"Not Over 'Til We Say So" Released: February 16, 2015
The Devil is the fifth studio album by American multi-genre project Blue Stahli, and the second vocal album following Blue Stahli. It was released in chapters, the first of which was released on December 17, 2013.[3] The full album was released on October 2, 2015.[4] The album features guest appearances from Australian musician Emma Anzai of Sick Puppies and American singer Mark Salomon.
Production and release
Work on the album began as early as April,[5] but the album was announced on November 14, when the cover art was released via Facebook,[6] it was revealed that the album would be released in chapters, with two songs per chapter, much like Celldweller's Wish Upon a Blackstar.[7] In an interview, Autrey stated that he wanted to finish and release the album in 2014, but ended up releasing it at a later date.[8][9]
Chapter 01
On May 31, "Down In Flames" and "The Fall" were confirmed as songs for a new vocal album,[10] and were completed on November 7.[11] Details for the first chapter were later released on November 14, and both songs were confirmed to make up the first chapter, they were made available for pre-order on November 19[12] and were finally released on December 17.
All tracks are written by Bret Autrey
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Down in Flames"
4:08
2.
"The Fall"
3:48
3.
"The Fall (Premonition)"
1:47
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.
Title
Length
4.
"Down in Flames (Instrumental)"
4:08
5.
"The Fall (Instrumental)"
3:48
Chapter 02
Bret confirmed as of April 4, 2014, that the two tracks from Chapter 2 were finished,[13] with both tracks being confirmed as "Enemy"[14] and "Ready, Aim, Fire".[15] In an episode of "Ask Blue Stahli" titled "Ambience", he announced that a new track, later revealed to be "The Beginning", for the second chapter was completed and awaiting release.[16] On June 25, it was announced that Chapter 2 would be released on July 29, 2014,[17] the track listing for Chapter 2 was released two days later.[18] Chapter 02 was released on July 29, 2014, as planned.[19]
No.
Title
Length
1.
"The Beginning"
1:53
2.
"Ready Aim Fire"
3:05
3.
"Enemy"
3:50
4.
"Enemy (Premonition)"
1:27
5.
"Enemy (Wildpuppet Remix)"
5:04
6.
"Enemy (OCTiV Remix)"
4:36
7.
"Ready Aim Fire (Chiptune Mix by Animattronic)"
3:05
8.
"Ready Aim Fire (Instrumental)"
3:05
9.
"Enemy (Instrumental)"
3:50
10.
"Enemy (Wildpuppet Remix Instrumental)"
5:04
11.
"Enemy (OCTiV Remix Instrumental)"
4:36
Full album
In late August, Bret mentioned working on a new track, "Not Over 'Til We Say So",[20] that would appear on the album. On October 10, in a "Stahlivision" video, Bret revealed that "Not Over 'Til We Say So" was almost done, and that Emma Anzai of Sick Puppies had contributed bass and vocals to the track.[21] It was later released as a single on February 16, 2015.[22]
In an episode of Ask Blue Stahli titled "Sing Like a Lady", he conceded that Chapter 02 was "the last chapter for this album", and that he was now working on releasing the remainder of The Devil as soon as possible.[23]
Vocal work for the album was complete on July 20, 2015,[24] and the tracklist was being arranged.[25]
