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Dead Throne is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. It was released on September 13, 2011 through Ferret Music. It debuted and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, selling more than 32,000 copies in its first week.[2] It also topped the Billboard Christian Albums and Independent Albums chart, as well as peaking at number 3 on the Rock Albums Chart.[3]

Background

Since The Devil Wears Prada have risen to such great fame, their classic approach of all band members sitting down and writing a record, hasn't been used collaboratively since Plagues, it is noted by guitarist Chris Rubey that about midway through the writing process of their third full-length With Roots Above and Branches Below, their song writing style and process changed drastically.[4] Vocalist, Hranica commented on the album's lyrical theme is based upon anti-idolatry. He also said it's the "heaviest and most aggressive album to date."[5]

Hranica speaks on the evolution of the band as a whole: "Our early material was dumb, plain and simple, and moving away from that, I think we've grown into smarter, more creative riffs, along with easier to follow songs. It's things like that that mark the evolution of TDWP."[5] The album also features the absence of clean vocal passages on select songs, this is the first time The Devil Wears Prada has done this since Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord.[6]

Musical style and themes

Mike Hranica explained that Dead Throne did not need "to sound a certain way throughout."[6] Rhythm guitarist Jeremy DePoyster's clean vocals are still contrasted with a wide array of screamed vocals, which are featured more prominently than clean singing. Lead guitarist and primary songwriter Chris Rubey stated that the musical direction of the album on the Zombie EP was heavier, more sinister, and zombie-like. "Those songs were written pretty much solely by me on my computer and that’s why they sound different. For Dead Throne we wanted to do that and obviously bring in some of the other elements people liked in Plagues.[4]

While Zombie was centrally themed lyrically and musically around a specific topic, Dead Throne conveys a central message with common themes "revolving around idols." Hranica expands when asked about his lyrical themes, which have always been very abstract and metaphorical in order to draw out different meanings depending on the interpreter:[6]

The record is mostly based on idolatry. There's a lot of different lyrical content. It's not a concept record, but a lot of it has to do with anti-idolatry... it's the idea of putting up our idols, heroes, and entities we worship onto a figurative throne. Those things won't stay up there, and they're not meant to be up there. That idea behind Dead Throne is making kings out of things that shouldn't be kings.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk[7]
Audiopinions[8]
Christian Music Zine[9]
The NewReview[10]
Revolver[11]
Thrash Hits[12]
Jesus Freak Hideout[13]
Allmusic[14]
The Metal Critic[15]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Dead Throne"2:45
2."Untidaled"2:55
3."Mammoth"2:43
4."Vengeance"3:02
5."R.I.T."2:49
6."My Questions"3:12
7."Kansas"3:36
8."Born to Lose"3:05
9."Forever Decay"3:25
10."Chicago"2:45
11."Constance" (featuring Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying)3:19
12."Pretenders"3:28
13."Holdfast"3:49
Total length:40:49

Personnel

References

  1. ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=159710
  2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/news/lady-antebellum-own-the-billboard-200-with-1005361992.story#/news/lady-antebellum-own-the-billboard-200-with-1005361992.story
  3. ^ http://www.littleratbastard.com/?p=14049
  4. ^ a b Kaufman, Spencer. "Chris Rubey on Dead Throne". Devil Wears Prada Guitarist Chris Rubey Dishes on Band’s New Album ‘Dead Throne’. Loudwire. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  5. ^ a b Bennett, Valerie. "Mike Hranica on Dead Throne Lyrics". Interview with The Devil Wears Prada – July 14, 2011. Lithuim Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  6. ^ a b c Florino, Rick. "Mike on Dead Throne Vocals". The Devil Wears Prada Talk "Dead Throne", Warped Tour, "Shawshank Redemption" and More. Artist Direct. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  7. ^ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2415842
  8. ^ http://audiopinions.net/reviews/the-devil-wears-prada/
  9. ^ http://christianmusiczine.com/the-devil-wears-prada-dead-throne/
  10. ^ http://thenewreview.net/reviews/the-devil-wears-prada-dead-throne
  11. ^ http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/review-the-devil-wears-prada-dead-throne.html
  12. ^ http://www.thrashhits.com/2011/09/album-the-devil-wears-prada-dead-throne/
  13. ^ http://www.jesusfreak.com/cdreviews/DeadThrone.asp
  14. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/dead-throne-r2249840
  15. ^ "The Metal Critic: The Devil Wears Prada - Dead Throne". The Metal Critic. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  16. ^ http://allmusic.com/album/dead-throne-r2249840/credits
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