Devildriver
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Latest Devildriver News
Below is our complete Devildriver news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Slipknot Talks About Download Appearance
Iowa nine piece Slipknot has posted a video message online regarding their participation in this years edition of the Download Festival. You can check it out below. The festival is being held at Donington Castle from June 12th-14th and will also feature The Prodigy, Korn, Dragonforce, Motley Crue, Devildriver and Pendulum. More...
First Bands Announced For Download Festival 2009
The first batch of bands have been announced for Britain's Download Festival. Slipknot appear to be one of the three headliners and will be joined by The Prodigy, Motley Crue, Korn, Dragonforce, DevilDriver and Pendulum. According to Scorpio PR, Limp Bizkit, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, God Forbid, Lamb Of God and Marilyn Manson will also appear at the event.
Devildriver Completes Recording Drums and Bass
Devildriver guitarist Mike Spreitzer has issued an update about the recording of the band's fourth album, noting that the drums and bass are now compelte. Here's what he had to say:
"I am very happy to report to all of you that the new DevilDirver is coming along very nicely. Working with Logan Mader has been an ultimate pleasure. He has done a great job capturing a sound that represents DevilDriver better than ever. Drums and bass are all done. I started recording solos yesterday and hope to have them done by the end of the week. I can tell you that this record is full of guitar solos. Way more than any other record we have ever done. I personally feel a heightened sense of pride with this record. We all put more effort than ever into this one and it is definitely paying off. I can not wait for all of you to hear it."
Devildriver Guitarist Posts Album Update
Devildriver guitarist Jeff Kendrick has posted the following report online: "Hey guys, I must say that the record is turning out better than I had ever imagined. The tones, performance and overall vibe has been great! I was not so sure about recording in LA, but so far everything has been fucking awesome and we are very blessed and pleased to have Logan Mader producing. In particular, I cannot wait for everyone to hear the guitar tone. WOW! See you guys soon.
Bassist Jon Miller also checked in with the following:
"As of February 1st, I have finished my bass and guitar parts for the fourth DevilDriver studio album. I could not be happier with how well things have gone thus far in regards to the tones of the guitars, bass and drums but especially the vocals. Not only is this the best music we have written but it is Dez's best vocal performance... hands down. Logan Mader is an absolute pleasure to work with. He has brought the best out in all of the members in DD. This album will not disappoint... in fact, it may hurt you."
Dream Theater Confirmed For Graspop
Progressive metal legends Dream Theater are the latest act to be confirmed for Belgium's biggest metal festival, Graspop Metal Meeting. The festival takes place in the town of Dessel between June 26th-28th.
The lineup so far is as follows:
Heaven And Hell
Dream Theater
Disturbed
Volbeat
Papa Roach
Blind Guardian
Anthrax
Trivium
W.A.S.P.
Sacred Reich
DevilDriver
Epica
Legion Of The Damned
Parkway Drive
God Forbid
Kataklysm
Firewind
Laaz Rockit
Keep Of Kalessin
Scar Symmetry
Samael
Dagoba
Taake
Negura Bunget
Wolves In The Throne Room
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Devildriver Enters The Studio To Record New Album
Devildriver has entered Edge of the Earth studios in Los Angeles, California to record their fourth studio album. The band has not yet revealed the album but they will be working with producer Logan Mader, who has previously worked with Gojira, Divine Heresey and Five FInger Death Punch. The album will be released later this year via Roadrunner Records.
DevilDriver Signs New Record Deal
DevilDriver has issued the following update about signing a new record deal and working on a new album:
"Just to let everyone know, we just signed with RoadRunner Worldwide and are excited to have a new management company, Davis Entertainment Group.
We are also starting studio work on our fourth coming album!
Stay tuned for updates and some sneak peaks on what we are working on!"
First Bands Announced For Graspop 2009
The first batch of bands for Belgium's premiere metal festival, Graspop has been revealed. The event will take place on June 26th-28th in Dessel.
The initial bands are as follows:
Heaven And Hell
Disturbed
Volbeat
Papa Roach
Blind Guardian
Anthrax
Trivium
W.A.S.P.
