The Devil Wears Prada recently signed with Roadrunner Records in the U.S. and will make their label debut with an as-yet-untitled new LP executive-produced by Adam Dutkiewicz of Killswitch Engage and expected to arrive Fall 2013. Their nationwide co-headline trek with As I Lay Dying gets underway tomorrow, February 22, at Ventura, California’s Majestic Ventura Theater Half House and then continues through early April (see dates below). The Devil Wears Prada and As I Lay Dying will be accompanied on the trek by For Today, The Color Morale (February 22 – March 7), and The Chariot (March 8 – April 4). For complete details and ticket information, please visit TDWPband.com/Tour.
In other TDWP news, frontman Mike Hranica released his new book, One & A Half Hearts, this week. It’s a collection of inspirations behind the group’s breakout record Dead Throne. One & Half Hearts looks back on the creation of Dead Throne with an in-depth exploration of its lyrical context. Copies of One & Half Hearts are available now at MikeHranica.com, TDWPstore.com, Amazon.com and will be available for purchase on the band’s upcoming tour.
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA/AS I LAY DYING
North American Tour 2013
w/Special Guests For Today
The Color Morale (February 22 – March 7), The Chariot (March 8 – April 4)
*w/The Color Morale only
FEBRUARY
19 Denver, CO Moon Room*
20 Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound*
22 Ventura, CA Majestic Ventura Theater Half House
23 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst
24 Chico, CA Senator Theatre
26 Reno, NV Knitting Factory Concert House
27 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
28 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia
MARCH
1 San Diego, CA Soma
2 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
3 El Paso, TX Tricky Falls
5 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheater
6 San Antonio, TX Backstage Live
7 Dallas, TX House of Blues – Dallas
8 Lubbock, TX Cactus Courtyard
9 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
10 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre
12 Nashville, TN Rocketown
13 Charlotte, NC Amos’ Southend
14 Charleston, SC The Music Farm
15 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
16 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore
17 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre
19 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
20 Huntington, NY Paramount Theater
21 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
22 Williamsville, NY Club Infinity
23 Toronto, ON The Sound Academy
24, 25 Millvale, PA Mr. Smalls Theater
27 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
28 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection
29 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
30 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
APRIL
2 Lawrence, KS The Granada Theatre
3, 4 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
The Devil Wears Prada have unleashed the latest music video in support of their latest album, Dead Throne. The clip, for the song “Mammoth,” can be viewed below. Let us know what you think in the comments.
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The Devil Wears Prada just released their first-ever live CD/DVD DEAD&ALIVE, and are on the road on this year’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. Get all the dates for this year’s tour here.
And for the inside story on Mayhem’s most brutal lineup ever, be sure to pick up the July/August issue of Revolver on newsstands now, or in our online store.
Photos: Jeremy DePoyster and The Devil Wears Prada
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I recently spoke to drummer Daniel Williams from The Devil Wears Prada about his band, this year’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival and Dead & Alive, the band’s new live CD/DVD, which was released last month.
REVOLVER: You’ve been around for seven years with your original lineup intact. How does that make you feel?
The only change is our keyboard player [futureusgalleryJames Baney, who left the band this year] — parting ways with him. But I’m blessed to be able to play with my best friends and able to play some awesome shows as well.
How does it feel to have recorded and shot for your first ever live CD/DVD, Dead & Alive? Are you happy with the results?
I am definitely happy with the results. We had a few hiccups along the way; Jeremy [futureusgalleryDePoyster, rhythm guitar] does all of the behind-the-scenes stuff and editing for it. But it was kind of an issue. We had gone overseas and had all of this stuff made for the DVD, and our deadline was coming up. As soon as we got back, our manager hit us up for the content and Jeremy had gone to export all of that content and his hard drive crashed. So we lost everything we had, so he had to — last minute — make a new video, throw all of the information off his backup hard drive to get it all set up. It was a huge hassle but it came out really well. But the actual DVD looks amazing. The editing was done well, the sound is great, I’m happy with how we played, can’t say I played everything right, but we’ll see what people say in the review of the DVD. I’m really happy and stoked about it, just as everyone else, is because it was a fun experience for us.
Where was the DVD filmed and why?
It was filmed in Massachusetts at The Palladium. We’ve played there numerous times before, so we knew what to expect — the venue size, how many people would show up, the stage. Every time we’d play, the crowds are awesome so we thought it’d be the perfect place to be. We’ve had the same production throughout the whole tour. We wanted to show everyone exactly what we did on tour and get everybody excited for the next tour.
