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)
You Make Me Sick
DevilDriver Lyrics
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'Til all their pain subsides
As the lamb
Lays by your side
The last season is upon
Tough to deal with a real hard case
Make no mistake
No bones about it
Going in dirty as pigs
Sacred secrets of the sorrow-bound
Going in dirty as pigs
Watching as it comes unwound
You make me sick
Irreverent and full of wants
Shaking at the foundation
Gone again but not gone for good
Living is sedation
Think so little of yourself
To think of no one else
Hope not one tells
Make no mistake
No bones about it
Never fit in but I've found my place
With everything you do, with everything you are
Everything you say, you take it too far
You make me sick, you make me sick
This sour taste remains
This sour taste remains
Disdain, disdain, disdain
Sick
Your actions speak louder than words
All I do is throw the curse
I'll burn it down before it turns black
There's no solution so I'm on the attack.
The lyrics to DevilDriver's You Make Me Sick delve into themes of pain, sorrow, and finding one's place in the world. The opening lines suggest the singer's reluctance to engage with others until their pain has subsided, perhaps out of fear or empathy. The mention of a lamb laying by their side and the last season being upon them could allude to death or the end of a chapter. The following lines, "Tough to deal with a real hard case / Make no mistake / No bones about it," suggest that the singer is a tough person to deal with but is unapologetic and accepts themselves for who they are.
The chorus, "Going in dirty as pigs / Sacred secrets of the sorrow-bound / You make me sick," appears to be directed toward someone who the singer dislikes or is disgusted by. The use of the phrase "dirty as pigs" may be a reference to the notion that pigs are seen as impure or unclean animals in certain cultures. The line "Sacred secrets of the sorrow-bound" could suggest that this person has done something wrong or hurtful and is keeping it a secret. The repetition of "you make me sick" emphasizes the singer's distaste for this individual.
The verse "Irreverent and full of wants / Shaking at the foundation / Gone again but not gone for good / Living is sedation" continues the theme of the singer feeling out of place in the world. The lines "Think so little of yourself / To think of no one else / Hope not one tells" could be an accusation towards the person they dislike for being selfish or self-centered. The bridge "Your actions speak louder than words / All I do is throw the curse / I'll burn it down before it turns black / There's no solution so I'm on the attack" suggests that the singer has been hurt or wronged by this person and is expressing their anger and desire for revenge.
Overall, the lyrics to You Make Me Sick are a mix of introspective musings on life and existential questions, as well as vitriolic outbursts directed towards someone who the singer holds contempt for. The song seems to capture a sense of frustration with the world and with the people in it.
Line by Line Meaning
I, pass them by
I ignore those who suffer until they feel better.
'Til all their pain subsides
I avoid others' pain until it has diminished.
As the lamb
As an innocent and vulnerable animal.
Lays by your side
Stays near you for comfort.
The last season is upon
The last phase is approaching.
Tough to deal with a real hard case
Difficult to manage a difficult person.
Make no mistake
Do not misunderstand.
No bones about it
Without hesitation.
Never fit in but I've found my place.
Although I do not belong, I discovered where I belong.
Going in dirty as pigs
Entering the situation in a negative manner.
Sacred secrets of the sorrow-bound
Private and meaningful information about those in pain.
Watching as it comes unwound
Observing as it falls apart.
You make me sick
You disgust me.
Irreverent and full of wants
Lacking respect and unsatisfied.
Shaking at the foundation
Undermining the very basis.
Gone again but not gone for good
Left again, but expected to return.
Living is sedation
Existing is an escape.
Think so little of yourself
You have low self-esteem.
To think of no one else
You are selfish.
Hope not one tells
I hope nobody reveals.
With everything you do, with everything you are
All of your actions and qualities.
Everything you say, you take it too far
You exaggerate everything you say.
You make me sick, you make me sick
You really disgust me.
This sour taste remains
This unpleasant feeling still lingers.
Disdain, disdain, disdain
Contempt, contempt, contempt.
Sick
Disgusting.
Your actions speak louder than words
Your actions are more significant than what you say.
All I do is throw the curse
All I can do is deliver bad karma.
I'll burn it down before it turns black
I'll destroy it before it becomes corrupt.
There's no solution so I'm on the attack.
As there is no answer, I must take aggressive action.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network
Written by: BRADLEY JAMES FAFARA, JEFFREY KENDRICK, JOHN BOECKLIN, JON MILLER, MICHAEL SPREITZER, BRADLEY FAFARA
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@jodee8008
the drummer is fkn amazing........
@jurassicporksoup9653
The ending!!!! 👌👌👌
@nielsssg
@Jurassic Pork Soup Yea man, you know it
@schooltrashers
This song reeks of awesomeness.
@nielsssg
Oh fuck I smell it too!
@AlexanderL23
Such an underrated band Dez is freaking awesome I love their style although I'm kinda new with Groove because I used to listen Death Metal and Black Metal too much
@eMarko97
Feels good seeing there are more of us who just started watching Shemeless and had taste for this song, huh
@Apocamane
Yea Karen has good taste in music lol
@KriegeElibanze
always had a taste for metal
@deceiver9063
Beast is a dark and brutal record.