In 2007, he disbanded both Strapping Young Lad and the Devin Townsend Band, taking a break from touring to spend more time with his family. (wikipedia.org)
A brief stint with UK rock warriors The Wildhearts followed, but it wasn't until Devin rebelled against the mindless, money-grabbing American music scene and formed Strapping Young Lad that he really caught the attention of metalheads around the world. (loudersound.com)
howls Devin Townsend as Imperial , the opening track on the fourth Strapping Young Lad album, erupts like a planet-sized glitter-bomb and instantly reminds the listener that this band were in a class of one. (loudersound.com)
When Devin pulled the plug on Strapping Young Lad in 2006, he did it knowing that he had already said all that he wanted to say with this most confrontational of metal bands. (loudersound.com)
Gene Hoglan1
Emboldened and sharpened up by several years of extensive touring, the fearsome foursome of Devin Townsend, Gene Hoglan, Jed Simon and Byron Stroud were a ruthlessly precise and devastating unit by this point, and with their leader churning out some of the heaviest and most insane material of his career, this was destined to be a masterpiece from the very start. (loudersound.com)
EPICLOUD2
Higher" also happens to be the album's prog mad centerpiece loaded with crushing guitars, some welcome metal vocal fireworks from Townsend, huge "Grace"-like melodies (see Epicloud), the song seemingly pulling itself in different directions over its nine minute run but ending things intact. (carlbegai.com)
Much has been made of the fact that all members of the Devin Townsend Project participated in the writing of the songs for Transcendence, and if you stack the material up against Z² and even Epicloud, it's easy to hear it did make a difference in the end. (carlbegai.com)
Infinity2
Ginger, the band's frontman, remained close friends with Townsend, later co-writing several songs on Infinity and the Christeen + 4 Demos EP. (wikipedia.org)
Albumele scoase sub patronimul SYL, alternand cu proiectele Infinity, Ocean Machine, Physicist si Terria, au constituit aparitii discografice care mai de care mai avangardiste, dovedind cu prisosinta ca arta in general si muzica in special sunt mai presus de orice o perpetuua cautare a noi modalitati de exprimare. (metalfan.ro)
Wildhearts2
Townsend soon landed a second tour, this time with the opening band of Vai's tour, the Wildhearts. (wikipedia.org)
While on tour with the Wildhearts, Townsend formed a short-lived thrash metal project with Metallica's then-bassist Jason Newsted. (wikipedia.org)
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Relativity Records dropped Noisescapes from their label shortly after Townsend accepted Vai's offer, seeing no commercial appeal in Townsend's music. (wikipedia.org)
Hardly a stretch for the man leading the charge, as Devin Townsend's 20+ year music career is based on diversity, but for some fans it fell well short of some rather high expectations. (carlbegai.com)
20181
Townsend continued to record and tour under the new moniker until January 2018. (wikipedia.org)
Project4
After a two-year hiatus, he began recording again and soon announced the formation of the Devin Townsend Project. (wikipedia.org)
As a young teenager, he befriended Brian "Beav" Waddell, who would later play guitars as part of the Devin Townsend Band and bass on the Devin Townsend Project. (wikipedia.org)
Devin Townsend Project begins where Ziltoid the Omniscient left off, with Devin Townsend at the helm. (rockalyrics.com)
Rather than a specific line-up of musicians, as he utilized in The Devin Townsend Band, and rather than performing the entirety of the music himself, as in Ziltoid the Omniscient, the Devin Townsend Project will feature a number of different musicians for each album. (rockalyrics.com)
Musicians1
Despite touring with other musicians, however, Townsend continued to face rejection of his own music. (wikipedia.org)
Band4
In 2002, he formed the Devin Townsend Band, which recorded and toured for two of his solo releases. (wikipedia.org)
The band, known as IR8, featured Newsted on vocals and bass, Townsend on guitar, and Tom Hunting of Exodus on drums. (wikipedia.org)
For Ki, Townsend recruited veteran jazz drummer Duris Maxwell, local bassist Jean Savoie, and the former keyboardist for The Devin Townsend Band, Dave Young. (rockalyrics.com)
Since the turn of the decade, he has released a further eight solo albums - some under his own name, others with The Devin Townsend Band - and three more SYL records. (loudersound.com)
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After performing in a number of heavy metal bands in high school, Townsend was discovered in 1993 by a record label who asked him to perform lead vocals on Steve Vai's album Sex & Religion. (wikipedia.org)
Relativity Records responded to Townsend with a record deal and Townsend began work on what was to be the first Noisescapes album, Promise. (wikipedia.org)
After recording Sex & Religion, Townsend accompanied Vai on a world tour in support of the album. (wikipedia.org)
While I personally love "Kingdom" (and frankly, the entire album of "Physicist"), it almost feels to reverb-y and too heavy chord wise for this album, although it absolutely makes sense from a bombastic point of view, which is definitely the theme of this album, I've decided. (progarchives.com)
