Devin Townsend is a Canadian songwriter, vocalist, guitarist and record producer.
He sang the lead vocals on the Sex & Religion album by famous guitarist Steve Vai. Since then he has collaborated with many more other musicians and lead his own projects, namely, Strapping Young Lad, The Devin Townsend Band, Devin Townsend Project, and Casualties of Cool.
His music has been described at times as ambient or electronic, and some other times as new-age, but could more generally be categorized as heavy metal, progressive (metal), and (hard) rock.
He's got a theatrical personality, adds a lot of humor to the high-quality music he produces, and looks like never taking himself too seriously.
Logo found on Devin Townsend's Official website: http://www.hevydevy.com/.
One thing I learned researching for this post, is that his style has been compared to Frank Zappa and Phil Spector. The latter which I had never heard the name before. The comparison lies in that all three of them have been known to use a music production formula call the Wall of Sound. Another name for it is the Spector Sound where duplicating the recording part for an instrument can result in a dense sound overcoming the poorest of playing material.
Heavy multitracked layering has become a trademark for Devin Townsend along with his versatile vocal delivering.
The only CD I got in my possession by Devin Townsend is The Retinal Circus, a live album.
I bought it after I had discovered him while surfing on YouTube. His music is not the only one I got acquainted with from spending long hours jumping from one suggested video to the other. If you don't what it sounds like, here is your chance to hear it, and who knows, maybe to love it too.
10- Lucky Animals by Devin Townsend Project
(Album: Epicloud ; Album Released: September 18, 2012)
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9- Vampira by The Devin Townsend Band
(Album: Synchestra ; Album Released: January 31, 2006)
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8- Juular by Devin Townsend Project
(Album: Deconstruction ; Album Released: June 20, 2011)
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7- War by Devin Townsend
(Album: Infinity ; Album Released: October 21, 1998)
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6- Kingdom by Devin Townsend Project
(Album: Epicloud ; Album Released: September 18, 2012)
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5- Grace by Devin Townsend Project
(Album: Epicloud ; Album Released: September 18, 2012)
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4- Daddy by Casualties of Cool
(Album: Casualties of Cool ; Album Released: May 14, 2014)
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3- Deadhead by The Devin Townsend Band
(Album: Accelerated Evolution ; Album Released: March 31, 2003)
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2- Life by Devin Townsend
(Album: Ocean Machine: Biomech ; Album Released: July 21, 1997)
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1- The Mighty Masturbator by Devin Townsend Project
(Album: Deconstruction ; Album Released: June 20, 2011)
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