The Devil Wears Prada Push Boundaries With “Eyes” Ahead of Flowers

PHOTO CREDIT: Wyatt Clough

Two decades into their career, The Devil Wears Prada have proven themselves not just survivors of the metalcore boom, but one of its most creative and enduring voices. With Flowers, their ninth full-length album arriving November 14 via Solid State Records, the band continue to reshape their legacy—balancing punishing heaviness with an emotional honesty that resonates deeper with every release. Their latest single, “Eyes,” crystallizes this tension into a track that feels both deeply personal and sonically expansive.

The song’s lyrical core is one of disillusionment. “Hell is a real place / When I’m running at an artificial pace,” vocalist Mike Hranica screams, encapsulating the frantic, cyclical battles of doubt and faith that Prada has never shied away from. Jonathan Gering explains that “Eyes” is about questioning long-held beliefs and confronting the painful realization that some systems you once relied on no longer serve you. Jeremy DePoyster frames it even more starkly: the song embodies the desperate search for clarity when anxiety, uncertainty, and spiritual fatigue close in.

It’s no accident that the video depicts the band as marionettes lost in a maze, pulled along by unseen strings. The imagery extends the song’s theme—how much of our existence is shaped by forces beyond our control, and how hard it can be to cut the strings when they’ve defined your reality for so long.

Musically, “Eyes” traverses a striking arc. The verses simmer with tight, melodic restraint, anchored by Gering’s textured programming and DePoyster’s soaring cleans, before collapsing into riffs thick with fuzz and grit. It’s a sonic push-and-pull that mirrors the lyrics’ inner conflict. The chorus, meanwhile, feels like both a plea and an anthem: “Give me eyes—let me realize / That heaven’s been cheating the hell outta me.” There’s anguish in the delivery, but also a cathartic release.

What makes “Eyes” especially powerful is its universality. While grounded in personal struggle, the track transcends individual experience. Everyone, at some point, confronts the frustration of asking questions without answers, or realizing the comfort you sought in belief systems no longer holds. TDWP transform that existential crisis into something communal, shouting into the void so listeners don’t have to feel alone in it.

The band are no strangers to evolution. From the crushing breakdowns of With Roots Above and Branches Below to the cinematic darkness of Dead Throne and the maturity of Color Decay, they’ve continually refined their craft. Flowers appears poised to mark yet another creative leap forward—an album conceived in isolation but finished with collaboration from some of the heaviest hitters in modern rock production. If “For You” brought Prada their first Active Rock chart success, “Eyes” demonstrates their continued commitment to pushing artistic and emotional boundaries, even as their audience grows.

With a packed tour schedule spanning multiple continents, a Revolver cover feature, and their most ambitious cycle yet, The Devil Wears Prada stand not as veterans clinging to relevance, but as a band blooming into a new era of vitality. “Eyes” is more than just a single—it’s a statement of purpose and ready to guide listeners through the maze.

The Devil Wears Prada Fall 2025 Revolver Magazine cover

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