Sacred Reich
DevilDriver
Epica
Legion Of The Damned
Parkway Drive
God Forbid
Kataklysm
Firewind
Laaz Rockit
Keep Of Kalessin
Scar Symmetry
Samael
Dagoba
Taake
Negura Bunget
Wolves In The Throne Room
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Soundwave 2009 Festival Side Shows Revealed
Almost as highly anticipated as the Soundwave line-up proper, the "Sidewaves" side shows allow people the opportunity to see their favorite bands twice while they're in the country - as long as you live in Sydney or Melbourne.
Tickets for all side shows go on sale on Tuesday, January 6th.
The Sidewaves for 2009 will be:
New Found Glory / Hellogoodbye / Say Anything / Ace Enders (The Early November)
Tuesday, February 24th — Manning Bar, Sydney (licensed all ages)
Tickets from Ticketek (132 849), the venue (9563 6000) and Utopia Records.
Wednesday, February 25th — Corner Hotel, Melbourne (18+)
Tickets from the venue (9427 9198) and Missing Link Records.
Anberlin / Chiodos / Silverstein / Finch
Wednesday, February 25th — UNSW Roundhouse, Sydney (licensed all ages)
Tickets from Ticketek (132 849) and Utopia Records.
Thursday, February 26th — The Palace, Melbourne (18+)
Tickets from Ticketek (132 849) and Missing Link Records.
Devildriver / Lacuna Coil / 36 Crazyfists / All That Remains
Wednesday, February 25th - The Forum, Sydney (licensed all ages)
Tickets from Moshtix and Ticketek (132 849).
Poison The Well / Every Time I Die / Evergreen Terrace
Wednesday, February 25th - The Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne (18+)
Tickets from OzTix.
Goldfinger / Valencia / Riverboat Gamblers
Thursday, February 26th - The Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne (18+)
Tickets from OzTix. Tickets for the previously re-scheduled Corner Hotel show remain valid for this show.
Invitro Updates Tour Dates
Invitro has updated their already existing tour dates with bands Devildriver, Napalm Death, Walls Of Jericho, and 36 Crazyfists. The band will be playing 38 dates on the DevilDriver tour "Bound By The Road." The dates are listed below. More...
2009 Soundwave Fest Acts And Dates Announced
The official bill for the 2009 Soundwave festival in Australia has been recently released. The festival will visit five of Down Under's major cities (Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth) starting in Brisbane on the 21st of February and finishing up Perth on the 2nd of March, 2009. Limited pre-sale tickets will be made available for $110 (Australian) via registering at the Soundwave Festival website.
The bands definitely ready to rock out so far are Nine Inch Nails, Alice In Chains, Bloodhound Gang, Scars On Broadway, Lamb of God, Alkaline Trio, Billy Talent, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Face To Face, In Flames, Rival Schools, Anberlin, Every Time I Die, Devildriver, Funeral For A Friend, Less Than Jake, Poison The Well, Madina Lake, New Found Glory, From First To Last, Bedouin Soundclash, Hellogoodbye, Finch, Goldfinger, The Subways, Say Anything, Chiodos, Silverstein, Saves The Day, Lacuna Coil, 36 Crazyfists, Straylight Run, Evergreen Terrace, Minus The Bear, Moneen, Ace Enders, (The Early November), I Am The Avalanche, Jaguar Love, Unearth, Bayside, Emery, Houston Calls, The Audition, Attack In Black, Innerpartysystem, Valencia, In This Moment, Alesana, The Riverboat Gamblers, HORSE The Band, Maylene and The Sons Of Disaster.
The dates for the Fest are as follows:
Saturday 21 February – Brisbane - RNA Showgrounds, Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills, Brisbane
Sunday 22 February – Sydney - TBA
Friday 27 February – Melbourne - Melbourne Showgrounds, Ascot Vale, Melbourne
Saturday 28 February – Adelaide , Bonython Park, Port Rd, Adelaide
Monday 2 March - Perth - Steel Blue Oval, Bassenden, Perth
Tickets go on sale from the following dates:
Brisbane: Thurs 9 Oct @ 9am
Sydney: Fri 10 Oct @ 9am
Melbourne: Sat 11 Oct @ 9am
Adelaide: Sun 12 Oct @ 9am
Perth: Sunday 12 Oct @9am
General Admission tickets will be $130 (Australian), and will be available through the Soundwave Festival website and the Ticketek website.
