DEVIL’S CUT

SET TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM

‘ROADKILL’

APRIL 24 ON MNRK HEAVY

FIRST SINGLE AND VIDEO,

“DRINK WITH THE DEVIL,”

OUT TODAY

February 10, 2026 — Country and metal music have been flirting for years, but Kentucky hybrid Devil’s Cut just hits differently. On their hugely cathartic and relatable 2026 debut album, ROADKILL, the Louisville band harnesses anthemic metalcore to authentic country imagery and melody to massive effect.

Due out April 24 on MNRK Heavy, ROADKILL is available to pre-order now HERE. The album’s first single and album opener, the fist-pumpin’ “Drink With The Devil,” was released today on all digital outlets, and a video for the song can be seen now on the band’s official YouTube page.

Devil’s Cut’s nuanced country-metal mélange began with a 2018 conversation with their manager Cody Ash (drummer for Jelly Roll). Fellow Kentuckian Ash was convinced that merging the genres was the future and together they set about convincingly marrying their twin musical passions without compromising either. Devil’s Cut hinted at what was coming with a muscular 2019 cover of Dan + Shay’s country smash, “Tequila” and had really found their lane by the time 2022’s “Insomnia” became a TikTok hit and has over 97k YouTube views. With their sound rapidly evolving and commercial momentum gathering, Devil’s Cut racked up millions of streams while touring with everyone from country/metal chanteuse Royale Lynn to metalcore mainstays Attila, plus adrenalized sets at metal’s flagship mega-fests Aftershock, Welcome To Rockville, and Louder Than Life.

“We grew up on Tim McGraw and Garth Brooks, but we love Metallica and Pantera,” says Devil’s Cut frontman Trey Landrum. “We’re metal with hints of country, but we’re doing it differently; fucking with it and making it our own.”

The resulting “Mossy Oak metal” (a nod to their Louisville, KY hometown) is slickly produced, featuring heavy riffs and aggressive, articulate grooves topped by infectious country-twang vocals. Completed by guitarist Zach McConnell, drummer Trap, and bassist Bailey Jones, Devil’s Cut are Southern boys in Dolly and Dale shirts, camo caps, and NASCAR jackets. Their online content is chocked with chugged beers, muddy trucks and side-by-sides, outdoor ragers, and neon-lit dive bars. This is metal that speaks to rural America and oozes unpretentious regional pride.

Taking a page from the country playbook, Devil’s Cut dramatically raised their game by relocating to Nashville for a month and collaborating with experienced co-writers such as Cody Quistad (Pop Evil, A Day To Remember), Serg Sanchez (Morgan Wallen, Bailey Zimmerman), Kile Odell (Nothing More, Cory Marks), and Jordan Centers (Trey Lewis, Josey Scott) to spawn the hard-to-resist ROADKILL. Produced by Evan McKeever (Miranda Lambert, Starset), it delivers rowdy party anthems and heart worn laments with equal aplomb, Landrum’s lived-in timbre distinguished by his innate country cadence and everyman lyrics. Listen carefully and there’s lap steel, mandolin, and banjo in there, but as tastefully morphed, almost subliminal samples that help set Devil’s Cut apart.

“ROADKILL is two totally different ends of the spectrum,” laughs Trey Landrum. “Either sad, ‘I-want-to-cry’ songs or ‘hey man, I want to have a beer and shoot guns in the woods with my friends!’”

Every ROADKILL track will have its own video and Devil’s Cut will be spending much of 2026 on the road, winning yet more fans with their all-in-this-together, put-a-drink-up live show, including a tour with kindred spirits Alborn.

Here’s the track listing for ROADKILL: