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''Dead Throne'' is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. It was released on September 13, 2011 through Ferret Music. Produced by Adam Dutkiewicz, the record was recorded in several studios across the United States from November 2010 – April 2011. The album is a follow up to The Devil Wears Prada's 2009 album; ''With Roots Above and Branches Below''. Much like their previous efforts the album's lyrics were penned by lead vocalist Mike Hranica, whose lyrical direction focused on anti-idolatry concepts. The band's musical style changed after the success of the ''Zombie EP'', this led to, what Hranica described as; fusing the melodic elements of their previous studio albums with the ferocity of ''Zombie''. Upon its release, the album was given generally positive reviews from music critics, being given an average metacritic score of 76 out of 100.〔 Positive reviews focused on the creativity and experimentation featured on the album, whereas more negative reviews spoke about its lack of progression past the band's previous releases. ''Dead Throne'' is their highest charting release, peaking at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 32,420 copies in its first week. It also topped the ''Billboard'' Christian Albums and Independent Albums chart, as well as peaking at No. 3 on the Rock Albums Chart and No. 40 on the 2011 ''Billboard'' year-end Hard Rock Albums chart. This is the last album to feature James Baney before he left the band on February 22, 2012. There is also a guest vocal appearance by Tim Lambesis on "Constance". The album has sold 92,000 copies in the U.S.〔http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/sales_ur.cgi〕 == Background == Since the time of The Devil Wears Prada's fame, their past approach of all band members sitting down and writing a record, hasn't been used collaboratively since ''Plagues'', it is noted by guitarist Chris Rubey that about midway through the writing process of their third full-length ''With Roots Above and Branches Below'', their song writing style and process changed drastically. Vocalist, Hranica commented on the album's lyrical theme is based upon anti-idolatry. He also said it's the "heaviest and most aggressive album to date." Hranica speaks on the evolution of the band as a whole: "Our early material was dumb, plain and simple, and moving away from that, I think we've grown into smarter, more creative riffs, along with easier to follow songs. It's things like that that mark the evolution of TDWP."〔 The album also features the absence of clean vocal passages on select songs, this is the first time The Devil Wears Prada has done this since ''Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord''. ''Dead Throne'' was recorded from November 2010 to April 2011, with the sessions taking place three different recording studios in the United States, which were Zing Studios in Westfield, Massachusetts, Blacklodge Studios in Eudora, Kansas and The Foundation Recording Studios in Connersville, Indiana. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dead Throne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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