When it comes to paving the future for metal, DevilDriver singer Dez Fafara is on the right track. Instead of following trends, going for the quick fix or sticking with the tried and true, the heavy metal singer is always thinking about how to shake things up and present something in a different way.
He’s also on top of the business side of metal, and is all too aware that illegal downloads, increasing conservatism and a shrinking economy are making it harder for iconoclasts to express themselves and be heard. But instead of encouraging him to create music that will be easy for suffering labels to market, he sticks both middle fingers into the sky and lashes out with challenging, complex and uncompromising songs that are too good for the corporate world to deny. (Click ‘read more” to hear the MTV Headbangers Ball Blog DevilDriver podcast interview)
In our podcast interview with DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara, we discuss the ailings and failings of the music industry; the subversive nature of his band and the success they’ve had in spite of disapproving glances from record executives; the group’s current tour with Napalm Death, 36 Crazyfists and Invitro; the singer’s off-the-wall solo album of Native American flute music; his past history with Coal Chamber; and his conviction that stretching boundaries helps him maintain artistic integrity.
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