"The Turning Stone" video from the album FREEDOM METAL
"Orphans of Doom" Live at Double Door, Chicago, 2/11/07.
"Thou" Live at Empty Bottle, Chicago, 7/18/07.
Influences
Classic Metal and Rock n' Roll. Beer. Chicago (the city, not the band).
Sounds Like
"...This is the BIBLE OF THE DEVIL album we've all been waiting for: a relentless death-gallop of completely mental twin-guitar ass-chuggery and New Wave Of British Heavy Metal-esque power. It's a head-on diesel locomotive train wreck of a collision between Budgie and Angelwitch with an extra helping of Thin Lizzy circa '76. Sure man, this one's a concept album too, and this concept is this: Bible Of The Devil rock you so hard your fuckin' brain falls out."
- 8/10 - Sleazegrinder, Classic Rock Magazine, Feb. 2009
"Bible of the Devil has spent four previous albums giving a tongue bath to that sweet spot between the legs of Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden, finally resulting in a screaming orgasm called Freedom Metal. Relocating its sense of humor (it’s always great to hear a hard rock band that acknowledges the inherent silliness of its chosen milieu without becoming a smirking parody) and bearing down hard on its majestic hookriffs, B of the D rocks the holy fuck out of well-crafted cuts like 'Night Oath', 'Ol’ Girl' and 'Womanize' with a deadly combination of precision and abandon. The band really shows its mettle with the zero-to-60 majesty of 'Heat Feeler', which starts out as folk rock (!) before letting the power chords and harmony leads fly. This is the record Axl Rose and Zakk Wylde need to hear to relearn how to rock. You may think you own the night, but, as declared in this platter’s castle-pillaging opener 'Hijack the Night', BIBLE OF THE DEVIL is going to take it from you."
- Michael Toland, Sleazegrinder.com
"So what makes BIBLE OF THE DEVIL tick? Why New Wave of British Heavy Metal and good ol' 70s hard rock fire of course. They've gotten it down to a science on Freedom Metal. They key is combining the big guitar jam worthiness of the latter with the triumphant and tuneful songwriting of the former."
- Scott Alisoglu, Blabbermouth.net
"Freedom Metal is 40 plus minutes of catchy, toe-tapping, headbanging (or at least vigorous nodding), sing-along Rock n’ Metal that is the perfect catalyst for incessant bashing of the ‘repeat’ button. Freedom Metal means date night with your CD player. Freedom Metal is appointment, don’t miss it, must-hear-with-beer, Heavy Metal."
- Chris Barnes, Hellridemusic.com
"While if you're already a fan of their brand of old school dirty-and-raw metal with precise twin harmonies on their Gibson Flying Vs, gruff vocals, razor sharp riffs and some beerbang-worthy songs, this new one (and their fifth so far) titled Freedom Metal is for you, no contest. But let me tell you something right at the start - there's nothing usual about what they've managed to pull off here. Agreed, their run so far has been nothing short of splendid... I've come to expect a Cocaine Years every now and then in their albums. The good news is, Freedom Metal has got that and more."
- Srikanth Panaman, Kvltsite.com
"...Guitarist-vocalists Mark Hoffmann and Nate Perry, drummer Greg Spalding and bassist Darren Amaya are the real deal, synthesizing a wide array of classic-metal influences, attacking them with a modern stoner-rock/doom attitude and delivering the head-banging goods stronger than ever with songs such as 'Hijack the Night' and 'The Turning Stone' from the new album Freedom Metal."
- Jim DeRogatis, Chicago Sun-Times
"Freedom Metal, as the name implies, loosens the reins and unleashes the fuckin' beast once again. As a unit, these Chicagoans are still growing wiser and tighter, but they've taken to needlejacking adrenaline as if it were as commonplace as the shwag cloud that haunts their denim jackets. The spirit is strong within this one; from the first glance at the highway-bombing cover art to the initial bebop riffrush that opens "Hijack The Night", this thing is screaming "career benchmark, motherfuckers." This is the band's definitive work thus far, and the fact that it toes the ultra-derivative/blissfully vibrant line so confindently only serves to underscore the waggishness.
- Jordan Campbell, Metalreview.com
"Overall, BIBLE OF THE DEVIL remains the musical equivalent of a Rhodesian Ridgeback on your leg, humping wildly."
