By signing with Razor & Tie this past May, Devour the Day not only inked their first major label deal but secured a home for their upcoming sophomore album.







“We got picked up by Razor & Tie,” Blake Allison (vocals/guitar) said. “It is huge for us. In fact, this is Joey (Walser) and I’s first major label deal to be completed. We were signed a long time ago and the industry was going through a rapid change with downloading and everything. A lot of people lost their jobs and one of the guys that represented us over at (the) label was let go as well. So, there wasn’t a home there for us anymore. We got out alive. The (Egypt Central) was able to continue and we went out and did some good stuff and even though it fell apart, we don’t have any regrets.”









It was May 2014 that saw the re-release of the band’s debut “Time & Pressure,” the band hopes to have its follow-up LP out in the first half of 2016.





“(The record) is finished. 100 percent complete,” Allison said. “We’ve been debating on the first single and I think that the label has chosen wisely. We are aiming for radio at the beginning of the new year.”







Fans can expect a bit of a different record in the upcoming release.







“Oh yeah, it is way different. It is much more mature. This time, we were able to go into the studio from the very beginning, which was a huge help. We did the last record ourselves. When we got 80 percent done with it, then we went into the studio to finish the last 20 percent. This time, right from the beginning, we started tracking right in the studio. It really shows. It is an excellent record. We are super stoked about it.







“Tonally, it sounds a lot better than the last one. Even though that is not necessarily the most important thing, it was still nice for us to be able to something that sounds great. As an artist, you want you to craft to be right. The guy we went with, we put a lot of trust in. He delivered. Lyrically the record is much more deep. We know what kind of band we want to be through making the first record. So, this one is more focused. It is a leaner, meaner record.”







Another change is Allison moved from behind the drums for the recording of the new album.







“On the first record, I played the drums. On the second one, our touring drummer Ronnie Farris tracked the lion’s share of the record. I did a couple of tracks at the end to round out the record. Drumming is still my first love. I don’t think I will ever stop or give it up, but I don't get to drum as much as I like anymore.”







As the band winds down a tour with label mates Sons of Texas and All That Remains, the band will take some much deserved time off for the holidays before they set their sights on releasing the new album in the new year.







“We are going to spend a little bit of time with our families at home and then go right back at it.”





