Devour The Day will play at M15 in Corona June 20
Photo by: Daniel Mandell
American rock band Devour the Day will be co-headlining with Framing Hanley at a show in Corona on Fri, June 20 at M15. This band is the epitome of “with every end, there is a beginning” since Devour the Day came to light after Egypt Central ended its musical partnership.
“The band was formed out of the ashes of a previous band because our singer left,” Blake Allison said. “We had to reinvent ourselves. We had some anger we needed to make into poetry.”
Starting from members Joey Chicago (Bass, Vocals, Songwriter) and Blake Allison (Lead singer, Guitar, Songwriter and Producer), who had been in Egypt Central, Devour the Day recreated their image and found solace in their music. Touring members of the band include Ronnie Farris (drums) and David Hoffman (guitars).
“We’re lucky our job is therapeutic,” Allison said.
Devour the Day came out with its first album in May 2013, Time and Pressure that was later re-released in Jan. 2014.
“In 2012 it was just an idea — a whisper. We didn’t really start until 2013,” Allison said.
The song “Respect,” from Time and Pressure, captured the band’s angst toward the destruction of Egypt Central.
“It’s a perfect description of the way we felt when the band broke up,” Allison said.
With new music underway, and some songs prepped for later in their career, Devour the Day has created a new band with new sounds, focusing on the importance of music.
“It’s all just rock’n’roll to me… You can call music anything you want to, it’s still all from the same vibe. I think this entity we’ve created is so centered around the musical aspect, not a career.”
Summer festivals are a promising continuation for the bands success, leading to some head-banging shows and more fans.
“Festival part of summer is definitely the most fun. It’s like a giant summer vacation,” Allison said. “We can’t even consider it work.”