The Last Kind Words

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The Last Kind Words
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 16, 2007
RecordedNovember 16, 2006 – late December 2006
Studio Sonic Ranch outside El Paso, Texas
Genre Groove metal, melodic death metal
Length45:39
Label Roadrunner
Producer Jason Suecof
DevilDriver chronology
The Fury of Our Maker's Hand
(2005)
The Last Kind Words
(2007)
Head on to Heartache
(2008)
Singles from The Last Kind Words
  1. "Head on to Heartache (Let Them Rot)"
    Released: April 25, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Sputnikmusic4.5/5 [4]

The Last Kind Words is the third studio album by American heavy metal band DevilDriver, released in the United States on July 31, 2007. It was released in the United Kingdom on June 19.

Contents

The album debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 14,000 copies in its first week. [5] "Clouds Over California" is available for playable download in the video game Rock Band .

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Not All Who Wander Are Lost"3:32
2."Clouds Over California"4:09
3."Bound by the Moon"4:01
4."Horn of Betrayal"4:24
5."These Fighting Words"3:58
6."Head on to Heartache (Let Them Rot)"4:22
7."Burning Sermon"3:38
8."Monsters of the Deep"4:03
9."Tirades of Truth"5:11
10."When Summoned"3:04
11."The Axe Shall Fall"5:15
Total length:45:39
Hot Topic bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Damning the Heavens"2:18

Personnel

DevilDriver
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 46
French Albums (SNEP) [7] 147
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 92
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 94
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [10] 8
US Billboard 200 [11] 48
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [12] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [13] 13
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [14] 12

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