Devilskin

Devilskin
Origin Hamilton, New Zealand
Genres
Years active 2010 – present
Labels
  • Devilskin Ltd
  • Rhythm
  • DRM
  • Rodeostar (worldwide releases)
Associated acts
  • Slipping Tongue
  • Chuganaut
  • World War Four
  • Knightshade
  • Blackjack [1]
Website devilskin.co.nz
Members Jennie Skulander
Tony Vincent
Paul Martin
Nic Martin
Past members Rob

Devilskin is a four-piece alternative metal band from Hamilton, New Zealand, formed in June 2010. The band consists of Jennie Skulander (lead vocals), Tony 'Nail' Vincent (lead guitar), Paul Martin (bass, backing vocals) and Nic Martin (drums).

Devilskin's debut album, We Rise was released on 11 July 2014 and peaked at #1 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart, and spent 47 weeks in the chart.[2][3] It was certified Platinum by Recorded Music NZ in March 2015.[4] The bands sophomore album, Be Like the River, was released on November 11, 2016 and also peaked at #1.

History

Early years (2010–2013)

Devilskin originated in Hamilton, New Zealand in 2010.[5] Founding member Paul Martin was going through bands that were sent to him to play on The Axe Attack radio show and found a demo from a Rotorua band called 'Slipping Tongue', with member Jennie Skulander on vocals. Martin bumped into Skulander in Hamilton in 2010, moving there after the breakup of Slipping Tongue. After lots of persisting from Martin, they both agreed to form a band, grabbing Nail Vincent from Chuganaut (one of Hamilton's leading hard rock bands) and asked a local drummer, Rob, to play drums for the band. After a few shows, Rob had to have an operation, following a motorcycle accident,[6] forcing Martin to "press-gang" his son, Nic Martin, into temporarily replacing him. The band then decided to take on Nic as the full-time drummer. [7] With the band lineup settled, Vincent and Paul Martin solidified the Devilskin image by adopting their distinctive pink goatees.

Devilskin released 'Little Pills' on YouTube in 2012 to positive reviews, eventually getting second in The Rock 1000,[8] a countdown of the best 1000 rock songs as voted by listeners.

We Rise and subsequent tour (2014–2015)

The writing of material for We Rise occurred over a period of several years. The album was recorded within three weeks at York Street Studios in Auckland. In May 2014, Devilskin released the single 'Start a Revolution', peaking at 28 on the NZ Singles Chart. Following this they released their debut album, We Rise debuting at number 1 on the national album chart in 2014 and became the nation's biggest selling independent release of the year. By March 2015, We Rise went platinum, having sold an excess in 15,000 copies, being the first NZ rock/metal album to do so since Shihad's Killjoy album 18 years prior. We Rise stayed in the national album Chart for 95 weeks from 2014 to 2016.

The band accompanied We Rise with the live CD/DVD 'Live At The Powerstation', which debuted at number 12 on the NZ Album Chart in December 2014 and stayed on the chart for eight weeks.[7]

Mountains and Be Like the River (2015–present)

After sold-out album tour for We Rise and an 8 date 'Summer Surrender' tour in late 2014, Devilskin went offshore to play a series of promotional gigs, where they attracted the attention of international record companies and festival organizers, where they played the iconic Whisky a Go Go. The band returned home after this tour, to record to release a follow-up single 'Mountains', recorded whilst they were over in England.[7] Following the supporting 'Mountains and the Moon' tour, the band went to England to finish fully recording their follow-up album, Be Like the River. The albums first single, "Pray" was released on August 11, 2016.[9] The full album was later released on November 11, 2016, and peaked at #1 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart, like its predecessor. To follow the album release, Devilskin went on a promotional tour, opening for acts such as Airbourne[10] and playing at festivals such as the Download Festival.[11]

Band members

Current members

Former members

Timeline

Discography

Albums

Devilskin's debut album We Rise was ranked at number 8 on Recorded Music NZ's year-end album chart for 2014,[13] and at number 40 for 2015.[14]

Year Title Details Peak chart
positions		 Certifications
NZ[15]
2014 We Rise
  • Released: 11 July 2014
  • Label: Devilskin/Rhythm/DRM/Rodeostar (worldwide re-issue)
 1
Live at the Powerstation
  • Released: 21 November 2014
  • Label: Devilskin/Rhythm/DRM
 12
2016 Be Like the River[17]
  • Released: 11 November 2016
  • Label: Devilskin/Rhythm/DRM
 1

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
NZ[15]
2012 "Little Pills" — We Rise
2013 "Never See The Light" —
2014 "Start a Revolution" 28
"Fade" —
2015 "Mountains" — Be Like the River
2016 "Pray" —[upper-alpha 1]
"Grave"[19] —
"Voices" —

Notes

  1. ↑ "Pray" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 7 on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[18]

References

  1. ↑ The Band - Devilskin Retrieved 1 March 2017
  2. ↑ NZ Music Charts for 11 August 2014
  3. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "charts.org.nz - Discography Devilskin". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  4. ↑ NZ Music Charts for 28 July 2014
  5. ↑ "The Band". Devilskin. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  6. 1 2 Floor, The 13th (2014-06-27). "Devilskin: The Family That Plays Together… (Interview)". The 13th Floor. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Paul Martin - AudioCulture". www.audioculture.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  8. ↑ "The Rock 1000 + 500". www.therock.net.nz. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  9. ↑ DEVILSKIN (2016-08-11), DEVILSKIN - PRAY [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO], retrieved 2017-04-29
  10. ↑ "Airbourne & Devilskin - on sale now! | Licklist". licklist.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  11. ↑ "Devilskin to Play Download Festival | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Who are Devilskin". Devilskin. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  13. ↑ "What we listened to in 2014". Stuff. Fairfax. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Top Selling Albums of 2015". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  15. 1 2 "DEVILSKIN IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "Devilskin having a platinum year". Voxy. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  17. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "charts.org.nz - Devilskin - Be Like The River". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  18. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  19. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iSRJSW6leo
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