DevilDriver
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| Country | Los Angeles, California USA |
| Years active | 2003 – Present |
| Genres | Groove metal Debated |
| Labels | Roadrunner Records |
| Members | Dez Fafara Mike Spreitzer Jeff Kendrick Jon Miller John Boecklin |
| Website(s) | http://www.devildriver.com |
DevilDriver is a rock band from California, United States. The group was started by Dez Fafara, formerly of the band Coal Chamber, as a result of frustrations stemming from the more mainstream direction his former band mates were attempting to take their music. After the demise of Coal Chamber, DevilDriver became his main focus. Their debut album, the self-titled DevilDriver, was released on October 23, 2003 under Roadrunner Records. Dez wanted to focus more on the extreme side of music, influenced by Hardcore, death, and thrash metal. This is more apparent on their second album, The Fury of Our Maker's Hand, where one can hear traces of Scandinavian death metal, specifically with the guitar work.
There third studio album is set to be released on the 18th April 2007 entitled "The Last Kind Words" and will be promoted in 2007 by the band playing the british rock festival Download Festival at Donnington alongside headliners Linkin Park, Iron Maiden and My Chemical Romance.
Their second album, The Fury of Our Maker's Hand, was released in 2005 and was generally well-received by fans and critics alike, even garnering a 4K review from rock magazine Kerrang.[1]
The band went on numerous tours in support of the album, including stops in the United States, Europe, and Australia in support of bands such asIn Flames, Fear Factory and Machine Head, as well as the Burning Daylight Tour, their first headlining.
On October 31, 2006, DevilDriver re-released their 2005 album The Fury of Our Makers Hand with three additional studio tracks and three live recordings of previously released material. The special edition also contains a DVD of all of their music videos to date.
Just recently, DevilDriver wrapped up the recording sessions for their third album (which is set to be released on June 5, 2007) entitled The Last Kind Words, at Sonic Ranch studios outside El Paso, Texas.
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[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Dez Fafara - Vocals
- Mike Spreitzer - Guitar
- Jeff Kendrick - Guitar
- Jon Miller - Bass
- John Boecklin - Drums
[edit] Former members
- Evan Pitts - Guitar
Evan Pitts, quoted his reason for leaving the band. "I felt I was changing. After a band is developed the sound grows from what is created. I wanted to start over with something new and exciting to me. VeinGlory is very interesting for me. I have been friends with most of the members for 10 years. The energy we get from that shows in our music. Josh and I were very amazed when we tried singing it was so much fun. We just wanted to have fun."
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio Albums
| Release Date | Album Cover | Title | U.S. Billboard Peak | Other Notes |
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| October 28, 2003 |  |
DevilDriver |
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| June 28, 2005 |  |
The Fury of Our Maker's Hand | #117 |
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| June 5, 2007 |  |
The Last Kind Words | TBD |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak position | Album | |||
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| US Hot 100 | Mainstream Rock Tracks | US Modern Rock | UK Singles Chart | |||
| 2003 | "I Could Care Less" | - | - | - | - | DevilDriver |
| "Nothing's Wrong?" | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005 | "Hold Back the Day" | - | - | - | - | The Fury of Our Maker's Hand |
| "End of the Line" | - | - | - | - | ||
[edit] Trivia
- A "Devil Driver" is the name witches give to the bells they use to drive evil away when they are casting their spells.
- During their shows, DevilDriver have the crowd form a Circle pit. These are regular circle pits but are often very large and are becoming a signature for the band, much like Lamb of God's Wall of Death. At the 2007 installment of the UK's Download Festival DevilDriver aim to set a Guiness World Record for largest Circle pit ever.
- As with as the Japanese The Fury of Our Maker's Hand release, the special re-release contains two bonus tracks: "Guilty as Sin" and "Unlucky 13", as well as "Digging Up The Corpses", which was an outtake from their first album. These three songs were later added to The Fury of Our Maker's Hand re-release album, along with 3 live tracks: "I Could Care Less", "Hold Back The Day" and "Ripped Apart."
- The band was originally named Deathride, but changed their name to DevilDriver before their first release.
- Both "Devil's Son" and "Driving Down The Darkness" were featured in the Scrubs Episode My Theraputic Month
- There is no exact Genre of metal that DevilDriver play, as Dez says he doesn't want to pigeon hole their genre
- They were dubbed by Phil Anselmo, the former Pantera leadman and current Down lead singer, as the next Pantera.
