Pray for Villains

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Pray for Villains
Pray for villains cover.jpg
Studio album by
DevilDriver
ReleasedJuly 14, 2009
GenreGroove metal, melodic death metal
Length56:15
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerLogan Mader
DevilDriver chronology
Head on to Heartache
(2008) 		Pray for Villains
(2009) 		Beast
(2011)
Special edition cover
DD special edition.jpg
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com4/5 stars[1]
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[2]
Blabbermouth.net9/10[3]

Pray for Villains is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band DevilDriver, released on July 14, 2009. It sold around 14,600 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 35 on the Billboard 200 chart.

On April 24, Roadrunner unveiled the cover artwork for both the regular and special editions of the album. It was also announced that the special edition would be a CD/DVD package with four bonus tracks, a behind-the-scenes DVD, and expanded artwork.[4] On May 21, DevilDriver released the single "Pray for Villains" to the public. On June 17, the music video for "Pray for Villains" premiered on MetalSucks.net.[5] Play.com also teamed up with Roadrunner to offer "Resurrection Blvd." for free download to people who preorder the special edition of the CD from the Play.com website.

Notes[]

  • "Self-Affliction" and "Dust Be the Destiny" were recorded during the album's sessions.
  • "Damning the Heavens" is a bonus track from The Last Kind Words that was available on the US Hot Topic Only Edition of that album.
  • "Wasted Years" is an Iron Maiden cover that originally appeared on the Kerrang! compilation Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden.
  • "Waiting for November" is a song about Dez's mother-in-law's funeral.
  • "Forgiveness Is a Six Gun" is believed to be about The Dark Tower series by author Stephen King.

Track list[]

No.TitleLength
1."Pray for Villains"4:02
2."Pure Sincerity"4:38
3."Fate Stepped In"5:10
4."Back with a Vengeance"3:40
5."I've Been Sober"5:16
6."Resurrection Blvd."3:58
7."Forgiveness Is a Six Gun"4:33
8."Waiting for November"5:06
9."It's in the Cards"4:24
10."Another Night in London"3:05
11."Bitter Pill"4:24
12."Teach Me to Whisper"4:01
13."I See Belief"3:54
Total length:56:15
Special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Self-Affliction"4:49
15."Dust Be the Destiny"3:10
16."Damning the Heavens"2:19
17."Wasted Years" (Iron Maiden cover)5:00
Total length:71:35

Personnel[]

DevilDriver
  • Dez Fafara – vocals
  • Mike Spreitzer – lead guitar
  • Jeff Kendrick – rhythm guitar
  • Jon Miller – bass, additional guitars
  • John Boecklin – drums, additional guitars

Charts[]

Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 35
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 61
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 92
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 112
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 64
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 74
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 60
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[13] 4
US Billboard 200[14] 35
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] 4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 14
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[17] 11

References[]

  1. ^ Bowar, Chad. "DevilDriver - 'Pray For Villains'". About.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  2. ^ Prato, Greg. "Pray for Villains - DevilDriver". Allmusic. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Ogle, Ryan. "DevilDriver - Pray for Villains". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  4. ^ "DEVILDRIVER REVEALS COVER ART!".
  5. ^ "Exclusive Video Premiere: Devildriver'S "Pray For Villains"". MetalSucks. June 17, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – DevilDriver – Pray for Villains". Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – DevilDriver – Pray for Villains" (in German). Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – DevilDriver – Pray for Villains" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – DevilDriver – Pray for Villains". Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – DevilDriver – Pray for Villains". Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "DevilDriver | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  13. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  14. ^ "DevilDriver Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "DevilDriver Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  16. ^ "DevilDriver Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  17. ^ "DevilDriver Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.

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