At last it's here! The long-awaited new album by The Devil's Blood had been subject to delays (but chaos is good in their world). I bought a copy of the album at the UK launch show at Camden Underworld. Another astonishing performance by the band. You could almost hear the sound of jaws dropping as people new to the band watched the show.
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| Paper ticket courtesy of Dave Pearson - many thanks |
What's the album like? Well, very long! There's 74 minutes of music here. Melodic metal with three guitarists and even an orchestra here and there. Strong songs with hooks and riffs to die for, and featuring the single "Fire Burning". The final track "Feverdance" is an astonishing 15 minute workout with incredible drumming and incandescent guitars. I will write more about the individual songs shortly, but you can tell what's coming with titles such as "Die The Death", "Everlasting Saturnalia" and "The Madness Of Serpents"! As mentioned in an earlier post, you can hear the title track on the band's new website http://thedevilsblood.com/#/declarations and a FREE mp3 download of it is available at the record company's site at
If I didn't know better, I'd say the free download is a different mix, so it's worth keeping as a supplement to the album, which really is an essential buy.
The CD is available in standard digipack and lavish 10" bound editions. I bought the latter as it is such a gorgeous item. The pictures here really don't do it justice. The illustrations in the booklet are amazing. Vinyl is also available as a 2LP set, again available in standard and lavish versions.
You really do owe it to yourself to hear this. I think this could be album of the year.
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