Devil Sold His Soul

Devil Sold His Soul are an ambient influenced^[4] post-hardcore band from London, formed in 2004 and signed to Nuclear Blast. Three members of the band used to be in Mahumodo.^[5] They released their debut studio album A Fragile Hope on 18 June, 2007, after the release of their debut EP Darkness Prevails,^[6] produced by Mark Williams.^{[citation needed]} The band released their second studio album Blessed & Cursed (mixed by Steve Evetts) on 18 June, 2010.^[7] On 8 August, 2010, they played at the Hevy Music Festival held near Folkestone, Kent, before embarking on a UK tour with Architects. In January, 2011, the band announced that bassist Iain Trotter has left the band to pursue a career outside music. He was replaced by Jozef Norocky, former guitarist of Rinoa.^[8] In mid-March, 2013, Ed Gibbs announced that he would be leaving the band to also pursue a career outside the band after the upcoming music festivals were over. In April, Paul Green, one of the two vocalists of The Arusha Accord, replaced him as the band's vocalist.^[9] Devil Sold His Soul signed a deal with Basick at the end of 2013, coinciding with the release of a music video for their single "Time".

Devil Sold His Soul
Devil Sold His Soul
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Post-hardcore^[1] post-metal,^[2] metalcore^[3]
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Eyesofsound, Century Media, Basick, Nuclear Blast
Members	Rick Chapple Jonny Renshaw Ed Gibbs Leks Wood Jozef Norocky Paul Green
Past members	Tom Harriman Dave Robinson Iain Trotter Paul Kitney
Website	devilsoldhissoul.com

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On 23 January, 2017, the band announced they will be playing their debut album A Fragile Hope in full on their upcoming tour and also the return of ‘Master’ Ed Gibbs on vocals alongside current vocalist Paul Green. After touring the UK and Japan in late 2017 and Spring 2018, the band began work on their upcoming 4th studio album titled Loss. Loss, which was released on 9 April, 2021, via Nuclear Blast Records, is the first studio album to feature the dual vocalists Ed Gibbs and Paul Green.^[10]

Members

Current Richard Chapple – guitar (2004–present) Jonny Renshaw – guitar (2004–present) Ed Gibbs – vocals (2004–2013,^[9] 2017–present) Alex "Leks" Wood – drums (2007–present) Jozef Norocky – bass guitar (2011–present) Paul Green – vocals (2013–present)^[9]

Past Tom Harriman – drums (2004–2006) Dave Robinson – drums (2006–2007) Iain Trotter – bass guitar (2004–2011) Paul Kitney – samples (2004–2020) ^[11]

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

• A Fragile Hope (18 June 2007)
• Blessed & Cursed (12 July 2010)
• Empire of Light (17 September 2012)
• Loss (9 April 2021)^[12]

EPs

• Darkness Prevails (2005)
• Belong ╪ Betray (2014)

Splits

• Devil Sold His Soul/Tortuga (2008)

References

1. Pereira, Roberto (8 December 2014). "Review: Devil Sold His Soul – Belong Betray". Arctic Drones. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
2. Lawson, Dom (9 December 2014). "Welcome Back: Devil Sold His Soul". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 9 June 2015. Devil Sold His Soul were propagating their atmospheric post-metal wall of sound much earlier than most...
3. Lloyd, Gavin (6 October 2014). "Devil Sold His Soul Live in London". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 9 June 2015. While there are two distinct sides to Devil Sold His Soul's music, the metalcore scene that the band emerged from is obviously the heart of this band.
4. Pete Withers (10 July 2010). . rocksound.tv. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
5. Haynes, Rob. "Devil Sold His Soul: up-close, personal and intense". Metro. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
6. Volume, Pure. . Purevolume. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
7. "Featured Content on Myspace". Myspace.com. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
8. "Devil Sold His Soul Announce New Bassist!". D-s-h-s.blogspot.com. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
9. "News: Devil Sold His Soul part ways with vocalist, Ed Gibbs!". Dead Press. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
10. Paul Green [@Paularusha] (30 April 2017). "@deadpresszine @zachredrup thankyou guys! In answer to your question, I'd love to do the DSHS @EdwardGibbs tag team permanently 💚" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
11. "l'actualité de la scène Alternative / Emo / Punk / Hardcore: Devil Sold His Soul : nouveau chanteur en place". AlternativNews.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
12. Redrup, Zach (30 June 2020). "NEWS: Devil Sold His Soul finish recording fourth album!". Deadpress.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

External links

•   Media related to Devil Sold His Soul at Wikimedia Commons