Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972) is a Canadian musician, songwriter and record producer. He founded extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad and was its primary songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist from 1994 to 2007, and has an extensive career as a solo artist. After performing in a number of heavy metal bands in high school, Townsend was discovered by a record label in 1993 and asked to perform lead vocals on Steve Vai's album Sex & Religion. After recording and touring with Vai, Townsend was discouraged by what he found in the music industry, and vented his anger on the solo album Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing, released under the pseudonym Strapping Young Lad. He soon assembled a band under the name, and released the critically acclaimed City in 1997. Since then, he has released three more studio albums with Strapping Young Lad, along with solo material released under his own independent record label, HevyDevy Records.
Townsend's solo albums, a mix of hard rock, progressive metal, ambient, and new-age, have featured a varying lineup of supporting musicians. In 2002 he formed the Devin Townsend Band, a dedicated lineup which recorded and toured for two of his solo releases. 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. After a two-year hiatus, he began recording again, and soon announced the formation of the Devin Townsend Project. The project began with a series of four albums, released from 2009 to 2011, each written in a different style. Townsend continued to record and tour under the new moniker until January 2018.
Across all his bands and projects, Townsend has released twenty-three studio albums and three live albums. Townsend's trademark production style, featuring a heavily multitracked wall of sound, has been compared to the styles of Phil Spector and Frank Zappa. His vocal delivery ranges from screaming to an opera-esque singing. Townsend's musical style is rooted in metal, and his albums are written to express different aspects of his personality.
Townsend's solo albums, a mix of hard rock, progressive metal, ambient, and new-age, have featured a varying lineup of supporting musicians. In 2002 he formed the Devin Townsend Band, a dedicated lineup which recorded and toured for two of his solo releases. 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. After a two-year hiatus, he began recording again, and soon announced the formation of the Devin Townsend Project. The project began with a series of four albums, released from 2009 to 2011, each written in a different style. Townsend continued to record and tour under the new moniker until January 2018.
Across all his bands and projects, Townsend has released twenty-three studio albums and three live albums. Townsend's trademark production style, featuring a heavily multitracked wall of sound, has been compared to the styles of Phil Spector and Frank Zappa. His vocal delivery ranges from screaming to an opera-esque singing. Townsend's musical style is rooted in metal, and his albums are written to express different aspects of his personality.
Devin Townsend biography Devin Garrett Townsend - Born May 5, 1972 (New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada) DEVIN TOWNSEND, possibly more widely known as the frontman for the extreme metal act STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, began creating solo albums in 1997. Sometimes referred to as the 'Mad Scientist of Metal', TOWNSEND produces a wide variety of music. Full discography for Devin Townsend, Devin Townsend Project, Devin Townsend Band, Strapping Young Lad, Casualties of Cool, track listings and intro words.
Steve Vai - Sex And Religion (1993)Tracklist
01. An Earth Dweller's Return
02. Here & Now
03. In My Dreams With You
04. Still My Bleeding Heart
05. Sex & Religion
06. Dirty Black Hole
07. Touching Tongues
08. State Of Grace
09. Survive
10. Pig
11. The Road To Mt. Calvary
12. Down Deep Into The Pain
13. Rescue Me Or Bury Me
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Punky Brüster - Cooked On Phonics - 1996
Genero: Punk Rock... Thrash / Death
Tracklist
01. Recipe For Baits
02. Fake Punk
03. EZ$$
04. Metal Dilema
05. Oats, Peas, Beans & Barley
06. Wallet Chains
07. Heinous Anus
08. (Be My) Heavy Metal Mama
09. Crusty's At The Ivanhoe
10. Picture Of Myself
11. The Girls Next Door
12. Larry's O
13. Metal Heads Are Punk Rockers
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Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine - 1997 (With Bonus)
01. Seventh Wave
02. Life
03. Night
04. Hide Nowhere
05. Sister
06. 3 A.M.
