Twenty years in, The Devil Wears Prada are still killing it and still finding new ways to surprise us.

Words by Felix Bartlett | Nov 14, 2025

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Twenty years deep into their career, The Devil Wears Prada have hit a pretty wild crossroads with Flowers, their ninth studio album. Hot off the heels of the absolutely massive Color Decay, the Dayton metalcore vets have cooked up a record that’s half bold reinvention, half “yeah, this is still us”, and honestly? It mostly works, even if they trip up here and there.

We’ve been hyped for this one ever since Mike Hranica spilled the beans about new material during our interview nine months back before their London show. The buzz has been real since then, and now that Flowers is actually here, we’re even more stoked to see them live again.

Right from the jump, you can tell this album’s swinging for the fences. From the epicness of opener “Where the Flowers Never Grow” to the synth-heavy left turn that is “The Silence,” TDWP are clearly pushing themselves somewhere new. And honestly, these experiments largely pay off, with the band proving they can strip away the heavy artillery without losing their identity. “Wave,” with its acoustic vulnerability and devastating emotional weight, ranks among their most affecting work to date. And when they do let loose on bangers like “All Out” and “When You’re Gone,” it’s a solid reminder that twenty years in, they’ve still got it. .

Closer “My Paradise” nails the emotional punch of the album perfectly with DePoyster reflecting on finding peace in the everyday while Hranica drops a defiant “until next time.”

That said, not everything’s perfect. Arguably some of the poppier stuff, while clearly intentional, feels a bit half-baked compared to the album’s best moments. Tracks like “Everybody Knows” and “So Low” land in this weird middle ground, they’re fine, but they’re missing that special TDWP magic. Lyrically, there are a few stumbles too; some hooks are a little too obvious, and certain lines just don’t hit quite right.

Oh, and can we talk about how they dropped seven singles before release? By the time Flowers actually came out, we’d already heard a huge chunk of it, which definitely killed some of that first-listen magic.

But real talk, these are pretty minor gripes for what’s otherwise a really solid record. Flowers shows a band that’s not afraid to take chances and grow, even if not every risk pays off. The highs way outshine any weak spots. Twenty years in, The Devil Wears Prada are still killing it and still finding new ways to surprise us.Retry

For fans of: Bring Me The Horizon, Architects, Bad Omens

Verdict: 💀💀💀💀

Flowers is released on November 14 via Solid State