The Last Kind Words

The Last Kind Words is the third studio album by American heavy metal band DevilDriver, released in the United States on July 31, 2007. It was released in the United Kingdom on June 19.

The Last Kind Words
Studio album by DevilDriver
Released	June 16, 2007
Recorded	November 16, 2006 – late December 2006
Studio	Sonic Ranch outside El Paso, Texas
Genre	Groove metal, melodic death metal
Length	45:39
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Jason Suecof
DevilDriver chronology
The Fury of Our Maker's Hand (2005) The Last Kind Words (2007) Head on to Heartache (2008)
Singles from The Last Kind Words
"Head on to Heartache (Let Them Rot)" Released: April 25, 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
Blabbermouth.net	[3]
Sputnikmusic	4.5/5[4]

The album debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 14,000 copies in its first week.^[5] "Clouds Over California" is available for playable download in the video game Rock Band.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Not All Who Wander Are Lost"	3:32
2.	"Clouds Over California"	4:09
3.	"Bound by the Moon"	4:01
4.	"Horn of Betrayal"	4:24
5.	"These Fighting Words"	3:58
6.	"Head on to Heartache (Let Them Rot)"	4:22
7.	"Burning Sermon"	3:38
8.	"Monsters of the Deep"	4:03
9.	"Tirades of Truth"	5:11
10.	"When Summoned"	3:04
11.	"The Axe Shall Fall"	5:15
Total length:		45:39

Hot Topic bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Damning the Heavens"	2:18

Personnel

DevilDriver

• Dez Fafara – vocals
• Mike Spreitzer – lead guitar
• Jeff Kendrick – rhythm guitar
• Jon Miller – bass
• John Boecklin – drums

Additional musicians

• Simon Fafara – vocals on "Tirades of Truth"

Production

• Jason Suecof – production, engineering
• Andy Sneap – mixing
• Mark Lewis – engineering

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	46
French Albums (SNEP)[7]	147
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]	92
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	94
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[10]	8
US Billboard 200[11]	48
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[12]	6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13]	13
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[14]	12