Biography

Following the dissolution of Marilyn MansonKorn-aping nu-metal also-rans Coal Chamber vocalist Dez Fafara hooked up with guitarists Evans Pitts and Jeffrey Kendrick bassist Jon Miller and drummer John Boecklin to form DevilDriver -- a rather more extreme band dedicated to the subsequent hardcore-meets-death metal trends Signed to Roadrunner like Fafaras previous group DevilDriver released their eponymous debut to mixed reviews in 2003 and then its even less appreciated follow-up The Fury of Our Makers Hand where Pitts was replaced by Mike Spreitzer a couple of years later Regardless of public opinion the band has toured relentlessly across the US and Europe behind both releases Eduardo Rivadavia All Music Guide