This series of caches is deadicated to some of the Heavy Metal - Hard Rock bands that I have
liked over the years from the 70s to 2000.
DevilDriver is an American heavy metal band from Santa Barbara,
California, formed in 2002. The band was originally named Deathride, however, due to
copyright issues and the name being taken by several bands, Deathride changed its name
to DevilDriver, which refers to bells Italian Wiccans used to drive evil forces away.
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".
The band's logo is the Cross of Confusion, which has existed for thousands
of years 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.
DevilDriver's debut record was originally going to be called Thirteen, and then
straight to Hell. However, Fafara claims it was changed "for so many reasons that
I can't even go into."[7] The band's self-titled debut DevilDriver, was released
on October 21, 2003 under Roadrunner Records, and entered the Top Heatseekers chart
at number 17.
Years active 2002–present(2014)
Origin Santa Barbara, California, United States.