The Last Kind Words

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{{Infobox album

| name = The Last Kind Words

| type = studio

| artist = DevilDriver

| cover = TheLastKindWords.jpg

| alt =

| released = June 16, 2007

| recorded = November 16, 2006 – late December 2006

| venue =

| studio = Sonic Ranch outside El Paso, Texas

| genre = Groove metal, melodic death metal

| length = 45:39

| label = Roadrunner

| producer = Jason Suecof

| prev_title = The Fury of Our Maker's Hand

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Head on to Heartache

| next_year = 2008

| misc = {{Singles

| name =

| type = studio

| single1 = Head on to Heartache (Let Them Rot)

| single1date = April 25, 2008

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = About.com

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/devildriverlast.htm|title=DevilDriver - The Last Kind Words Review|publisher=About.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612020121/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/devildriverlast.htm|archivedate=June 12, 2008}}

| rev2 = AllMusic

| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1074373|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Last Kind Words - DevilDriver|publisher=AllMusic}}

| rev3 = Blabbermouth.net

| rev3score = {{Rating|9|10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1196|title=CD Reviews|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011070903/http://roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1196|archivedate=October 11, 2007}}

| rev4 = Sputnikmusic

| rev4score = 4.5/5{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/33142/DevilDriver-The-Last-Kind-Words/|title=Review: DevilDriver - The Last Kind Words|work=Sputnikmusic|first=Magnus|last=Altkula|date=October 29, 2009|accessdate=September 6, 2013}}

| noprose = yes

}}

The Last Kind Words is the third studio album by American heavy metal band DevilDriver, released in the United States on July 31, 2007. It was released in the United Kingdom on June 19.

The album debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 14,000 copies in its first week.Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1050060/common-scores-first-no-1-on-billboard-200 "Common Scores First No. 1 On Billboard 200"], Billboard.com, August 8, 2007. "Clouds Over California" is available for playable download in the video game Rock Band.

Track listing

{{track listing

| total_length = 45:39

| title1 = Not All Who Wander Are Lost

| length1 = 3:32

| title2 = Clouds Over California

| length2 = 4:09

| title3 = Bound by the Moon

| length3 = 4:01

| title4 = Horn of Betrayal

| length4 = 4:24

| title5 = These Fighting Words

| length5 = 3:58

| title6 = Head on to Heartache (Let Them Rot)

| length6 = 4:22

| title7 = Burning Sermon

| length7 = 3:38

| title8 = Monsters of the Deep

| length8 = 4:03

| title9 = Tirades of Truth

| length9 = 5:11

| title10 = When Summoned

| length10 = 3:04

| title11 = The Axe Shall Fall

| length11 = 5:15

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Hot Topic bonus track

| title12 = Damning the Heavens

| length12 = 2:18

}}

Personnel

;DevilDriver

  • Dez Fafara – vocals
  • Mike Spreitzer – lead guitar
  • Jeff Kendrick – rhythm guitar
  • Jon Miller – bass
  • John Boecklin – drums

;Additional musicians

  • Simon Fafara – vocals on "Tirades of Truth"

;Production

Charts

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Chart

! Peak
position

{{Album chart|Australia|46|artist=DevilDriver |album=The Last Kind Words}}
{{Album chart|France|147|artist=DevilDriver |album=The Last Kind Words}}
{{Album chart|Germany|92|artist=DevilDriver}}
{{Album chart|UK|94|artist=DevilDriver}}
{{Album chart|UKRock|8|date=20070624}}
{{Album chart|Billboard200|48|artist=DevilDriver |id=300839}}
{{Album chart|BillboardHardRock|6|artist=DevilDriver |id=300839}}
{{Album chart|BillboardRock|13|artist=DevilDriver |id=300839}}
{{Album chart|BillboardTastemaker|12|artist=DevilDriver |id=300839}}

References

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