88.3 WXOU conducted an interview with Mike Hranica of The Devil Wears Prada before the band’s November 2 concert at Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak, Michigan. You can now watch the chat below.
As previously reported, Mike Hranica, frontman of metal titans The Devil Wears Prada, has announced the release of his brand new book, “Home For Grave”, a fictional story inspired by the song “Home For Grave” off the band’s latest record “8:18″. Read more here.
The Devil Wears Prada‘s ‘First Sight’ video was directed by Maria Juranic, an independent filmmaker born and raised in Belgrade, Yugoslavia and currently residing in New York City.
Hranica stated about the ‘First Sight’ video: “Even while our direction was a bit vague for what we wanted to do with the ‘First Sight’ video, I couldn’t be more pleased with what Maria was able to come up with.
“I think our hazy vision was able to come to life with a sort of collective idea as to what inspires us in other music videos and film. It’s probable that most fans and listeners wouldn’t expect something like this from us, which is all the more exciting.”
‘First Sight’ is taken from The Devil Wears Prada‘s fifth studio album, “8:18”, which sold around 16,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 20 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on September 17 via Roadrunner.
Long acclaimed as among one of the most potent and provocative bands in modern American metal, The Devil Wears Prada made a massive leap forward with the stunning “8:18”. The album — executive-produced by Killswitch Engage”s Adam Dutkiewicz and produced by the band along with producer/engineer Matt Goldman [Underoath, The Chariot] — sees the group driving its relentless sonic approach with more might than ever before, giving extreme power to frontman Mike Hranica‘s grim, emotional lyricism.
The Devil Wears Prada has announced details of an upcoming North American headline tour. “The 8:18 Tour”, which will see the band accompanied by The Ghost Inside, Volumes and Texas In July, gets underway November 2 in Detroit at the Royal Oak Music Theatre and continues through December 20, wrapping in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Singer Mike Hranica commented: “We’ve loved playing two new songs over the course of this year, and with that being said we’re really excited to debut more material live. For me, ‘8:18’ is meant to reflect a live sense of vocals, so doing another headline tour like this is going to be excellent.” Dates & locations are listed below.
Recently The Devil Wears Prada toured through Europe. Pictures of their July 2nd. show in ‘Tivoli’, Utrecht, the Netherlands, can be seen here. To read our review click here.
Tracklist:
01. Gloom
02. Rumors
03. First Sight
04. War
05. 8:18
06. Sailor’s Prayer
07. Care More
08. Martyrs
09. Black & Blue
10. Transgress
11. Number Eleven
12. Home for Grave
13. In Heart
Upcoming Shows:
Nov 19 The 8:18 Tour @ El Corazon, Seattle, WA
Nov 21 The 8:18 Tour @ Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
Nov 23 The 8:18 Tour @ In The Venue, Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 24 The 8:18 Tour @ Exdo Event Center, Denver, CO
Nov 25 The 8:18 Tour @ Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
Nov 26 The 8:18 Tour @ Marquee Theater, Tempe, AZ
Nov 27 The 8:18 Tour @ Hard Rock Cafe – The Strip, Las Vegas, NV
Nov 29 The 8:18 Tour @ Soma, San Diego, CA
Nov 30 The 8:18 Tour @ Club Nokia, Los Angeles, CA
Dec 01 The 8:18 Tour @ The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA
Dec 04 The 8:18 Tour @ House of Blues, Dallas, TX
Dec 05 The 8:18 Tour @ Backstage Live, San Antonio, TX
Dec 06 The 8:18 Tour @ Warehouse Live, Houston, TX
Dec 07 The 8:18 Tour @ House Of Blues, New Orleans, LA
Dec 08 The 8:18 Tour @ The Ritz Ybor, Tampa, FL
Dec 10 The 8:18 Tour @ Revolution, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Dec 11 The 8:18 Tour @ House Of Blues, Orlando, FL
Dec 12 The 8:18 Tour @ The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
Dec 14 The 8:18 Tour @ Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
Dec 15 The 8:18 Tour @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ
Dec 17 The 8:18 Tour @ Best Buy Theatre, New York, NY
Dec 18 The 8:18 Tour @ The Palladium,,, Worcester, MA
Dec 19 The 8:18 Tour @ Club Soda, Montreal, Canada
Dec 20 The 8:18 Tour @ Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, Canada
Weblinks: Website / Facebook / Myspace / Twitter
Video below ‘First Sight’
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