EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE: DEVILDRIVER’S “PRAY FOR VILLAINS”
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 at 11:00am by MetalSucksCain. Iago. Lecter. Vader. Joker. The dude in the black hat is always the most interesting character in any given story. Who gives a shit about the pansy ass hero who wants to save the day because it’s the right thing to do and yadda yadda yadda? The villian is the guy who’s gonna buck the system. The bad ass. The man with the motherfucking plan.
DevilDriver understand this better than most. They’ve got an awesome new album, Pray for Villians, coming out July 14 on Roadrunner Records, and it’s all about the celebration of the rebel. The anti-hero. The guy you need to fear.
MetalSucks is proud to debut DevilDriver’s brand new video for the title track. It was directed by Nathan Cox, who, in addition to the last two DevilDriver videos, has also worked with Trivium, Lacuna Coil, Queens of the Stone Age, and loads others, so ya know it’s a gonna be a masterpiece of modern cinemetal. Check it out below! Pre-order the special edition of Pray For Villains at a special discount here.
You can pre-order DevilDriver’s Pray for Villains here as either a Special Edition digi CD/DVD with bonus tracks or the regular edition CD. Either way, if you order now, you get an autographed booklet to sweeten the deal. You can also get all your up-to-the-millisecond DevilDriver news at the band’s Roadrunner home page.
And don’t forget to check out DevilDriver headlining the MetalSucks co-sponsored Thrash & Burn tour all summer long. Get official tour dates here.
-Axl, Vince, and Everyone at MetalSucks
FUKING YEAH!!!!! SO BRUTAL THIS SONG!!!!
Yoda?
What a wank load of shit garbage song and band.
if u don’t like’m don’t watch fck u
Devildriver videos are always a bit cheesy, but i love the song.
Yes, the dude in the black hat is the more interesting character in any story. Except Cain, Iago, Hannibal and the Joker never wore hats. Black ones, anyway. Also the new video is pretty pants, it looks exactly the same as ‘Not All Who Wander Are Lost’.
Yeah thats exactly what i though.
That’s what I thought too about the two videos being similar. Not surprising though
haha first thing i thort
not all who wonder are lost =]
love it tho
Sounds a lot like the other Devildriver stuff to me…
Devildriver sounds like Devildriver? HOLY SHIT STOP THE FUCKING PRESSES, WE’VE GOT A SITUATION HERE.
dude no fuckin shit! but sounds better! they are growing! youve got to admit it rules when a band sticks to its roots! fuck all that changing direction bullshit!
I like a band that branches off in different directions. If I want the same bullshit over and over I’ll listen to a shit band like Slayer. That being said, I still love Devildriver.
Your one deaf idiot! Your comparing apples and oranges.I love DevilDriver but you just commited meatl sacralige! How could you call Slayer a shit band? If ti wasn’t for Slayer,we might never had A DevilDriver.When you die and got to hell,Kerry King will be waiting for you…..
HAHAHAHA SLAYER WILL KILL YOU!
DevilDriver is still bad-fucking-ass
Don’t ya mean FUCKING BADASS?
FUCK YEAH love the new album
The thing that makes me laugh about these pre-orders and shit, is the “supposed” regular retail price that they’ve cut down on.. to save you, the buyer, a whole lot of cash!!!!!
$24.99 for a cd?? Even if it’s a special edition… you’ve got to be shitting me…
In my country all the original CD’s have this prices.
Dude, Play.com has it for £9.99 O.o
That song fucking rules.
Yet that video makes me want to scream…
“It’s time to DU-DU-DU-DU-DU-DUEL!”
YuGiOh would slay if they opened with Devildriver!
Pretty cheesy video, and the song was just okay. I haven’t given the album a listen yet, but it’s queued up.
How much does it cost to get a post like this for your band?
XD, better yet, I wonder how much Chimaira payed for all of those posts. I mean, nobody with decent taste in music could legitimately like that new abomination of theirs.
