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)
Sail
DevilDriver Lyrics
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This is how an angel cries I blame it on my sick pride Blame it on my ADD baby
Sail! Sail! Sail! Sail! Sail!
Maybe I should cry for help Maybe I should kill myself Blame it on my ADD baby
Sail! Sail! Sail! Sail! Sail!
La la la la la la oh!
La la la la la la oh!
Sail! Sail! Sail! Sail! Sail!
Sail with me into the dark Sail!
Sail with me into the dark Sail!
Sail with me into the dark Sail!
Sail with me into the dark Sail!
The lyrics of DevilDriver's song "Sail" are expressing a sense of frustration and confusion that the singer is feeling. The repeated phrase "Blame it on my ADD baby" is a nod to the attention deficit disorder, and it implies that the singer feels as if they are not in control of their thoughts and actions. The first verse shows how the singer's way of expressing love may not be understood or appreciated by others, which causes them to feel misunderstood. The use of the phrase "made it in my mind" suggests that the situation may not be real, and that the singer is projecting their thoughts onto others.
The second verse takes a darker turn, with the singer admitting that they may need help or are having thoughts of self-harm. The phrase "Blame it on my ADD baby" is again used to suggest that the singer feels as if they are not in control of these thoughts. The line "Maybe I'm a different breed" could imply that the singer feels like an outsider, not fitting in with others, and that their ADD may be a contributing factor. The repetition of "Sail" throughout the song could be seen as a cry for help or a way to escape the overwhelming emotions the singer is feeling.
Overall, the lyrics of "Sail" portray a sense of confusion and frustration, with the singer not understanding their own thoughts and actions.
Line by Line Meaning
This is how I show my love I made it in my mind because I blame it on my ADD baby
I struggle to show love in a conventional way because I often become distracted or impulsive due to my attention deficit disorder.
This is how an angel cries I blame it on my sick pride Blame it on my ADD baby
When I cry, the pain is not expressed in an ordinary way as an angel's cry sounds different due to my distorted sense of pride and my condition of ADD.
Sail! Sail! Sail! Sail! Sail!
Repetition of the word 'sail' acts as a motif throughout the song, calling out for an escape from reality.
Maybe I should cry for help Maybe I should kill myself Blame it on my ADD baby
I struggle with suicidal ideation and have difficulty seeking help due to my ADD.
Maybe I'm a different breed Maybe I'm not listening So blame it on my ADD baby
I feel like I don't quite fit in with others and have difficulty focusing on what they're saying, which is due to my ADD.
La la la la la la oh!
This repeated phrase is a vocalization of raw emotion, a reflection of feeling lost in one's thoughts.
Sail with me into the dark Sail!
The repeated phrase is an invitation for anyone who is facing similar struggles to join me, as we venture towards the dark unknown.
Sail with me into the dark Sail!
The repeated phrase is an invitation for anyone who is facing similar struggles to join me, as we venture towards the dark unknown.
Sail with me into the dark Sail!
The repeated phrase is an invitation for anyone who is facing similar struggles to join me, as we venture towards the dark unknown.
Sail with me into the dark Sail!
The repeated phrase is an invitation for anyone who is facing similar struggles to join me, as we venture towards the dark unknown.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Aaron Richard Bruno
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Full_Deflection
There's nothing wrong with the original, but there's everything right with the Devildriver version.
@bradserafin4561
I love the original better of course but these guys brought it to another level
@zenistermister9695
1 of the few covers done better in the music industry.
@JoeJoe-tu2iq
My son has it. Is rough. But love him more
@j-dgg4056
Well said
@nickcaputo7973
youre a pussy
@drcanoro
this song was born to be metal!!!
@MISSUNIVERSE1830
you got that right
@Leah_2112
Doc Canoro love your profile pic
@drcanoro
thanks! yours is cool too.