Transit Blues is the sixth studio album by American metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. It was released on October 7, 2016, through Rise Records, their only album on the label since 2007's Plagues. For the album, Giuseppe Capolupo, drummer of Demise of Eros, Haste the Day and Once Nothing, stated he had recorded on Transit Blues, after Daniel Williams left the band.[1] It is also the first Prada album to feature Kyle Sipress on guitar.
| Transit Blues | ||||
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| Released | October 7, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Metalcore | |||
| Length | 38:12 | |||
| Label | Rise | |||
| Producer | Dan Korneff, The Devil Wears Prada | |||
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Style
editThe album is often regarded as metalcore,[2][3] though with notes of a Southern influence.[3] The release has also been called "Not just another metalcore album"[4] and regarded as more mature than the band's former "by-the-numbers metalcore" sound.[5]
Reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (80/100)[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Elite | [7] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[3] |
| Rock Sound |   [4] |
| Soundfiction | [2] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Transit Blues received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 80 out of 100 from 5 critic scores.[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Praise Poison" | 2:34 |
| 2. | "Daughter" | 2:28 |
| 3. | "Worldwide" | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Lock & Load" | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Flyover States" | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Detroit Tapes" | 2:12 |
| 7. | "The Condition" | 4:00 |
| 8. | "To the Key of Evergreen" | 5:07 |
| 9. | "Submersion" | 4:13 |
| 10. | "Home for Grave, Pt. II" | 4:03 |
| 11. | "Transit Blues" | 3:24 |
| Total length: | 38:12 | |
Personnel
editThe Devil Wears Prada
- Mike Hranica – lead vocals, additional guitars
- Jeremy DePoyster – clean vocals, rhythm guitar
- Andy Trick – bass guitar
- Kyle Sipress – lead guitar, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Giuseppe Capolupo – drums
- Jonathan Gering – keyboards, synthesizer
Production
- Dan Korneff – producer, engineer, mixing
- The Devil Wears Prada – producer
- Nick Sferlazza – engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Ben Wilcox – demo engineer, rehearsal director
- Stephen Harrison – vocals
- Anthony Barlich – photography
- Jonathan Gering – composer
- Mike Hranica – art direction
- Jarryd Nelson – editing
- Alex Prieto – editing
- Micah Sedmak – art direction, design, layout
Charts
edit| Charts | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[9] | 56 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] | 4 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] | 13 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[12] | 7 |
References
edit- ^ "Instagram photo by Gypsy King • Jul 18, 2016 at 10:58 pm UTC". Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "Album Review: The Devil Wears Prada - Transit Blues". October 4, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c Elliot, Griffin J. (October 5, 2016). "The Devil Wears Prada Transit Blues". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ a b Biddulph, Andy (October 6, 2016). "The Devil Wears Prada - Transit Blues - Reviews - Rock Sound Magazine". Rock Sound. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "Transit Blues - The Devil Wears Prada - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "Transit Blues by the Devil Wears Prada". Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ Benedum, Niklas (2016). "The Devil Wears Prada - Transit Blues". Elite. p. 193. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Transit Blues - The Devil Wears Prada - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ "The Devil Wears Prada Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Devil Wears Prada Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Devil Wears Prada Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Devil Wears Prada Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.