Devin Townsend
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Also known as: Punky Brüster (1995-1996), Ocean Machine (1996-1997), The Devin Townsend Band (2002-2007), Devin Townsend Project (2008-2018), Casualties Of Cool (2010-)

Country: Canada
Label: HevyDevy Records
 
Links: Official website
Bandcamp
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Formed in: 1996
Hiatus 2007-2009
 
1996-2007 Industrial progressive metal
2009- Progressive metal

Line-up



1996– Devin Townsend - bass, guitars, keyboards, vocals
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1997–1998 Chris Valagao - backing vocals
2003 -//-
2006 -//- vocals
1998 Christian Olde Wolbers - bass
2009 Mark Cimino - guitars
2009 Jean Savoie - bass
2009 Duris Maxwell - drums
2009 Brian "Beav" Waddell - bass
2009 Ryan Van Poederooyen - drums
2011 -//-
2009 Dave Young - keyboards, piano
2011 -//- keyboards, harmonium, mandolin
2009 Ché Aimee Dorval - vocals
2014 -//-
2009 Anneke Van Giersbergen - vocals
2012 -//-
2014 -//-
2011 Katrina Natalie - vocals
2011 Mike St-Jean - drums
2011 Dirk Verbeuren - drums
2011 Kat Epple - flute, woodwinds
2014 -//-
2014 Florian Magnus Maier - orchestrations
2014 Morgan Ågren - drums
2022 -//-
2019 Mike Keneally - guitars, keyboards
2022 Darby Todd - drums
2024 -//-
2011 Chrys Johnson - guitars
2011 Caroline Campbell - backing vocals
2011 Kat Epple - flute, woodwinds, vocals
2011 Mike St-Jean - drums
2011 Mark Cimino - guitars
2011 Jean Savoie - bass
2011 Mike Young - bass
2011 Dirk Verbeuren - drums
2020– -//-
2011 Anneke Van Giersbergen - vocals
2019– Nathan Navarro - bass
2019– Markus Reuter - guitars
2019– Diego Tejeida - keyboards
2019– Ché Aimee Dorval - vocals
2019– Morgan Ågren - drums
2019– Mike Keneally - guitars
2020– Wes Hauch - guitars
2020– Kyle Konkiel - bass
2020– Kerim "Krimh" Lechner - drums
2021– Darby Todd - drums
1998 Andy Codrington - trombone
1998 Brad Jackson - additional vocals
1998 Lara Uthoff - additional vocals
1998 Tanya Evans - additional vocals
1998 Dave Townsend - additional vocals
1998 Lyn Townsend - additional vocals
1998 Erin Townsend - additional vocals
2006 Steve Vai - guitars
2019 -//- guitar solo
2021 -//- guitars
2022 -//- additional instrumentation
2009 Ryan Dahle - vocals
2009 Ché Aimee Dorval - vocals
2016 -//-
2022 -//- additional vocals
2011 Tommy Rogers - vocals
2011 Ihsahn - vocals
2011 Fredrik Thordendal - lead guitar
2011 Paul Kuhr - vocals
2011 Joseph "Joe" Duplantier - vocals
2011 David Murray "Dave" Brockie - vocals
2011 Greg Puciato - vocals
2011 Mikael Åkerfeldt - vocals
2011 Paul Masvidal - vocals
2011 Floor Jansen - vocals
2012 Jed Simon - guitars
2012 Jean Savoie - backing vocals
2021 -//- bass
2024 -//-
2014 Bill Courage - narration
2014 Chris Devitt - vocals
2014 Jørgen Munkeby - saxophone
2014 Mark Cimino - voice
2014 Dominique Lenore Persi - vocals
2014 Chris Jericho - vocals
2016 Anneke Van Giersbergen - vocals
2022 -//-
2019 Chad Kroeger - backing vocals
2019 Samus Paulicelli - drums
2019 Elliot Desgagnés - backing vocals
2020–2024 Diego Tejeida - keyboards
2020–2023 Mike Keneally - guitars
2024 -//- keyboards
2021 Ash Pearson - vocals
2021 Mattias "IA" Eklundh - guitars
2021 Jordan Rudess - keyboards
2021–2022 Jonas Fredric Hellborg - bass
2021–2022 Tanya Ghosh - vocals
2024 -//- additional vocals
2021 Aman Khosla - guitars, vocals
2024 -//- additional vocals
2022 Nathan Navarro - additional bass
2022 Rhys Fulber - additional programming
2022 Federico Paulovich - additinal drums
2024 Jamie Jasta - additional vocals
1996–1997 John Morgan - keyboards
1996–1997 Marty Chapman - drums
1996–1997 JR Harder - bass
1998–2001 Gene Hoglan - drums
1999–2000 Jed Simon - guitars
1999–2000 Byron Stroud - bass
2001 Jamie Meyer - keyboards, piano
2001 Craig McFarland - bass
2002–2007 Mike Young - bass
2002–2018 Ryan Van Poederooyen - drums
2003–2009 Dave Young - keyboards
2009–2018 -//- guitars, keyboards
2003–2009 Brian "Beav" Waddell - guitars
2012–2018 -//- bass
2014–2018 Mike St-Jean - keyboards
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1996– Devin Townsend - bass, guitars, keyboards, vocals
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1997–1998 Chris Valagao - backing vocals
2003 -//-
2006 -//- vocals
1998 Christian Olde Wolbers - bass
2009 Mark Cimino - guitars
2009 Jean Savoie - bass
2009 Duris Maxwell - drums
2009 Brian "Beav" Waddell - bass
2009 Ryan Van Poederooyen - drums
2011 -//-
2009 Dave Young - keyboards, piano
2011 -//- keyboards, harmonium, mandolin
2009 Ché Aimee Dorval - vocals
2014 -//-
2009 Anneke Van Giersbergen - vocals
2012 -//-
2014 -//-
2011 Katrina Natalie - vocals
2011 Mike St-Jean - drums
2011 Dirk Verbeuren - drums
2011 Kat Epple - flute, woodwinds
2014 -//-
2014 Florian Magnus Maier - orchestrations
2014 Morgan Ågren - drums
2022 -//-
2019 Mike Keneally - guitars, keyboards
2022 Darby Todd - drums
2024 -//-
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2011 Chrys Johnson - guitars
2011 Caroline Campbell - backing vocals
2011 Kat Epple - flute, woodwinds, vocals
2011 Mike St-Jean - drums
2011 Mark Cimino - guitars
2011 Jean Savoie - bass
2011 Mike Young - bass
2011 Dirk Verbeuren - drums
2020– -//-
2011 Anneke Van Giersbergen - vocals
2019– Nathan Navarro - bass
2019– Markus Reuter - guitars
2019– Diego Tejeida - keyboards
2019– Ché Aimee Dorval - vocals
2019– Morgan Ågren - drums
2019– Mike Keneally - guitars
2020– Wes Hauch - guitars
2020– Kyle Konkiel - bass
2020– Kerim "Krimh" Lechner - drums
2021– Darby Todd - drums
View timeline ››

