The World Is a Thorn

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

Track listing

 * Re-recorded for Songs of Death and Resurrection (2021)

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

Chart performance
The album debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 14,000.

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.

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

Production
 * Aaron Sprinkle – producer
 * Jason Suecof – mixing
 * Dan Seagrave – artwork
 * Chris Carmichael — strings

Additional musicians
 * Christian Älvestam - guest vocals on Just Breathe
 * Björn Strid - guest vocals on Collapsing
 * Dave Peters - guest vocals on Feel as Though You Could
 * Aaron Sprinkle - keyboards, programming
 * Elliott Sprinkle - keyboards
 * Randy Torres - additional backing vocals

Appearances

 * "Collapsing" was featured on the Killing Floor 2 soundtrack in 2015.