Devil’s Cut have been building toward this. ‘Roadkill,’ the Louisville country-metal band’s debut album on MNRK Heavy, is out now, and it makes good on every promise the band has been setting up since 2018. Ten tracks, two worlds colliding, and zero apology for either.
The band’s origin traces back to a conversation with manager Cody Ash, drummer for Jelly Roll, who believed merging country and metal wasn’t a gimmick but a direction. Devil’s Cut proved him right. Their 2019 cover of Dan + Shay’s “Tequila” hinted at what was possible. “Insomnia” in 2022 became a TikTok moment with over 97K YouTube views. Touring with Royale Lynn and Attila, plus festival slots at Aftershock, Welcome To Rockville, and Louder Than Life, built the fanbase show by show.
“We grew up on Tim McGraw and Garth Brooks, but we love Metallica and Pantera,” says frontman Trey Landrum. “We’re metal with hints of country, but we’re doing it differently, fucking with it and making it our own.”
To make ‘Roadkill,’ Devil’s Cut relocated to Nashville for a month and wrote with co-writers including 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). Producer Evan McKeever (Miranda Lambert, Starset) shaped the final record. Lap steel, mandolin, and banjo appear throughout, woven in as texture rather than novelty.
Landrum describes the album’s emotional range plainly: “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.'” That contrast runs through every track, from the rowdy opener “Drink With The Devil” to the worn-down weight of “Bottles Run Dry.” The band’s country cadence and everyman lyricism hold both ends together.
Every track on ‘Roadkill’ gets its own video, and Devil’s Cut are spending much of 2026 on the road. Remaining dates continue through June, including a run with Alborn and a summer festival appearance.
‘Roadkill’ is out now on MNRK Heavy.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
6 May — Manalapan, NJ — Locals Bar
7 May — Catonsville, MD — Morsbergers
8 May — Raleigh, NC — Cannonball Music Hall
9 May — Spartanburg, SC — Ground Zero
10 May — Nashville, TN — The Cobra
6 Jun — Chesapeake, OH — Blazing Summer Music Festival
‘Roadkill’ Tracklisting:
Drink With The Devil
DROP DEAD (END)
hUNGOVER yOU
If I Leave…
ROADKILL
Worth A Shot
Bottles Run Dry
Ruin My Life
FU ANYWAY
Bluegrass Burnin’