Why did keyboardist James Baney leave the band, and are you looking for a replacement?
We split ways because it’s hard to work with certain people in general. It’s sometimes hard to work creatively, and he’s married and such, so there were some reasons we decided to split. No, we’re not looking for another keyboard player. Both of our guitarists are going to be writing the keys for future releases. We have someone playing the keyboard parts, but we are not going to be looking for a sixth member for The Devil Wears Prada.
How does it feel to be on this year’s Mayhem Festival? What do you have planned afterwards?
Very excited. It feels great. I can’t even believe our name is next to the bands we’re playing with. The acts are massive, and I never imagined playing with bands like Slipknot or Slayer. Getting up there to play with them or meet them is awesome. After Mayhem I think we’re going to be doing some overseas touring with August Burns Red and Whitechapel. We’ve already did our headliner then did and overseas tour already this year, so being able to do Mayhem and another tour with Whitchapel is awesome. I love those guys.
Does time stand still or fly by when you’re performing?
The first 20 minutes or so flies by. If I was playing a 30-minute set, the set flies by. But if there’s an issue or my kick drum pedal breaks, that set feels like forever. I don’t know why, but it breaks that rush of adrenaline. It’s so hard to get back in and longer sets are tougher and make it feel like a longer time.
What is one special effect you’d want to use or see during your shows?
Hmmm … special effects … pyro. I want to blow stuff up on stage, but at the moment I don’t think that’s possible for our band. I think we might blow ourselves up first. But I think it would be awesome to do it one day or have enough money to be able to blow stuff up and not catch the venue on fire.
What about stage props what items would you want to use?
We had on our Death Throne Tour, which can also be seen on the DVD, a logo made of LED lights that was our first kind of prop — along with the stage lights and stuff like that. But I don’t know. I think something Gwar-style like a T-Rex eating someone out of the audience would be cool. But as far as my imagination goes on props, that’s all I can think of right now.
What has been the biggest banner you’ve used during your tours?
We had one overseas and played the Download festival, and I think it was 30-by-40 feet. It was massive. We brought it over there for a two-week tour before but only used it once.
Have you ever thought about playing a prank or joke on the audience? For example, since you’re a metal band, you come on stage with acoustic guitars — and then break them?
We’ve never pranked the audience but we have pranked other bands, throwing ping-pong balls at them. We took a smoke machine one time and let the fog machine going on as this band was playing. When they were done it was so foggy, you couldn’t see your own hand.
Do you think talking about spirituality in music is becoming more popular and accepted in music?
To me it’s weird because some people get bent out of shape and feel music has always been an outlet of a feeling or emotion or an idea out there. Every band out there, like a punk band talking about politics or a pop singer, talks about love or a boyfriend or girlfriend — or a metal band talking about our beliefs. Why does it matter? Music is always getting a point across, even if it’s just to play the music, and people should understand that. It’s an outlet for the artists and what the fans can enjoy. I think it should be accepted.
Does the band ever get criticized for not being Christian enough? How do you respond to those people?
Yes, actually. Sometimes people would be like, “You said damn” or “You’re drinking a beer.” I think nowadays people are more traditional than before and the Christians don’t care about the old ways. We’ve definitely gotten a lot of flack for not doing things the way someone else does them. But my response to that is, we stay true to ourselves. There are hundreds of ideas people say, but we do our own thing. I hope our fans can be more understanding of us. Not everyone is the same. Believe in different things and just the general idea of Christianity. That’s the important part.
Anything else you’d like to say or add?
I would like to add a shout out to my friends in a band called Danger Kids. They just started and sound like Linkin Park. They’re super-rad dudes. Go check them out if you can. Also go pick up our new CD/DVD!
Keep up with The Devil Wears Prada at their Facebook page.
Dead & Alive is available at iTunes and Amazon.com.
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Here’s the exclusive premiere of “Dead Throne” from The Devil Wears Prada’s new Dead&Alive live CD/DVD, which will be released June 26 on Ferret Music.
Dead&Alive, which was filmed and recorded in 2011 during the band’s Dead Throne tour, features plenty of behind-the-scenes footage shot and edited by the band’s own Jeremy DePoyster.
You’ll see everything from studio footage, the band just hanging out, home rehearsals, backstage stuff and more.
You can pre-order Dead&Alive right now at the band’s website. Special bundles are available.
The Devil Wears Prada will spend their summer as one of the headliners on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, which gets under way June 30. The tour also features Slipknot, Slayer, Anthrax and Motörhead. Check out the festival’s website for all the dates.
