was quoted as saying "'[W]e stopped using [Metallica's]
music, and then a band called Demon Hunter got in touch and said, 'We're all about promoting what you do.'
They sent us CDs and patches. I wore my Demon Hunter patch on every mission. I wore it when I blasted bin Laden.'"
The day after the story broke, Demon Hunter addressed the situation by saying they didn't volunteer their
music, nor did they have any knowledge of it being used for torture.
Tour Dates: