Editing DevilDriver (section)

== History ==
===Deathride era, self-titled debut (2002–2004)===
Fafara hosted several barbecues after moving from [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] to Santa Barbara and would [[jam (music)|jam]] with musicians he met, which led to the formation of the band.
"I met Evan we struck up a friendship and started jamming," said Fafara.<ref name="BZ">{{cite web
|title=Blasting-zone Interview with Dez Fafara
|publisher=blasting-zone.com
|url=http://www.blasting-zone.com/DevilDriver1.htm
|access-date=October 28, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060515214509/http://blasting-zone.com/DevilDriver1.htm |archive-date = May 15, 2006}}</ref> Guitarist [[Evan Pitts]] met Fafara in a restaurant and gave him his phone number for a jam session, while John Boecklin who originally played 2nd guitar then went to playing drums, met Fafara at a bar.<ref name="DevilDriver is the new creation of Dez Fafara">{{cite web
|title=Metal-Update interview with Dez Fafara
|author=Loutsch, Travis
|publisher=Metal-update.com
|url=http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewdevil.html
|access-date=October 28, 2007}}</ref>

The band was originally known as Deathride, but later changed their name to DevilDriver because Fafara felt there were too many bands with that name; a band in Norfolk, Virginia, and a bicycle racing team.<ref name="Interview with Dez Farfara of DevilDriver">{{cite web
|title=Interview with Dez Farfara of DevilDriver
|author=Katrina
|publisher=Metal-temple.com
|date=August 12, 2005
|url=http://www.metal-temple.com/interview.asp?id=203
|access-date=October 25, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051103071738/http://www.metal-temple.com/interview.asp?id=203 |archive-date = November 3, 2005}}</ref> Another problem was that the band's label, [[Roadrunner Records]] were unable to secure copyright.<ref name="Interview with DevilDriver">{{cite web
 |title=Interview with DevilDriver 
 |publisher=truepunk.com 
 |url=http://www.truepunk.com/interviews/DevilDriver/ 
 |access-date=October 27, 2007 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015065323/http://truepunk.com/interviews/DevilDriver/ 
 |archive-date=October 15, 2007 
}}</ref> The members compiled a list of roughly two hundred names to go for a more original approach. Fafara's wife had a book by Italian witchcraft author [[Raven Grimassi]] on [[Stregheria]], and came across the term "devil driver". The term "devil driver" refers to bells Italian witches used to drive evil forces away. Fafara thought it was appropriate because it sounded "evil", and thought the term "suits his life".<ref name="TARTAREAN DESIRE WEBZINE">{{cite web
|title=Tartarean Desire WEbzine
|author=Kirshne, Matthew
|publisher=tartareandesire.com
|url=http://www.tartareandesire.com/interviews/devildriver.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060914225913/http://tartareandesire.com/interviews/devildriver.html
|url-status=usurped
|archive-date=September 14, 2006
|access-date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> The band's logo is the Cross of Confusion, which has existed for thousands of years{{Citation needed|date=January 2017}} and refers to "question religion, question authority, question everything around you". Fafara was brought up to "question everything" and was exposed to Italian witchcraft through his grandparents.<ref name="DevilDriver is the new creation of Dez Fafara"/>

