the Ripple Effect review of "tractor f'n trailer split 7 inch" Devil to Pay/Mantis - Split My God! Why aren't more people talking about Devil to Pay? The boys have been around long enough to create some serious waves in the doom metal scene, having released three full-lengths and scattered others, yet I don't hear near enough about them. And then I get this split with Mantis and it's just screaming at me that these boys need to be heard. Not content to be a straight doom band, or stoner, or sludge, Devil to Pay do it all, and even toss a little grunge, classic rock, and straight ahead groove metal into their mix. "Tractor Fuckin Trailer" rides a beefy stoned out doom riff through the downtempo verses, soaring to a massive sludgy rock fest for the chorus. Guitars are huge. Bass is subsonic. Drums are bruised. Toss in some clean, yet thickened vocals a real, honest-to-goodness guitar solo, and a groove that winds itself tighter than a coiled rattler, and we got a slice from the doomer/stoner bliss pie. Mantis bring it as well with their bass stumbling, wahed out blitz, "Chocking on Forbidden Fruit." Big and loud, Mantis add a touch bebop and a galloping drum beat to their side, making for a nice balance to the Devil to Pay side. Both are strong, groove riddled and weighty. Released in 2003 by Lax Wax Records, it can still be tracked down and is worth the trouble. A killer split.