Devil Man
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18th October 2013 |
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| Label (s) | Nuclear Blast | |||
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4th |
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16 min 54 s |
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Don Alsterberg |
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Devil Man is the second EP from the Swedish blues rock band Blues Pills . It was released on October 18, 2013 via Nuclear Blast .
Emergence
The recordings for the EP dragged on over a period of four months from autumn 2012, as the band had to keep changing rooms. Mostly because of the high volume , the musicians had to leave the rented rooms again. In addition, the band had to borrow the necessary instruments from musicians friends. Eventually the musicians recorded twelve songs, four of which were used for the EP. Devil Man was Oscar Campbell and Zack Anderson added and Don Alsterberg produced . The EP was mixed and mastered by Henryk Lipp in Gothenburg . The cover was designed by the German artist Kiryk Drewinski.
background
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The theme song Devil Man was previously released on the EP Bliss . The song is about the nemesis , an opponent who makes life difficult for another person. The song was based on the line of text "Oh, devil man" that singer Elin Larsson had in mind. The music was created in a spontaneous jam session . Overall, the song was written within an hour. The River was inspired by the songs of the black slaves in the American southern states . According to Elin Larsson, the point is that everyone should look for themselves and the questions in life.
Time Is Now was written by Zack Anderson. He got his inspiration from his time in California , when he felt stalked by a Christian priest . At this time, Anderson was also engaged in Buddhism . Dig In deals with the search for one's own path in life and belief in oneself.
reception
According to Timon Menge from the online magazine Metalnews.de , the EP offers a nearly 17-minute trip through everything that has been given a coolness stamp in music history. Quantity awarded the highest grade seven. Reviewer WOSFrank from the online magazine Vampster as a "must buy" for anyone interested in retro rock and sees Blues Pills as a "future reference band that will make life difficult for old and new bands". For Michael Stalling from the online magazine Metal.de , Blues Pills offer "incredibly good, authentic 1970s rock with lots of blues and a good pinch of soul". He rated the EP with nine out of ten points.
Individual evidence
- ^ Carsten Brogaard: Blues Pills. Revolution Inc., accessed March 31, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Marlis Wimmerer: Hits in 60 minutes . In: Blast! , Issue 104, page 8
- ↑ Timon Quantity: Blues Pills - Devil Man. (No longer available online.) Metalnews.de, archived from the original on October 19, 2013 ; Retrieved April 3, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ WOSFrank: BLUES PILLS: Devil Man. Vampster , accessed April 3, 2014 .
- ↑ Michael Stalling: Blues Pills - Devil Man. Metal.de, accessed on April 3, 2014 .
