That velocity continues in the title track, “Bullet In A Bonfire” and the forewarning “Tried To Tell Ya.” All the high impact you’d expect from the man who’s run with bikers, almost died and come back stronger than ever. With the worked hard for it lead single “The Weekend” and The Madden NFL 17 track “It’s About To Get Dirty,” Gilbert continues his full-‐‑throttle take on letting off steam.

Not for the faint of heart or the hardcore traditionalists, these songs are the anthems of the BG Nation, a fan base so devoted they braved the worst of winter to make last year’s Blackout Tour of arenas across the heartland standing room only and his summer Take It Outside shed tour sold out all the way through two packed night’s at Denver’s iconic Red Rocks. To me, that’s what it means to be a man: stand up for the people who need it, especially women.”Īgain working with Dann Huff (Keith Urban), the slow burn electric guitars, crashing drums and acoustic flourishes define the heavy country fused with hard rock edge of Gilbert’s musical attack. It’s putting a guy on notice about how he’s treating his girlfriend – and ‘Bullet In A Bonfire’ tells an abusive old boyfriend how it’s gonna be. “The rest of the album are songs from my life. Life takes you a lot of places, but how I felt about Amber never really changed. Meeting her, loving her, losing her – and getting her back. “Every love song I’ve ever written,” the man nominated for the CMA Song of the Year for Jason Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem” admits shyly, “has been about my wife. But this is not a sober record: it takes on love, getting the girl back, finding the thrill in the moment, standing up for those you love and remaining vigilant in a world filled with temptations and bad deals.

With The Devil Don’t Sleep, the songwriter/rocker delivers sixteen songs that consider life after letting go of the bottle. Whether it’s raising hell, standing tall or bottoming out, Gilbert’s truth speaks to the heart of blue collar life in the 21st century: hard working, fun loving and deeply committed to the people he loves. Or as he sings in “Grown Ass Man” from his platinum Just As I Am, “I got a home.” That home is rich with life, truth, friends, history – and those are the raw materials that have made Gilbert one of only four country artists with back-‐‑to-‐‑back platinum certified albums.įor Gilbert, who won the 2014 American Music Award for Favorite Country Album for Just As I Am, every album is another chapter in the life the unrepentant good ole boy has led. It’s not that he’s not serious about his music, or his career, but somethings run deeper. Brantley Gilbert lives in Jefferson, Georgia rather than – like so many country stars – Nashville.

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