The Last Kind Words

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The Last Kind Words
The Last Kind Words cover
Studio album by DevilDriver
Released Flag of Australia June 16, 2007
Flag of the United Kingdom June 19, 2007
Flag of the United States July 31, 2007
Recorded November 16, 2006 – Late December 2006 at Sonic Ranch outside El Paso, Texas
Genre Groove metal
Thrash metal
Death metal
Length 45:39
Label Roadrunner
Producer Jason Suecof
Professional reviews
DevilDriver chronology
The Fury of Our Maker's Hand
(2005)
The Last Kind Words
(2007)

The Last Kind Words is the third studio album by DevilDriver, released in the United States on July 31, 2007. It was released in the United Kingdom on June 19.

This is the first album to feature DevilDriver's melodic death metal influence by using melodic death-like leads on the guitar in some songs, and they make frequent use of guitar solos throughout the album. The album debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 14,000 copies in its first week.[1]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Not All Who Wander Are Lost" – 3:32
  2. "Clouds Over California" – 4:09
  3. "Bound by the Moon" – 4:01
  4. "Horn of Betrayal" – 4:24
  5. "These Fighting Words" – 3:58
  6. "Head on to Heartache (Let Them Rot)" – 4:22
  7. "Burning Sermon" – 3:38
  8. "Monsters of the Deep" – 4:03
  9. "Tirades of Truth" – 5:11
  10. "When Summoned" – 3:04
  11. "The Axe Shall Fall" – 5:15
  12. "Damning the Heavens" – 2:18 (US Hot Topic Only Edition)
  • Note: Dez Fafara's 9 year old son (at the time of the recording) Simon Fafara provides guest vocals in "Tirades of Truth".

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2007 The Billboard 200 #48
2007 UK Albums Chart -
2007 Australian ARIA Charts #46

[edit] References

  1. ^ Katie Hasty, "Common Scores First No. 1 On Billboard 200", Billboard.com, August 8, 2007.
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