I didn’t want to go back to being regular. Going from being a regular schlub working at Kinkos and mowing lawns to being a “rock star” was intoxicating. Whatever that next step was Getting on a big local show, playing out of state, getting signed, getting on a big tour, hitting certain sales landmarks, and after seeing the big leagues on Ozzfest first hand, trying to become a big leaguer ourselves. I spent so much of my youth desperately doing everything in my power to get God Forbid over the proverbial hump. These eras were so drastically different, it becomes easy to see how difficult it is to maintain a career through so many trend shifts which were quite seismic. It took us 7 years to put out these last 2 albums, and I think people just move on, so it’s understandable.
Our fanbase seems to be split up into a few different pockets.Ģ.) Fans that were generally into the band for Reject the Sickness/Determination (1999-2002) and than fell out of step with the band or wrote us off.ģ.) The biggest constituency of fans being the group that caught the band at it’s apex of momentum and exposure for the Gone Forever/Constitution of Treason records (2003-2006).Ĥ.) People who caught wind of the band on either Earthsblood or most recently Equilibrium (2009-2013). (I consider Out of Misery to be a demo to this day.) And the ones that didn’t come along for the ride usually fail to see the link that ties it all together, perhaps me included until now.
DEVILDRIVER DISCOGRAPHY KICKASS FULL
It’s unfortunate, but only a small fraction of the fanbase made the full journey from Reject the Sickness to Equilibrium. The words spoke about pushing through and striving for better. Darkness and melody persisted and coexisted. Although that sound had evolved over time and become more nuanced and composed and lost some of it’s teeth, much of the feel was there. For perhaps the first time, I heard a distinct sound that permeated from our first album to our last.
And in that moment, I felt a deep sense of pride and accomplishment. I was practicing a few songs I hadn’t played in a while, and in that time, I started listening back to some songs and albums I hadn’t heard to in quite some time. In all honesty, it feels silly to use a word like legacy when talking about my own band, but I was actually having some sentimental feelings about the musical catalog God Forbid has amassed when I was preparing for the last couple shows we did, before I decided to leave the group.
It’s only been a week since we closed the door on God Forbid, but with so much outpouring of affection, sharing of memories, disclosures of sadness bordering on mourning from friends, fans, fellow compatriots in the music industry, and my own reflections burrowing their way from my subconscious to the surface, I thought I should share some of my thoughts about what kind of legacy we left.
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