About Black Suit Devil
Heart & soul. Passion & grit. Freedom of expression & the triumph of the human spirit. Black Suit Devil represents all of these things.
With a tongue-in-cheek name meant to pique the curiosity and a tenacious DIY approach, Black Suit Devil has been spreading inspiration and awareness through music since 2015. A solo project led by Singer/Songwriter Andy Du Rego of Toronto, Ontario whose style has been likened to that of Ray LaMontagne, Tom Waits, and Chris Cornell.
With his melodic and thought provoking songwriting inspired by the rock, folk, blue, soul and country genres, Andy continues to impress audiences with his signature raspy self-harmonizing dual vocal and passionate presence. Black Suit Devil has performed all across Canada and parts of Mexico, and has been a part of such festivals as Harvest Jazz & Blues, Living Roots Music Festival, Napatak Ramble, Dog Patch Music Festival, TD Newmarket Music Festival, Winterfolk XVII, ComingHome Festival, Gussapolooza and the Guinness World Record for Longest Concert by Multiple Artists, and many more.
Over the years Black Suit Devil has shared stages and bills with such notable artists as Robert Plant, Nathaniel Rateliff, Gord Bamford, The White Buffalo, Philip Sayce, The Boxer Rebellion, Jeff Martin, Carole Pope, JD Simo, Julian Taylor, Spencer Burton among other great artists.
June 28th, 2024 marks the release of Black Suit Devil’s Third full length album, The Eternal Sleep.
ABOUT THE Album: The Eternal Sleep– released on June 28th
“The Eternal Sleep is a snapshot of where my mind was at the time when I wrote these songs in 2020 during the lockdowns . I was thinking a lot about everything going on in the world and where the future was heading with AI and politics and such. Also thinking about my personal life and all the different experiences I had over the years leading up to the album. The album is definitely darker and heavy in nature. The feelings I had during that time.”
– Andy Du Rego / Black Suit Devil
Expanding into new musical territory, the new album is B.S.D.’s finest work yet. The eight songs that make up the album were written and bed tracks recorded in a two week span during the lockdowns in 2020. On this album, Du Rego dives back into his roots as a hard rock, grunge, punk, electric guitar player, performing all the lead and rhythm guitar on all songs. Joined once again by John Brand on bass with Vic Freitas on drums / percussion, the new album showcases Du Rego’s vocal diversity and range. The Eternal Sleep also has returning guest appearances by Robyn White of Toronto Rock band “Byrdy” singing backup on “Let It Go” and features Ryan Funk performing a Pedal Steel Guitar on “New Day Sun”.
The album has many lyrical themes both dark and beautiful, including isolation, mental health issues, depression, racial conflict and the growing number of suicides rates in our communities. The album also brings hope with a message of “The Time Is Now” to better oneself and make inner changes to one’s life. Themes of love and new beginnings shine on the modern folk track “New Day Sun”. Du Rego also pays tribute to all the hard work of being in the music business, life on the road, and extends appreciation for all his fans in the punk anthem album closer “Shut The Punk Up”. Recorded in San Pancho, Mexico and various places in Ontario Canada, the new album was Produced / Recorded by Andy Du Rego, mixed by 2x Juno Award winner for Kevin Dietz “Rock Album of The Year” ( The Glorious Sons , JJ Wilde ) and mastered by Noah Mintz (Billy Talent, Death From Above).
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