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 renowned rock magazine Kerrang. The band went on numerous tours in support of the album, including stops in the USA, Europe, and Australia in support of Fear Factory, 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.
"The Last Kind Words" is the third studio album by DevilDriver, released in the United States on July 31, 2007. It was released in the United Kingdom on June 19. The album debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 14,000 copies in its first week.
A devil driver is the name witches(especially Italian) give to the bells they use to drive evil away when they are casting their spells. For lead singer Dez Fafara, music has always been a devil driver of sorts - allowing him to drive away all of the demons of his world with a bellowing howl that is distinctively his. Ten years long and ten years strong, his assault on music has created a sound that remains both remarkably resonant and pertinent in today's metal world. DevilDriver's second album, The Fury Of Our Maker's Hand, produced by Colin Richardson, sees Fafara and the band reaching well beyond the rock solid foundation of their self-titled debut and scaling all new sonic precipices.
While most bands mature from their debut to their follow-up, DevilDriver did so by growing tighter as unit and enabling every member of the band to add to the musical sound of the band. Like many bands before them, DevilDriver went through a number of transitions during this period, and rather than finding those changes to be creatively constrictive, they allowed the band to grow as a creative unit. A true collaborative effort, The Fury of Our Maker's Hand was built riff by riff, song by song, by Jeff Kendrick & Mike Spreitzer (guitar), Jon Miller (bass) and John Boecklin (drums). "This band is amazing", says Fafara. "They all strapped on guitars and really came together around my musical vision." Together they created an album whose sonic breadth is truly a testament to their collaborative effort. There's more melody, more hooks, more solos. There's more symbiosis in the band. Everyone is playing together really well. Songs like "End of the Line" and "Driving Down The Darkness" are unrelenting compositions of equal parts speed and fury, showing what team-work can actually accomplish, taking DevilDriver's sound into the red. "Sin & Sacrifice" is an opus in the truest metal sense with a DevilDriver twist, starting off with an eerie orchestral intro and slowly building into wave after wave of menacing metal madness. "Hold Back The Day", the first single from Fury, combines the old with the new, simultaneously harkening back to their debut album while clearly reaching into new and fresh directions. "The songs are all separate from each other, but they've also got that grindy groove sound that only we can capture", says Fafara. "We've got our own sound and that's what we set out to do." Not only has the bands' music matured, but Fafara's lyrics have done so as well. Gone are the days of free-floating, non-linear vocal lines that have become Fafara's trademark of sorts, rather Fury finds Fafara tackling issues and telling stories in a more traditional lyrical sense. "Before you had to try and figure out what I was saying in my lyrics. On the new album I'm trying to be more of a storyteller." While DevilDriver was laced with some of Fafara's familiar cadences, The Fury of Our Maker's Hand finds him breaking free and redirecting his sound in line with that of this band. Fafara looks back with respect on his Coal Chamber days, but DevilDriver is the realization of all his true musical aspirations. "The influence to start this band was that I wanted to do something that was heavier, darker and full of more of my metal influences that I listen to on a daily basis. Every time I get on stage, I want to feel the music behind me. That is DevilDriver."
Born out of frustration with his former band, cultivated through numerous barbecues and free-flowing red wine and solidified through a near-death experience in an RV, DevilDriver is not Dez Fafara and crew rather it is a hard-as-nails metallic maelstrom that pounds out some of the most vicious music heard on the metal landscape today. A balancing act of contorted melody lines, jagged guitars and staccato double bass drumming, "The Fury of Our Maker's Hand" delivers a uniquely sinister sound. An uncompromising tirade on all that is wrong in the world and all that is right in metal, it delivers a resounding F*CK YOU to the world at large. Joined by his band and fueled by perseverance it's good to see that after 10 years Dez Fafara's middle finger is bigger than ever.
