Pray for Villains is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band DevilDriver, released on July 14, 2009. It sold around 14,600 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 35 on the Billboard 200 chart.
On April 24, Roadrunner unveiled the cover artwork for both the regular and special editions of the album. It was also announced that the special edition would be a CD/DVD package with four bonus tracks, a behind-the-scenes DVD, and expanded artwork. On May 21, DevilDriver released the single "Pray for Villains" to the public. On June 17, the music video for "Pray for Villains" premiered on MetalSucks.net. Play.com also teamed up with Roadrunner to offer "Resurrection Blvd." for free download to people who preorder the special edition of the CD from the Play.com website.
Notes "Self-Affliction" and "Dust Be the Destiny" were recorded during the album's sessions. "Damning the Heavens" is a bonus track from The Last Kind Words that was available on the US Hot Topic Only Edition of that album. "Wasted Years" is an Iron Maiden cover that originally appeared on the Kerrang! compilation Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden. "Waiting for November" is a song about Fafara's mother-in-law's funeral. "Forgiveness Is a Six Gun" is believed to be about The Dark Tower series by author Stephen King.
Track list
Personnel DevilDriver Dez Fafara – vocals Mike Spreitzer – lead guitar Jeff Kendrick – rhythm guitar Jon Miller – bass, additional guitars John Boecklin – drums, additional guitars
Production Logan Mader – producer, engineering, mixing, mastering Andy Sneap – additional guitars Ryan Clark – Design, Illustrated Greg Weiss – vocal producer
Charts Chart Peakposition
References
External links
Pray for Villains at DevilDriver's official website Pray for Villains at Roadrunner Records Pray for Villains (Special Edition) at DevilDriver's official website Pray for Villains (Special Edition) at Roadrunner Records