{"id":15246,"date":"2013-09-16T00:00:56","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T00:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=15246"},"modified":"2013-11-19T16:42:38","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T16:42:38","slug":"album-review-the-devil-wears-prada-818","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-the-devil-wears-prada-818\/","title":{"rendered":"THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA – 8:18 (2013) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
8:18<\/strong><\/span>
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\nRoadrunner (2013)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Devil Wears Prada has made quite a name for themselves since their debut Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord<\/em> was released in 2006. Over the course of five albums the Dayton, Ohio-based band has created a heavy sound that has won spots on some of the hottest tours and festivals the world over.<\/p>\n

They have also become the darlings of the Christian metal market, while maintaining a power that has brought them mainstream success. This puts them on a very short list of bands who manage to live successfully in two worlds, probably due to their unwavering loyalty to both. The Devil Wears Prada creates music that swells with energy and rage. As with any band, the sound has evolved over the years, and that has culminated in the dark fury of 8:18<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Upon listening to The Devil Wears Prada\u2019s latest release the first thing you won\u2019t notice is the absence of keyboardist James Baney, who exited in 2012. Although not considered a part of the band, Jonathan Gering fills the vacant role on the first album since Baney\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n

If anything, Gering\u2019s playing leans more toward the Linkin Park sound the band has been slowly adopting over the years. This being the case, the standard The Devil Wears Prada recipe runs through the songs on 8:18<\/em>. The songs here may be some of the darkest the band has offered to date, even opening with a song titled \u2018Gloom\u2019. The band brings thunderous, churning hardcore sounds, and vocalist Mike Hranica\u2019s Snapcase-on-overdrive screams are still part of the band\u2019s trademark. All in all, it\u2019s a fair start to the new album. <\/p>\n

If any changes are obvious, it\u2019s that The Devil Wears Prada has moved in a slightly more metal direction. Songs like \u2018First Sight\u2019 have a metal edge, and include the incredible clean vocals of guitarist Jeremy DePoyster. DePoyster brings the melody into the tracks on 8:18<\/em>, and his contributions are some of the most memorable offered on this outing. His melodies on \u2018Sailor\u2019s Prayer\u2019 mesh well with Hranica\u2019s often overpowering screams. Musically you can hear bits of Saosin in songs like \u2018Care More\u2019, another example of how DePoyster and Hranica can complement each other\u2019s abilities. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s still hard not to feel like Hranica is the band\u2019s Achilles\u2019 heel. \u2018Home For Grave\u2019 is musically outstanding. The band varies in dynamics from racing metal to quiet introspection to hardcore pummeling, but the one note screams are just rather dull. \u2018Transgress\u2019 is equally a brilliant piece of music, but the vocals seem a bit uninspired. Perhaps it\u2019s because the band has progressed over the years, but the vocals show little variance. When Hranica is on, he provides and outstanding performance, and when he and DePoyster find the perfect balance of fury and melody there is magic. I just can\u2019t help but wonder what the band would sound like with a singer with greater range. <\/p>\n

Overall, 8:18<\/em> is an enjoyable album. Metalcore has few bands that have a distinctive sound, and The Devil Wears Prada is one of those exceptional bands who stand out. When considering the band\u2019s previous output, 8:18<\/em> is a fair release. Old fans won\u2019t be let down, and the band has a modern sound that will continue to garner new fans and will sell in today\u2019s musical climate. <\/p>\n

Jim McDonald<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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