''We Rise'' is the debut studio album by New Zealand

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band

Devilskin Devilskin is a four-piece alternative metal band from Hamilton, New Zealand, formed in June 2010. The band consists of lead vocalist Jennie Skulander, guitarist Tony "Nail" Vincent, bassist Paul Martin and drummer Nic Martin. Devilskin's debut ...

. It was released in 2014 and debuted at #1 on the New Zealand charts and went platinum in 2015.

Background

The songs on the album were written by the band over a period of several years. Before the recordings, the band spent some time with producer Clint Murphy. Recording for the album took place over three weeks at the York St Studios in

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. Further recordings took place at the Rockfield Studios in

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, where,

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recorded their album '' A Night at the Opera''. The first single of the album, ''Little Pills'' is about vocalist Jennie Skulander's own experiences. After the end of a love affair, she also lost her job. She moved to New Zealand and took

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s. After she started taking these "little pills", she suddenly felt unhappy. ''Never See the Light'' was also written by Skulander and was dedicated to her friend Shoki Kamishima, who died in 2010. Kamishima was able to mimic the sounds of

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s during his lifetime and was frightened by people in pubs with this art. A recording of this can be heard at the beginning of the song. ''Violation,'' written by Skulander, is about a turn of events that occurred to her, including a

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that occurred in her apartment. Although the perpetrators were arrested, they were not convicted. Skulander criticized in the song the

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, which imposed in her opinion inadequate punishments.

Release

In 2012, the bands

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page published the first single "Little Pills". The song gained popularity for the band and in 2013, they released "Never See the Light" as their second single, followed by "Start a Revolution" as their third single. In 2014, We Rise was released on CD,

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, and on digital music stores, such as

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and

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. The album was released worldwide through German record label Rodeostar.

Reception

''We Rise'' debuted at #1 on the New Zealand music charts and gained very positive reviews. Marcel Rudoletzky from the German magazine

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described the music of Devilskin as "powerful, modern rock and metal mixture", which "does not need to hide behind other sizes". He emphasized the "strong and varied

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" of the band and called ''We Rise'' a "damn good first work". The album received

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in 2015, after selling more than 15,000 units in New Zealand. The single "Start a Revolution" reached 28th place in the NZ singles chart, making it the highest-charting single on the album.

Background

Release

Reception

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Certifications

Singles

References