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.

DEVIL TO PAY to Play Hi-Fi Indy Battle of the Bands November 20th

DEVIL TO PAY will be performing at the Hi-Fi Indy on Wednesday, November 20th for the 2019 Battle of the Bands. More info can be found on the event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/596027910933842/

“Forever, Never or Whenever” Released Today

Thanks to the good people at Ripple Music, DEVIL TO PAY’s “Forever, Never or Whenever” is available today! You can head over to the Ripple Music bandcamp to listen: https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/forever-never-or-whenever

New Album Review at Demonic-Nights.at

You can check it out online here: http://www.demonic-nights.at/2019/11/devil-to-pay-forever-never-or-whenever

Translated from German:

For the past 17 years, Devil To Pay has been pouring in DIY style mainly through the USA, letting their fabulous sound – a mixture of hard rock, stoner riffs and massive doom – be launched. Somewhere between rock and metal you feel in the best sense of Black Label Society, The Skull and Trouble recalls. With the sixth studio album “Forever, Never Or Whenever” , the Indianapolis quartet unleashes the next gripping song collection.

Of course, the rocking Stoner Doom veterans do not let themselves get carried away and serve their usual fare with thick guitars and a lot of cheeks. Already the opener “Heave Ho” shows how it sounds. Occasional biker vibes create a sympathetic antipole, in between multi-voice riffs are tried out. The gritty, frontal vocals work in the best sense nasty and yet catchy – you know meanwhile what you get from the US Quartet. Of course, the dark, doomy episodes are also part of this mix. “The Devil’s Barking Up Your Tree” rehearses the deceleration, takes the tempo out and gives herself instead to complete Heavyness. That makes a weird mood.

A certain straightness carries the tracks in always traceable climes. This oppressive reliability lets you rock and roll right away. As “Light Sentence” gradually sinks into nimble vibes, comes well, similar to the interspersed aggression of “Get On Down”. While the arrangement is rather leisurely, the vocals freak out. At the end it gets really nice heavy. Speaking of the end: The bouncer “Anti-Gravity Depravity” finally plays with the limits of the genre. A little extra length, discreetly proggige approaches and the screaming, playful lead guitar just look, what is feasible – damn much, damn much good.

What Devil To Pay delivers on their sixth studio album may not win an originality award, but that should not be a problem. Compact presentation, honest performance and sympathetic heavyness together with thrilling riffs underline the band’s familiar yet unique ethos. “Forever, Never Or Whenever” rocks, squeezes, spits and seduces in a loose order – another top example of the exceptional class of this much underrated and overlooked Stoner Doom institution.

Rating: 8/10

Available from: 08.11.2019
Available via: Ripple Music (H’ART)

“Forever, Never or Whenever” Review & Full Album Stream Posted at The Obelisk

Thanks to our friends at The Obelisk, the entire “Forever, Never or Whenever” album (which drops Friday via Ripple Music) is available for streaming, with a very kind review included. You can check it out here: http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2019/11/04/devil-to-pay-forever-never-or-whenever-review-full-stream/

’37 Trillion’ Lyric Video Posted Online

A brand new DTP song was posted online today. The lyric video for the song “37 Trillion” from the upcoming “Forever, Never or Whenever” (Ripple Music) is up on Youtube and related social media. You can check out an Obelisk article here: http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2019/10/24/devil-to-pay-forever-never-or-whenever-37-trillion-video/

Or watch the video below: