| Devolution | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tampa, Fl, USA |
| Genres | Metal Industrial Breakbeat |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Wickedisc Records |
| Website | reverbnation.com/devolution |
Devolution is a US based Industrial Metal band established by Mike Garrett, later recording under the psuedonym of Mykill Mayhem. The first release from Devolution, entitled 'Cerebrequiem', was in the genre of Death Metal & was released in 1996, featuring session musicians assembled from Mykill's previous band, Astaroth. Singer Larry Sapp(also a member of national recording artist Brutality) performed vocals, & Tony Laureano(also a member of Angel Corpse, Nile, & Malevolent Creation, & several other national recording artists in the Death Metal genre) lent his talents in recording the drums for the CD. Another Death Metal CD was written, but technical difficulties & Tony's touring schedule with Nile prevented this CD from being released.
The next release was written & recorded in 1999, entitled, 'Self-Made Monster'. This release was in the vein of the Industrial Metal genre, & was more well-received than the previous release. Death's Shadow was the first single to be promoted, & charted at number 1 on mp3.com for 2 months for the Industrial genre from January 2000 to March 2000, with the second single, 'Crack Rocks In The Engine Block' charting at number 2 in Industrial charts, & the 3rd single, 'Flesh', charting in the top 10 in Industrial charts on mp3.com, all simultaneously. 'Death's Shadow' hit number 1 as well on the CMJ loud music charts in 2000, & on mpulse.com in early 2001(in their Gothic/Industrial category), both times with 'Death's Shadow'. Mpulse.com did a dual promotion with Hot Topic at that time, & 'Death's Shadow' was also chosen as one of the first tracks to be streaming on Hot Topic radio online. At this time, Mykill decided to trademark the band name Devolution, & it is still currently registered with the USPTO.
The next release, 'Grave Matters', in 2001, also was fraught with technical difficulties, so only 2 singles were released from the intended tracks, 'Suck It', & the title track. 'Suck It' hit number 1 on Mpulse.com in the Gothic/Industrial category as well in March 2001.
Mykill joined the band Sister Kill Cycle shortly thereafter, & didn't release as Devolution again until 2007 with 'United Slaves of Amerika', demonstrating Mykill's research into, & growing concern for the loss of civil liberties in the US following the tragedy of 9/11.
The song 'DCOG'(District of Columbia Original Gangsters) hit number 1 on Myspace.com in the Florida Industrial charts in early 2008, & material is currently being written for the next release to be entitled, 'American Apocalypse'.
,[1]