DevilDriver's debut record was originally going to be called ''Thirteen'',<ref name="DEATHRIDE Change Name To DEVILDRIVER">{{cite news
 |title=Deathride Change Name To DevilDriver 
 |work=Blabbermouth.net 
 |date=June 23, 2006 
 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=13010 
 |access-date=October 30, 2007 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224083955/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=13010 
 |archive-date=December 24, 2007 
}}</ref> and then ''Straight to Hell''. However, Fafara claims it was changed "for so many reasons that I can't even go into."<ref name=" DEVILDRIVER No Longer Going 'Straight To Hell' ">{{cite news
 |title=DevilDriver No Longer Going 'Straight To Hell' 
 |work=Blabbermouth.net 
 |date=August 9, 2003 
 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=14296 
 |access-date=October 28, 2007 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224084731/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=14296 
 |archive-date=December 24, 2007 
}}</ref> The band's self-titled debut ''[[DevilDriver (album)|DevilDriver]]'', was released on October 28, 2003, under [[Roadrunner Records]], and entered the [[Top Heatseekers]] chart at number 17.<ref name="billboard-1">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=devildriver|chart=Heatseekers Albums}}|title=DevilDriver Heatseekers Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> Guitarist Pitts wrote roughly 90% of the music, according to [[Mike Spreitzer]], who replaced Pitts after his departure from the band.<ref name="DevilDriver album review">{{cite web
|title=DevilDriver album review
|author=Loftus, Johnny
|website=Allmusic
|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r663018|pure_url=yes}}
|access-date=November 10, 2007}}</ref>

===''The Fury of Our Maker's Hand'' (2005–2006)===
The band returned to the studio in 2005 to record their follow-up to ''DevilDriver''. The album was produced at Sonic Ranch Studios, a {{convert|1400|acre|km2|sing=on}} [[pecan]] ranch, {{convert|40|mi|km}} away from [[El Paso, Texas]]. The band members wanted to be isolated while recording the album so they could focus solely on the music, as friends, family, managers and girlfriends were constantly interrupting them. Roughly 30 songs were written which were narrowed down to 15 by the band. The 15 songs were then played for producer [[Colin Richardson]] who wanted to begin [[tracker (music software)|tracking]] immediately.

The name of the album was thought of by Fafara who believed that ''[[The Fury of Our Maker's Hand]]'' refers to the "storm" his life has been the past 10 years, "You have your maker's hand and I have my maker's hand and we both living in our fury, the fury of our maker's hand. It explains my life".<ref name="Soundscan report"/> The album was released on June 28, 2005, and debuted on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart at number 117, with sales of 10,402 in its first week.<ref name="Soundscan report">{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=38915 |title=Soundscan Report: Cky, Megadeth, Devildriver, Darkest Hour, Throwdown - Blabbermouth.net |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=July 6, 2005 |access-date=November 23, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606223528/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=38915 |archive-date=June 6, 2011 }}</ref> The album also debuted at number 1 on the [[Top Heatseekers]] chart.<ref name="billboard-1"/> Johnny Loftus of [[Allmusic]] described the album as "a severe turn away from the falter of their first album" and said that the band made their "true debut the second time around".<ref name="The Fury of Our Maker's Hand">{{cite web
|title=The Fury of Our Maker's Hand - Allmusic review
|author=Loftus, Johnny
|website=Allmusic
|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r781295|pure_url=yes}}
|access-date=October 27, 2007}}</ref> Dom Lawson of ''[[Kerrang!]]'' gave the album a positive review describing the album as a "fresh and exhilarating approach to modern metal".<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Kerrang! |url=http://www.roadrun.com/artists/Devildriver/showphoto.aspx?photoID=10838 |title=Kerrang DevilDriver Review Scan |access-date=December 6, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013050654/http://roadrun.com/artists/Devildriver/showphoto.aspx?photoID=10838 |archive-date=October 13, 2007 }}</ref>

The band toured extensively in support of the album, which included shows in the United States, Europe, and Australia in support of bands such as [[In Flames]], [[Fear Factory]], and [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]]. The band played for the first time as a headliner in the Burning Daylight Tour. On October 31, 2006, ''The Fury of Our Maker's Hand'' was re-released to include three new studio tracks, including "Digging up the Corpses" which was featured on the soundtrack to ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]''. The release also contained three live recordings of previously released, a DVD of all of the band's music videos, new cover art, and inside liner notes.<ref name="An Interview with Devildriver Frontman Dez Fafara">{{cite web
|title=An Interview with Devildriver Frontman Dez Fafara
|author=Roya
|publisher=Metal-Underground.com
|date=July 26, 2005
|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/interviews/details.cfm?newsid=27744
|access-date=October 27, 2007}}</ref>

