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''Devils Brigade'' is the eponymous debut album by the rock band Devils Brigade, a side project by Matt Freeman of Rancid. The band, which performs a mix of punk rock and psychobilly, features Freeman on lead vocals and double bass in contrast to the backing vocals and electric bass guitar he typically performs in Rancid. Originally envisioned as a concept album about the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, ''Devils Brigade'' was co-written by Freeman and his longtime bandmate Tim Armstrong, who also played guitar on the album and served as record producer alongside Ryan Foltz. The album also features X drummer DJ Bonebrake and contributions from Rancid's Lars Frederiksen, and was released August 31, 2010 through Armstrong's label Hellcat Records. == Background and recording == Freeman started Devils Brigade in 2000 when he and Armstrong began writing songs together during breaks between Rancid tours.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Hellcat Records )〕 Backed by Armstrong on guitar and Rancid drummer Brett Reed, he debuted the project in 2002 with the song "Vampire Girl" on the compilation album ''Give 'Em the Boot III''. He continued to work on Devils Brigade in between tours supporting Rancid's 2003 album ''Indestructible'', releasing two singles in 2003 and 2005.〔 Following tours in support of Rancid's 2009 album ''Let the Dominoes Fall'', Freeman revived Devils Brigade to record a full-length album.〔 It was originally envisioned as a concept album based on an idea of Armstrong's for a musical about the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, titled ''Half Way to Hell Club'' after the informal fraternity of nineteen steelworkers who were caught by safety netting strung below the construction site, saving them from what would have otherwise been fatal falls into the bay below.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. )〕 "We grew up in the East Bay looking at that bridge and it has always been a part of our lives", said Freeman.〔 Armstrong co-wrote the album with Freeman, with six of the twelve tracks—including "Bridge of Gold" and "Half Way to Hell"—originating from the Golden Gate Bridge concept while the remaining six—including "Ride Harley" and "Vampire Girl"—were new recordings of tracks from the first Devils Brigade demo.〔 ''Devils Brigade'' was recorded in early 2010 at Sunset Lodge in Hollywood and Ceveland Audio in Cleveland, with additional recording conducted at Rancid's Bloodclot studio. It was produced by Armstrong, who also played guitar on the album and sang lead vocals on "Gentleman of the Road", and by Ryan Foltz who also played mandolin.〔 Drums were played by DJ Bonebrake of X and The Knitters, who had previously played with Freeman in Auntie Christ.〔〔〔 "It was a great vibe in the studio," said Freeman, "The record has a real live and loose vibe. Loose in a good way. Tim's guitar style blended really well with DJ and everything clicked very quickly."〔 Lars Frederiksen of Rancid also contributed to two tracks: "Darlene", which he co-wrote, and "Bridge of Gold", on which he, Armstrong, and Freeman took turns singing the verses.〔〔〔 ''Devils Brigade'' was released August 31, 2010 through Armstrong's Hellcat Records label.〔 The band supported the album with a tour of the United States opening for Street Dogs through October 2010. The faster, original version of ''Darlene'' was originally recorded for Rancid's ''Let The Dominoes Fall''. You can hear part of the track during the documentary on the making of the record. 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「Devils Brigade (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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