Devildriver announce new album ‘Outlaws ‘Til The End’
DEVILDRIVER have announced a brand new album!
The upcoming album, titled Outlaws ‘Til The End, is quite the different album from the Californian metallers, featuring 12 tracks of country-gone-metal anthems and will be released in July this year. The upcoming album was produced, mixed and recorded with Steve Evetts (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, EVERY TIME I DIE, THE CURE), with guitarist Mike Sprietzer also lending recording skills. The album was mastered by engineer, Alan Douches. Speaking about the upcoming album, vocalist Dez Fafara says, “I think real music has always gotten to me, whether it’s the blues or even real Goth music like BAUHAUS and SISTERS OF MERCY, as well as outlaw country greats like Johnny Cash, Wayne “The Train” Hancock, and Willie Nelson. That stuff has always attracted me, and this is absolutely the real McCoy. The blues and outlaw country are what made rock n’ roll. They were around before rock n’ roll… and in my head, I’ve always heard these songs heavy.”
The album will feature a plethora of special guests, some of which include horror metal icon WEDNESDAY 13, 36 CRAZYFISTS frontman Brock Lindow, FEAR FACTORY‘s Burton C. Bell, LAMB OF GOD‘s Randy Blythe and Mark Morton. Speaking about working with the guests, Dez Fafara says, “I knew right away that I wanted to have guests on this record, and the first guest I wanted was John Carter Cash. I didn’t want this thing to exist without John, without Hank3 or without Randy [Blythe]. Basically, there were a certain amount of guests that I definitely wanted on it, but as I kept asking people, everyone kept saying yes! Randy and Mark [Morton] are both from the country and they were immediately on board. With John, we wound up talking for two hours when we first met, all about his love of heavy metal and my love of outlaw country and my love of his dad’s music. All he wanted to do was talk about metal and all I wanted to do was talk about outlaw country. It was the craziest thing.”
You can view the complete track list, including all the guest personnel, and artwork for the upcoming record below:
Track List:
1. Country Heroes – Written by Hank3
Performed by Hank3 & Dez Fafara
2. Whiskey River – Written by Willie Nelson
Performed by Randy Blythe, Mark Morton of LAMB OF GOD & Dez Fafara
3. Outlaw Man – Written by THE EAGLES
Performed by Dez Fafara & Neal Tiemann of DEVILDRIVER
4. Ghost Riders in the Sky – Written by Stan Jones
Performed by John Carter Cash, Ana Cristina Cash, Randy Blythe & Dez Fafara
5. I’m the Only Hell Mama Ever Raised – Written by Johnny Paycheck
Performed by Dez Fafara & DEVILDRIVER
6. If Drinking Don’t Kill Me – Written by George Jones
Performed by Wednesday 13 & Dez Fafara
7. The Man Comes Around – Written by Johnny Cash
Performed by Lee Ving of FEAR & Dez Fafara
8. A Thousand Miles from Nowhere – Written by Dwight Yoakam
Performed by Dez Fafara & Neal Tiemann of DEVILDRIVER
9. Copperhead Road – Written by Steve Earle
Performed by Brock Lindow of 36 CRAZYFISTS & Dez Fafara
10. Dads Gonna Kill Me – Written by Richard Thompson
Performed by Burton C. Bell of FEAR FACTORY & Dez Fafara
11. A Country Boy Can Survive – Written by Hank Jr.
Performed by Dez Fafara & DEVILDRIVER
12. The Ride – Written by David Allan Coe
Performed by Lee Ving of FEAR & Dez Fafara
Outlaws ‘Til The End is set for release on July 6th via Napalm Records.
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