===''The Last Kind Words'' (2007–2008)===
[[Image:Devildriver 2007 Wolverhampton CivicHall.JPG|thumb|left|DevilDriver Live at Wolverhampton Little Civic in 2007]]

The band reunited at Sonic Ranch Studios while they recorded their third studio effort, ''[[The Last Kind Words]]'', which was released in June 2007. The album's first single "Not All Who Wander Are Lost" was directed by [[Nathan Cox]] for free. Cox's career began when he created Coal Chamber's music video "[[Loco (Coal Chamber song)|Loco]]", so he re-paid a favor to Fafara and the band. Cox now directs music videos for bands such as [[Linkin Park]] and [[Korn]].<ref name="DevilDriver Vocalist Dez Fafara"/> The first song to be previewed was "Horn of Betrayal" which debuted on Sirius Satellite's Hard Attack channel on May 16, 2007. ''The Last Kind Words'' entered the German charts at number 92,<ref name="DEVILDRIVER: 'The Last Kind Words' Enters German Chart At No.&nbsp;92">{{cite news
 |title=DevilDriver: 'The Last Kind Words' Enters German Chart At No.&nbsp;92 
 |work=Blabbermouth.net 
 |date=June 29, 2007 
 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=75792 
 |access-date=October 28, 2007 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224084025/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=75792 
 |archive-date=December 24, 2007 
}}</ref> and peaked at number 48 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with over 14,000 copies sold.<ref name="KORN, DEVILDRIVER, ENTOMBED, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH First-Week Sales Revealed">{{cite news
 |title=Korn, DevilDriver, Entombed, Five Finger Death Punch First-Week Sales Revealed 
 |work=Blabbermouth.net 
 |date=August 8, 2007 
 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=78340 
 |access-date=October 30, 2007 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181338/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=78340 
 |archive-date=September 30, 2007 
}}</ref>

DevilDriver promoted the album at the 2007 [[Download Festival]] at [[Donington Park]] alongside headliners Linkin Park, [[Iron Maiden]], and [[My Chemical Romance]]. A [[Guinness world record]] was attempted by the band for the "largest circle pit" at the festival. Guinness responded to the query and denied the request stating they receive over 60,000 requests a year and there is no way to physically define where a circle pit starts and ends. They considered the proposal fully in the context of the subject area and stated that "our decision is final in this matter".<ref name="DEVILDRIVER Attempts 'Largest Circle Pit' GUINESS (sic) Record; Video Available ">{{cite news
 |title=DevilDriver Attempts 'Largest Circle Pit' GUINESS (sic) Record; Video Available 
 |work=Blabbermouth.net 
 |date=June 13, 2007 
 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=74586 
 |access-date=October 28, 2007 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224084742/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=74586 
 |archive-date=December 24, 2007 
}}</ref><ref name="DevilDriver @ Download 2007">{{cite web
|title=DevilDriver @ Download 2007
|author=Bruce Wayne
|publisher=Youtube.com
|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULgU7_lYA38
 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/ULgU7_lYA38| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=October 28, 2007}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
The band also appeared at 2007's [[Ozzfest]]. Fafara had been planning to take his first six weeks off in 11 years, but [[Sharon Osbourne]], who had managed Fafara's previous band [[Coal Chamber]], persuaded him to appear.<ref name="DevilDriver Vocalist Dez Fafara">{{cite web
|title=DevilDriver Vocalist Dez Fafara
|publisher=Metal-rules.com
|date=September 27, 2007
|url=http://www.metal-rules.com/zine/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1057&Itemid=60
|access-date=October 27, 2007
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010125349/http://www.metal-rules.com/zine/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1057&Itemid=60
|archive-date=October 10, 2016
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> At a concert in Detroit, Michigan, a recording was made with the intention of releasing a live DVD in 2008<ref>{{cite web
|title="Tirades of Truth" - DevilDriver guitarist Mike Spreitzer
|author=Morgan, Anthony
|publisher=lucemfero.com
|url=http://www.lucemfero.com/devildriver102007.php
|access-date=October 29, 2007
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308112912/http://lucemfero.com/devildriver102007.php
|archive-date=March 8, 2016
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> although this has yet to be released.

