DevilDriver, the band fronted by former Coal Chamber vocalist Dez Fafara, completed the recording sessions for their third album, "The Last Kind Words", at Sonic Ranch Studios in Texas. Jason Suecof, known for his work with a.o. Trivium and Chimaira, produced the CD. A June 5 release via Roadrunner Records is expected, followed by a tour in Europe with Drowning Pool, Life of Agony and In This Moment.

Two months earlier, in mid-April, DevilDriver shall support Dimmu Borgir on their North American tour (together with Kataklysm and Unearth).