A rabidly enthusiastic guitarist and singer from a young age, British Columbia-born multi-instrumentalist and all-round genius Devin Townsend first became known to the wider world when, at the age of 19, he was asked by six-string wizard Steve Vai to provide vocals on his 1993 album Sex And Religion. (loudersound.com)
Z² from 2014 was the Devin Townsend Project's ambitíous double album split into two very different sonic entities. (carlbegai.com)
Closing song "Transdermal Celebration" is indeed the Ween hit dressed up as a DTP track, and you would swear Townsend & Co. wrote it from scratch judging by how well it fits alongside the rest of the material on the album. (carlbegai.com)
Music3
Though Townsend was proud of what he had accomplished so early in his career, he was discouraged by his experience with the music industry. (wikipedia.org)
Utterly distinct from the all-out onslaught of SYL, this solo material cemented its creator's reputation as one of the most ingenious and original artists operating in rock music, and as the 21st century began it became clear that Devin was also extremely prolific and, perhaps more remarkably, extremely consistent. (loudersound.com)
Currently a much sought-after producer - past credits include Soilwork, Lamb Of God, Himsa, Darkest Hour and, most recently, Bleeding Through - the happily reclusive Devin is always beavering away making music in one form or another. (loudersound.com)
Metal2
Devin Townsend is the mad professor of metal. (loudersound.com)
con un estilo muy de la vieja escuela, acercándose en momentos a un estilo más cercano al punk y el hardcore que al metal, para volver sin previo aviso a un grind ácido que quema todo lo que encuentra a su alcance. (extremeambient.net)
Records1
Compared to other records in the Townsend / DTP catalogue Z² was a tough listen, never quite digging in, although there are some diehard fans that no doubt absorbed every note (naturally) and have already bagged this review as bullshit (naturally). (carlbegai.com)
Things2
Transcendence is the Devin Townsend Project's return to form, putting things back in focus and turning in a rather prog-heavy record, opting for songs both long and short over the space of a comfortable 10 tracks. (carlbegai.com)
HevyDevyForums is the Official Forums for all things Devin Townsend. (hevydevyforums.com)
Songs2
The group recorded a few songs together, although Townsend says that they never intended to go further than that. (wikipedia.org)
One of rock's best known sufferers of bipolar disorder, Devin was blatantly playing up to his image as extreme metal's mad professor at this point too, as the increasingly frantic and unhinged lyrics to songs like Shitstorm ('I can't even eat! (loudersound.com)
Live1
Across all his bands and solo projects, Townsend has released 23 studio albums and four live albums. (wikipedia.org)
Demo1
Townsend recorded a Noisescapes demo and sent copies to various record labels. (wikipedia.org)
Made1
But her physicist father, wrapped up in his research and made cruel by his grief after the loss of Winnie's mother, believes that if he pushes her hard enough, she can choose one split over another and maybe, just maybe, change their future and their past. (literaryrambles.com)
Heavy1
Musicalmente hablando, los etiquetas como heavy hardcore / grindcore, algo que es bastante acertado, pero a lo que añadiría una pizca de punk, para dar en el blanco, que recuerda algo a la vieja escuela con un sonido «descuidado», pero sin sonar como un cubo de basura. (extremeambient.net)
American2
1987 - Devin McCourty, American football player. (webplus.info)
Devin McCourty (born August 13, 1987) is an American football free safety for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). (webplus.info)
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Stream single "Moonpeople" and pre-order 'Lightwork' here: https://devin-townsend.lnk.to/Lightwork Devin Townsend is pleased to announce the first single to be taken from his forthcoming new album 'Lightwork', due out 28th October 2022. (hevydevy.com)
Devin Townsend and Inside Out Music are very pleased to announce that the new studio album 'Lightwork', produced by Devin and Gggarth Richardson (Biffy Clyro, Rage Against The Machine), will be released on the 28th October 2022. (hevydevy.com)
Devin finally returns to UK shores in April 2022, including two shows at London's prestigious Royal Albert Hall under the banner of 'THE GREATEST SETS OF MY LIFE' on the 16th & 17th April. (hevydevy.com)
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Devin Garrett Townsend was born in New Westminster on May 5, 1972. (wikipedia.org)
Https1
The Dead Daisies are:John Corabi (The Scream/Motley Crue)David Lowy (Red Phoenix/Mink)Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake/Dio/Burning Rain)Brian Tichy (Ozzy Osbourne/Foreigner/Lynch Mob)Michael Devin (Whitesnake) THE DEAD DAISIES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOD02aoqU08 THE WILD! (differentstagesradio.com)
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Devin appeared on Rick Beato's 'In the Room' series alongside John Petrucci and Tosin Abasi. (hevydevy.com)