DevilDriver's songs "Devil's Son" and "Driving Down the Darkness" were featured in the TV show ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'',<ref name="DevilDriver Music Featured In NBC-TV's 'Scrubs'">{{cite news
 |title=DevilDriver Music Featured In NBC-TV's 'Scrubs' 
 |work=Blabbermouth.net 
 |date=February 20, 2007 
 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=67447 
 |access-date=December 5, 2007 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223000127/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=67447 
 |archive-date=February 23, 2007 
}}</ref> and in 2008 they covered the [[Iron Maiden]] song "[[Wasted Years]]" for the ''[[Kerrang!]]'' compilation ''[[Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden]]''. The song "Clouds Over California" became available as a download for the music video game ''[[Rock Band]]''.

=== ''Pray for Villains'' (2009–2010) ===
Their fourth album ''[[Pray for Villains]]'' was released on July 14, 2009, debuting at No.&nbsp;35 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with estimated sales of around 14,600, improving on their previous effort, which debuted at No.&nbsp;48.<ref name="billboard-2">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/devildriver/chart-history/tlp/|title=DevilDriver Billboard 200 Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref>

On February 21, 2009, the band performed in Australia at the Soundwave Festival with bands such as Lamb of God and In Flames. After finishing their Melbourne show, they announced that their new album would be released August 11, 2009. The band also toured in the Midwest states in mid-May 2009 with bands such as [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], [[3 Inches of Blood]] and [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]] before headlining the 'Thrash and Burn' Tour with [[Emmure]], [[Despised icon|Despised Icon]], [[MyChildren MyBride]], [[Oceano]], [[Kittie]], and [[Thy Will Be Done]] amongst others. They also completed a European Tour with several other bands such as [[Behemoth (band)|Behemoth]] and [[Suicide Silence]].

In January and February 2010, DevilDriver embarked on their headlining 'Bound By The Road' Tour with [[Suffocation (band)|Suffocation]], [[Goatwhore]], and [[Thy Will Be Done]].

In March 2010, DevilDriver participated in 2010's Getaway Rock festival, which was held in [[Gävle, Sweden]] and began on July 8 and ended on the 10th.{{clarify|date=January 2013|reason=participated in March or July?}} The band will also be included in an extensive UK tour in November 2010 with [[36 Crazyfists]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/107470/devildriver|title=DEVILDRIVER, THE HAUNTED, RAISED FIST, THE CROWN Confirmed For Sweden's GETAWAY ROCK|access-date=March 16, 2010|publisher=[[idiomag]]}}</ref>{{update after|2012|12|31}}

=== ''Beast'' (2011) ===
DevilDriver's fifth album ''[[Beast (DevilDriver album)|Beast]]'' was recorded at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas with producer [[Mark Lewis (music producer)|Mark Lewis]], and released February 22, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/devildriver-beast-unleashed/ |title=DevilDriver 'Beast' Unleashed |date=October 25, 2010 |access-date=November 18, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029142437/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/devildriver-beast-unleashed/ |archive-date=October 29, 2010 }}</ref> John Boecklin confirmed that the new album was mixed by [[Andy Sneap]] at his Backstage studio in Derbyshire, England in July.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soundwavetouring.com/ |title=Soundwave Touring |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420111522/http://www.soundwavetouring.com/ |archive-date=April 20, 2012 }}</ref> DevilDriver went on a tour in Australia with bands such as [[Iron Maiden]], [[Slayer]], [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]] and [[Nonpoint]] for the [[Soundwave (Australian music festival)|Soundwave Festival]] in February and March 2011.

