caption current_members associated_acts years_active alias label image_size article_title landscape past_members background genre image origin name
devildriver john boecklin , chris towning , dez fafara , jeff in kendrick , mike spreitzer 2013 . -lrb- left to right -rrb- dez d'amond fafara mike spreitzer chris towning neal tiemann austin coal dead , chimaira chamber , no love lost , bury your 2002 -- present deathride -lrb- 2002 -- 2003 -rrb- napalm , roadrunner 350 devildriver
 yes evan pitts jon miller jeff kendrick john boecklin group_or_band groove metal , melodic death metal devildriver band line-up 2013.gif santa barbara , california , united states devildriver
devildriver

devildriver is an american metal band from santa barbara , california , formed in 2002 , consisting of vocalist dez fafara -lrb- the only remaining original member -rrb- , guitarist mike spreitzer , bassist chris towning and drummer austin d'amond .
the band was originally named deathride , however , due to copyright issues and the name being taken by several bands , deathride changed its name to devildriver , which refers to bells italian wiccans used to drive evil forces away .