1998 Andy Codrington - trombone
1998 Brad Jackson - additional vocals
1998 Lara Uthoff - additional vocals
1998 Tanya Evans - additional vocals
1998 Dave Townsend - additional vocals
1998 Lyn Townsend - additional vocals
1998 Erin Townsend - additional vocals
2006 Steve Vai - guitars
2019 -//- guitar solo
2021 -//- guitars
2022 -//- additional instrumentation
2009 Ryan Dahle - vocals
2009 Ché Aimee Dorval - vocals
2016 -//-
2022 -//- additional vocals
2011 Tommy Rogers - vocals
2011 Ihsahn - vocals
2011 Fredrik Thordendal - lead guitar
2011 Paul Kuhr - vocals
2011 Joseph "Joe" Duplantier - vocals
2011 David Murray "Dave" Brockie - vocals
2011 Greg Puciato - vocals
2011 Mikael Åkerfeldt - vocals
2011 Paul Masvidal - vocals
2011 Floor Jansen - vocals
2012 Jed Simon - guitars
2012 Jean Savoie - backing vocals
2021 -//- bass
2024 -//-
2014 Bill Courage - narration
2014 Chris Devitt - vocals
2014 Jørgen Munkeby - saxophone
2014 Mark Cimino - voice
2014 Dominique Lenore Persi - vocals
2014 Chris Jericho - vocals
2016 Anneke Van Giersbergen - vocals
2022 -//-
2019 Chad Kroeger - backing vocals
2019 Samus Paulicelli - drums
2019 Elliot Desgagnés - backing vocals
2020–2024 Diego Tejeida - keyboards
2020–2023 Mike Keneally - guitars
2024 -//- keyboards
2021 Ash Pearson - vocals
2021 Mattias "IA" Eklundh - guitars
2021 Jordan Rudess - keyboards
2021–2022 Jonas Fredric Hellborg - bass
2021–2022 Tanya Ghosh - vocals
2024 -//- additional vocals
2021 Aman Khosla - guitars, vocals
2024 -//- additional vocals
2022 Nathan Navarro - additional bass
2022 Rhys Fulber - additional programming
2022 Federico Paulovich - additinal drums
2024 Jamie Jasta - additional vocals
View timeline ››

