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Double album on splatter vinyls with gatefold cover

Like many of the current New Wave of American Metal bands, people love to hate DevilDriver. Particular scorn is reserved for frontman Dez Fafara, mostly due to his nu-metal roots from fronting the band Coal Chamber but the band showed a unique style on their debut self-titled effort, but I wasn’t convinced that they were ‘the next big thing’ as some people claimed. Sure the debut was good but it definitely wasn’t great. So I was eagerly waiting to see if this so called next Pantera (Phil Anselmo claimed DevilDriver was the next Pantera in fact) was just a one trick pony or a legit deal. So what did the second album ‘The Fury Of Our Maker’s Handä had to offer. Well the style hasn’t changed that much. It’s a refinement of their unique blend of post thrash and nu metal. It feels like this album has placed a greater emphasis on the metal part rather than the nu this time around. And right from the get go with the track ‘End Of The Line’ listeners can hear just how much the band had matured in two years. The band is just working better as a whole. Rather than a ‘side project’ mentality, the band is operating as a machine with each member using the others to crank out a product that is both quality and timely. Everyone in the band has done their part to increase the abilities of the band as a whole and ‘The Fury Of Our Maker’s Hand’ is proof of their work and dedication.

Track listing:
1. End Of The Line
2. Driving Down The Darkness
3. Grinfucked
4. Hold Back The Day
5. Sin And Sacrifice
6. Ripped Apart
7. Pale Horse Apocalypse
8. Just Run
9. Impending Disaster
10. Bear Witness Unto
11. Before The Hangman’s Noose
12. The Fury Of Our Maker’s Hand