The Devil (album)

The Devil
Studio album by Blue Stahli
Released October 2, 2015 (Full album)
December 17, 2013 (Chapter 01)
July 29, 2014 (Chapter 02)
Genre Electronic rock, alternative metal, industrial metal
Length 44:39 (Full Album)
9:43 (Chapter 01)
10:16 (Chapter 02)
Label FiXT
Producer Klayton, Bret Autrey, Joey Sturgis[1]
Blue Stahli chronology
B-Sides and Other Things I Forgot
(2013)		 The Devil
(2015)		 Antisleep Vol. 04
(2015)
Singles from The Devil
  1. "Ready Aim Fire[2]"
    Released: July 15, 2014
  2. "Not Over 'Til We Say So"
    Released: February 16, 2015

The Devil is the fifth album by Blue Stahli, and his second vocal album following Blue Stahli. It was released in chapters, the first of which was released on December 17, 2013.[3] The full album was released on October 2, 2015.[4]

Production and release

Work on the album began as early as April,[5] but the album was announced on November 14, when the cover art was released via Facebook,[6] it was revealed that the album would be released in chapters, with two songs per chapter, much like Celldweller's Wish Upon a Blackstar.[7] In an interview, Autrey stated that he wanted to finish and release the album in 2014, however this is not come to fruition.[8][9]

Chapter 01

On May 31, 'Down In Flames' and 'The Fall' were confirmed as songs for a new vocal album,[10] as of November 7, they had been completed.[11] Details for the first chapter were later released on November 14, and both songs were confirmed to make up the first chapter, they were made available for pre-order on November 19[12] and were finally released on December 17th.

All tracks written by Blue Stahli. 

No.TitleLength
1."Down in Flames"  4:08
2."The Fall"  3:48
3."The Fall (Premonition)"  1:47

Chapter 02

Bret confirmed as of April 4, 2014 that the two tracks from Chapter 2 were finished,[13] with both tracks being confirmed as 'Enemy'[14] and 'Ready, Aim, Fire'.[15] In a recent episode of "Ask Blue Stahli", he announced that a new track, later revealed to be "The Beginning", for the second chapter was completed and awaiting release.[16] On June 25, it was announced that Chapter 2 would be released on July 29, 2014,[17] the track listing for Chapter 2 was released two days later.[18] Chapter 02 was released on July 29, 2014 as planned.[19]

Chapter 03

In late August, Bret mentioned working on a new track, 'Not Over 'Til We Say So',[20] that would most likely appear on the next chapter. On October 10, in a "Stahlivision" video, Bret revealed that 'Not Over 'Til We Say So' was almost done, and that Emma Anzai of Sick Puppies had contributed bass and vocals to the track.[21] It was later released as a single on February 16, 2015.[22]

In a recent episode of "Ask Blue Stahli", he conceded that Chapter 02 was "the last chapter for this album", and he is now working on releasing the remainder of The Devil as soon as possible.[23]

As of July 20, vocal work for the album is complete,[24] and the track list is being arranged.[25]

Track listing

[26] [27]

No.TitleLength
1."The Beginning"  1:46
2."Not Over Til We Say So (feat. Emma Anzai of Sick Puppies)"  3:41
3."Armageddon"  3:30
4."Down In Flames"  4:07
5."Enemy"  3:48
6."Ready Aim Fire"  3:04
7."Rockstar"  3:45
8."The Fall"  3:47
9."Shoot Em Up"  4:12
10."You’ll Get What’s Coming (feat. Mark Salomon)"  3:43
11."The Devil"  3:59
12."Demon"  4:55

References

  1. ↑ "Blue Stahli - Right this moment, final mix on two brand...". Facebook. 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  2. ↑ "Blue Stahli - Blue Stahli - Ready Aim Fire (Pre-Order Download) (MP3 Album)". Fixtstore.com. 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  3. ↑ "Blue Stahli - The Devil (Chapter 01 Deluxe) (MP3 Album)". Fixtstore.com. 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. ↑ "Blue Stahli". Facebook. 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  5. ↑ "Blue Stahli - Mining for the proper words to express the...". Facebook. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  6. ↑ "Blue Stahli - Tijdlijnfoto's". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  7. ↑ "Wish Upon a Blackstar: Release Details | celldweller.com - The Official Site of Klayton & Celldweller". celldweller.com. 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  8. ↑ "Interview with ChaosControl.com". Facebook.com. Blue Stahli. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Blue Stahli interview". ChaosControl.com. Chaos Control. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Blue Stahli - Musically, "Down In Flames" and "The Fall"...". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  11. ↑ "Twitter / celldweller: Wrapped up 2 final @bluestahli". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  12. ↑ "Blue Stahli - Blue Stahli - The Devil (Chapter 01) is...". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  13. ↑ "Blue Stahli - Stahlivision 89". YouTube. 2014-04-04. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  14. ↑ "Blue Stahli - A song called "Enemy" for Chapter 02 is...". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  15. ↑ "Ask Blue Stahli - Premonitions". YouTube. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  16. ↑ "Ask Blue Stahli - Ambience - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  17. ↑ "0729 - YouTube". YouTube. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  18. ↑ "Blue Stahli - Timeline Photos". Facebook. 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  19. ↑ "Blue Stahli - The Devil (Chapter 02) (MP3 Album)". Fixtstore.com. 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  20. ↑ "Blue Stahli - Today, I'll be cutting vocals for a song called "Not...". Facebook. 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  21. ↑ "Blue Stahli - Stahlivision 99.5 - YouTube". YouTube. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  22. ↑ "Blue Stahli + Emma Anzai, 'Not Over Til We Say So' - Exclusive Song Premiere". Loudwire. 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  23. ↑ "Ask Blue Stahli - Sing Like A Lady - YouTube". YouTube. 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  24. ↑ "Blue Stahli - WOOOO! All vocals and vocal editing for 'The Devil'...". Facebook. 2015-07-19. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  25. ↑ "Blue Stahli - Putting together the tracklist for 'The Devil'.". Facebook. 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  26. ↑ "Blue Stahli - final tracklist for 'The Devil'.". Facebook. 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  27. ↑ "Armageddon release". Retrieved 2015-09-13.
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