Devil You Know plays at 9 p.m. Saturday, April 16, in Vinyl at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Stateline. The cover is $12.50. Local noisemakers Idekay open along with Oni.
Devil You Know is Howard Jones (vocals), Francesco Artusato (guitars), John Sankey (drums), and Ryan Wombacher (bass/backing vocals). They deliver a dense monstrosity of technical prowess and angst-ridden passion. A deep interpersonal understanding and an evolving camaraderie set the stage for the unique confidence behind the four men of the group who took home “Best New Band” at Metal Hammer’s Golden Gods Awards in 2014 share legions of fans, millions of albums sold, and multiple geographical origin points between them. Their coming together results in music that is dense, angry, forceful, and brimming with raw urgency. Devil You Know forged a new identity that won’t sacrifice the importance of deliberate, engaging songwriting or the brute force of impassioned performance.