Devildriver Announces New Tour Dates
DevilDriver hits the road with Snot, Straight Line Stitch, Instinct of Aggression and Athiachists for the Bound By The Road tour kicking off 10/16. The dates are as follows:
10/16/2008 WOW Hall Eugene, OR
10/17/2008 Roseland Theatre Portland, OR
10/18/2008 The Red Room Vancouver, BC
10/19/2008 Studio 7 Seattle, WA
10/20/2008 Knitting Factory Concert House Spokane, WA
10/21/2008 Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID
10/22/2008 Club Vegas Salt Lake City, UT
10/23/2008 House of Blues Las Vegas, NV
10/24/2008 The Glass House Pomona, CA
10/25/2008 Brick By Brick San Diego, CA
10/26/2008 Velvet Jones Santa Barbara, CA
10/28/2008 Regency Center@The Grand Ballroom San Francisco, CA
Ozzfest 2008 Deemed A Success By Organizers
Billboard.com reports: Ozzfest 2008, with Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne as headliners, grossed nearly $3.5 million and drew close to 30,000 people to Dallas' Pizza Hut Park, according to producers Sharon Osbourne and AEG Live.
Sponsored by Affliction Clothing, this year's Ozzfest marked the return of the 13-year-old hard music brand after a free run at amphitheaters last year. This year's one-off event did "fantastically well," Sharon Osbourne told Billboard.com. "The one thing is you want for the kids to go away and keep talking about what a great show it was, and that's what they're doing."
In addition to Metallica and Osbourne, mainstage acts were Serj Tankian, Hellyeah, Johnathan Davis, Cavalera Conspiracy, Shadows Fall, Apocalyptica, and In This Moment. The second stage featured Sevendust, Devildriver, Kingdom of Sorrow, Soilent Green, Witchcraft and Goatwhore. On the third stage were the Sword, Drowning Pool, Rigor Mortis, Within Chaos, The Destro and "battle of the bands" winners Debris and Black Tooth.
Osbourne says plans are for Ozzfest to return to Dallas again next summer, likely as a two-day festival, and other cities are also being considered. "Ozzfest ain't going anywhere," she says. "We do try and shake things up and experiment. We're not the old donkey that plods on doing the same sh*t."
Read the full article at Billboard.com.
Devildriver Frontman Issues Ozzfest Recap
Devildriver frontman Dez Fafara has posted the following blog regarding his Ozzfest experience:
"The night before Ozzfest (August 9th) we were in Houston and it was cracking thunder and pouring down rain. The following morning after a five hour drive I awoke at 9am in Dallas to the sound of metal bands!
"To mention any bands , whom I liked or didn't would only single out my particular taste, instead of drawing attention to the fact that the lineup was diverse, massive in the fact that it had well established artists as well as solo projects and shoot offs from other bands . More...
Big Names Confirmed For Rock Band: Metal Health
Kotaku.com reports: "Gamers in need of a good face melting will be in for a treat with next week's Rock Band DLC update. It features the Roadrunner 6 Pack, a collection of metal more harsh than biting down on a ball of aluminum foil. It's that intense. The six pack of tracks will sell at 480 Microsoft Points or $5.99 actual bucks, with each track available for 80 MSP or $0.99. It's a time limited offer, as these tracks go up to $1.99 next month or 800 MSP / $9.99 for the full six-pack.
Roadrunner 6 Pack:
'Runnin’ Wild' by AIRBOURNE
'Clouds Over California' by DEVILDRIVER
'Constant Motion' by DREAM THEATER
'My Curse' by KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
'Aesthetics Of Hate' by MACHINE HEAD
'Sleepwalker' by MEGADETH
Watch for 'em at a digital distribution venue near you, starting next Tuesday."
Devildriver and Snot Tour Dates Revealed
As previously reported, Devildriver and the newly reunited Snot will be teaming up for a tour this Fall, beginning in October.
