Device is the only studio album by American industrial metal band Device, a side project featuring David Draiman of Disturbed and former Filter guitarist Geno Lenardo. It was released on April 9, 2013, with their first single, "Vilify", out on digital download on February 19, 2013. The second single, "You Think You Know", was released on June 11, 2013.
"I was first approached by Geno Lenardo, who was working on a number of tracks for the Underworld soundtrack for the last Underworld film that came out … and he asked me if I would be interested in being a part of one of the tracks and I asked him to send me the music that he had in mind and I was able to make a really compelling and powerful song … [I] found that working with him as a songwriting partner was very easy and fluid. He's a very strong songwriter in his own right."[6]
The band entered the studio in the beginning of June 2012,[7] and by June 6, had already finished vocals for demo versions of five songs,[8] "You Think You Know", "Recover", "Hunted", "Vilify" and "War of Lies".[8]
The "Vilify" video was released on February 19.[11] It depicts the band performing in a mostly dark environment with flashes of blinding white light as an android-like creature appears to be born. A behind the scenes video for the music video was released on February 18, 2013.[12]
On March 25, the band released a second track off the album, "You Think You Know".[13] On March 27, the band had premiered the song "Penance" exclusively on Billboard's website.[14] On March 29, the band's cover of Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne's duet "Close My Eyes Forever" was debuted exclusively by Bloody Disgusting.[15]
The touring band was revealed to contain Evanescence drummer Will Hunt and Dope guitarist Virus, but will not include Lenardo.[6] The band's first live show was performed a day after their album's release at the Soul Kitchen Music Hall in Mobile, AL on April 10.[16]
Reception for the album has been mixed. Bloody Disgusting described the album as "...nothing more than Disturbed-lite..." and criticized it for being "...entirely forgettable and, disappointingly, incredibly generic".[17] Conversely, Artist Direct gave the album a very enthusiastic review, referring to the album's sound as "refreshing and reinvigorating" and calling it "...one of the year's best records".[2]
Track listing
The track listing for the album was revealed in February 2013.[19] All songs written and composed by David Draiman and Geno Lenardo, except where noted.
