Devil Sold His Soul
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Origin | London, England |
Genres | Post-hardcore[1] post-metal,[2] metalcore[3] |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | Eyesofsound, Century Media, Basick, Nuclear Blast |
Associated acts | *shels, Mahumodo, Rinoa, The Arusha Accord, Tortuga |
Website | devilsoldhissoul |
Members | Rick Chapple Jonny Renshaw Ed Gibbs Leks Wood Jozef Norocky Paul Green |
Past members | Tom Harriman Dave Robinson Iain Trotter Paul Kitney |
Devil Sold His Soul are an ambient influenced[4] post-hardcore band from London, formed in 2004 and signed to Nuclear Blast. Three members of the band used to be in Mahumodo.[5] They released their debut studio album A Fragile Hope on 18 June, 2007, after the release of their debut EP Darkness Prevails,[6] produced by Mark Williams.[citation needed] The band released their second studio album Blessed & Cursed (mixed by Steve Evetts) on 18 June, 2010.[7] On 8 August, 2010, they played at the Hevy Music Festival held near Folkestone, Kent, before embarking on a UK tour with Architects. In January, 2011, the band announced that bassist Iain Trotter has left the band to pursue a career outside music. He was replaced by Jozef Norocky, former guitarist of Rinoa.[8] In mid-March, 2013, Ed Gibbs announced that he would be leaving the band to also pursue a career outside the band after the upcoming music festivals were over. In April, Paul Green, one of the two vocalists of The Arusha Accord, replaced him as the band's vocalist.[9] Devil Sold His Soul signed a deal with Basick at the end of 2013, coinciding with the release of a music video for their single "Time".
On 23 January, 2017, the band announced they will be playing their debut album A Fragile Hope in full on their upcoming tour and also the return of ‘Master’ Ed Gibbs on vocals alongside current vocalist Paul Green. After touring the UK & Japan in late 2017 & Spring 2018, the band began work on their upcoming 4th studio album titled ‘Loss’. ‘Loss,’ which was released on 9 April, 2021, via Nuclear Blast Records, is the first studio album to feature the dual vocalists Ed Gibbs & Paul Green.[10]
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Timeline[]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- A Fragile Hope (18 June 2007)
- Blessed & Cursed (12 July 2010)
- Empire of Light (17 September 2012)
- Loss (9 April 2021)[12]
EPs[]
- Darkness Prevails (2005)
- Belong ╪ Betray (2014)
Splits[]
- Devil Sold His Soul/Tortuga (2008)
References[]
- ^ Pereira, Roberto (8 December 2014). "Review: Devil Sold His Soul – Belong Betray". Arctic Drones. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Lawson, Dom (9 December 2014). "Welcome Back: Devil Sold His Soul". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
Devil Sold His Soul were propagating their atmospheric post-metal wall of sound much earlier than most...
- ^ Lloyd, Gavin (6 October 2014). "Devil Sold His Soul Live in London". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
While there are two distinct sides to Devil Sold His Soul's music, the metalcore scene that the band emerged from is obviously the heart of this band.
- ^ Pete Withers (10 July 2010). "Devil Sold His Soul – Blessed And Cursed". rocksound.tv. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ Haynes, Rob. "Devil Sold His Soul: up-close, personal and intense". Metro. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
- ^ Volume, Pure. "Devil Sold His Soul on Purevolume". Purevolume. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
- ^ "Featured Content on Myspace". Myspace.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Devil Sold His Soul Announce New Bassist!". D-s-h-s.blogspot.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "News: Devil Sold His Soul part ways with vocalist, Ed Gibbs!". Dead Press. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ Paul Green [@Paularusha] (30 April 2017). "@deadpresszine @zachredrup thankyou guys! In answer to your question, I'd love to do the DSHS @EdwardGibbs tag team permanently