THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA has been celebrated by Revolver magazine for its ability to keep fans guessing two decades deep into the band's career and for its willingness to experiment with its sound. It's this fearlessness that has allowed the band to remain as vital as ever.
Today, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA continues to thrill fans with its unpredictable sonic twists and turns with a brand new single, "For You". Watch the official music video for the track here.
"A love story unraveling through the eyes of someone hopelessly devoted to a partner who can never truly give back," the band says about the song's meaning. "It's the sound of desperation meeting blind loyalty — a crushing, cinematic anthem for the heartbroken. This is THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA at our most expansive, with our biggest chorus to date and a fearless step into the next evolution of our sound. We're not just pushing boundaries — we're redefining them."
In a recent video message, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA vocalist Mike Hranica stated about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2022's "Color Decay" album: " We're here in Toronto working, as we always do. We just wanted to provide a little bit of an update to all of our fans and listeners."
Added THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA guitarist/vocalist Jeremy DePoyster: "We basically have been, for the last two or three years, spending all of our time not on the road just renting out studios and rental houses and stuff, writing so much music, just kind of working on what comes next after 'Color Decay'. That was such a big moment for us and we really found our voice on the type of songs that we wanted to write and stories we wanted to tell.
"I think we still do have a lot of bad things in our head to say into the world," he continued. "Even a song like 'For You', it's a love song, but it's a really sad love song."
Mike added: "Jon [keyboardist Jonathan Gering] always makes a point of saying — well, all of us, I guess, make a point of saying — that we can't write happy songs. But I think also just the fact that we've created so many. I think back in the day when making our early albums, we basically would write like 12 tunes and be, like, 'All right, there's our record.' And now we're, like, there's dozens and dozens. And it's certainly different now.
"It's been quite a process since releasing 'Color Decay' and having that moment and doing so much touring around the world and whatnot," Mike said. "And now we're sitting on so many songs and refining and trying to perfect these things. Yeah, always working. And we're excited to keep churning it out and put it out there."
Two months ago, Hranica told U.K.'s Amped magazine about what fans can expect from the band's upcoming LP: " I think Jeremy's already kind of said this before, but we couldn't make happy songs if our lives depended on it. So when the next record inevitably comes along, and we have a lot of songs we're sitting on, people can expect to feel as sad as ever, because even when we kind of put it to the test to brighten things up, it's, like, that's just not THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA at all. So I don't wanna say more of the same, because that's the last thing that any artist wants to do, but it certainly hasn't gotten brighter, I'll say that."
As for a possible release date for the next THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA LP, Mike said: "I think we'll have a new record this year. We'll see. And then hopefully this time next year back [on the road] in E.U., U.K. and, yeah, doing it all over again. [It will be] year 21 [for THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA] by then, if we're not dead. So, we'll see."
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA's headline "Metalcore Spring Break Tour" kicks off tonight (Thursday, April 17) in Wichita, Kansas and runs through May 14 in Charleston, South Carolina. ERRA, KINGDOM OF GIANTS and ACRES will serve as support. The band will also appear at Sonic Temple and Welcome To Rockville festivals along the way. THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA will also take part in the blockbuster "Summer Of Loud" tour with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, BEARTOOTH, PARKWAY DRIVE, I PREVAIL, and more this June and July.
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)