The Act is the seventh studio album by American metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. It was released on October 11, 2019, through Solid State Records. The album was produced by the band's keyboardist Jonathan Gering. It is the band's final album with founding bassist Andy Trick before his departure in September 2020.
Contents
Composition
Vocalist Mike Hranica mentioned the band scrapped 60 songs they had developed before settling with the 12 that make up the album. Hranica stated "We wanted to do something that actually tests the boundaries. You don't see that in rock, and there's so little invention in rock these days." The band was heavily inspired by the album Hiss Spun by Chelsea Wolfe when writing the album.
Personnel
All credits by AllMusic.
The Devil Wears Prada
Mike Hranica – lead vocals, additional guitars
Jeremy DePoyster – clean vocals, rhythm guitar, lead vocals on "Chemical"
Kyle Sipress – lead guitar, backing vocals
Andy Trick – bass
Jonathan Gering – keyboards, synthesizer, programming, backing vocals, production
Giuseppe Capolupo – drums
Additional musicians
Sierra Kay – vocals on "Lines of Your Hands"
Additional personnel
The Devil Wears Prada – production
Sonny DiPerri – production, mixing
Tom Baker – mastering
Luke Sedmak – art design, layout
Dan Seagrave – paintings