Interview

When the song ‘A New Beginning’ comes blasting through your speakers mere moments into DEVIL YOU KNOW’s Nuclear Blast Entertainment debut, »The Beauty Of Destruction«, it’s clear: this isn’t merely another great metal anthem. It’s a battle cry; a statement of purpose; a scream for survival. From start to finish, this is a record that burns with emotion and intensity. The sort of record that pushes the competition to the ground. Very few debut records deliver this much.
No surprise that the voice at the churning vortex of unforgettable riffs and epic melodies IS none other than former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman, Howard Jones. Having voiced the Grammy-nominated Massachusetts metallers though nearly a decade of touring and two gold records, Jones is at the top of his game here. Brought together with Italian-born guitarist Franscesco Artusato of THE FRANCESCO ARTUSATO PROJECT and ALL SHALL PERISH and drummer John Sankey of Aussie metallurgists DEVOLVED, who is also a long-time collaborator with metal heavyweights, FEAR FACTORY, DEVIL YOU KNOW isn’t merely an intersection of individual talents. It’s an expansive alloy of sound you’re not going to forget anytime soon.
DEVIL YOU KNOW began simply enough. “Francesco and I wanted to write great, heavy songs that didn’t rely on shredding or being technical,” recalls Sankey. “We wanted to write great songs first and foremost. At first, Francesco didn’t even want to put guitar solos on them!” The pair’s next step was simple: find a singer capable of bringing their songs to life. “Howard was the first name we thought of,” says Sankey, who, through mutual friends, contacted and passed music to Jones. “We were blown away to hear how much he liked it.” Before too long, the trio was in Los Angeles, laying the sonic foundation of DEVIL YOU KNOW.
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