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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
"With Roots Above and Branches Below" (Ferret
Music; 2009)
Reviewed by Jeff Rogers
This is the third studio CD from this Christian
metalcore band, and what a release it is! I read the review from Mike SOS and I
just had to find out more about this band. If you want something that blasts
your head off then give these guys 40:17 of your time and you will never forget
them. The Devil Wears Prada combine heavy guitar, stomping drums and screaming
vocals with singing ... yeah, what a combo!
Jeremy DePoyster provides the clean release while Mike Hranica growls, grunts
and overall kills you with his brutal unclean screams. The balance is about
60/40 with Mike laying waste to your eardrums.
The guitar is just plain awesome! I love the fast rhythms that they play and when they gallop along I can't help but gallop with them. The drums are brutal and if Daniel Williams's kit isn't dust by the end of this disc he must be pounding on a steel set. They have an epic sound on a few cuts and some progressive music sneaks in there every now and then but only through interjections.
The Devil Wears Prada: Jeremy DePoyster – clean vocals, guitar; James Baney – keyboard, synth, piano, programming; Mike Hranica – unclean vocals; Andy Trick – bass; Daniel Williams – drums; Chris Rubey – lead guitar.
For more information, check out http://www.tdwpband.com/ or http://www.myspace.com/tdwp.
"Plagues" (Rise; 2007)
Reviewed by Mike SOS
The stagnancy which metalcore produces has become easy to lambaste, yet the resilient sextet The Devil Wears Prada does their part to try and inject some freshness into a stale scene.
On the act's latest 10-track affair, "Plagues," the Ohio group interjects the standardized onslaught of bass drops and burly breakdowns ("Goats on a Boat"), yet also travel into different realms thanks to the presence of Euro metal keyboards and a varied vocal performance that ranges from melodic to demonic.
Pushing the boundaries to come up heavier ("Don't Dink and Drance"), more bludgeoning ("This Song is Called"), but above all, more cohesive ("Number Three. Never Forget"), this squad's tighter songwriting chops and discernibly brawnier output assist The Devil Wears Prada in shedding its maligned association to reach a more mature plateau where bands like Chiodos (whose singer Craig Owens joins in on "You Can't Spell Crap Without the "C") reside.
For more information, check out http://www.myspace.com/tdwp.
Rating Guide:
A classic. This record will kick your ass.
Killer. Not a classic but it will rock your world.
So-so. You've heard better.
Pretty bad. Might make a nice coaster.
Self explanatory. Just the sight of the cover makes you wanna hurl.
Copyright © 2009 by R. Scott Bolton. All
rights reserved.
Revised:
15 May 2012 01:07:09 -0500
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