"The last kind words" CD by DevilDriver

by Markus Eck (13.04.2007) On their third album, the five merciless Californians again combine the perfect control over their instruments and the boisterous impulse for brutality. Their refreshingly up-to-date but by no means over-modernised Metal perfectly transports the ambitions of the precise noise-troop around the roaring Dez Fafara. Faster than ever, DevilDriver presents itself on "The last kind words", and the lust of the band for high speeds seems limitless. The incredibly waltzing drumming adds one rhythmic highlight after the other. Brute Metal of the extra class - purely tension loaded by the permanent pace changes. DevilDriver is a skilful quintet that has greatly progressed. "The last kind words" contains immensely heavy songs with some dynamic Neo-Thrash side. And also Fafara's vocals are among the most variable in this genre.