The Triptych
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| Studio album by Demon Hunter | ||||
| Released | October 25, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | July 2005 | |||
| Genre | Metalcore,nu metal | |||
| Length | 51:11 | |||
| Label | Solid State | |||
| Producer | Aaron Sprinkle | |||
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One of the three original covers
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One of the three original covers
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| Singles from The Triptych | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Cross Rhythms |   |
| Exclaim! | Highly unfavorable |
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| Melodic.net |  |
| Rhapsody | Positive link |
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| HM Magazine | Favorable |
The Triptych is the third full-length album by metalcore band Demon Hunter which was released October 25, 2005. Produced by Aaron Sprinkle (Emery, Fair) and mixed by Machine (Lamb of God), The Triptych had three different album covers—implying a traditional triptych—by Dan Seagrave.
The album hit the No. 1 position on the Billboard's Heatseekers chart during its first week of release in stores and was re-released on October 31, 2006.
Vocalist Ryan Clark described in an interview that, while the previous two albums had him record vocals with a standing, screened microphone, for The Triptych, he used a basic handheld mic. This allowed him to move around freely and hold longer notes; however, it also allowed Clark to naturally cup the mic which consequently muffled or distanced his vocals.
The album received generally positive views and was a huge commercial success, reaching No 10. in the Top Christian Albums chart in 2005 and the No. 1 spot on the Top Heatseekers chart in 2006. Eduardo Rivadavia from Allmusic gave the album 4 1/2 out of 5 stars saying "Christian metal has enjoyed startlingly infrequent success stories over the years. So infrequent, in fact, that an '80s group as lame as Stryper is still perceived as the defining Christian metal band, nearly twenty years after their demise." Kaj Roth from Melodic.net gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, stating "This is a numetal monster of a record, what you possibly can ask for in a mega heavy record with all from a gigantic rhythm section to murderous riffs, roars of anger and blockbuster choruses [sic]. It is all here in this package called "The triptych", [sic] this really came as a surprise to me since I wasn't too impressed with Demon Hunter's previous album "Summer of Darkness" [sic]. It was a bit non-melodic and contained more growls than melodic vocals but this time,the vocals is more balanced and the band has also written better songs - you could say they have grown from medium size to X-large."
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