1996–1997 John Morgan - keyboards
1996–1997 Marty Chapman - drums
1996–1997 JR Harder - bass
1998–2001 Gene Hoglan - drums
1999–2000 Jed Simon - guitars
1999–2000 Byron Stroud - bass
2001 Jamie Meyer - keyboards, piano
2001 Craig McFarland - bass
2002–2007 Mike Young - bass
2002–2018 Ryan Van Poederooyen - drums
2003–2009 Dave Young - keyboards
2009–2018 -//- guitars, keyboards
2003–2009 Brian "Beav" Waddell - guitars
2012–2018 -//- bass
2014–2018 Mike St-Jean - keyboards
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Discography


1998 Christeen Plus 4 Demos
1998
7.4 7.4
2000 Tracks From Physicist Infinity Ocean Machine
2000
2022 Dreampiece
2022
7.1 7.1
Detailed discography ››
1998 Christeen
[Single] 1998
7.5 7.5
1999 Official Bootleg
[Live] 1999
7.9 7.9
2000 Ass-Sordid Demos I
[Compilation] 2000
7.1 7.1
2004 Ass Sordid Demos II
[Compilation] 2004
7.0 7.0
2009 Juular
[Single] 2009
2011 European Tour
[Live] 2011
8.5 8.5
2011 The Calm & The Storm
[Single] 2011
2011 Calm And The Storm (Deconstruction & Ghost)
[Compilation] 2011
2011 Unplugged
[Live] 2011
8.0 8.0
2011 Contain Us
[Boxset] 2011
9.4 9.4
2012 Lucky Animals
[Single] 2012
2012 By A Thread - Live In London 2011
[DVD] 2012
9.3 9.3
2012 Epiclouder
[Compilation] 2012
7.7 7.7
2012 Soft Inc.
[Single] 2012
6.0 6.0
2012 Coast (Take Two)
[Single] 2012
2013 The Retinal Circus
[Live] 2013
9.1 9.1
2013 The Retinal Circus
[DVD] 2013
9.4 9.4
2013 Lucky Animals / Truth - Live From The Retinal Circus
[Single] 2013
2015 Ziltoid Live At The Royal Albert Hall
[Live] 2015
9.0 9.0
2015 Ziltoid Live At The Royal Albert Hall
[DVD] 2015
9.0 9.0
2016 Ancient
[Compilation] 2016
2016 Live At The Union Chapel London
[DVD] 2016
8.0 8.0
2016 Failure
[Single] 2016
8.4 8.4
2016 Secret Sciences
[Single] 2016
8.0 8.0
2016 Stormbending
[Single] 2016
8.3 8.3
2016 Discovering Devin Townsend
[Boxset] 2016
2016 Iceland
[Live] 2016
7.3 7.3
2018 Truth (Live In Plovdiv 2017)
[Single] 2018
2018 Eras I
[Boxset] 2018
2018 Regulator (Live In Plovdiv 2017)
[Single] 2018
2018 Ocean Machine - Live At The Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv
[Live] 2018
8.8 8.8
2018 Ocean Machine - Live At The Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv
[DVD] 2018
8.6 8.6
2018 Eras II
[Boxset] 2018
9.0 9.0
2018 Eras III
[Boxset] 2018
9.0 9.0
2019 Genesis
[Single] 2019
2019 Evermore
[Single] 2019
2019 Eras IV
[Boxset] 2019
9.0 9.0
2020 Order Of Magnitude - Empath Live Volume 1
[Live] 2020
8.8 8.8
2020 Order Of Magnitude - Empath Live Volume 1
[DVD] 2020
9.8 9.8
2021 Devolution Series #1: Acoustically Inclined, Live In Leeds
[Live] 2021
8.0 8.0
2021 Devolution Series #2: Galactic Quarantine
[Live] 2021
9.1 9.1
2022 Moonpeople
[Single] 2022
7.0 7.0
2022 Call Of The Void
[Single] 2022
8.0 8.0
2023 Devolution Series #3: Empath, Live In America
[Live] 2023
9.0 9.0
Detailed discography ››
1997 Life 8.9 8.9
1998 Christeen 8.0 8.0
2003 Storm 8.6 8.6
2006 Vampira 8.4 8.4
2009 Coast 8.8 8.8
2009 Bend It Like Bender! 8.6 8.6
2011 Juular 9.4 9.4
2012 Lucky Animals 8.7 8.7
2014 Mountaintop 9.5 9.5
2014 Flight 9.3 9.3
2014 Deathray [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
9.0 9.0
2014 March Of The Poozers [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
9.0 9.0
2016 Stormbending 8.7 8.7
2017 Offer Your Light [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
10.0 10.0
2019 Genesis 8.9 8.9
2019 Evermore 9.3 9.3
2019 Spirits Will Collide 9.8 9.8
2024 PowerNerd 10.0 10.0
2024 Jainism [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
9.0 9.0
2024 Gratitude 5.0 5.0
2024 Knuckledragger 5.0 5.0
2026 Enter The City 7.0 7.0
2026 Prepare For War 6.0 6.0
All videos ››

