Devil

Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
User Score
Based on 53 ratings
2014 Ratings: #592
April 1, 2014 / Release Date
LP / Format
Razor & Tie / Label
Post-Hardcore / Genre
David BottrillProducer
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Critic Reviews

keezoquesillo
100

[FIRST DEVILISH LISTEN]

All underrated post-hardcore albums have people with balloons on the cover.

'Devil’ is one of the strongest albums the genre has to offer, with diverse instrumentals and switch ups that not even the band has attempted before. While listening I felt entertained and mesmerized every second, not even wanting for the album to end, it’s simply THAT good.

Also, it has backing vocals and guitars by Thomas Erak from The Fall of Troy, couldn’t really ... read more

Oreo_Trash
77

Chiodos' comeback with Craig Owens definitely feels more forced than ever, but in no way bad. It's perfectly listenable post-hardcore.

r0tt3d_W0rm
40

A lot of the Chiodos personality is wiped from this album. There was a charm to the horror elements and unpredictability of the older records. It honestly just sounds like a heavier D.R.U.G.S. Album, with some B-sides sounding like a D.R.U.G.S. Song. The most notable track is Expensive Conversations, that is a banger. But the rest of the album felt like they reunited for a paycheck and disbanded shortly after they realized they didnt have the same chemistry they had in previous records.

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