The band led by Dez Fafara did not manage to make an impact with their first album. It took a lot of effort and the delivery of a much more convincing second record for metal fans to finally take a listen to their music. The furious groove metal of their beginnings has been replaced by a sort of mix between melodic death and modern heavy riffs à la Trivium. Here they are on autopilot, delivering rather predictable albums where the rage seems diluted in epic plans that are not always successful. The band realized this on their own, and it did them good. Here’s a DevilDriver fired up like never before, unleashing their fury once again. The return to the blue that adorned the cover of The Fury of Our Maker's Hand had already caught our eye. The first seconds of "Dead to Rights" ultimately convince. We are going to deal with something angry, very angry. The following tracks confirm this. DevilDriver has just released their most brutal album. A perfect mastery of technical and fast riffs delivered at a crazy tempo, supported relentlessly by an ultra punchy drumming. DevilDriver pushes their explorations further by trying to add a new string to their bow. True modern and furious death, that’s all we asked of this band. They become more powerful and compact without shedding some of their quirks. While their brutality is impressive, their predictable and sometimes redundant side can prevent one from fully appreciating the punch throughout. Despite this insignificant detail for fans, the Santa Barbara gang leaves a mark by delivering a formidable record that, without renewing metal, proves that it can still hit hard. If they didn’t invent gunpowder, DevilDriver set it on fire.