Pray for Villains

Pray for Villains
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 14, 2009
GenreGroove metal, melodic death metal
Length56:15
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerLogan Mader
DevilDriver chronology
Head on to Heartache
(2008)
Pray for Villains
(2009)
Beast
(2011)
Special edition cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Allmusic[2]
Blabbermouth.net9/10[3]

Pray for Villains is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band DevilDriver, released on July 14, 2009. It sold around 14,600 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 35 on the Billboard 200 chart.

On April 24, Roadrunner unveiled the cover artwork for both the regular and special editions of the album. It was also announced that the special edition would be a CD/DVD package with four bonus tracks, a behind-the-scenes DVD, and expanded artwork.[4] On May 21, DevilDriver released the single "Pray for Villains" to the public. On June 17, the music video for "Pray for Villains" premiered on MetalSucks.net.[5] Play.com also teamed up with Roadrunner to offer "Resurrection Blvd." for free download to people who preorder the special edition of the CD from the Play.com website.

  1. ^ Bowar, Chad. "DevilDriver - 'Pray For Villains'". About.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  2. ^ Prato, Greg. "Pray for Villains - DevilDriver". Allmusic. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Ogle, Ryan. "DevilDriver - Pray for Villains". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  4. ^ "DEVILDRIVER REVEALS COVER ART!".
  5. ^ "Exclusive Video Premiere: Devildriver'S "Pray For Villains"". MetalSucks. June 17, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2012.