On March 30, it was announced that bassist Jon Miller and DevilDriver would part ways, in the interest of Miller's continuing recovery. Miller departed on his own and released a resignation letter to the press.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/exclusive-former-devildriver-bassist-s-resignation-letter/|title=Former DEVILDRIVER Bassist's Resignation Letter |date=March 30, 2011|access-date=April 26, 2016}}</ref> 

DevilDriver opened for [[Danzig (band)|Danzig]] along with [[2Cents]] in 2011 supporting Danzig's 2010 release ''[[Deth Red Sabaoth]]'', and toured North America with [[Chthonic (band)|Chthonic]] and [[Skeletonwitch]] supporting [[Arch Enemy]].

=== ''Winter Kills'', lineup changes and hiatus (2012–2014) === <!--DO NOT CHANGE THIS SECTION, YOUR EDIT WILL BE REVERTED QUICKLY IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO — CONSULT THE TALK PAGE WITH A SOURCE IF YOU WANT AN ADDITION OR CHANGE TO THIS SECTION -->
[[File:14-04-19 DevilDriver Mike Spreitzer 05.jpg|thumb|[[Mike Spreitzer]] and [[Dez Fafara]] with DevilDriver at Paaspop 2014]]
DevilDriver headlined the 2012 Metal Alliance Festival Tour in the spring.

On February 9, 2012, guitarist Jeff Kendrick announced via his [[Twitter]] account that himself, John Boecklin (drums) and Mike Spreitzer (guitars) had "begun to compose and demo songs for DevilDriver's 6th album. We are extremely excited!!!".<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/jeffkendrick/status/167703113518690304 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205234419/https://twitter.com/jeffkendrick/status/167703113518690304 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 5, 2012 |title=Twitter / jeffkendrick: John Boecklin, Mike Spreitzer |publisher=Archive.is |date=December 5, 2012 |access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> In March 2012, during an interview with Nick Azinas from Peek from the Pit, vocalist [[Dez Fafara]] announced that the band was looking for a new record label. This announcement officially ended the ten-year relationship between [[Devildriver]] and [[Roadrunner Records]].<ref name="Peek from the Pit">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtv8wuZagIk | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505134747/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtv8wuZagIk| archive-date=May 5, 2014 | url-status=dead|title=Dez Fafara from DevilDriver Interview @ Peek from the Pit (HD) |publisher=peekfromthepit.com |access-date=April 17, 2012}}</ref> On July 8 it was announced that DevilDriver has signed with Napalm Records for the upcoming sixth album. On February 18, 2013, Dez announced on his Twitter account that Chris Towning who has been filling in on bass for the past year has been made the band's official bassist. In a March 2013 interview with Get Your Rock Out guitarist Jeff Kendrick announced that an album title was "very close", adding that the record was currently being mixed with only a couple of pieces of vocal recording to be done before the album is mastered.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ1DQ4DxgsI&list=UUCFrNN1gLxKz73g9HINBmfw&index=4  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/TQ1DQ4DxgsI| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Devildriver interview |publisher=YouTube |access-date=November 23, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On May 28, 2013, DevilDriver released the cover artwork and release date for the new album, ''[[Winter Kills (album)|Winter Kills]]''. The album was released on August 27, 2013, by Napalm Records, their first album release since leaving Roadrunner.

{{cquote|We delivered our signature California Groove sound alongside a Raw and Biting guitar tone, mixed it with massive hooks, added   in thunderous drums to rethink, and reshape another different sounding unique piece of Rock-N-Roll! Cutting our own path is something to be proud of. Devildriver has always and will forever be about thinking outside the box and delivering on something different from record to record, we cannot be assimilated into any scene or even genre of Metal and we will continue to do things our own way with a massive middle finger in the air to the status quo!|20px|20px|[[Dez Fafara]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/devildriver-announce-new-album-winter-kills |title=DEVILDRIVER Announce New Album, Winter Kills |work=Metal Injection |date=2013-05-28 |access-date=2015-11-23}}</ref>}}