Members:
Dez Fafara - Vocals
Mike Spreitzer - Guitar
Jeff Kendrick - Guitar
Jon Miller - Bass
John Boecklin - Drums
Discography:
DevilDriver (2003)
The Fury Of Our Maker's Hand (2005)
The Last Kind Words (2007)
Pray For Villains (2009)
Beast (2011)
Winter Kills (2013)
Trust No One (2016)
Retribution
DevilDriver Lyrics
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Cannot see
Those close to you
Don't know your device
They'll compromise
They'll pay the price
It's you I despise
Just eject
Just eject
Tired of wasting days
Just eject
Old feelings
Bending reason
Lasts for seasons
Just eject
So say goodbye
Next time make a short hello
This retribution's just as stones throw
Say wave goodbye
Next time make it a short hello
This retribution is just a stones throw away
Your motivation I cannot see
Your hostile feelings
Gone left unchecked
Called to an old trend
That never was
So fuck these feelings
Just eject
Nothing more to say
Just eject
Tired of wasting days
Just eject
Old feelings bending reason
Lasts for seasons
Just eject
So say goodbye
Next time make a short hello
This retribution is just a stones throw
Say wave goodbye
Next time make a short hello
This retribution is just a stones throw away
Sugar skulls decompose
Under the softest sun
It makes you feel alive
Will Lucifer by your side
[?]
To Hell and back [?]
Follow me without doubt
[?]
Will Lucifer by your side
Lucifer by your side
So say goodbye
Next time make a short hello
This retribution is just a stones throw
Say wave goodbye
Next time make a short hello
This retribution is just a stones throw away
You feel alive with Lucifer by your side
I've been to Hell and back
So follow me without doubt
The lyrics of DevilDriver's song "Retribution" delve into themes of betrayal, resentment, and the desire for retribution. The singer seems to be addressing someone who is blind to the harm they have caused, emphasizing that those close to them are unaware of their true intentions and are ultimately going to be the ones to suffer the consequences. The lyrics express a deep disdain for this individual, with lines like "It's you I despise" highlighting the intense feelings of anger and frustration.
The repeated refrain of "Just eject" conveys a sense of finality and decision to cut ties with this individual, indicating a desire to remove them from their life and move on from the toxic situation. The mention of "tired of wasting days" suggests a weariness and exhaustion from dealing with the ongoing turmoil caused by this person, adding to the urgency of the need to break free from their negative influence.
The lyrics also touch upon the idea of retribution and justice, with the singer warning that a reckoning is imminent. The lines "This retribution's just a stones throw away" serve as a reminder that the consequences of one's actions will eventually catch up to them, and there will come a time when they will have to face the repercussions of their behavior.
The reference to Lucifer and Hell in the later part of the song adds a darker, more sinister element to the narrative, hinting at a sense of seeking guidance or empowerment from darker forces in order to confront or overcome the challenges presented by the antagonist. Overall, the lyrics of "Retribution" paint a picture of a person pushed to their limits by betrayal and injustice, seeking a way to break free from the cycle of harm and find closure and resolution.
Line by Line Meaning
Your sight for sore eyes
Your presence is comforting to me
Cannot see
I am unable to understand
Those close to you
People who are near you
Don't know your device
Are unaware of your intentions
They'll compromise
They will make concessions
They'll pay the price
They will face consequences
It's you I despise
I intensely dislike you
Just eject
Simply remove yourself
Nothing more to say
No further words needed
Tired of wasting days
Fed up with wasting time
Old feelings
Past emotions
Bending reason
Distorting logic
Lasts for seasons
Persists for a long time
So say goodbye
Therefore bid farewell
Next time make a short hello
The next encounter should be brief
This retribution's just as stones throw
Punishment is imminent
Your motivation I cannot see
I do not understand your drive
Your hostile feelings
Your aggressive emotions
Gone left unchecked
Uncontrolled and unchecked
Called to an old trend
Drawn back to a past pattern
That never was
That never truly existed
So fuck these feelings
Disregard these emotions
Your motivation I cannot see
I do not understand your drive
Your hostile feelings
Your aggressive emotions
Sugar skulls decompose
Sweet skulls disintegrate
Under the softest sun
In gentle sunlight
It makes you feel alive
It gives you a sense of vitality
Will Lucifer be by your side
Will the devil be with you?
To Hell and back
Through the depths of suffering and back
Follow me without doubt
Trust me completely
Lucifer by your side
The devil accompanying you
You feel alive with Lucifer by your side
You feel invigorated with the devil's presence
I've been to Hell and back
I have experienced immense hardship
So follow me without doubt
Therefore trust me completely
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network
Written by: AUSTIN D'AMOND, JAMES BRADLEY FAFARA, COLIN MICHAEL SPREITZER, NEAL TIEMANN, BRADLEY JAMES FAFARA, MICHAEL COLIN SPREITZER
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