DevilDriver

DevilDriver is an American heavy metal band formed by vocalist Dez Fafara after his time with Coal Chamber. The group is known for combining groove metal and melodic death/thrash influences and released a string of albums on Roadrunner-era labels beginning in the early 2000s.

Reviews emphasize Dez Fafara's move from nu-metal (Coal Chamber) to a harsher growled vocal style, strong riffing and solos on earlier albums (especially The Last Kind Words), and a critical reception that grows more negative for Pray for Villains and Beast due to perceived uninspired songwriting and sameness. Early releases were associated with Roadrunner Records in press and reviews.

DevilDriver is presented across five DeBaser reviews that track the band's shift from Dez Fafara's post‑Coal Chamber project into a groove/melodic death/thrash hybrid. Early releases (self-titled, The Fury Of Our Maker's Hand, The Last Kind Words) receive praise for aggression and riffs; later albums (Pray for Villains, Beast) are criticized for sameness or lack of inspiration. Reviews highlight strong riffs, growled vocals, and live intensity alongside complaints about songwriting and sameness.

For:Fans of heavy metal, especially groove and melodic death metal listeners and readers of critical album reviews.