1998 Christeen Plus 4 Demos
1998
7.4 7.4
2000 Tracks From Physicist Infinity Ocean Machine
2000
2022 Dreampiece
2022
7.1 7.1
Detailed discography ››

1998 Christeen
[Single] 1998
7.5 7.5
1999 Official Bootleg
[Live] 1999
7.9 7.9
2000 Ass-Sordid Demos I
[Compilation] 2000
7.1 7.1
2004 Ass Sordid Demos II
[Compilation] 2004
7.0 7.0
2009 Juular
[Single] 2009
2011 European Tour
[Live] 2011
8.5 8.5
2011 The Calm & The Storm
[Single] 2011
2011 Calm And The Storm (Deconstruction & Ghost)
[Compilation] 2011
2011 Unplugged
[Live] 2011
8.0 8.0
2011 Contain Us
[Boxset] 2011
9.4 9.4
2012 Lucky Animals
[Single] 2012
2012 By A Thread - Live In London 2011
[DVD] 2012
9.3 9.3
2012 Epiclouder
[Compilation] 2012
7.7 7.7
2012 Soft Inc.
[Single] 2012
6.0 6.0
2012 Coast (Take Two)
[Single] 2012
2013 The Retinal Circus
[Live] 2013
9.1 9.1
2013 The Retinal Circus
[DVD] 2013
9.4 9.4
2013 Lucky Animals / Truth - Live From The Retinal Circus
[Single] 2013
2015 Ziltoid Live At The Royal Albert Hall
[Live] 2015
9.0 9.0
2015 Ziltoid Live At The Royal Albert Hall
[DVD] 2015
9.0 9.0
2016 Ancient
[Compilation] 2016
2016 Live At The Union Chapel London
[DVD] 2016
8.0 8.0
2016 Failure
[Single] 2016
8.4 8.4
2016 Secret Sciences
[Single] 2016
8.0 8.0
2016 Stormbending
[Single] 2016
8.3 8.3
2016 Discovering Devin Townsend
[Boxset] 2016
2016 Iceland
[Live] 2016
7.3 7.3
2018 Truth (Live In Plovdiv 2017)
[Single] 2018
2018 Eras I
[Boxset] 2018
2018 Regulator (Live In Plovdiv 2017)
[Single] 2018
2018 Ocean Machine - Live At The Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv
[Live] 2018
8.8 8.8
2018 Ocean Machine - Live At The Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv
[DVD] 2018
8.6 8.6
2018 Eras II
[Boxset] 2018
9.0 9.0
2018 Eras III
[Boxset] 2018
9.0 9.0
2019 Genesis
[Single] 2019
2019 Evermore
[Single] 2019
2019 Eras IV
[Boxset] 2019
9.0 9.0
2020 Order Of Magnitude - Empath Live Volume 1
[Live] 2020
8.8 8.8
2020 Order Of Magnitude - Empath Live Volume 1
[DVD] 2020
9.8 9.8
2021 Devolution Series #1: Acoustically Inclined, Live In Leeds
[Live] 2021
8.0 8.0
2021 Devolution Series #2: Galactic Quarantine
[Live] 2021
9.1 9.1
2022 Moonpeople
[Single] 2022
7.0 7.0
2022 Call Of The Void
[Single] 2022
8.0 8.0
2023 Devolution Series #3: Empath, Live In America
[Live] 2023
9.0 9.0
Detailed discography ››

1997 Life 8.9 8.9
1998 Christeen 8.0 8.0
2003 Storm 8.6 8.6
2006 Vampira 8.4 8.4
2009 Coast 8.8 8.8
2009 Bend It Like Bender! 8.6 8.6
2011 Juular 9.4 9.4
2012 Lucky Animals 8.7 8.7
2014 Mountaintop 9.5 9.5
2014 Flight 9.3 9.3
2014 Deathray [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
9.0 9.0
2014 March Of The Poozers [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
9.0 9.0
2016 Stormbending 8.7 8.7
2017 Offer Your Light [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
10.0 10.0
2019 Genesis 8.9 8.9
2019 Evermore 9.3 9.3
2019 Spirits Will Collide 9.8 9.8
2024 PowerNerd 10.0 10.0
2024 Jainism [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
9.0 9.0
2024 Gratitude 5.0 5.0
2024 Knuckledragger 5.0 5.0
2026 Enter The City 7.0 7.0
2026 Prepare For War 6.0 6.0
Detailed discography ››

