The World Is a Thorn

The World Is a Thorn (also stylized The World Is Λ Thorn) is Demon Hunter's fifth studio album, which was released March 9, 2010.^[6] The album is described by the band as their "heaviest but most melodic" album yet.^[7] The first single, "Collapsing", which features Björn "Speed" Strid of Soilwork,^[8] and the title track were approved for sales on Rock Band's Rock Band Network.^[9] This is the only album to feature rhythm guitarist Ryan Helm.

Track listing

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Alternative Press	^[2]
Cross Rhythms	^[10]
Jesus Freak Hideout	Timothy Estabrooks: ^[11] Scott Fryberger: ^[11]
Metal Storm	Staff pick^[12]
Melodic.net	^[4]
New Release Tuesday	^[13]
PopMatters	^[3]
Seattle Weekly	Very highly favorable^[14]
Sputnikmusic	2/5^[15]

All songs written and composed by Demon Hunter.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Descending Upon Us"	5:30
2.	"LifeWar"	1:52
3.	"Collapsing" (Featuring Björn "Speed" Strid of Soilwork)	3:38
4.	"This Is the Line"	3:59
5.	"Driving Nails"	4:06
6.	"The World Is a Thorn"	2:35
7.	"Tie This Around Your Neck"	3:29
8.	"Just Breathe" (Featuring Christian Älvestam of Solution .45)	3:55
9.	"Shallow Water"	3:44
10.	"Feel As Though You Could" (Featuring Dave Peters of Throwdown)	3:53
11.	"Blood In the Tears"	4:49
Total length:		41:34

Deluxe Edition Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Desire the Pain"	3:57
13.	"Driving Nails" (String Mix)	4:07
Total length:		49:34

Digital Deluxe Edition Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
14.	"My Throat Is An Open Grave" (Live Acoustic)	3:58
15.	"Driving Nails" (Live Acoustic)	3:48
16.	"Blood In The Tears" (Live Acoustic)	4:29
17.	"Down In A Hole" (Live Acoustic Alice in Chains cover)	6:20
Total length:		68:02

^[6]

"Collapsing," "Driving Nails," "Blood In the Tears," and "LifeWar" were released as singles for the album.

Chart performance

The album debuted at #39 on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 14,000.^[16]

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	39
US Rock Albums	6
US Hard Rock Albums	2
US Christian Albums	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
US Christian Albums	49

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.^[17]

Credits

Members

Ryan Clark – lead vocals
Patrick Judge – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Ryan Helm – rhythm guitar
Jon Dunn – bass guitar
Timothy "Yogi" Watts – drums

Production

Produced by Aaron Sprinkle
Mixed by Jason Suecof
Artwork by Dan Seagrave

References

1 2 "Allmusic review".
1 2 3 Freeman, Phil (9 March 2010). "FILE UNDER: Jesuscore". Alternative Press. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
1 2 3 Colgan, Chris (March 16, 2010). "Demon Hunter: The World is a Thorn". PopMatters. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
1 2 Holmgren, Henrik. "Melodic Net - Demon Hunter - The World is a Thorn". Melodic.net. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
↑ "Collapsing - Demon Hunter". Last.fm. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
1 2 "Demon Hunter | The World Is A Thorn". Solid State Records. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
↑ "Demon Hunter - "The World Is A Thorn" (Two Different Covers) - BANDSONFIRE | Christ-centered Hardcore/Metal/Emo/Punk/Alternative/Rock/Indie/HipHop & more". Bandsonfire. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
↑ Collapsing Songfacts
↑ ""Collapsing" - Demon Hunter // Rock Band". Rockband.com. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
↑ Young, Tom (18 January 2011). "Demon Hunter - The World Is A Thorn". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
1 2 "Jesus Freak Hideout review".
↑ Train, Dane (23 January 2011). "Demon Hunter - The World Is A Thorn". Metal Storm. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
↑ piano89 (8 March 2010). "The World Is A Thorn". New Release Tuesday. NRT Media. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
↑ Williams, Joe (9 December 2011). "You May Not Like The World is a Thorn, But I Bet Mozart or Bach Would". Seattle Weekly. Village Voice Media. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
↑ "Sputnikmusic Review".
↑ "Bits // News // Lambgoat". Lambgoat.com. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
↑ 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominees on DoveAwards.com

External links

Solid State Album Listing

Demon Hunter

Jon Dunn Ryan Clark Timothy Watts Patrick Judge Jeremiah Scott Jesse Sprinkle Ethan Luck Don Clark Kris McCaddon Ryan Helm

Studio albums	Demon Hunter (2002) Summer of Darkness (2004) The Triptych (2005) Storm the Gates of Hell (2007) The World Is a Thorn (2010) True Defiance (2012) Extremist (2014)

Live albums	45 Days (2008) Live in Nashville (2009)

Singles	"Infected" "Through The Black" "My Throat Is An Open Grave" "Not Ready To Die" "My Heartstrings Come Undone" "Undying" "One Thousand Apologies" "Not I" "Fading Away" "Carry Me Down" "Collapsing" "Driving Nails" "Blood In The Tears" "LifeWar" "My Destiny" "God Forsaken" "Dead Flowers" "Someone To Hate" "Artificial Light" "The Last One Alive" "I Will Fail You"

Related articles	Discography The Showdown Training For Utopia Embodyment Society's Finest The Famine

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