I’ll second that. The Infection was fucking boring. I’ll be finding out about the new DevilDriver album in a few minutes.
YEAH! the vid almost reminded me of not all who wanders vid but there was alot of differences too. IT WAS AWESOME! DEVILDRIVER STILL GAWT IT!!!!!
It’s mainly(I think) because they usually use the same director and I think they direction ends up being the same or similar with their videos. Great video for a Great song! Can’t wait to see them destroy on the Thrash and Burn tour!
Cheesy, but neat…typical DevilDriver…I dig the song, at least they’re staying pretty heavy…Read something about Dez saying they could be poised to take a Pantera-like spot atop the metal world…Not sure they’ve got the groove and uniqueness for that, but they’re pretty damned good…
DD always has above-par,straight-up metal no doubt,but like others said–this isn’t anything new.I’ll probably stick to their concerts and not get any new albums until they spice it up a bit.I think what they’re going for with the video is an old-school B-horror feel,but it came across more as goofy CGI effects and awkward with the…zombie cowboy vs hero cowboy–that would sound cool…to a fourth grader maybe?I guess that could be the audience though possibly–J/K!Devildriver is already one of the best live bands, but they could be huge if they got a bit more serious with their lyrics and adventerous with the sound imo.
yo yeah this music videos kinda goofed up. and the songs not reallly special. but you should listen to the entire album (you can torrent it from minova) “pray for villains” the song, is probably the worst on the cd. All the other songs have sick guitar solos, and ridiculous drumming….plus the really sick and deep lyrics. dez tries clean singing in a few places and it works well. peace.
just wait till you hear the new album dude
I’ve got the regular version and it’s got some surprisingly new material
they have some songs on there that sound almost like Pantera, but with that DevilDriver feel and sound
when the album comes out in July, check out the songs, Back With a Vengeance and It’s In the Cards
in fact, this video would have been better for “It’s In the Cards” just for the fact that those 2 guys were doin a card throwing duel XP
trust me when I say that this song doesn’t cut the title as being the first single
maybe in DD’s opinion, but once you’ve heard the whole album, you’ll think the same way
love the band- will get the cd, but I wish they would break out of their box and mix it up a bit. Each song sounds different—not by much though.
This whole album is fucking sick
hey it sounds exactly like the last album, guess i wont be listening to it
This is my favorite DD video so far.
Looks like a metal epiisode of Yu-Gi-Oh. Song is okay, but doesn’t stand out from a lot of other stuff out there, including other DD songs.
To all those who say “Sounds just like like all other DevilDriver,” get fucked and listen to the entire album, majority of the new shit has a new feel to it, new sound….
Some of it just doesnt even sound like DevilDriver
So once again
Get Fucked
I totally agree with you
the new album has some surprisingly new aspects and new sounds
I’m almost all the way through the new album, and I’m not especially impressed. It’s decent, but certainly nothing groundbreaking. It sounds a lot like every other metalcore/melodeath band borrowing heavily from At The Gates. It’s decent and certainly listenable, and it might grow on me after a few listens, but there’s nothing new here.
GRINFUCKED!!
Wow, I have to go get fucked…. cool!
Great tune , but why do all their videos look liek they were made by children?? Terrible.
agree. this video is up there with ‘born in a burial gown’ for lameness
this song is really br00tal, vid not so much. pumped for the new album!!!
FUCKIN SWEET. LOVE THE BAREFOOT DRUMS…..TOTALLY FAST, TOTALLY HEAVY…TOTALLY BRUTAL. WOULD YOU EXPECT LESS FROM A ROADRUNNER RECORDS BAND?!!! THESE GUYS ARE NOT ONLY BADASS MUSICIANS, THEY ARE GOOD PEOPLE. DEVIL DRIVER….YOU SHRED!!! XOXO METALCHRISTI XOXO
Caps Lock: it’s like cruise control for coolness.
lol, Coal Chamber trying to be metal.
lol, Ziltoid trying to be funny.
I can be funny and correct at the same time.
