The Devil Wears Prada

As their name implies, The Devil Wears Prada is a tongue-in-cheek kind of band. A metal band naming themselves after Lauren Weisberger’s best selling novel on the fashion industry and titling their songs with such ridiculous names as “Dogs Can Grow Beards All Over” and “Who Speaks Spanish, Colon Quesadilla” seems like they don’t take themselves too seriously, but the performance of their music in a live setting might say otherwise. The Devil Wears Prada puts on one of the most highly energized performances in the metal genre of the music industry. All members are very enthusiastic when on stage. Lead singer Mike Hranica is jumping around all over stage screaming into the microphone, the drummer, Daniel Williams, is flaring his arms at rapid speeds playing every rhythm in tempo, and guitarist Jeremy DePoyster is shaking erratically and head-banging to the music all while shredding up some heavy riffs on his guitar. Each song performed on the setlist is divided by a large wall of distorted feedback that soon erupts into the loud ferocity of the next song.
The Devil Wears Prada uniquely diversifies their sound by using two different vocal methods. Jeremy DePoyster sings the more coherent emotional parts of the songs while Mike Hranica pushes his vocal parts into full overdrive by screaming out his lyrics at the top of his lungs. The Devil Wears Prada also interestingly incorporates synthesizers into their music, which is unusual for metal bands, but this adds much depth to their sound. Seeing the Devil Wears Prada at the Masquerade in Atlanta was one of the most intense live performances I have witnessed with the whole audience highly engaged in the show head-banging vigorously to every song.