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"Outlaws 'til the End, Vol. 1" is the eighth studio album from American groove metal band DevilDriver. The album was released on July 6, 2018, via Napalm Records.
In following up 2016's Trust No One, DevilDriver decided to record a covers album. Eschewing typical metal band cover fare, Dez Fafara and company chose to revisit some classic outlaw country songs on Outlaws 'Til the End, Vol. 1. And while the originals are country, these arrangements are definitely metal and get the full DevilDriver treatment.
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Many DevilDriver fans probably aren't familiar with the originals, and to enjoy Outlaws 'Til the End, Vol. 1 you don't need to be. But those of us a little longer in the tooth whose parents played this style of music on AM radio as we drove in the family truckster across the prairie will appreciate them a little more.
While there are small doses of country flavor in some of the arrangements (like the intro and outro of Dwight Yoakam's “A Thousand Miles From Nowhere”), it's overwhelmingly metal. It's one of those albums that you can tell the band really enjoyed recording, and it's interesting to hear all the different guest vocalists and musicians tackle these classic outlaw songs. Essential? No. Enjoyable? Yes. Outlaws 'Til the End, Vol. 1 is something fun to tide fans over as they await DevilDriver's next album of original material.
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