On October 28, 2014, Dez Fafara announced that drummer John Boecklin and guitarist Jeff Kendrick left the band, the former going on to form the band, [[Bad Wolves]]. He also announced that the band will be on hiatus until 2016, when the new album will be released, to focus on his reunion with [[Coal Chamber]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/devildriver-parts-ways-with-drummer-john-boecklin-guitarist-jeff-kendrick/ |title=Devildriver Parts Ways With Drummer John Boecklin, Guitarist Jeff Kendrick |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=October 28, 2014 |access-date=November 23, 2015}}</ref>

===''Trust No One'' (2015–2016)===
On January 7, 2015, it was announced that past member [[Chimaira]] drummer Austin D'Amond had joined the band as the new drummer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-chimaira-drummer-austin-damond-joins-devildriver/ |title=Former Chimaira Drummer Austin D'amond Joins Devildriver |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=January 7, 2015 |access-date=November 23, 2015}}</ref> On March 19, 2015, Neal Tiemann was announced as the replacement for Jeff Kendrick on guitars. Tiemann started his career with Midwest Kings and has spent time playing with [[Caroline's Spine]], Burn Halo and Uncle Kracker among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/devildriver-new-guitarist-neal-tiemann/ |title=DevilDriver Welcome New Guitarist Neal Tiemann |date=March 19, 2015 |publisher=Loudwire.com |access-date=November 23, 2015}}</ref>

On May 2, 2015, Dez Fafara said that there were 12 new songs written for the next DevilDriver album. They were anticipating recording them in October–November 2015 and Spring-Summer 2016 for a release date later in 2016. Dez Fafara continued that DevilDriver had to get back into their normal recording cycle; he did not want DevilDriver sitting around too long although they did need to take a break after releasing ''Winter Kills''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dez-fafara-devildriver-has-12-blistering-songs-written-for-next-album/ |title=Dez Fafara: Devildriver Has '12 Blistering Songs' Written For Next Album |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=May 2, 2015 |access-date=November 23, 2015}}</ref>

On November 19, 2015, DevilDriver revealed the title for the upcoming album, ''[[Trust No One (DevilDriver album)|Trust No One]]'', alongside the album art. The album is set to be released on May 13, 2016. In March, DevilDriver announced that former [[Static-X]] guitarist, Diego "Ashes" Ibarra, would replace the recently departed Chris Towning on bass on a permanent basis for upcoming shows in the US, European and UK dates in support of the new album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://teamrock.com/news/2016-03-12/devildriver-detail-trust-no-one |title=DevilDriver detail Trust No One - News - Metal Hammer |website=Teamrock.com |date=March 12, 2016 |access-date=May 5, 2016}}</ref>

On March 18, 2016, DevilDriver released their first single from upcoming album, ''Trust No One'', titled 'Daybreak', through their official [[YouTube]] channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/av/devildriver-premieres-daybreak-with-heavily-reconstructed-lineup |title=DEVILDRIVER Premieres New Single "Daybreak" With Heavily Reconstructed Lineup |access-date=March 23, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325135029/http://www.metalinjection.net/av/devildriver-premieres-daybreak-with-heavily-reconstructed-lineup |archive-date=March 25, 2016 }}</ref>

===''Outlaws 'til the End'' (2017)===
On February 28, 2017, DevilDriver announced via their [[Instagram]] account that they are to release an outlaw country covers record, with 13 tracks currently in production, with over 15 "high caliber" guests contributing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/devildriver-outlaw-country-covers-album/|title=DevilDriver Announce Plans for Outlaw Country Covers Album|website=Loudwire|date=March 2017 |access-date=April 25, 2018}}</ref> On July 15, Fafara announced that the number of guests had risen to 20-25, and that these included artists such as [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]]'s [[Randy Blythe]] and [[Mark Morton (guitarist)|Mark Morton]], [[Lee Ving]] from [[Fear (band)|FEAR]], [[Glenn Danzig]], [[Testament (band)|Testament]]'s [[Chuck Billy (vocalist)|Chuck Billy]], and [[John 5 (guitarist)|John 5]]. In the same interview, Fafara revealed that some of the artists that would be covered on the album are [[Willie Nelson]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Waylon Jennings]], and [[Johnny Paycheck]], with [[Steve Evetts]] as album producer.<ref name="Blabbermouth">{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/devildriver-frontman-on-outlaw-country-covers-album-its-unprecedented-what-were-doing/ |title=DEVILDRIVER Frontman On Outlaw Country Covers Album: 'It's Unprecedented What We're Doing' |date=July 15, 2017 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en-US |access-date=December 20, 2017}}</ref>

