{"id":56269,"date":"2018-07-06T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T23:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=56269"},"modified":"2023-05-23T11:06:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T10:06:31","slug":"news-devildriver-release-outlaw-country-covers-album-outlaws-til-the-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-devildriver-release-outlaw-country-covers-album-outlaws-til-the-end\/","title":{"rendered":"DEVILDRIVER Release Outlaw Country Covers Album \u2018Outlaws \u2018Til The End\u2019 (July 6th, 2018) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEVILDRIVER Release Outlaw Country Covers Album \u2018Outlaws \u2018Til The End\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nJuly 6th, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Los Angeles, California-based metal group DevilDriver tentatively issue outlaw country covers full-length studio album Outlaws \u2018Til The End<\/em> in early 2018.<\/p>\n

The outing consists of 13 cover tracks originally recorded by outlaw country artists, including Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Johnny Paycheck.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think real music has always gotten to me, whether it\u2019s the blues or even real Goth music like Bauhaus and Sisters Of Mercy, as well as outlaw country greats like Johnny Cash, Wayne \u2018The Train\u2019 Hancock, and Willie Nelson,\u201d frontman Dez Fafara commented. \u201cThat stuff has always attracted me, and this is absolutely the real McCoy. The blues and outlaw country are what made rock \u2018n\u2019 roll. They were around before rock \u2018n\u2019 roll… and in my head, I\u2019ve always heard these songs heavy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Production, mixing and recording was handled by Steve Evetts, with the effort featuring guest appearances by almost two dozen musicians, among them Glenn Danzig, guitarist John 5 (Rob Zombie \/ ex-Marilyn Manson), Lamb Of God members Randy Blythe (vocals) and Mark Morton (guitars), and vocalists Hank Williams III, Ana Cristina Cash (daughter-in-law of Johnny Cash), Lee Ving (Fear), Wednesday 13, Burton C. Bell (Fear Factory), and Brock Lindow (36 Crazyfists). <\/p>\n

\u201cI knew right away that I wanted to have guests on this record, and the first guest I wanted was John Carter Cash,\u201d Fafara said. \u201cI didn\u2019t want this thing to exist without John, without Hank3 or without Randy (Blythe). Basically, there were a certain amount of guests that I definitely wanted on it, but as I kept asking people, everyone kept saying yes! Randy and Mark (Morton) are both from the country and they were immediately on board. With John, we wound up talking for two hours when we first met, all about his love of heavy metal and my love of outlaw country and my love of his dad\u2019s music. All he wanted to do was talk about metal and all I wanted to do was talk about outlaw country. It was the craziest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to a collaboration to John Carter Cash, as referenced, Outlaws \u2018Til The End<\/em> also features an appearance from Fear frontman Lee Ving. \u201cLee has a country band called Range War and when he first started in music, his mother gave him her mandolin to play, so he played country music before he ever did punk rock,\u201d Fafara notes. \u201cI\u2019ve been fortunate enough in my career to do songs with Ozzy and some of the greats, but doing a song with Lee Ving? What can I say… he\u2019s my ultimate hero in life. I had a Fear shirt on the first time I ran away from home, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018Country Heroes\u2019 (Hank Williams III)
\n02. \u2018Whiskey River\u2019 (Willie Nelson)
\n03. \u2018Outlaw Man\u2019 (Eagles)
\n04. \u2018Ghost Riders In The Sky\u2019 (Johnny Cash)
\n05. \u2018I\u2019m The Only Hell Mama Ever Raised\u2019 (Johnny Paycheck)
\n06. \u2018If Drinking Don\u2019t Kill Me\u2019 (George Jones)
\n07. \u2018The Man Comes Around\u2019 (Johnny Cash)
\n08. \u2018A Thousand Miles From Nowhere\u2019 (Dwight Yoakam)
\n09. \u2018Copperhead Road\u2019 (Steve Earle)
\n10. \u2018Dad\u2019s Gonna Kill Me\u2019 (Richard Thompson)
\n11. \u2018A Country Boy Can Survive\u2019 (Hank Williams Jr.)
\n12. \u2018The Ride\u2019 (David Allan Coe)<\/p>\n

DevilDriver\u2019s line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Dez Fafara (vocals)
\nMike Spreitzer (guitar)
\nNeal Tiemann (guitar)
\nDiego Ibarra (bass)
\nAustin D\u2019Amond (drums) <\/p>\n

A music video was filmed for the track \u2018Ghost Riders In The Sky\u2019. <\/p>\n

In addition, an official lyric video was created for the track \u2018Country Heroes\u2019. \u201cThis record would not have meant as much to me without having Hank3 on board,\u201d said Fafara. \u201cHe is one of the most authentic and real outlaw country artists out there right now. I chose to record \u2018Country Heroes\u2019 because the lyrics are extremely well-written, and using the names of all the outlaws within the song really does the song justice. \u2018I\u2019m drinking some George Jones and little bit a Coe…\u2019 etc., that is genius writing from Hank3 and should be recognized as such.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve heard this song as \u2018heavy\u2019 in my head for a very long time, so to re-track it and have Hank3 appear only to sing almost Ozzy-ish is just an over the top treat to the ears! Enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n

And as well, an official lyric video was created for the song \u2018Copperhead Road\u2019.<\/p>\n

All three clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Seventh studio record Trust No One<\/em> was released<\/a> in May 2016 via Napalm.<\/p>\n