Winter Kills (album)

Winter Kills
Studio album by DevilDriver
Released	August 27, 2013
Recorded	Audiohammer Studios, Sanford, Florida
Genre	Groove metal, melodic death metal
Length	49:19
Label	Napalm Records
Producer	Mark Lewis
DevilDriver chronology
Beast (2011) Winter Kills (2013) Trust No One (2016)
Singles from Winter Kills
"Ruthless" Released: June 26, 2013

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Exclaim!	7/10[2]

Winter Kills is the sixth studio album from American groove metal band DevilDriver. The album was released on August 27, 2013, via Napalm Records.^[3] This is the first Devildriver album to feature new bassist Chris Towning who was a touring member from 2012 until joining permanently in February 2013. Recording of instrumental parts took place at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida and the album was produced by Mark Lewis.^[3] The album is available in several different configurations which can include bonus tracks or a live DVD.^[3] This would be Devildriver's last album with founding members John Boecklin and Jeff Kendrick before both of them left the band in October 2014.

"Sail" is a cover of a song by indie band Awolnation. Frontman Dez Fafara was turned on to the original by his teenage sons.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Oath of the Abyss"	5:36
2.	"Ruthless"	4:09
3.	"Desperate Times"	4:08
4.	"Winter Kills"	4:54
5.	"The Appetite"	4:46
6.	"Gutted"	3:28
7.	"Curses and Epitaphs"	5:04
8.	"Caring's Overkill"	4:33
9.	"Haunting Refrain"	4:59
10.	"Tripping Over Tombstones"	3:38
11.	"Sail" (Awolnation cover)	4:04
Total length:		49:19

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Shudder"	4:03
13.	"Back Down to the Grave"	4:44

Charts

Winter Kills sold around 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 32 on The Billboard 200 chart.

Chart (2013)	Peak position[4]
Germany	24
Finland	24
Austria	26
USA	32
Switzerland	45
UK	71
Netherlands	87

Personnel

DevilDriver

• Dez Fafara – lead vocals
• Jeff Kendrick – guitar
• John Boecklin – drums
• Mike Spreitzer – guitar
• Chris Towning – bass

Technical personnel

• Mark Lewis – production
• Dean Karr – cover art photography
• Ryan Clark – cover art layout

References

1. Heaney, Gregory. "Winter Kills - DevilDriver". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
2. Walschots, Natalie (August 26, 2013). "DevilDriver - Winter Kills". Exclaim. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
3. "DevilDriver: 'Winter Kills' Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
4. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/devildrivers-winter-kills-cracks-u-s-top-40/