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Devil to Pay Premiere “The Demons Come Home to Roost” Video and Announce Tour Dates

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I was curious to know how long it’d been since the last time Devil to Pay premiered a video around here. The date? Feb. 7. So, almost two months ago. That was “Kobold in the Breadbasket” (posted here), and I know I’ve said this before — because I went back and looked at the post where I said it; ha — but when it comes to the Indianapolis four-piece, I’ve got no regrets whatsoever. They keep making them I’m glad to keep posting them. I wasn’t too into the cover art for their latest album for Ripple Music, 2016’s A Bend Through Space and Time (review here), but beyond that (and it certainly wasn’t a technique issue), Devil to Pay remain a band for whom I’ve got tremendous respect.

To wit, ace songwriters who hit the road on the regular and put out record after record of air-tight heavy rock and roll? Oh, and they’ve been doing it for 15 years. I ask you, what’s not to dig about that?

This time around, it’s “The Demons Come Home to Roost” premiering a new video. It’s the last track on A Bend Through Space and Time, so after the hooks of “On and On (In Your Mind),” the brooding sleek of the aforementioned “Kobold in the Breadbasket,” the thrust and sharp turns of “Recommended Daily Dosage” and the worthy homage of “Your Inner Lemmy,” the four-piece of guitarist/vocalist Steve Janiak, guitarist Rob Hough, bassist/backing vocalist Matt Stokes and drummer Chad Profigle dig into the seven-plus minutes of their finale. As a standout closer, “The Demons Come Home to Roost” has a bit of all of that going on, as well as a gallop all its own that starts early and arrives again late, the band smoothly nestling into a slower groove at around the halfway point only to finish at full boar with a crisp edge worthy of the craftsmanship on display throughout the album preceding.

Devil to Pay head out next month on a West Coast tour playing with some killer acts along the way — House of Broken Promises, Ripple labelmates Zed and Mothership, etc. — and you can find those dates under the video below, the weirdo combination of old movie and live footage of which already has me looking forward to the next one.

As always, I hope you enjoy:

Devil to Pay, “The Demons Come Home to Roost” official video

DEVIL TO PAY’S “DON’T GIVE AWAY THE WEST TOUR 2017”
devil to pay tour poster4/13 – Indianapolis, IN – 5th Quarter Lounge w Mothership, Astral Mass
4/20 – Chicago, IL – Reggies w Blunt, Sacred Monster
4/21 – Omaha, NE – Lookout Lounge for Stormfest 2017
4/22 – Denver, CO – Bar Bar w Chieftian, Green Druid, Never Kenezzard
4/24 – Spokane, WA – The Pin w tba
4/25 – Seattle, WA – Tim’s Tavern w KLAW, Skypenis
4/26 – Portland, OR – High Water Mark w Sleer, Heavy Baang Staang, Skulldozer
4/28 – Sacramento, CA – On the Y w Crimson Eye, Zed
4/29 – San Francisco, CA – Neck of the Woods w Zed, Lowcaster
4/30 – West Hollywood, CA – Viper Room w House of Broken Promises, High Priestess
5/01 – Las Vegas, NV – Beauty Bar w Spiritual Shepherd, Plague Doctor
5/04 – Tempe, AZ – Yucca Tap Room w Malo De Dentro, Dead Canyon
5/05 – San Angelo, TX – The Deadhorse w tba
5/06 – Oklahoma City, OK – Blue Note Lounge w Crobone, Get Fired

Devil to Pay’s music video for “the Demons Come Home to Roost.” Live performance video filmed at: the 5th Quarter Lounge, Indianapolis, IN, Radio Radio, Indianapolis, IN, the Melody Inn, Indianapolis, IN, the Pond, Franklin, TN, the Nick, Birmingham, AL. From the album “A Bend Through Space and Time” on the Ripple Music label www.ripple-music.com

Recorded & Mixed by Mike Bridavsky at Russian Recording, Bloomington IN August 2015.
Mastered by Mike Bridavsky at Russian Recording.

Devil to Pay is:
Steve Janiak – guitars/vocals
Matt Stokes – bass
Chad Prifogle – drums
Rob Hough – guitars

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