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8-18
8:18
Album info
ReleaseSeptember 17, 2013
RecordedGlow in the Dark Studios, Atlanta, Georgia and Zing Studios, Westfield, Massachusetts
GenreMetalcore
Length43:39
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerMatt Goldman, Adam Dutkiewicz

8:18 is the fifth studio album by metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. It is also the first album without founding keyboardist James Baney involved during the making of this album.[1] It topped the Christian charts and came in at No. 20 and No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and rock charts respectively, selling 16,000 copies in the first week.[2][3] It came in at No. 2 on the hard rock charts behind Avenged Sevenfold's Hail to the King.[4]

Style[]

The most prominent genre is metalcore and the track "Care More" has industrial influence.[5] Artist Direct has also described it as having hardcore influences and heavy metal sounds.[6] Ultimate Guitar described the album as both melodic metalcore and metalcore.[7] The title is an allusion to Romans 8:18.

Critical reception[]

At Alternative Press, Scott Heisel proclaimed it to be an excellently "solid record".[8] At HM, they affirmed this was "a refreshing work of self-awareness".[9] Alternative Press premiered the album in its entirety via their website on September 10, 2013 to promote the release.[10] Allmusic's Jason Lymangrover said the songs were "more visceral and accomplished than prior outings" and called the title track, Care More, and In Heart as the Allmusic track picks.[5]

The album was also released in high resolution (48 kHz/24bit) on HDtracks.com.[11]

Track listing[]

# Track title Length
1. "Gloom" 3:45
2. "Rumors" 3:02
3. "First Sight" 3:34
4. "War" 3:02
5. "8:18" 2:13
6. "Sailor's Prayer" 3:52
7. "Care More" 3:15
8. "Martyrs" 3:28
9. "Black & Blue" 3:48
10. "Transgress" 3:35
11. "Number Eleven" 3:15
12. "Home for Grave" 3:25
13. "In Heart" 3:27
Japanese bonus tracks
# Track title Length
14. "Sailor's Prayer" (Chris Rubey Remix) 3:23
15. "Number Eleven" (Jonathan Gering Remix) 3:45

Personnel[]

The Devil Wears Prada
  • Daniel Williams – drums
  • Andy Trick – bass guitar
  • Chris Rubey – lead guitar
  • Jeremy DePoyster – rhythm guitar, clean vocals
  • Mike Hranica – lead vocals
Production[12]
  • Produced by Matt Goldman & Adam Dutkiewicz, at Glow in the Dark Dark Studios, Atlanta, Georgia and Zing Studios, Westfield, Massachusetts
  • Engineered by Matt Goldman & Matt McClellan
  • Mixed by Dan Korneff
  • Mastered by Ted Jensen
  • Keyboards and synthesizer by Jonathan Gering
  • A&R by Dave Rath
  • Management by Chris Brown, Randy Dease, Mark Mercado & John Youngman (Fly South Music Group)
  • Booking by Dave Shapiro & Tom Taaffe (The Agency Group)
  • Art direction by Mike Hranica
  • Design & layout by Micah Sedmak
  • Cover art & photo by Daniel Hojnacki

Charts[]

In its first week of release, the album debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200, selling 16,000 copies.[2][3][13] In its second week, the album fell to No. 105 on the Billboard 200, selling 3,000 copies[14] and its third week, the album fell to No. 169 and sold 2,000 copies.[15]

References[]

  1. The Devil Wears Prada and keyboardist James Baney part ways - Alternative Press. Altpress.com (February 22, 2012). Retrieved on September 7, 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Devil Wears Prada - Chart history. Billboard. Retrieved on September 27, 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Top Rock Albums : Page 1. Billboard (August 27, 1972). Retrieved on September 27, 2013.
  4. Hard Rock Albums : Page 1. Billboard. Retrieved on September 27, 2013.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named AllMusicReview
  6. The Devil Wears Prada Talk "8:18" and More @ARTISTdirect. Artistdirect.com. Retrieved on September 19, 2013.
  7. 8:18 Review | The Devil Wears Prada | Compact Discs | Reviews @. Ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved on September 19, 2013.
  8. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named altpress
  9. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named hm
  10. Album Premiere: The Devil Wears Prada, '8:18' - Alternative Press. Altpress.com (September 10, 2013). Retrieved on September 14, 2013.
  11. http://www.hdtracks.com/8-18
  12. Dead Throne - The Devil Wears Prada. AllMusic (September 13, 2011). Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  13. The Devil Wears Prada: '8:18' First Week Sales Revealed. Blabbermouth (September 25, 2013). Retrieved on September 30, 2013.
  14. Metal By Numbers 10/2: Dream Theater Outdo Metallica In The Top 10. Metal Insider (October 2, 2013). Retrieved on November 19, 2013.
  15. Metal By Numbers 10/9: Rush Remix The Charts. Metal Insider (October 9, 2013). Retrieved on November 19, 2013.
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