Demon Hunter at the Capitol Theatre -- October 27.
Tuesday, October 27, 7:30 p.m.
Capitol Theatre, 330 West Third Street, Davenport IA
Touring in support of their most recent recording There Was a Light Here that Jesus Freak Hideout said featuring the group's "best work in nearly a decade" and was "an immediate contender for best album of the year," the Christian-metal musicians of Demon Hunter headline an October 27 concert at Davenport's Capitol Theatre, the group's Billboard-charting top-10 hits including True Defiance, Extremist, and the twinned 2019 releases War and Peace.
As stated at AllMusic.com: "At their inception, the band hooked up with producer Aaron Sprinkle (MxPx, Relient K) for their Solid State self-titled debut, which appeared in fall of 2002. Their individual identities were later revealed as brothers (and ex-Training for Utopia members) vocalist Ryan Clark and guitarist Don Clark, drummer Jesse Sprinkle (ex-Poor Old Lu), bassist Jon Dunn, and guitarist Kris McCaddon (ex-Embodyment).
“Summer of Darkness was issued in mid-2004, after which a couple membership changes occurred. Sprinkle left to join Dead Poetic and was replaced by Tim "Yogi" Watts (ex-Lonely Hearts), and McCaddon exited to be replaced by Ethan Luck (formerly of the O.C. Supertones), who would later be replaced by Patrick Judge. Triptych followed in 2005, marking the band's first appearance on the Billboard 200. Their fourth album, Storm the Gates of Hell, put them in the Top Three of the Christian charts. The concert albums 45 Days and Live in Nashville arrived in 2008 and 2009, respectively, followed in 2010 by the all-new studio recording The World Is a Thorn. By this juncture, Don Clark had parted ways with the band, replaced briefly by Ryan Helm, whose stopgap position between albums was filled by Jeremiah Scott.
“Continuing their steady rise up the charts, the lineup of Clark, Judge, Scott, Dunn, and Watts issued the group's sixth full-length, 2012's True Defiance. It proved to be their most successful outing to date, reaching number 36 on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Top Christian Albums chart. In 2014, longtime producer Sprinkle was joined by guitarist Scott for seventh full-length Extremist. Adding another strong entry into their pummeling discography, the set landed them at number 16 on the Billboard 200, their highest showing to date.
“In 2017, Demon Hunter issued the PledgeMusic-funded Outlive, their much-anticipated eighth studio album. They returned in 2019 with the ambitious double-album set War and Peace. Two years later, Songs of Death and Resurrection appeared, a collection of deep cuts and fan favorites that were re-recorded and re-arranged with classical-leaning instrumentation. 2022 saw the release of the studio LP Exile, which included a guest appearance from Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner on the blazing single 'Godless.' Demon Hunter returned in 2025 with There Was a Light Here, a potent and personal release dedicated to frontman Ryan Clark's late mother.”
Demon Hunter brings their national tour to Davenport of October 27 with additional sets by Wolves at the Gate and Bloodlines, admission to the 7:30 p.m. concert is $42, and more information and tickets are available by visiting FirstFleetConcerts.com/first-fleet-venues/capitol-theatre.
