Written by tea[m]ster on 17.09.2016 at 15:28

I am not a huge fan of this band. I think I listened to 'Ka' and thought it was alright. Right now I am in song two of Transcendence and it sounds dam good. Reviews say this is like his older stuff. What album sounds similar to this?

I like to think of it as an Addicted Terria Evolution.

That is, Addicted, Terria, and Accelerated Evolution. Probably the three albums, in my mind, that are most similar. I guess there is a bit of Sky Blue in there as well, but that is less 'proggy'.

I'm enjoying this quite a lot, better than Z²

This album sounds so much like Terria that I feel like it's an old album It's so good though because I started listening to Devin with Terria and Accelerated Evolution.

What an unexpected surprise.

Written by BloodTears on 19.09.2016 at 12:40

This album sounds so much like Terria that I feel like it's an old album It's so good though because I started listening to Devin with Terria and Accelerated Evolution.

What an unexpected surprise.

I love Terria I may check this out sooner than I expected lol.

Written by Aetherius on 21.09.2016 at 16:18

Written by BloodTears on 19.09.2016 at 12:40

This album sounds so much like Terria that I feel like it's an old album It's so good though because I started listening to Devin with Terria and Accelerated Evolution.

What an unexpected surprise.

I love Terria I may check this out sooner than I expected lol.

I think you'll like it then!

I'm well aware of Devin Townsend but just heard pretty much songs in singularity... heard addicted... didn't really like it... heard "destruction" and it was brilliant, funny and gave me an aneurysm at the same time... can anyone recommend an album so I can fully understand this psychopath... I mean that with total respect...

Written by Apolyon666 on 04.10.2016 at 04:40

I'm well aware of Devin Townsend but just heard pretty much songs in singularity... heard addicted... didn't really like it... heard "destruction" and it was brilliant, funny and gave me an aneurysm at the same time... can anyone recommend an album so I can fully understand this psychopath... I mean that with total respect...

Try either Ziltoid The Omniciant or Ocean Machine (particulary the last 3 songs, Funeral, Bastard and The Death Of Music. (live version of all 3 here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oJEBGHCdBQ)

Finally something much worse than the latest Opeth. Such an unncessary release. Totally generic uninspired stereotypical DTP sounds and no heart and soul or fun in the songwriting. Go back to your mental illnesses Devin, please.

Written by 3rdWorld on 08.10.2016 at 19:37

Finally something much worse than the latest Opeth. Such an unncessary release. Totally generic uninspired steretypical DTP sounds and no heart and soul or fun in the songwriting. Go back to your mental illnesses Devin, please.

That last sentence is inappropriate and not necessary. Poor form.

Written by Ace Frawley on 09.10.2016 at 06:41


That last sentence is inappropriate and not necessary. Poor form.

Chill up. Just meant that his songwriting was excellent so much back then with all his mental illnesses.

Written by 3rdWorld on 09.10.2016 at 06:46

Written by Ace Frawley on 09.10.2016 at 06:41


That last sentence is inappropriate and not necessary. Poor form.

Chill up. Just meant that his songwriting was excellent so much back then with all his mental illnesses.

Nah, doubt it was that. Was probably the drugs. He's been sober for a decade or so.

Written by Doge of Venice on 15.10.2016 at 02:22

Nah, doubt it was that. Was probably the drugs. He's been sober for a decade or so.

I'm sure 3rd World refers to Infinity - and Devin admitted about his delusions and stuff.

Anyway, I have to disagree with 3rd World here. This is Devin at its best since Deconstruction, at the very least. There's nothing plastic in here, it's actually quite a hodgepodge of most of his best works (including Infinity, particularly thanks to this "philosophical" side - the introspective Devin wondering about the meaning of it all. But he matured, and his take on it all is now different - more wise, you could say)

Written by Darkside Momo on 15.10.2016 at 03:35

Written by Doge of Venice on 15.10.2016 at 02:22

Nah, doubt it was that. Was probably the drugs. He's been sober for a decade or so.

I'm sure 3rd World refers to Infinity - and Devin admitted about his delusions and stuff.

Anyway, I have to disagree with 3rd World here. This is Devin at its best since Deconstruction, at the very least. There's nothing plastic in here, it's actually quite a hodgepodge of most of his best works (including Infinity, particularly thanks to this "philosophical" side - the introspective Devin wondering about the meaning of it all. But he matured, and his take on it all is now different - more wise, you could say)

Oh, I know he had mental illness. I think it was bipolar disorder? Probably explains City at the very least, but I saw an interview where he said he went off the drugs and the meds about 10 years ago and he's been much more stable since then. He felt the drugs kinda exaggerated the disorder, if I remember correctly.

PS I do like this album too. Not as much as Sky Blue, but better than the rest since Addicted or maybe even AE.

I think "Offer Your Light" is the his cheesiest song next to "Bend It Like Bender!" but I can't stop listening to it, it blinks back to the SYL days somehow... damn you Devin

Written by qlacs on 29.10.2016 at 23:36

I think "Offer Your Light" is the his cheesiest song next to "Bend It Like Bender!" but I can't stop listening to it, it blinks back to the SYL days somehow... damn you Devin

I find it even more infectiously cheesily awesome than "Bend It Like Bender!"

One of my favourite efforts by the guy, up with Sky Blue and Terria, think it's a really fine distillation of elements from the likes Terria, Accelerated Evolution, Infinity, Epicloud and more

Best album from Devin Townsend since his early days. I was never much of a fan of his newer(2009 and onward) stuff until I heard this album. Gump, Into the Sun, Higher, Time Overload, and Stormbending are all great tracks and the rest are pretty good, too.

Would recommend this album to anyone who likes good music.

Why are there no separate pages for this artist under the different projects/bands he has?
The music from "The Devin Townsend Band", "Devin Townsend Project" and "Devin Townsend" are all different bands even though they got the exact same founder.

Written by Taravilyaion on 22.05.2022 at 19:53

Why are there no separate pages for this artist under the different projects/bands he has?
The music from "The Devin Townsend Band", "Devin Townsend Project" and "Devin Townsend" are all different bands even though they got the exact same founder.

I find it hard to express how much a separation like that would annoy me haha I guess I like having it all in the same place.

A near-perfect journey of modern melodic prog - Devin keeps it simple and the whole Project absolutely knock it out of the park with this one. Out of everything with Dev's name on it, this is no. 3.

The production, especially the guitar, is incredible and hits you like a pancake to the face. The drums are incredibly powerful and groovy, and the symphonic compositions have a few moments where they soar over the wall of sound in huge build ups.

Some excellent and surprising choruses throughout too, especially on "Secret Sciences" and "Higher", and the final verse of "Stormbending" is chill-inducing. "Offer Your Light" is nearly a power metal track, and the Ween song works so well that some may not even notice it is a cover. The added ambient seques keep the album's flow steady, and the long closing section of the above-mentioned cover is the perfect way to conclude this masterpiece.

Now for something more specific - at one point in "Higher" the guitarists play a riff in semi-tone harmony, which is a trope common in core and math genres of metal, sometimes tech-death. It is utilised so well here, sparingly in a time of tension, exactly how this kind of effect should be.

Bloody good stuff.

This album is way better than 8.1.