The initial tour dates are as follows:
October 14 - Bakersfield, CA @ The Dome
October 15 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
October 17 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Grill
October 18 - Vancouver, BC @ Red Room
October 19 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
October 20 - Spokane, WA @ The Big Easy
October 21 - Boise, ID @ The Big Easy
October 22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Vegas
October 23 - Las Vegas, NV @ Jillian’s
October 24 - Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
October 25 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
October 26 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
Snot Posts New Song Online, Plans New Album
Blabbermouth.net reports: The reunited lineup of the legendary Santa Barbara metal/punk rock hybrid SNOT — featuring original members Mikey Doling (guitar), John "Tumor" Fahnestock (bass), Jamie Miller (drums) and Sonny Mayo (guitar) along with the group's latest addition, former DIVINE HERESY vocalist Tommy Cummings (a.k.a. Tommy Vext) — has posted a new song, "The Band Plays On", on the SNOT MySpace page.
SNOT has secured a deal with the TKO booking agency (BUCKCHERRY, FEAR FACTORY, HELMET, MOTÖRHEAD, MUDVAYNE, THE CULT) and plans to go into the studio this winter to record a new album for a summer 2009 release. In the meantime, SNOT will play a number of shows, including a fall 2008 tour of the United States supporting DEVILDRIVER.
The first SNOT headlining shows to be announced are as follows:
Aug. 23 - Club Vegas - Salt Lake City, Utah
Oct. 10 - Key Club - West Hollywood, California
Ozzfest 2008 Set Times Announced
The single-day Ozzfest 2008 destination event is fast approaching. The festival will be held this Saturday, August 9 in Dallas, Texas. The set times have been released and are as follows (listed mostly in reverse order):
Main Stage:
Metallica 9:45 - 11:15 pm
Ozzy Osbourne 8:00 - 9:15 pm
Serj Tankian 6:45 - 7:45 pm
HellYeah/Dime tribute 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Johnathan Davis 4:25 - 5:15 pm
Cavalera Conspiracy 3:35 - 4:15 pm
Shadows Fall 2:50 - 3:25 pm
Apocalyptica 2:10 - 2:40 pm
In This Moment 1:30 - 2:00 pm
Second Stage:
Sevendust 4:30 - 5:00 pm
Devildriver 3:30 - 4:00 pm
Kingdom of Sorrow 2:30 - 3:00 pm
Soilent Green 1:30 - 2:00 pm
Witchcraft 12:30 - 1:00 pm
Goatwhore 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Third Stage:
The Sword 4:00 - 4:30 pm
Drowning Pool 3:00 - 3:30 pm
Rigor Mortis 2:00 - 2:30 pm
Within Chaos 1:00 - 1:30 pm
The Destro 12:00 - 12:30 pm
1st place battle of bands 11:00 - 11:30 am
2nd place battle of bands 10:30 - 10:40 am
Doors open at 10:00 am.
Devildriver Hires Drummer Kevin Talley for Ozzfest
An experienced touring and session drummer in the metal scene, KEVIN TALLEY will be joining Devildriver for OZZFEST in Dallas, TX this year. TALLEY recently finished a new record with his current band DAATH, due out this fall. He has recorded and/or toured with DYING FETUS, CHIMAIRA, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, THE RED CHORD, HATE ETERNAL, M.O.D., MISERY INDEX, and SUFFOCATION.
There was no mention of why Devildriver would need Talley as a stand-in for Ozzfest in the band's posting.
Metallica Covers Iron Maiden For Kerrang Tribute
Metallica has revealed that they recorded a cover of Iron Maiden's "Remember Tomorrow," off the band's self-titled debut album. Here's the update from Metallica'a MySpace blog:
"We were honored to be asked to participate in Kerrang's exclusive 'Maiden Heaven' tribute album... one of those super cool Kerrang! CD's that you can only get when you buy the mag. In this case, the issue (1219) goes on sale in the UK on July 16 and for those of you somewhere else, you can pick it up online at http://www.kerrang.com.
"We picked 'Remember Tomorrow' from Iron Maiden's self titled first album... it was basically the blueprint for songs like 'Fade to Black' and 'Sanitarium' and when we were jamming our way thru most of our favorite early Maiden songs, this one stood out and also came together somewhat effortlessly... we had a blast recording it at HQ in the middle of all the insanity of the last two weeks of finishing the new album back in May. Some of our other favorite bands recorded their own versions of Maiden songs too... Machine Head, Trivium, Avenged Sevenfold, Coheed And Cambria, Dream Theater to name a few. There are more details in the current issue of Kerrang! or on their site... or check out the "official" press release here.
The complete Maiden Heaven tracklisting is as follows: More...
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