Starve for the Devil is an album by technical death metal

Technical death metal

Technical death metal is a musical subgenre of death metal that focuses on complex rhythms, riffs and song structures. Technical experimentation in death metal began in the late '80s and early '90s by bands such as Death, Atheist and Cynic...

 band Arsis

Arsis (band)

Arsis is an American death metal band from Virginia Beach, Virginia, formed in 2000. The band is currently signed to Nuclear Blast.-Demos and Willowtip era:...

 that was released on February 9, 2010, via Nuclear Blast Records.

History

Tracking starting in September 2009 at Planet Z Studios. Production was handled by Chris "Zeuss" Harris, who also produced Arsis' previous record We Are the Nightmare

We Are the Nightmare

We Are the Nightmare is the third studio album by technical death metal band Arsis. It was released April 15, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records.-History:...

. The album artwork was done by Mark Riddick, whom Arsis has worked with on all of their previous releases.

Although Starve for the Devil was originally scheduled for a January 15 release date, it was later pushed back into February with an announcement that a bonus track would be included on the European release and that two bonus tracks would be included on the limited Nuclear Blast mail order and vinyl editions. The second bonus track, a King Diamond

King Diamond

Kim Bendix Petersen , better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Grammy Award nominated Danish heavy metal musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his extensive vocal range, in particular his usage of falsetto. He is the lead vocalist for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond...

cover of "The Lake", however, was pulled at the last minute due to copyright issues and it is unclear as to when or if the track will appear in the future.

Starve for the Devil received positive reviews from numerous publications, including Metal Assault, Blistering, The Metal Files, Metal Injection, Pop Matters, and About.com.

In January, 2010, Arsis released a music video for "Forced to Rock", the first track off Starve for the Devil.

Track listing

1. "Forced to Rock" - 2:56
2. "A March for the Sick" - 4:23
3. "From Soulless to Shattered (Art in Dying)" - 4:27
4. "Beyond Forlorn" - 4:01
5. "The Ten of Swords" - 3:44
6. "Closer to Cold" - 5:08
7. "Sick Perfection" - 3:55
8. "Half Past Corpse O'Clock" - 4:12
9. "Escape Artist" - 4:22
10. "Sable Rising" - 3:36

Limited edition bonus track

1. "A Pound of Flesh (For the Hell of It)" - 3:27

Personnel

• James Malone - vocals & guitars
• Mike Van Dyne - drums
• Nick Cordle - guitars
• Nathaniel Carter - bass