And be sure to follow the band on their Facebook page.
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The Devils Wears Prada have announced the details of their first-ever live release, a CD/DVD titled DEAD&ALIVE.
Filmed during the band’s headlining tour in support of their most recent album, Dead Throne, DEAD&ALIVE will feature both performance footage and behind-the-scenes clips filmed by guitarist Jeremy DePoyster.
“As folks can continually expect from the band, we’ve been meticulous as ever picking apart edits, audio, artwork, bonus material, etc; which is very important to us – to be hands on, in control, and enthusiastic about the content we create for this band,” said vocalist Mike Hranica in an official press statement. “It’s always what we try and do with TDWP and I think DEAD&ALIVE can serve as a testimony to that.”
DEAD&ALIVE is set for a June 26 release. Watch the band perform “Vengeance” below:
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Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, the world’s largest touring heavy music festival, is back for its fifth year. Headlining the main stage will be masked metal miscreants Slipknot, on their first U.S. tour since the passing of bassist Paul Gray, alongside thrash-metal titans Slayer. The fest will announce another major special guest on March 5.
Supporting those bands on the main stage will be a rotation, depending on the date, of the Devil Wears Prada, As I Lay Dying, and Asking Alexandria. The Jägermeister Stage will feature a special headline set by Anthrax along with rotating support from Whitechapel, High on Fire, and a Jägermeister Music opener. The bands may vary depending on the market.
The tour will hit 26 cities beginning June 30, and presale tickets are going on sale on April 6.
Corey Taylor of Slipknot says, “You knew we’d be back. Now, you know we’re coming. This will be a tour people will scarcely want to miss. It will definitely be a show to remember. Can’t wait to see the states again from behind a mask.”
Slipknot’s, Clown says, “Slipknot is headlining this summer’s Mayhem festival, and it’s going to be unlike anything you’ve ever felt, sensed, or seen. You miss this; you miss everything. Everyone seems to think that there’s a chance we’re gonna go away. This is the farthest thing from the truth. Stay sic and don’t ever judge us.”
“Mayhem 2012 might just be the last and greatest metal festival before the world ends!! So wreak havoc and go out in style!!” adds Tom Araya of Slayer. While his bandmate, Kerry King, comments, “We can’t wait to get rolling on Mayhem 2012! Been three years since we played it last, and it’s gonna be brutal!!! You can’t go wrong with Slayer and Slipknot, pure fucking mayhem!!!!”
The tour will also feature the Rockstar Metal Mulisha Jump Team on select dates.
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival is produced by Rockstar Taste of Chaos organizer John Reese, Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman, Live Nation, and Creative Artists Agency. The team has made the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival a standout on the summer concert circuit by following the proven model of using sponsorship to deliver a lower ticket price and an enhanced concert experience. This year sees them joining forces once again with Rockstar Energy Drink as the title sponsor.
“Metal is alive and well in 2012,” says Reese. “The fifth year of Rockstar Mayhem Festival will have a massive lineup that will set heavy music fans ears blazing!”
“Some years it all comes together, from top to bottom and this year’s Rockstar Mayhem lineup is going to bring it!” adds tour producer Kevin Lyman.
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL TOUR DATES
06/30 – San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater
07/01 – San Francisco – Shoreline Amphitheater
07/03 – Seattle, WA – White River Amphitheater
07/04 – Boise, ID – Idaho Center Amphitheater
07/06 – Phoenix, AZ – Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion
07/07 – Albuquerque, NM – Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The Pavilion
07/08 – Denver, CO – Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
07/10 – Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
07/11 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
07/13 – Tampa, FL – 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre
07/14 – Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
07/15 – Indianapolis, IN – Klipsch Music Center
07/18 – Oklahoma City, OK – Zoo Amphitheatre
07/20 – St. Louis, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/21 – Chicago, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
07/22 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
07/24 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
07/25 – Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
07/27 – Philadelphia, PA – Susquehanna Bank Center
07/28 – Pittsburgh, PA – First Niagara Pavilion
07/29 – Washington, DC – Jiffy Lube Live
07/31 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
08/01 – Buffalo, NY – Darien Lake PAC
08/03 – Boston, MA – Comcast Center
08/04 – Scranton, PA – Toyota Pavilion
Let’s also take this moment to recognize the photographers, credited below each photo, who risk life and lens to go in the pit and capture the mayhem as it happens. For those about to shoot, we salute you!
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