The Devil Wears Prada
Biography
Mystifyingly taking their name from a popular chick lit bestseller, the Devil Wears Prada is easily one of the most bizarrely named bands of their time. Since the group is a Christian metalcore act from Dayton, OH, one assumes that the band name was chosen not because the sextet is a foe of former Vogue editor Anna Wintour, but metaphorically, as in "the devil is a deceptively appealing figure." The Devil Wears Prada formed in 2005, consisting of singer and lyricist Mike Hranica (who handles the death growl vocals), guitarist and vocalist Jeremy DePoyster (who does the clean vocals), guitarist Chris Rubey, bassist Ziggy "Trick Daddy" Jerome, keyboardist James Baney, and drummer Daniel Williams. This lineup recorded the 2005 EP Patterns of a Horizon, which was self-released with individual hand-painted covers. Signing to Victory Records' positive-themed subsidiary Rise Records and replacing Jerome with new bassist Andy Trick, the Devil Wears Prada released Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord in the summer of 2006. After selling more than 30,000 units of their debut, they went back to the studio and began plugging away on 2007's Plagues. With Roots Above and Branches Below followed two years later in 2009. Hranica and Rubey also have an experimental grindcore side project band called xGUMBYx. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide
Selected Discography
With Roots Above And Branches Below
2009
Plagues
2007
I saw these guys live, they are so intense. Some of the best screamo/hard c o r e stuff out there.
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they are awsome... i would rather not have the screamo songs(some are ok)
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pretty awesome band.persona l l y , i prefer devil driver and lamb of god, but these guys are pretty fuckn raw. rock on....
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the closest thing i can say to express the amazingness is Lobster Knife Fight!!!
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these dudes are so sick live. If you haven't seen them you simply must
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love their old albums more but this new one kicks a**. ya gotta change it up
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new album is amazing im obsessed with listening to this album all of the time
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I wish they would sweep. And actually have a functional synth player. And tune their guitars in drop B.
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i saw them over spring break and i couldnt believe how into the music me and the crowd got. thet are soooooo good.
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these guys are by far one of my fav screamo bands.... blessthefall , august burns red and emery are my other top favs.
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i know, they are straight beast cakes!! hah, i actually really like their newest cd. it may be their best one. the lyrics are pretty amazing.
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they were pretty beast at warped tour. mike still hasn't gotten a new false tooth yet, so he looks pretty funny with a big gap where his front tooth would be. they were sick though, good breakdowns.
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GET DEAR LOVE AND ILL BE HAPPY!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! TDWP rulez d00d and dont forget it. These Guys are my Favorite band and if you wondering if youd like em the answer every time is yes yes yes!!!!!!!! Theyre a Christian band and arent afraid to admit it and i personally that that is freaking amazing!!!!
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No matter how much I HATE to say it, Prada has seriously disappointed me with the release of With Roots Above and Branches Below =/. It just isn't as moving and energetic as their previous two albums. There just isn't enough of everything. They've gotten lazy if you ask me, which is pretty ironic coming from a christian band. Amazing band none the less.
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