There are multiple artists who use the name Devlin:

1. A rapper from… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists who use the name Devlin:

1. A rapper from London, signed to Island Records.

2. A gothic metal band from Sweden, last signed to Napalm Records.

1. Rapper from United Kingdom:

It’s taken a handful of years for Dagenham resident Devlin to take his deep, dedicated lyrics out of the confines of East London and prove his worth across the North/South border. It’s now not unusual to watch Devlin causing carnage on stage in Northampton or booking shows in Amsterdam.

At 18 years of age Devlin has what can only be described as a cult following of supporters that value his intelligent and evocative lyrics, in a pool of MCs that all too often spawn monotonous and lacklustre rappers. A diamond in the rough, Devlin’s road to success began at O.T. Recordings where he still currently resides with label-mates Dogzilla, Shotz, Syer, Rachet, and Deverlish amongst others.

Devlin was first brought to O.T's attention when he hit the airwaves on a local radio station at jus 13; even then it was easy to see he had real talent. Devlin would go up radio as much as he could with whoever would let him on, he was also writing and recording songs with friends and local producers at a very young age. It wasn’t very long before he built up a good reputation in the area. A few years later he was brought to Dogzilla's attention again, this time by a mutual friend, Dogzy decided to give Devlin a chance and took him to the studio to check him out and lay some vocals. At the time the Danny Weed's (Roll Deep) "Heat Up" was one of the most popular tracks around, Devlin jumped on it and didn’t disappoint, spitting a high level of content at a good speed and at the same time displaying a style and flow well beyond his years.

Devlin was soon introduced to the rest of the O.T Crew and Dogzy wasted no time in organising a radio slot on Flava FM. Flava was a well known breeding ground for new talent, the management at Flava have had almost every big name in the scene on there at some point so it was the perfect place for Devlin to start his membership with O.T. The sets on Flava FM were massive, every week the phone line would jam when Devlin touched the mic. He soon made the switch to Rinse FM where he was an instant hit. Still only 16 Devlin had shown he could mix it with the big boys; he even managed to do a set with the legend that is DJ Slimzee before his departure from radio.

His relentless progression continued with each track Devz featured on. The combination between Dogzilla and Devlin on tracks was deadly and a freestyle from producer Rootz showed just how far Devlin had come, and in such a short space of time. The Rootz track along with eight other tracks featuring Devlin was to appear on O.T Recordings fist mixtape release.

The London Borough of Barking & Dogenham Mixtape was released in Feb. 2006 and received great critical success. (Check Blog - Reviews/Interviews). One of the stand-out tracks on the CD was Devlin's Ghetto Kyote Remix freestyle which was produced by O.T Recording's Deverlish. The track was played right across the board, from pirate stations like Rinse to commercial radio stations such as 1Xtra and Kiss Fm. Devlin has performed live sets on both commercial stations; with DJ Logan Sama at Kiss100FM and DJ Cameo at BBC 1Xtra. He has also appeared on The Media Gang's Practice Hours DVD and Target's Aim High, Risky Roadz and Rinse FM's Rinsessions mixtape.

2006 saw Devlin hit the shops twice with the O.T Recordings mixtape, vinyl release April Shower from O.T producer Shotz and Firein produced by production talent Rachet. Devlin also featured heavily on Broad Street Stories and the uber-successful Shot City Mixtape.

More recently Devlin joined The Movement; a group of some of the very best MCs and producers in the grime scene including Ghetto, Scorcher and Wretch 32. Tempo Specialists was released in 2007 and proved that the best MCs in the scene had formed a strong alliance.

Devlin's first solo mixtape entitled Tales From The Crypt was released in November 2006. It featured collaborations with O.T and The Movement members and was considered one of the best grime mixtapes of 2006.

Since Devlin’s first solo release, the young MC is gearing up for his second effort ‘Blood, Sweat and Beers’ and the Devlin E.P as the talented MC garners more press attention and support throughout the UK and Europe.

http://www.officialdevlin.com/

2. Gothic metal band from Sweden

Members:
Marcus Ehlin - Instruments, vocals (Siebenbürgen, Grand Illusion, Maledictum, A Canorous Quintet)
Lexi - Vocals

http://www.myspace.com/unofficialdevlin

Death Is Our Kingdom
Devlin Lyrics

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(Music/Lyric - Marcus Ehlin)

"We watched the sun set for the last time
Blinding us with its glory
Dead angels fell from grace, departed into nothingness
Life had ended, leaving us empty, waiting for another dawn
Darkness embraced us with new life, and death began to form"

Perished in flames, our souls will rise
Above his dead world, above his creation
We will forever stand eternal, as the dark gods we are
Heavenly god, kneel before us,
Exposing no face, left in disgrace
Death is our kingdom, we welcome thee in

We will rule this earth again, past has come to its disclosure
Unite us, adore us
We are the only ones for you

Ancient Ones, Elder Ones, make our offering
Burn together with our sleeping souls

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Devlin's "Death Is Our Kingdom" describe the end of the world as we know it, where the sun sets for the last time and dead angels fall from grace. The singer suggests that life has ended and left them empty, waiting for another dawn. However, with darkness embracing them, a new life has begun, and death has taken shape. The imagery of the sunset represents the end of all things, but the darkness offers a new beginning that is embraced by the singer. Death is viewed as a kingdom, something to be welcomed, rather than feared.

The chorus offers a sense of power and dominance, with the singer proclaiming that their souls will rise above the dead world they inhabit. They will become dark gods ruling over this new world, with even heavenly gods kneeling before them. The singers are now the eternal rulers of a kingdom that is defined by death.

The lyrics to "Death Is Our Kingdom" explore themes of death, rebirth, and power. The singer views the apocalypse as an opportunity to create a new world, one where they are in control. Interestingly, the song seems to be influenced by Lovecraftian lore, with references to ancient and elder gods. Overall, the song presents a dark and unsettling view of a post-apocalyptic world.

Line by Line Meaning

We watched the sun set for the last time
We witnessed the end of the world, as the light of the sun set for one last time.

Blinding us with its glory
The sun ended its existence with a final blinding display of magnificence.

Dead angels fell from grace, departed into nothingness
As life ended, the angels met their demise and were lost forever.

Life had ended, leaving us empty, waiting for another dawn
The end of life left us feeling hollow, waiting for a new beginning that we knew would never come.

Darkness embraced us with new life, and death began to form
In the darkness, we were reborn as immortal beings, and death became our domain.

Perished in flames, our souls will rise
As mortals, we died in the fire, but as dark gods, we live on.

Above his dead world, above his creation
We have transcended this world and the creation of the heavenly god that abandoned it.

We will forever stand eternal, as the dark gods we are
We will never fade away, our power and immortality making us the rulers of the new world.

Heavenly god, kneel before us,
The heavenly god is nothing before our newfound might and authority.

Exposing no face, left in disgrace
His holy face is now hidden in shame for abandoning his creation.

Death is our kingdom, we welcome thee in
Our new kingdom is death, and we gladly embrace it.

We will rule this earth again, past has come to its disclosure
We will bring this world under our sway and make it our own, revealing the secrets of the past.

Unite us, adore us
All shall bow before us and join us in our eternal reign.

We are the only ones for you
We are the only ones who can provide true power and sovereignty.

Ancient Ones, Elder Ones, make our offering
The Old Ones and Elder Gods sacrifice themselves to us in tribute and submission.

Burn together with our sleeping souls
Their offering to us will accompany our peaceful slumber until our power is once again needed.

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