- Marchman, Peacedogman.com
"A couple years ago, I implied that BOTD had achieved their Stained Class with The Diabolic Procession. This is the album that may, years from now, have another band achieving their Freedom Metal"
- Ray Dorsey, Ray's Realm
"The proto-metal mix adds much verisimilitude to their bruising attack with the wide-load twin guitars strapped to the top end like rock seeking missiles..."
- Jason, Roadburn.com
"These guys are so metal, I wouldn't be surprised if they shat iron ore."
- John Pegoraro, Stonerrock.com
***BIBLE OF THE DEVIL releases are available for purchase from the band directly via Paypal at the address: bibleofthedevil@gmail.com. Please include $1.00 U.S. and $3.00 Foreign for shipping on cds and 7" records. For LPs, shipping rates are $3.00 U.S. and $7.00 Foreign. Please send e-mail confirmation prior to bulk orders for accurate shipping rates.***
Hailing from Chicago, IL, Bible of the Devil is a four-piece rock n' roll metal assault squad specializing in anthemic, hell-raising anthems evoking images of human dementia, conquest, urban debauchery, and violence. With stylistic nods to heavy riff innovators of the 70s and 80s, yet with a modern twist, Bible of the Devil intend their moniker as a euphemism for rock n' roll itself, a lofty declaration of their electric mission. Having toured extensively throughout the United States and mainland Europe in the years of the new millennium, the band has several releases to their credit including: FIREWATER AT MY COMMAND (2002, Genuflect Records), TIGHT EMPIRE (2003, Raw Deth Records / 2004, Dead Teenager Records) and a split 7" with fellow Chicagoans THE LAST VEGAS (2004, Scarey Records). In 2005, Bible of the Devil unleashed the opus BRUTALITY, MAJESTY, ETERNITY (2005 Scarey Records), and expanded their touring endeavors and label interest to Europe. The Windy City metallions followed in 2006 with another split 7", this time with THE LORD WEIRD SLOUGH FEG (2006, Threat Records), and released their fourth full-length offering entitled: THE DIABOLIC PROCESSION (2006 Cruz Del Sur Music). Bible of the Devil's first release for Rome, Italy, based Cruz Del Sur Music, THE DIABOLIC PROCESSION addresses the fable of the Children's Crusades as a metaphor for our troubled times, while weaving the chronology of the story into the framework of their most heavy, unsettling, and epic songwriting to date. Deploying a twin-guitar onslaught emphasizing melodic, harmonized leads and pummeling riff attacks, the propulsive rhythms and infectious vocal stylings of Bible of the Devil formulate a veritable rock n' roll metal juggernaut.
In 2008, Bible of the Devil continues their onslaught from their home base of Chicago, releasing a split 7" with kindred spirits VALKYRIE on Heavy Birth Records and a new full-length on Cruz Del Sur Music crucially entitled: FREEDOM METAL . And before the jingoist implications of including 'Freedom' in the title come flying at the band whose cryptic moniker continues to attract endlessly redundant inquiries about Satanism, singer/guitarist Mark Hoffmann has to say, "This isn't the perverse concept of 'Freedom' in Dubya's sense. We're talking about 'Freedom' in the purest, Hobbesian sense, 'a free man is he that is not hindered to do what he hath the will to do'. And Metal." Cultivating a devastating reputation both live and recorded, Bible of the Devil is truly a band for those who demand their rock n' roll metal with a generous helping of brutality and brawn.
You got that right! I'll be purchasing such jems! Such a great "bar rock song". At first, a friend called it that and I got kinda mad. Why? I retorted with a "hey-they're fuckin metal!" little did I realize that-that is a compliment also. Duh-I love my bars and bartenders! O-and I missed out on yer totally evil shirt designs awhile back cuz I only had enough for the 7" and cd that I really wanted. What was it? BOTD coming out of a mouth? Ah-whatever! I just need the "Ol' Girl" T. Totally reminds me of myself-especially the old days. Ha! Ha!
Damn, dudes. We're so sorry to hear about your gear. I'm sure many folks have been telling you their sob stories at this point, but I also had a guitar stolen from me. Never saw it again, but I at least had the opportunity to kick the shit out of the fucker who took it. I can say it was almost worth him taking it for that. So there you go. I hope you guys either find all your stuff, or you at least find out who did it and kick the shit out of them. See you soon.
Dudes, WTF? You can't trust anybody these days. Sorry to hear your shit got jacked. I had a red V stolen a few years ago at sxsw, and never saw it again. But I'll definitely keep an eye out for your gear!! I remember those SKB cases stood out. We had a great time playing with you guys in Chicago. The turning stone became our anthem for the rest of the tour!
