There are four bands with this name:

1. Features former Duran Duran… Read Full Bio ↴There are four bands with this name:

1. Features former Duran Duran members Nick Rhodes and Stephen Duffy. Cont. below

2. UK hardcore noise band comprised of ex-members of Stalingrad, Hard To Swallow, Doom and Extreme Noise Terror who split in January 2005.

3. A six piece Korean psychedelic soul group who released four albums between 1971 and 1977. Not much has been written in English about them, but they were an original and prolific act during the Korean psychedelic movement of the 1970s.

4. FROM NAPLES,ITALY COMES THAT EARBLEEDING MINIMALISTIC BLASPHEMIC GUITAR WALL BLUES ROCKABILLY NOISE TRASH

1. The Devils is the name of an odd electronic pop project formed by Nick Rhodes and Stephen Duffy.

The first incarnation of the band Duran Duran in 1978 included Rhodes as keyboardist and Duffy as songwriter/vocalist (along with John Taylor and Simon Colley). The band performed live for almost a year before Duffy left the band, moving on to a solo career and The Lilac Time. Duran Duran went on to super stardom, fame, and fortune with singer Simon Le Bon in the 1980s.

In the year 2000, Duffy came across an old tape recording of a live Duran Duran concert from those late 1970s shows. Shortly afterwards, Rhodes and Duffy met by chance at a fashion show, and began talking about the old music. They decided it might be fun to re-record some of those original, dark, art-school, pre-Le Bon Duran Duran songs.

A few months later they took to the studio, using vintage analog instruments but modern production techniques to recreate the early Duran Duran sound. The lyrics remained unchanged.

The resulting album, Dark Circles is an odd blend of past and future. The lyrics are dark and arty, often inspired by Duffy's esoteric reading habits; the music is quirky and futuristic, but it is the electronic, robotic-tinged future of 1979, breathed back into life more than twenty years later.

The band played live only a few times before both members returned to their normal careers in 2001.

4. LINE UP
Erica Toraldo : vocals and drums
Gianni Vessella : vocals and guitar

The Devils named themself after Ken Russel's super B-Movie 'the devils' from 1971, inspired by listening to Blues and Punk and many other Undergrund Bands (The Cramps, Hound Dog Taylor, The Gories, Jon Spencer, Fugazi, Hasil Adkins, The Oblivians etc) they formed their own band in 2015 in Neaples Italy, the Deep South of Italy. Gianni Vessella plays the Guitar and Sings and Erica Toraldo hits the Drums and Screams in the Microphone. In the Beginning they did Countless Shows in Italy DIY and France where they meet up with Jim Diamond from the Dirtbombs who recorded their first Full Lenght album, the same Day Reverend Beat-Man from Voodoo Rhythm records was in the same town and got their recordings and signed them up on the Label. This is a Huge Wall of Guitar Fuzz and Noise and Vocals as Stupid and Minimalistic as it gets, this is No Bob Dylan poetry thats pure Evil and Lots of Fun !! Chainsaw Massacre Hysteric Earbleeding Vocals and the Drumer probably Eats Speed and Power Food for Breakfast, they are Dressed up as Preacher and Nun and Destroy every Stage that they can play on, they Are Hot and Wild and Very Loud !!!!!

Aztec Moon
The Devils Lyrics

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I hear in the Aztec night birds flying overhead
Flying far away & leaving me alone
Alone in the Aztec night
Disowned in the Aztec night

My destination is unclear
Each day I ride around I read magazines & books
However, never buy a thing

From the big store Aztec moon I will climb every mountain
Every one before me placed & I will climb up to the stars
For to the stars I'm not disgraced Aztec moon I'm going to catch a train

To take me far away
Far away where I will live alone
But never be alone Aztec moon I will climb every mountain

Every one before me placed & I will climb up to the stars
For to the stars I'm not disgraced Aztec moon

Overall Meaning

The Devil’s song “Aztec Moon” is a reflective and melancholic track that speaks to the singer’s feelings of loneliness and isolation in the night. The opening lines recall the distinctive sound of birds flying overhead in the Aztec night, a symbol of leaving and the feeling of abandonment that comes with being alone. The singer is left disowned and unsure of their destination, as they ride around aimlessly reading books and magazines, never finding what they’re looking for. The repetition of “Alone in the Aztec night, disowned in the Aztec night” emphasizes the character’s overwhelming sense of isolation.

The singer’s search for something more takes them to climb every mountain before them, up to the stars where they are not “disgraced”. The Aztec moon represents a beacon of hope, something to grasp onto in their journey. The desire to catch a train and leave for somewhere far away is ongoing, but never will they truly be alone with the Aztec moon by their side.

Line by Line Meaning

I hear in the Aztec night birds flying overhead
I am alone in the Aztec night and all I can hear are birds flying far away from me.

Flying far away & leaving me alone
The birds are leaving me all alone in the vast emptiness of the Aztec night.

Alone in the Aztec night
I am deserted and left to myself in the lone darkness of the Aztec night.

Disowned in the Aztec night
The Aztec night has claimed me as its own and has shunned me, leaving me unwanted and homeless.

My destination is unclear
I am wandering aimlessly, without any clear direction or purpose.

Each day I ride around I read magazines & books
I am seeking to fill the void in my life by reading books and magazines while aimlessly riding around.

However, never buy a thing
Although I am trying to fill my life with material possessions, I find myself unable to actually purchase anything.

From the big store Aztec moon I will climb every mountain
Despite being unable to buy anything, I am determined to climb every mountain and reach the pinnacle of success.

Every one before me placed & I will climb up to the stars
I will not be deterred by those who have come before me, and I will continue to climb higher and higher, reaching for the stars.

For to the stars I'm not disgraced Aztec moon
Although I may be alone and disowned in the Aztec night, I refuse to be ashamed of my ambition to reach the stars.

I'm going to catch a train
I am seeking a way out of this aimless and meaningless existence, and I believe that catching a train may be the answer.

To take me far away
I hope that by catching a train, I will be taken far away from my current state of being.

Far away where I will live alone
I am not afraid of being alone, and I welcome the opportunity to start fresh and live a solitary life.

But never be alone Aztec moon
Even though I may live a solitary life, I will always have the Aztec moon to keep me company and guide me on my path.

I will climb every mountain
My determination to succeed is unwavering, and I will not stop until I have conquered every obstacle in my way.

Every one before me placed & I will climb up to the stars
I will not be intimidated by those who have come before me, and I will continue to push myself to reach the highest levels of achievement.

For to the stars I'm not disgraced Aztec moon
I refuse to be ashamed of my desire to reach the stars, and I will not let anyone or anything stand in my way.

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