''DevilDriver'' is the debut studio album by American
heavy metal band
DevilDriver
DevilDriver is an American heavy metal band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 2002, consisting of vocalist Dez Fafara, lead guitarist Mike Spreitzer, drummer Davier Pérez, bassist Jon Miller and rhythm guitarist Alex Lee. The band was ...
, the new band of former
Coal Chamber
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singer
Dez Fafara
Bradley James "Dez" Fafara (born May 12, 1966) is an American heavy metal vocalist who performs in the bands DevilDriver and Coal Chamber.
Early life
Fafara is of Portuguese and Sicilian descent. His father, Tiger Fafara, and his late uncle, ...
. In comparison to the other albums by DevilDriver, it is musically simpler, and Fafara sings in a different style.
The album's cover art features the Cross of Confusion, the band's logo.
Music videos were produced for "Nothing's Wrong?" and "I Could Care Less," the singles released off of the album, and found extensive airplay on programs such as ''
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'' and ''
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''.
The song "Devil's Son" was featured in the tenth episode of the sixth season of ''
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''. "Swinging the Dead" is featured on the ''
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'' soundtrack.
Track listing
Singles
*"Nothing's Wrong?"
*"I Could Care Less"
*"Swinging the Dead"
Personnel
*
Dez Fafara
Bradley James "Dez" Fafara (born May 12, 1966) is an American heavy metal vocalist who performs in the bands DevilDriver and Coal Chamber.
Early life
Fafara is of Portuguese and Sicilian descent. His father, Tiger Fafara, and his late uncle, ...
- vocals
*Evan Pitts - lead guitar
*
Jeff Kendrick - rhythm guitar
*
Jon Miller
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- bass
*
John Boecklin
DevilDriver is an American heavy metal band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 2002, consisting of vocalist Dez Fafara, lead guitarist Mike Spreitzer, drummer Davier Pérez, bassist Jon Miller and rhythm guitarist Alex Lee. The band was ...
- drums
Additional musicians
*Mike Doling - guitar on "Devil's Son"
References
2003 debut albums
DevilDriver albums
Roadrunner Records albums
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