07. Voices in the Fan
08. Greetings
09. Regulator
10. Funeral
11. Bastard: Not One of My Better Days/Girl from Blue City
12. Death of Music
13. Thing Beyond Things
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Devin Townsend - Christeen + 4 Demos EP - 1998
Tracklist
01.Christeen
02.Om (Demo)
03.Sit in the Mountain (Demo)
04.Processional (Demo)
05.Love-Load (Demo)
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Devin Townsend - Infinity - 1998
Tracklist
01-Truth
02-Christeen
03-Bad Devil
04-War
05-Soul Driven Cadillac
06-Ants
07-Wild Colonial Boy
08-Life Is All Dynamics
09-Unity
10-Noisy Pink Bubbles
Télécharger| Rapidshare | 63.3 Mb
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Devin Townsend - Official Bootleg - 1999
Tracklist
01.Unity
02.Seventh Wave
03.Regulator
04.Truth
05.War
06.Bad Devil
07.Christeen
08.Hide Nowhere
09.happy birthday Jed
10.Detox
11.Fake Punk
12.Sister (acoustic)
13.Hide Nowhere (acoustic)
14.Noisy Pink Bubbles (acoustic)
15.Night (acoustic)
Télécharger| Rapdishare | Parte 01 | 97.5 Mb
Télécharger| Rapidshare | Parte 02 | 21.6 Mb
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Devin Townsend - Un-Official Bootleg - 1999 (live in Tokyo Nov. ´99)
Tracklist
01.7th Wave
02.Regulator
03.Truth
04.War
05.Hide Nowhere
06.Bad Devil
07.Christeen
Télécharger | Rapidshare | 38.7 Mb
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Devin Townsend - Ass-Sordid Demos (1990-1996) - 2000
Tracklist
01.Man
02.Ocean Machines
03.Promise
04.L. A.
05.Morwar
06.Amsterdam
07.Red Tomorrow
08.My Girl
09.Road Kill
10.That's Life
Télécharger | Rapidshare | 69.2 Mb
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Devin Townsend - Physicist - 2000
Tracklist
01.Namaste
02.Victim
03.Material
04.Kingdom
05.Death
06.Devoid
07.The Complex
08.Irish Maiden
09.Jupiter
10.Planet Rain
11.Forgotten (Jpn. Bonus)
Télécharger | Rapidshare | 64.6 Mb
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Devin Townsend - Terria - 2001
Tracklist
01.Olives
02.Mountain
03.Earth Day
04.Deep Peace
05.Canada
06.Down And Under
07.The Fluke
08.Nobody's Here
09.Tiny Tears
10.Stagnant
11.Humble (Bonus)
12.Universal (Bonus)
Télécharger | Rapidshare | Parte 01 | 95.7 Mb
Télécharger | Rapidshare | Parte 02 | 24 Mb
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The Devin Townsend Band - Accelerated Evolution - 2003
Tracklist CD 01
01.Depth Charge
02.Storm
03.Random Analysis
04.Deadhead
05.Suicide
06.Traveller
07.Away
08.Sunday Afternoon
09.Slow Me Down
Tracklist CD 02 .:EKO Project:. (Ltd. Ed.)
01.Locate
02.Echo
03.Assignable
Télécharger | Rapidshare | CD 01 | 74.9 Mb
Télécharger | Rapidshare | CD 02 | 39 Mb
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Devin Townsend - Ass Sordid Demos II (´91´93) - 2004
Tracklist
01.Black & White
02.Bury The Wrong
03.San Pablo Train
04.Roadkill
05.Rain
06.Ascent To The Summit Of Black Mountain
07.Sunmud/Woman
08.I Am
09.Ernie's Room
10.Friends
11.Thick Stock (With TM Stevens)
12.Cold
13.Soft
14.Amsterdam (With Will Riley)
Télécharger | Rapidshare | Parte 01 | 95.7 Mb
Télécharger| Rapidshare | Parte 02 | 15.2 Mb
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Devin Townsend - Devlab - 2004
Tracklist
01 al 15
Untitled (none of the tracks are officially named)
Devin Townsend Ziltoid Torrent
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The Devin Townsend Band - Synchestra - 2006
Tracklist
01.Let It Roll
02.Hypergeek
03.Triumph
04.Babysong
05.Vampolka
06.Vampira
07.Mental Tan
08.Gaia
09.Pixillate
10.Judgement
11.A Simple Lullaby
12.Sunset
13.Notes From Africa
14.Sunshine and Happiness (Hidden Track)
Télécharger | Rapidshare | Parte 01 | 95.7 Mb
Télécharger | Rapidshare | Parte 02 | 54.6 Mb
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Devin Townsend - Hummer - 2006
Tracklist
01.The Hummer
02.Arc
03.Consciousness Causes Collapse
04.Equation
05.The Abacus
06.Cosmic Surf
Télécharger | Rapidshare | 65.3 Mb
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Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient - 2007
Tracklist CD 01
01.ZTO
02.By Your Command
03.Ziltoidia Attaxx!!!
04.Solar Winds
05.Hyperdrive
06.N9
07.Planet Smasher
08.Omnidimensional Creator
09.Color Your World
10.The Greys
11.Tall Latte
Tracklist CD 02 (Ltd.Ed.)
01 - Don't Know Why
02 - Travelling Salesman
03 - Guitar Instruction & Ziltoid Skits
Télécharger | Rapidshare | CD 01 | 61 Mb
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