Awesome scoop premier fellahs. Love the video and the new management getting behind the the greatest band out there. Great guys, fun to party with on the road, always POSITIVE and kicking it with an emphasis on destroying all. The Download videos on youtube are incredible. Yeah they all sound the same so does every AC/DC album, who gives a crap? Listen to Jonas Brothers if you want something different. then go kill yourself. Pray for villains will be #1 like Guns and Roses was and this will be their big break through album. Then they will do a Johnny Cash tribute”unplugged” and piss everyone off. Whatever.
Enjoy the video and the moment.
They busing in these commenters?
The short bus… how else?
I do the same for the new Brittany album you just have to pay me!! Truly have seen them numerous times all over the country and in Canada just a gigantic fan, going Don King on promoting them and hope they succeed.
The way he records his vocals is very hard to recreate live – just something I’ve noticed.
So we get the autographed booklet with either SE or “normal” editions? Because on the store page it only has it indicated for the normal version. Also, are they actual autographs or facsimiles? Just curious, let me know. :-)
FUCK YEAH!
sounds and looks a little not all who wander are lost but still fuking awesome
That video is fucking awesome, pure fucking awesomeness!!! fuck man i can’t fucking wait for the new album, its gonna be epic!!!!
FUCK YEAH!! That fuckin’ ROCKED!!
People are saying a lot about how it sounds like the same old DD, I thought that was the point, I guess some people are looking for another sick ass metal band to sell out, Fuck em. Personally I could give a fuck about music videos, they are meaningless to me. I am excited for the new album, because I have listened to ‘Wrath’ far too many times and I am ready. New song sounds good, fuckin fuck yea.
cowboys throwing cards at each other? uhh huh hhhuuhha huh huh huh……..that sucks.
as a metal head, I like to see the way the music progresses, and i wouldnt say that this song brings anything new or creative to the genre, so i wouldnt find it as anything special. just another “been done before” thing. i still respect them, theyre still good. just saying..
I’m with Vaughan totally similar to the video for not all who wonder are lost, awesome song nonetheless.
the albums great
much better songs than pray for villains on it
basically dez sounds the same but theres arnt as many catchy songs becuase of his vocals (e.g. GRIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNFUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKKKEDDDDDD) , drumming is still awsome, the guitars seem to stand out much more and bass is the same
it a good album to just put on loud and forget about it, then every now and again youre like wow this is good. not for 1 second did i think it was shit
just giving the album another listen.. the last minute of ‘ive been sober’ is actually great. bascially all the starts are worth listening to and the song ‘Forgiveness is a Six Gun’ is actually one of the best songs ive heard in a good few weeks, the atmospheric part about half way through is like wow
and thats only half an album
great song and great vdeo !!!!
I love this band and have been waiting all winter for this album to drop. This is one of those bands that sound better than they look for sure, Dez always seems to be a ham in front of the camera. And the special FX are way over the top. This is why I think the ‘Clouds Over California’ video is by far the best, cuz you hardly see the band in it. Still, these guys are leagues beyond most bands, they have some pretty awesome beliefs, and don’t seem a bit interested in turning radio, so long live Devildriver!
Hail!
FUCK YEAH! 13th i’ll be going crazy waiting!!!
(if you dont like devildriver and talk shit about em, go fuck your mom.)
So dissapointed, this song sounds sooo much like Not all who wander are lost, that and the video is pretty retarded, I mean cowboys throwing cards at eachother. If only they went back to how they sounded on the first two cds
devildriver is fucking amazing!!! all there musicis so intence and this just shows all you fools out there that they are still makeing strong metal to please their real fans like myself. the rest of you fags are just posers who don’t know good thrash!!!
just go see them live.
is not cheesy its the fuckin shit
for god sake, how you get an exclusive like this, and upload it in low quality, HD is here now
fuck what everyone says! this song iz fucking awesome! video could’ve done a bit better but the song kickz so much azz without a doubt! totally fuckin metal!