Sgt. Serpent,
Chuck Knuckles,
Utah Biggs,
Arm, and
John Gredal comprise the heavy, aggressive metal sounds of Seattle's
Demon Hunter. They hooked up with
Aaron Sprinkle (
MxPx,
Dolour,
Poor Old Lu) for their Solid State self-titled debut, which appeared in fall 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
Joe 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 Timothy "Yogi" Watts (ex-
Lonely Hearts), and
McCaddon exited to be replaced by Ethan Luck (formerly of
the O.C. Supertones).
Triptych followed in 2005. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide