New Album Review up at Rockway.gr

Thanks to the good people at Rockway.gr for the review of “Forever, Never or Whenever”. You can read the original version (in Greek) here: https://rockway.gr/nees-kyklofories/item/24053-devil-to-pay-forever-never-or-whenever

Loosely translated version:

With the “discovery” of heavy rock sound, many have begun to decipher its features, and so on, by forgetting the essence of the thing, which is music and whether you like it, express it, and win you over. Devil To Pay is here to remind us of this, with their new, sixth please, song entitled “Forever, Never Or Whenever”.

American heavy rockers, founded in 2002 in Indianapolis, USA, and having 17 years in the “kurbet”, have only 5 albums to show. “Forever, Never Or Whenever”, is their sixth recording effort and perhaps the most atmospheric of them all.

Devil To Pay may say heavy rock, but listening carefully, you’ll find elements of southern rock, heavy metal and sludge in their sound. Still, it’s a fact that psychedelic as well as atmospheric rock and metal play an important role in this album.

The American metallers certainly do not rely on the past to draw sound topics. In “Forever, Never Or Whenever”, it seems clear that the band wants to “do their part” by creating a separate album, beyond the labels, playing what they really love and enjoy. With fuzzy touches and with the atmosphere being Devil To Pay’s top priority, the album looks more in its time than it was influenced by its heavy rock ancestors. After all, “Heave Ho” is a standard for modern radio hits without the desire to become pop rock, but it retains the band’s rock / metal culture.

Another element that made the band fit into their sound is this atmospheric psychedelia that was first introduced by the masters Pink Floyd, Doors and Led Zeppelin. “The Cautionary Tale Of Yen Sid” and “The Pendulum” are the most notable examples of this psychedelic rock / metal style of Devil To Pay and two of the album’s most notable compositions. The band has also put some alternative rock elements to their sound, with “Tap Dancing On Your Grave” and “Light Sentence” reminiscent of Placebo and The Cure. The album also has the modern rock ‘n’ roll feel of “Imminent Demise” and the space rock aesthetic of “Anti-Gravity Depravity”.

In the end, I think Devil To Pay’s attempt to create something different from the usual heavy rock albums is a complete success, as “Forever, Never Or Whenever” is a heavy rock album, but with a mix of different sound ideas that seem to complement each other. It’s a modern heavy rock / metal album, with remarkable compositions and modern fuzzy “ideology”. “Forever, Never Or Whenever” is one of the best albums in its history, especially in today’s rock and metal scene, as it has been. I think you’ll enjoy it very much, with a beer in hand.