The Devil Wears Prada (band)
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General information | |
origin | Dayton , United States |
Genre (s) | Metalcore , post-hardcore |
founding | 2005 |
Website | www.tdwpband.com |
Current occupation | |
Mike Hranica | |
Jeremy Depoyster | |
Andy trick | |
Kyle Sipress | |
Jonathan Low | |
former members | |
James Baney | |
Chris Rubey | |
Daniel Williams |
The Devil Wears Prada (also abbreviated TDWP ) is a Christian metalcore - band from Dayton , Ohio (USA).
history
The band was founded in 2005, based on the book The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger named founded. According to an interview with Mike Hranica, this was pure coincidence. In the same year, the debut EP Patterns of a Horizon appeared in self-distribution. On August 22, 2006, the debut album Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord was released via Rise Records. The guest singer on this album is Cole Wallace from the American, also Christian, metalcore band Gwen Stacy . The second album Plagues , on which Chiodos singer Craig Owens appears as a guest vocalist, was released on August 21, 2007 and reached number 57 on the US Billboard Albums Top 100. The video for Hey John, What's Your Name Again? first ran on November 3, 2007 on MTV2's Headbangers Ball in the US. Keyboardist James Baney left the band on February 22, 2012 .
style
music
The band's style ranges from high screams and deep growls to clear, high-pitched vocals. The mixture of electronic post-hardcore / hardcore elements with the typical metalcore, such as the use of breakdowns or double bass drum volleys, is particularly striking . Since the Zombie EP , their style has stood out from the earlier albums with the rarer clean chants and more progressive elements.
In an earlier interview with East Coast Romper magazine, the band named Underoath and Still Remains as their musical influences.
Texts
Lyrically, The Devil Wears Prada often deal with the social and ethical understanding of many people today. Sometimes her texts are also anti- idealistic and anti- materialistic . In contrast to the profound and serious lyrics, the titles of most songs are to be understood as a gag or play on words , which usually have no relation to the text of the song. However, since the Zombie EP from 2010, the songs have had normal titles.
Discography
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Albums
- 2006: Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord ( Rise Records )
- 2007: Plagues (Rise Records)
- 2009: With Roots Above and Branches Below ( Ferret Records )
- 2011: Dead Throne (Ferret Records)
- 2012: Dead & Alive (Ferret Records)
- 2013: 8:18 ( Roadrunner Records )
- 2016: Transit Blues (Rise Records)
- 2019: The Act (Rise Records)
EPs and demos
- 2005: Patterns of a Horizon ( demo , self-distribution)
- 2010: Zombie (EP)
- 2015: South of the City
- 2015: Space (EP)
Videos
Official music videos
- 2006: Dogs Can Grow Beards All Over
- 2007: HTML Rulez D00d
- 2007: Hey John, What's Your Name Again?
- 2009: Danger: Wildman
- 2010: Assistant to the Regional Manager
- 2011: Born to Lose
- 2012: Dead Throne
- 2012: Vengeance
- 2012: Mammoth
- 2013: Martyrs
- 2013: First Sight
- 2014: Sailors Prayer
- 2014: Was
- 2015: Planet A
- 2015: Alien
- 2016: Daughter
- 2016: To the Key of Evergreen
- 2017: Worldwide
Video albums
- Plagues Bonus DVD , included in the newer edition of Plagues
- With Roots Above and Branches Below Bonus DVD , included in the Special Edition of With Roots Above and Branches Below
swell
- ↑ Interview with The Devil Wears Prada on highwiredaze.com ( Memento from February 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Keyboardist James Baney has parted ways with The Devil Wears Prada. Read the band's brief statement on the matter
- ↑ billboard.com: The Devil Wears Prada in the US charts
Web links
- Official website (English)