The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada released their latest album, With Roots Above and Branches Below today, and in true Femalefirst form, we thought it was only fitting that we caught up with drummer Daniel Williams, to find out what they had been up to.

Hello there pretties, how are things going in your lovely world?

Pretty good, things are going great! Just finished the sweet brag tour and it was amazing!  :)

We are proper 100% loving your super hot new record, tell us a bit about the inspiration behind it?

Well, we basically just decided to write what we thought was awesome. haha. We didn’t necessarily change anything or do anything in particular to make everyone else like it, we just made sure we were happy with it, and went from there. We just assumed if we thought it was cool, everyone else would as well.  :)

To anyone who hasn¹t heard of you yet, how would you describe your sound?

Hrm, probably just would explain it with the term metalcore. Maybe Metalcore with catchy singalongs.

If you were going to give us just one song of yours to listen to so that you would become our new favourite singer, what would it be?

Sassafras, the first song on the new record. Its my favourite. Followed by Gimme Half.

 If you could cover another band¹s song, what would it be?

Slipknot - Psychosocial

 And can you sum up your good selves in just five words?

Dudes that love playing music.

 What makes you stand out from the crowd?

We're passionate. We put everything we have into our music, and I think that it shows. We'll tour 8 months out of the year and miss our families to death, but its what we love, so we do it.

 You know we¹re having a bit of an economic crisis here at the moment, if people wanted to spend their last £10 on a cd this weekend, why should they buy yours?

Because you'll be able to headbang to it so hard that you'll need to lay down on a couch afterwards, where you'll later find some money under the couch cushions. Then you'll make part of your money back. :P

 What three bands would you have to headline your dream festival?

Brand new, Slipknot, Linkin park

 What has been your favourite musical memory to date?

Warped tour 2008. It was amazing. I'll never forget it!

 If all of the bands equipment was on fire, what one piece would you save and why?

My snare, it sounds amazing. Truth drums for the win!

 Who do you think is the greatest artist around at the moment?

Minus the bear  that band is freaking amazing. Or Cursive.

 If you could only listen to one CD for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Minus the bear's Menos el oso.

 Tell me about the most terrifying experience of your life?

Anything involving a deer. I hate deer. I hit one on the highway once.

 What¹s the most stupid purchase you¹ve ever made?

one time i wanted curly hair so bad that i bought a 3 barrel hair roller. Bad idea. I later realized I’m not a girl, and cut my hair.

Why go to the top of a tall building, only to put money in binoculars and look at things on the ground?

You tell me. DUMB!

FemaleFirst  Ruth Harrison