Christian-Metalcore, A Term That Has Been Coined To Refer To The Recent Rise In Teenage Christians Picking Up Guitars And Stuff And Yelling Down Microphones At The Risking Their Lungs, Sanity And Membership To Their Churches. Think Christian Music's All About Choirs And Organs? Think Again, Because The Band The Devil Wears Prada Have Now Reached Their Third Studio Length Album And Are Preaching The Word Of God Well.
Just To Let You All Know, Yes The Devil Wears Prada Is Also The Name Of A Book And Related Film Starring Meryl Streep, But This Band Doesn't Feature Anne Hathaway Falling Over Herself To Become Part Of The Fashion Industry, Instead The Band Badmouths Everything Fashionable And Material.
Now Reaching The Third "Difficult" Album, Have TDWP Lost The Spark That Lit Their Fires At The Beginning Of Their, So Far, Uneventful Career? Or Will This Album Be The Cherry On Top Of The Lovely Souflé Which Launches Them Into Fame?
I Decided To Find Out, 'Cos Noone Else Has The Energy To It Seems And For Some Reason People Tend To Dislike Them, Hmmm...

Darn Indie Kids...Maybe Not Though.

Now's The Time To Slurp Tea And Start Getting Down With This Reviewage, *Gets CD Out Of It's Special Edition Package* It Was The Only One HMV Had In Stock, I Had To Get It!
*Listens...*

After Listening To This Album In A Room By Myself With The Doors And Window Closed, I Exited With My Ears Smoking, Eyes Bleeding And Face Beaming With Smiles. This Album Is Good. This Is A Massive Improvement On Their Previous Efforts!

I'll Give You The Low-Down On What's Good About This Album:

*Ahem*

The Playing

The Whole Feel Of This Album Is Better Than Previous Efforts [Plagues, Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord] The Producer Definately Got His Money's Worth Out Of These Christian Indie Looking Metal-Heads.

It Sounds Heavier, The Playing Is A Lot More Individualistic, Like The Band Had Literally Blessed All Their Instruments Before Going To Hell On Them, Grabbing Ozzy Ozborne, Beating Him Up With Their Crusifixes And Recording It.
Well Maybe Not, But It Sounds Great, Heavier Than Ever But Having Moments Which Really Take You By Surprise [Most Of The Awesome Choruses And The Track "Louder Than Thunder" God YES] Also The Fact That The Majority Of The Songs Have Fat Riffs Alongside Keyboards Turned Up To 11, This Is Becoming Common In Modern Metalcore Bands, But Few Have The Same Impact Of TDWP's Do [Listen To The Breakdown On "Assistant To The Regional Manager"] It Just Works So Well!

The Lyrics

I Could Safely Say These Are The Best Lyrics I've Read In A While. The Words Used In This Album Could Have Been Lifted Straight From A Revolutionist's Speech, Telling Us To Leave Being The Restraints Of Worldly Living And Stand Up And Make A Difference, Even When There Seems To Be No Hope.

"Everything Is A Question Of Goodwill, But We're Too Busy Delivering Answers With Arrogance. Isn't It Funny How One's Compassions Diminishes When His Or Her Perils Rise?" Why Can't More Bands Write More Lyrics Like This? Getting People To Challenge The Way They Are And How They Think And Act Rather Than Just Being Figurative And Painting Pictures Of Nothing In Particular In Our Minds? The Devil Wears Prada Really Make A Big Statement With Their Lyrics, And You Can Understand What Mike Hranica [Vocalist/Lyricist] Is Yammering On About Even If You Don't Believe In Any God.

Song Titles

If A Band Could Win Awards For Ingeniousness Of Song Titles Well These Guys Are In Good Stand For A Large Award And A Slap In The Face For Their Pointlessness.

Some Of Which Being Totally Wierd And Unrelating To The Song, Others Being Relevant To The Band Themselves And Others Being Statements; Like "Lord Xenu" Being A Pop At Scientology.

The Presentation

This Is Something They're Not So Great On In This Album, With Most Of The Pages Of The Booklet Being Covered With Complicated Pictures Of Supposedly, Roots & Branches. Any Pictures Of The Band Or Anything Of The Sort Have Not Been Included, To Remove Any Vanity In The Band Members. It's All About The Music, Not The Image As A Lot Of Bands Seem To Think, And I Blame The Jonas Brothers For This... I Blame The Jonas Brothers For A Lot Of Things... Global Warming, Teenage Pregnancy, Knife Crime, Extinction Of The Dodos...

 The Devil Wears Prada:

Minimilism Is The Future!

 Songs To Listen Out For On Your Favourite Alternative Music Channels/Stations

  • Sassafras ::: Insanely Hyperactive And Intense To Begin With, Forcing A Decisive Message Across Before Reaching A Firey Crechendo And A Beautifully Sung Chorus Making You Think Everything Is Fine And Dandy Before Telling You Off Again At The End.
  • Assistant To The Regional Manager ::: Great Keyboards, And An Amazing Song Throughout, Some May Find It A Little Dragging Though, But That's Up To Your Judgement.
  • Dez Moines ::: This One's Downloadable On Guitar Hero, What More Can I Say?
  • Danger:Wildman ::: Well, The Title Says It All, Don't Listen To This One Without A Heavy Dose Of Morphene.
  • Louder Than Thunder ::: Lulls You To Sleep While Making You Think About Your Life, First Time TDWP Have Not Had Screaming Vocals In A Song, And They Do It Well.
There Hasn't Been Any Single Releases For This Album Yet That I Know Of, But When It Comes, Be Sure To Look Out For Those, They Make Good Videos These Kids!

Overall This Album Is The Biggest Improvement I've Seen Since Elvis Presley Died.
My Only Criticisms Would Be That It's Not So Accessable To People Just Getting Into The Devil Wears Prada [For That Purpose I Reccomend To Buy Plagues, Which Is Their "Warts And All" Album I Think] And The Layout Of Tracks Is A Bit Rubbish, The Softer Interlude Style Song; Louder Than Thunder Is Stuck At Track 10 Out Of 11, Thus Bringing A Soft Song Right Into The Big Insane Track At The End Of The Album. Maybe They'll Work On That, Or Maybe There'll Be A Few Little Bonus Tracks In The Next Few Months To Keep People Happy.

If These Kids Go On To Make A Fourth Album It Could Possibly Be The Best Metal Album Ever Written, They Seem To Be Heading Down The Path Of Greatness, Gauranteed, Their Parents Probably Hate Them For Not Singing In The Church Choir And Playing Metal Rather Than Ear Friendly Music. Aren't We Glad Bands Never Listen To Their Parents.


7.75/10


I Would Say That This Score Is Fair Enough.
Now Listen Up, Other Christian Bands, Take These Guys As Your Role-Models And Spread The Word In The Most Outragous Way Possible!