Latest reviews


The Moth
When ambition goes into overdrive.
Review by omne metallum ››
PowerNerd
7.8
Do you like... coffee?
Review by omne metallum ››
Lightwork
The mad man is at it again.
Review by omne metallum ››
The Puzzle
Put the pieces back together again.
Review by omne metallum ››
Snuggles
Fluffy like a pillow.
Review by omne metallum ››
Order Of Magnitude - Empath Live Volume 1
Gather round children, this is what we used to call a concert.
Review by omne metallum ››
Guitar Improvisation #2
After completing my review of Guitar Improvisation #1, I checked out installment #2 and thought, "Well, these are functionally the same. I probably don't have to review both of them." But then the first three comments on that review were,...
Review by ScreamingSteelUS ››
Guitar Improvisation #1
8.0
It just wouldn't be an ordinary Wednesday if Devin Townsend didn't release another album.
Review by ScreamingSteelUS ››
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16.11.2011 Devin Townsend - Acoustic Show - Sheffield, England, 16th November 2011 by Baz Anderson 15 images 16.11.2011
Devin Townsend - Acoustic Show - Sheffield, England, 16th November 2011
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05.11.2011 Damnation Festival 2011 - Leeds, England, 5th November 2011 by Baz Anderson 96 images 05.11.2011
Damnation Festival 2011 - Leeds, England, 5th November 2011
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30.03.2011 Devin Townsend Project - Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland, 30.03.2011 by Ivor 31 images 30.03.2011
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by Ivor
13.08.2010 Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 13th-15th August 2010 by Baz Anderson 234 images 13.08.2010
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by Baz Anderson
20.06.2010 Hellfest Open Air - Clisson, France, 20/06/2010 by Moocher 136 images 20.06.2010
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News


17.06.2018 with Devin Townsend
17.09.2012 with Devin Townsend
17.11.2011 with Devin Townsend
11.04.2011 with Devin Townsend
02.10.2003 with Devin Townsend [vocals, guitars, programming]
23.04.2022 The Devinitive Review
19.10.2020 Getting Into: Devin Townsend: Part III: The 2010s
21.09.2020 70000 Tons Of Metal 2020 - Day Three: And There Was Wind
27.08.2020 Getting Into: Devin Townsend: Part II: The 2000s
05.08.2020 Getting Into: Devin Townsend: Part I: The 1990s
01.10.2012 Paradise Lost, Katatonia, Devin Townsend - Denver, CO - 14th Sept. 2012
17.11.2011 Devin Townsend - Acoustic Show - Sheffield, England, 16th November 2011
11.04.2011 Devin Townsend Project - Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland, 30.03.2011

Concerts


23.05.2025 USA - Los Angeles, CA
Devin Townsend: PowerNerd North American Tour 2025
21.05.2025 USA - Denver, CO
Devin Townsend: PowerNerd North American Tour 2025
19.05.2025 USA - Dallas, TX
Devin Townsend: PowerNerd North American Tour 2025
16.05.2025 USA - Detroit, MI
Devin Townsend: PowerNerd North American Tour 2025
14.05.2025 CAN - Toronto, ON
Devin Townsend: PowerNerd North American Tour 2025 		1
13.05.2025 CAN - Montreal, QC
Devin Townsend: PowerNerd North American Tour 2025 		2
11.05.2025 USA - Boston, MA
Devin Townsend: PowerNerd North American Tour 2025
10.05.2025 USA - Silver Spring, MD
Devin Townsend: PowerNerd North American Tour 2025
09.05.2025 USA - New York, NY
Devin Townsend: PowerNerd North American Tour 2025
07.05.2025 USA - Raleigh, NC
Devin Townsend: PowerNerd North American Tour 2025
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Forum topics


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03.02.2025 Devin Townsend - Ghost in Albums 36
04.12.2024 Devin Townsend - Terria in Albums 13
10.12.2023 Devin Townsend - Epicloud in Albums 47
09.12.2023 Devin Townsend - Deconstruction in Albums 64
08.11.2023 Devin Townsend - Accelerated Evolution in Albums 7
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