Pray for Villains | ||||
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Released | July 14, 2009 | |||
Genre | Groove metal, melodic death metal | |||
Length | 56:15 | |||
Label | Roadrunner | |||
Producer | Logan Mader | |||
DevilDriver chronology | ||||
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Special edition cover | ||||
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Blabbermouth.net | 9/10 [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.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Pray for Villains" | 4:02 |
2. | "Pure Sincerity" | 4:38 |
3. | "Fate Stepped In" | 5:10 |
4. | "Back with a Vengeance" | 3:40 |
5. | "I've Been Sober" | 5:16 |
6. | "Resurrection Blvd." | 3:58 |
7. | "Forgiveness Is a Six Gun" | 4:33 |
8. | "Waiting for November" | 5:06 |
9. | "It's in the Cards" | 4:24 |
10. | "Another Night in London" | 3:05 |
11. | "Bitter Pill" | 4:24 |
12. | "Teach Me to Whisper" | 4:01 |
13. | "I See Belief" | 3:54 |
Total length: | 56:15 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Self-Affliction" | 4:49 |
15. | "Dust Be the Destiny" | 3:10 |
16. | "Damning the Heavens" | 2:19 |
17. | "Wasted Years" (Iron Maiden cover) | 5:00 |
Total length: | 71:35 |
Production
Chart | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] | 35 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] | 61 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] | 92 |
French Albums (SNEP) [9] | 112 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] | 64 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] | 75 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] | 74 |
UK Albums (OCC) [13] | 60 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [14] | 4 |
US Billboard 200 [15] | 35 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [16] | 4 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [17] | 14 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [18] | 11 |