When DevilDriver first started out, some assumed the band was merely a side project for everyone's favorite facially tattooed frontman, Coal Chamber's Dez Fafara.
But by the group's third release, 2007's The Last Kind Words, it appeared as though Fafara has completely put the nu-metal shtick of his former band behind him -- the group is a 100 percent metallic beast that has more in common with thrash/extreme metal than all those unbearable "eyeliner metal bands." The group is just as heavy and brutal as the average band you'd spot while scanning Headbanger's Ball, as evidenced by such toe-tapping ditties as "Not All Who Wander Are Lost" and "Bound by the Moon." But therein lies the problem (the same exact dilemma that befalls many a modern metal band of the early 21st century) -- there's not anything all that much different going on here when compared to all the other acts from the current metal crop.
Nothing fancy -- just an extreme metal roar that hits you right between the eyes, which may have been DevilDriver's goal all along.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not All Who Wander Are LostDevilDriver, Dez Fafara | DevilDriver | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Clouds Over CaliforniaDevilDriver, Dez Fafara | DevilDriver | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | Bound by the MoonDevilDriver, Dez Fafara | DevilDriver | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 4 | Horn of BetrayalDevilDriver, Dez Fafara | DevilDriver | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 5 | These Fighting WordsDevilDriver, Dez Fafara | DevilDriver | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Head on to Heartache (Let Them Rot)DevilDriver, Dez Fafara | DevilDriver | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 7 | Burning SermonDevilDriver, Dez Fafara | DevilDriver | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Monsters of the DeepDevilDriver, Dez Fafara | DevilDriver | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | Tirades of TruthDevilDriver, Dez Fafara | DevilDriver | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 39 MB |
| 10 | When SummonedDevilDriver, Dez Fafara | DevilDriver | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | The Axe Shall FallDevilDriver, Dez Fafara | DevilDriver | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 45 mins | 104 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 338 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Boechlin | Bass, Drums, Group Member, Guitar, Guitar (Bass) |
| 2 | John Boecklin | Drums |
| 3 | Dominic Camardella | Additional Personnel, Assistant, Hammond B3, Organ (Hammond) |
| 4 | Kevin Candela | Art Direction, Design |
| 5 | Monte Conner | A&R |
| 6 | DevilDriver | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 7 | Dez Fafara | Arranger, Composer, Concept, Group Member, Vocals |
| 8 | Simon Blade Fafara | Additional Personnel, Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Charlie Godfrey | Drum Technician |
| 10 | Jeff Kendrick | Guitar |
| 11 | Mark Lewis | Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 12 | Jon Miller | Guitar (Bass) |
| 13 | Jon Miller | Bass, Group Member, Guitar |
| 14 | Myriam Santos-Kayda | Photography |
| 15 | Andy Sneap | Mastering, Mixing |
| 16 | Mike Spreitzer | Bass, Group Member, Guitar, Guitar (Bass) |
| 17 | Jason Suecof | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Engineer, Producer |
| 18 | Melvin Yekeh | Assistant |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |