Santa Barbara, California's
DEVILDRIVER, the group fronted by former
COAL CHAMBER singer
Dez Fafara, has entered
Edge of the Earth studios in Los Angeles to begin recording the band's as-yet untitled fourth album with producer
Logan Mader (
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH,
GOJIRA,
DIVINE HERESY).
A two-minute video clip featuring early footage from the studio can be viewed below.
DEVILDRIVER recently re-signed with
Roadrunner Records after previously issuing three full-length albums through the label. In addition, the band has secured a new management company in the shape of
Davis Entertainment Group.
Commented
Roadrunner Senior VP of A&R
Monte Conner: "I am thrilled to welcome
DEVILDRIVER back to the
Roadrunner family.
Dez Fafara and
Roadrunner have quite a history together and we are happy to be going back into the trenches with him yet again. I'm extremely proud of
DEVILDRIVER's steady ascent over the course of their first three
Roadrunner albums. They continue to evolve and grow with each new record, and I know this next album will be the best thing
DEVILDRIVER have ever made."
Stated
Fafara: "I'm proud to say that
DEVILDRIVER has resigned with
Roadrunner Records worldwide. My friend and A&R rep
Monte Conner and the entire staff have been like family to me since 1996 and I am looking forward to many, more years of working together and putting out music."
DEVILDRIVER's last album, 2007's
"The Last Kind Words", has sold around 70,000 copies in the United States, according to
Nielsen SoundScan. That CD shifted a little more than 14,000 copies during its first week of release to debut at No. 48 on The Billboard 200 chart. This figure represented around a 40 percent increase over the opening-week number of 2005's
"The Fury of Our Maker's Hand", which premiered at No. 177 with sales of 10,400.