Dealing With Demons Vol. II - Digipak CD + Dealing With Demons Vol. I Digipak CD Bundle
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Band | DEVILDRIVER |
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Release Date | May 12, 2023 |
Genre | Groove Metal, Melodic Death Metal |
Packaging | Digipak |
Number | 2 |
Description
This CD Bundle contains: The New Album of DEVILDRIVER "Dealing With Demons Vol. II" as a Digipak CD + "Dealing With Demons Vol. I" Digipak CD
"DEVILDRIVER didn’t pause, releasing the highly-acclaimed first installment of their two-part Dealing With Demons saga, Dealing With Demons I. International media mainstays like Revolver, Metal Hammer, Kerrang and Consequence lauded the album, with Blabbermouth adding, “If the second half of this mammoth endeavor matches the first, this will be remembered as a pivotal moment in the DEVILDRIVER story.” And now, as society emerges more hardened and determined than before, so does DEVILDRIVER’s 10th full-length, Dealing With Demons Vol. II.
Once again produced and engineered by Steve Evetts with additional engineering from guitarist Mike Spreitzer, Dealing With Demons Vol. II is inarguably heavier and relentlessly harsher than its predecessor. Dealing With Demons Vol. II represents not only the most vicious of the two records, but also the darkest recesses of iconic frontman Dez Fafara’s psyche and the final purging of his demons that have long haunted the band’s music.
Track one, “I Have No Pity”, instantly keeps fans guessing with its contrasting, marching rhythmic groove and Dez Fafara’s icy, earworm warnings. The album’s standout production immediately shines, with the track’s thick riffs, haunting leads, room-filling drums and Fafara’s vocal prowess leading the way. Eerie, insistent “Mantra” drops a wave of melodic aggression on the listener, instantly inducing headbanging with its breakneck pace and occult lyricism. Dynamic tracks like “Nothing Lasts Forever” and “Summoning” cascade with alternating passages of sinister riffage and memorable chants, while extraordinary highlights like devastatingly grim “Through The Depths” – with its black metal-esque passages, deft guitar play and menacing lyricism – showcase the evolution of DEVILDRIVER in the new decade. “Bloodbath” is as brutal as its name suggests, ominously bending and pummeling with immediate aggression, as “It’s a Hard Truth” continues the onslaught, cautioning against delusion amid balanced melodic leads. Closer anthems “If Blood Is Life” and “This Relationship Broken” are the blood-soaked cherries atop Dealing With Demons Vol. II, bringing together all of the elements that make DEVILDRIVER the best at their craft. If there is any question as to whether DEVILDRIVER is slowing down any time soon, Dealing With Demons Vol. II proves that 20 years into their career, even with their demons in tow – they move forward at the forefront of metal."
TRACKLIST
DWD Vol II:
01 I Have no Pity
02 Mantra
03 Nothing Lasts Forever
04 Summoning
05 Through the Depths
06 Bloodbath
07 It's a Hard Truth
08 If Blood is Life
09 This Relationship Broken
DWD Vol. I:
01 Keep Away From Me
02 Vengeance Is Clear
03 Nest Of Vipers
04 Iona
05 Wishing
06 You Give Me A Reason To Drink feat. Simon Blade Fafara
07 Witches
08 Dealing With Demons
09 The Damned Don’t Cry
10 Scars Me Forever