Veteran groove metal band DevilDriver will release its 10th album, "Dealing with Demons Vol. II," on May 12, 2023, via Napalm Records. Pre-orders are available here. "Dealing with Demons I" was released in 2020. Once again produced and engineered by Steve Evetts with additional engineering from guitarist Mike Spreitzer, "Dealing with Demons Vol. II" is heavier and... Continue Reading →
Cradle of Filth, DevilDriver set 2023 co-headline tour
Veteran metal bands Cradle of Filth and DevilDriver will team up for a co-headline tour starting March 8, 2023, in Tempe, Arizona. The first leg of the "Double Trouble Live" tour will visit several popular western and southern U.S. markets, coming to an end March 26 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Support will come from Black Satellite and Oni.... Continue Reading →
DevilDriver announces lineup changes
DevilDriver has welcomed original bassist Jon Miller back to the band after more than a decade-long absence and also has added guitarist Alex Lee (Holy Grail), replacing Neal Tiemann. In addition, DevilDriver is gearing up to head out on tour in fall 2022, with more information coming soon. “After spending the past 10 years away... Continue Reading →
DevilDriver to release ‘Clouds over California’ box set
DevilDriver, the long-running metal band led by ex-Coal Chamber frontman Dez Fafara, will release "Clouds over California: The Studio Albums 2003-2011," featuring the group's first five albums, on July 29, 2022. The box set will be available in deluxe splatter LP and expanded CD format. Pre-order it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuYXkG0bDrY&feature=youtu.be DevilDriver’s first, self-titled album had established... Continue Reading →
Falling for me: Greg’s top 10 of 2020
By Greg Maki-----You don’t need me to tell you 2020 has been a year unlike any other we have experienced. With virtually no concerts except virtual concerts since mid-March, the music industry is reeling, and no one knows when—or even if—we will see a return to “normal.” Artists continued to create and release records, however,... Continue Reading →
DevilDriver releases ‘Wishing’ music video
DevilDriver has unveiled the music video for "Wishing," the latest single from its upcoming release, "Dealing with Demons I," the first part of a double album. The record will be released Oct. 2, 2020, via Napalm Records. As "Dealing with Demons I" explores the purging of a different demon per track, "Wishing" illustrates the theme of loss--more specifically, wishing a loved... Continue Reading →
DevilDriver releases ‘Iona,’ second single from upcoming album ‘Dealing with Demons I’
DevilDriver has released "Iona," the second single and video from its upcoming album, "Dealing with Demons I." The first volume of a double album will be released Oct. 9, 2020, via Napalm Records. "Iona" follows the lead single, "Keep Away from Me." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhL6OrTq1jM&feature=youtu.be "'Iona' is unlike any other DevilDriver song we’ve put out," frontman Dez Fafara said.... Continue Reading →
DevilDriver to release ‘Dealing with Demons I’ on Oct. 9
DevilDriver will release the first volume of a new double album, "Dealing with Demons I," on Oct. 9, 2020, via Napalm Records. It will be the band's first album of new material since 2016's "Trust No One." Watch the lyric video for the new track "Keep Away from Me" below. “I’ve been social distancing since... Continue Reading →
LIVE RECAP: Static-X – 06/28/19 – Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, Maryland
LIVE PHOTOS: Static-X, Wednesday 13, Raven Black-----Review by Greg Maki-----It was the early 2000s all over again, as the reconstituted Static-X, celebrating the 20th anniversary of its debut album “Wisconsin Death Trip” and the life of the late Wayne Static, led a bill featuring DevilDriver, fronted by ex-Coal Chamber vocalist Dez Fafara; Dope, also marking... Continue Reading →
Dope to celebrate 20th anniversary of debut album
Dope will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its debut album, "Felons & Revolutionaries," with the launching of a worldwide tour alongside Static-X. Kicking off June 18 in Tempe, Arizona, the tour winds throughout North America, Australia, the U.K. and Europe, and also will include Russia and Ukraine. "It’s crazy to think that it has been almost 20 years... Continue Reading →