===''Dealing with Demons'' (2018–present)===
On April 9, 2018, it was reported that DevilDriver had 48 songs written for a new concept double album, with Fafara stating "this will be the record of our career".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/devildriver-is-working-on-staggered-release-double-album-this-will-be-the-record-of-our-career/|title=DEVILDRIVER Is Working On Staggered-Release Double Album: 'This Will Be The Record Of Our Career'|date=April 9, 2018|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref> The band are planning on narrowing down the songs to "20 or 22" and enter the studio in June 2018. In January 2019, Fafara posted on Instagram that he had begun tracking vocals for the new albums and that a summer 2019 release should be expected.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/devildriver-start-vocal-tracking-double-album/|title=DevilDriver Recording Vocals for New Double Album|first=Chad|last=Childers|website=Loudwire|date=January 15, 2019 }}</ref> In July 2019, Fafara announced that the first part of the double album should be expected in early 2020 with the second part in 2021. He also stated that a second volume of Outlaw Country covers in 2023 before a final studio album in 2024/2025. He went on to say that he would then take a prolonged break from music for 4/5 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dez-fafara-broke-all-the-rules-with-upcoming-devildriver-album/|title=DEZ FAFARA 'Broke All The Rules' With Upcoming DEVILDRIVER Album|date=July 11, 2019|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref> In later 2019, DevilDriver canceled a run of shows in support of [[Static-X]] and an appearance on the inaugural MegaCruise (a festival on a cruise ship organized by [[Megadeth]]), this was due to Fafara's wife being diagnosed, treated and subsequently cured for skin cancer. On May 21, 2020, the first part of a double album was announced, ''Dealing with Demons - Part 1'', scheduled for release October 9, 2020. The first single, "Keep Away from Me", was released on the same day as the announcement. In October 2021, DevilDriver parted ways with guitarist Neal Tiemann. 

On July 16, 2022, it was announced bassist Diego Ibarra had departed the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/devildriver-parts-ways-with-bassist-diego-ashes-ibarra|title=DEVILDRIVER Parts Ways With Bassist DIEGO 'ASHES' IBARRA|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=July 19, 2022|date=July 16, 2022}}</ref> Three days later, the band announced the return of bassist Jon Miller, and the arrival of guitarist Alex Lee (formerly of [[Holy Grail (band)|Holy Grail]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/devildriver-welcomes-back-original-bassist-jon-miller|title=DEVILDRIVER Welcomes Back Original Bassist JON MILLER|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=July 19, 2022|date=July 19, 2022}}</ref>

On March 7, 2023, the band announced that ''Dealing with Demons Vol. II'' would be released on May 12.<ref>{{cite web|author=John Deaux|url=https://allabouttherock.co.uk/groove-metal-icons-devildriver-to-release-new-album-dealing-with-demons-vol-ii-on-may-12-2023-via-napalm-records/|title=Groove Metal Icons DEVILDRIVER to Release New Album, Dealing With Demons Vol. II, on May 12, 2023 via Napalm Records|publisher=All About the Rock|access-date=March 7, 2023|date=March 7, 2023}}</ref>

On September 3, 2024, Mike Spreitzer announced that he left the band after 20 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/longtime-devildriver-guitarist-mike-spreitzer-announces-his-departure-i-have-decided-it-is-time-to-go-my-own-way|title=Longtime DEVILDRIVER Guitarist MIKE SPREITZER Announces His Departure: 'I Have Decided It Is Time To Go My Own Way'|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=September 3, 2024|date=September 3, 2024}}</ref>