Pray for Villains
| Pray for Villains | ||||
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| Studio album by DevilDriver | ||||
| Released | July 14, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Groove metal, melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 56:15 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Logan Mader | |||
| DevilDriver chronology | ||||
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| Special Edition Cover | ||||
 Special Edition |
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [1] |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 9/10[3] |
Pray for Villains is the fourth studio album by DevilDriver, released on July 14, 2009. On April 24 Roadrunner unveiled the cover artwork for both the regular and special editions of Pray for Villains. It was also announced that the special edition will be a CD/DVD package with 4 bonus tracks, a behind the scenes DVD and expanded artwork.[4] On the May 21st Devildriver released the single "Pray for Villains" to the public. On June 17, the music video for "Pray for Villains" premiered on MetalSucks.net.[5]
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.
The album sold around 14,600 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 35 on The Billboard 200 chart.
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 Dez'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
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pray for Villains" | 4:02 | |
| 2. | "Pure Sincerity" | 4:38 | |
| 3. | "Fate Stepped In" | 5:10 | |
| 4. | "Back with a Vengeance" | 3:40 | |
| 5. | "I've Been Sober" | 5:16 | |
| 6. | "Resurrection Blvd." | 3:58 | |
| 7. | "Forgiveness Is a Six Gun" | 4:33 | |
| 8. | "Waiting for November" | 5:06 | |
| 9. | "It's in the Cards" | 4:24 | |
| 10. | "Another Night in London" | 3:05 | |
| 11. | "Bitter Pill" | 4:24 | |
| 12. | "Teach Me to Whisper" | 4:01 | |
| 13. | "I See Belief" | 3:54 | |
Total length: |
56:15 | ||
| Special edition bonus tracks | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 14. | "Self-Affliction" | 4:49 | ||||||||
| 15. | "Dust Be the Destiny" | 3:10 | ||||||||
| 16. | "Damning the Heavens" | 2:19 | ||||||||
| 17. | "Wasted Years" (Iron Maiden cover) | 5:00 | ||||||||
Total length: |
71:35 | |||||||||
Personnel
- DevilDriver
- Dez Fafara – vocals
- Jeff Kendrick – guitar
- Mike Spreitzer – guitar
- Jon Miller – bass, guitar
- John Boecklin – drums, guitar
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 35 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 61 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[8] | 92 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 112 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 64 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 74 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 60 |
| US Billboard 200[13] | 35 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] | 4 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] | 14 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[16] | 11 |
References
- ↑ Bowar, Chad. "DevilDriver - 'Pray For Villains'". About.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ↑ Prato, Greg. "Pray for Villains - DevilDriver". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ↑ Ogle, Ryan. "DevilDriver - Pray for Villains". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ↑ "DEVILDRIVER REVEALS COVER ART!".
- ↑ "Exclusive Video Premiere: Devildriver’S “Pray For Villains”". MetalSucks. 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ "DevilDriver – Pray for Villains". Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "DevilDriver – Pray for Villains" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "DevilDriver – Pray for Villains" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "DevilDriver – Pray for Villains". Lescharts.com. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ↑ "DevilDriver – Pray for Villains". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "DevilDriver | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
- ↑ "DevilDriver Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for DevilDriver.
- ↑ "DevilDriver Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for DevilDriver.
- ↑ "DevilDriver Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Rock Albums for DevilDriver.
- ↑ "DevilDriver Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for DevilDriver.
External links
- Pray for Villains at AllMusic
- 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
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