Aug
22
Album Review: The Devil Wears Prada-Zombie EP
When The Devil Wears Prada released their first full length album Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord, metal fans were awestruck with the raw sound TDWP could push out. The punishing vocals and heavy breakdowns made for a brutal wake up call to other metal bands that were trying to keep up. Four years later, TDWP is still leading the sound in the modern metal scene and showing exactly what they can do. In their new Zombie EP, fans hear a much lower tuning than any other album they have produced, they get a much more “chainsaw in your face” type of sound, and some very technical guitar work, which I have never heard on a prada song. The EP is based off of a “virus that has completely devastated over 150 of the worlds major regions” and exactly like you thought, the only way to kill the creatures, is by destroying the brain. The band gave us a taste of what the album would sound like when they streamed “Outnumbered” on their Myspace page. When I first heard it, I had no idea what to expect. Personally I was not a fan of their album With Roots Above And Branches Below, I thought the album sounded overproduced. There seemed to be no power behind any of the guitar tracks, and I was personally disappointed to say the least. TDWP tended to be played less and less on my iPod (Unless you count XgumbyX). When I heard “Outnumbered” for the first time, I was absolutely shocked I had no idea they had that sort of sound in them. It’s raw and in your face, and the vocals made me actually fear what was going to come next. After listening to the EP through and through, I felt like I was ready to go start my dad’s chainsaw, and destroy whatever crossed my borders. Their new sound is so much more in your face than anything I have ever heard by them and for only 5 tracks this CD is by far the best one they have ever released to this date. From the sound clips laden throughout the tracks, or the creepy sounding synth leads, this album has it all. Imagine the movie “The Hills Have Eyes” and how you felt watching it. Now listen to the Zombie EP, and you’ll realize you will feel the same way. You will be scared, you will get a night light in your room, you will be hear things you never knew could be done on a guitar, and you will love it.
-Matt C
Album art for "Zombie EP"
