Devil Sold His Soul
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Devil Sold His Soul are an ambient
influenced progressive metal
/post-hardcore
band from the South of England signed to Century Media. Three of the band joined from Mahumodo
, thought to be a pioneer of the British hardcore scene . They released their debut full-length album A Fragile Hope
on 18 June 2007, having previously toured the UK for several years, along with the release of their debut mini-album Darkness Prevails
, produced by Mark Williams.
The band has finished recording its second full-length album, Blessed & Cursed (mixed by Steve Evetts
) which was released June 18, 2010. On August 8, 2010 they played at the Hevy Music Festival
held near Folkestone
, Kent, before embarking on a UK tour with metal group Architects
. In January 2011, the band announced that bassist Iain Trotter has left the band to pursue a career outside of music. He has been replaced by Jozef Norocky, former guitarist of Rinoa
.
Past members
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
influenced progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
/post-hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band from the South of England signed to Century Media. Three of the band joined from Mahumodo
Mahumodo
Mahumodo was an experimental hardcore/post-hardcore band from the UK formed in 1997. By the time they split in 2003, had a cult underground following...
, thought to be a pioneer of the British hardcore scene . They released their debut full-length album A Fragile Hope
A Fragile Hope
A Fragile Hope is the debut full-length album by the English metal group Devil Sold His Soul, released by Eyesofsound/Black Willow on June 18, 2007.Dave Robinson performs all drums and percussion on this album...
on 18 June 2007, having previously toured the UK for several years, along with the release of their debut mini-album Darkness Prevails
Darkness Prevails
Darkness Prevails is the debut EP from Devil Sold His Soul, released in 2005. It was produced and recorded by Mark Williams at Criterion/Battery Studios, London...
, produced by Mark Williams.
The band has finished recording its second full-length album, Blessed & Cursed (mixed by Steve Evetts
Steve Evetts
Steve Evetts is a music producer who has produced music for Alesana, Poison the Well, A Static Lullaby, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sepultura, Symphony X, Saves the Day, Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, Story of the Year, Every Time I Die, Earth Crisis, Still Remains and Our Last Night.-Partial...
) which was released June 18, 2010. On August 8, 2010 they played at the Hevy Music Festival
Hevy Music Festival
Hevy Music Festival is a rock festival that takes place annually near Folkestone in the UK. It was originally held on 1 August 2009 on Folkestone seafront as a one-day festival with Feeder, Gary Numan and Ash as headliners. In 2010 it moved to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park and grew to a weekend...
held near Folkestone
Folkestone
Folkestone is the principal town in the Shepway District of Kent, England. Its original site was in a valley in the sea cliffs and it developed through fishing and its closeness to the Continent as a landing place and trading port. The coming of the railways, the building of a ferry port, and its...
, Kent, before embarking on a UK tour with metal group Architects
Architects (British band)
Architects are an English Metalcore band from Brighton, England, formed in 2004. The band went through several name changes before they decided upon Architects. Their first name was Inharmonic, which was swiftly changed to Counting the Days...
. In January 2011, the band announced that bassist Iain Trotter has left the band to pursue a career outside of music. He has been replaced by Jozef Norocky, former guitarist of Rinoa
Rinoa (band)
Rinoa were an English post-metal group, formed in Essex in 2007. Their line-up consisted of vocalist Perry Bryan, guitarists Matthew Holden and Jozef Norocky, bassist DavidGumbleton and drummer James May...
.
Members
Current members- Ed Gibbs - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(2004–Present) - Jonny Renshaw - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(2004–Present) - Richard Chapple - guitar (2004–Present)
- Jozef Norocky - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2011–Present) - Paul Kitney - samplesSampling (music)In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
(2004–Present) - Alex "Leks" Wood - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(2007–Present) - Grant Wilson - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(2010–Present)
Past members
- Tom Harriman - drums (2004–2006)
- Dave Robinson - drums (2006–2007)
- Iain Trotter - bass guitar (2004–2011)
Releases
- Darkness PrevailsDarkness PrevailsDarkness Prevails is the debut EP from Devil Sold His Soul, released in 2005. It was produced and recorded by Mark Williams at Criterion/Battery Studios, London...
(2005) - A Fragile HopeA Fragile HopeA Fragile Hope is the debut full-length album by the English metal group Devil Sold His Soul, released by Eyesofsound/Black Willow on June 18, 2007.Dave Robinson performs all drums and percussion on this album...
(2007) - Split with Tortuga (2008)
- Callous Heart (Single) (2010)
- Blessed & Cursed (2010)