Devin Townsend - Lightwork (3LP, +2CD, Blu-Ray Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Transparent Orange Vinyl)

Description

Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He founded the extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad and was its primary songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist from 1994 to 2007. He has also had an extensive solo career and has released a total of 28 albums across all of his projects as of 2022. After performing in a number of heavy metal bands in high school, Townsend was discovered in 1993 by a record label that asked him to perform lead vocals on Steve Vai's album Sex & Religion. After recording and touring with Vai, he was discouraged by what he found in the music industry and vented his anger on his 1995 solo album Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing, which he released under the pseudonym Strapping Young Lad. He soon assembled a band of the same name, with whom he released the critically acclaimed album 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 HevyDevy Records label. Townsend's solo albums have featured a varying lineup of supporting musicians and are a mix of hard rock, progressive metal, ambient, and new-age. In 2002, he formed the Devin Townsend Band, 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. This band began with a series of four albums, released from 2009 to 2011, each written in a different genre. Townsend continued to record and tour under the new moniker until January 2018. Across all his bands and solo projects, Townsend has released 23 studio albums and four live albums. His trademark production style, featuring a heavily multi-tracked wall of sound, has been compared to the styles of Robert Fripp and Frank Zappa. His vocal delivery ranges from screaming to opera-Esque singing, while his musical style is rooted in metal and his albums are written to express different aspects of his personality.

Release Info

Artist: Devin Townsend
Label: Inside Out Music
Format: Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition
Country: USA & Europe
Label: Inside Out Music
Released: 2022-11-04
Genre: Rock
Style: Progressive Metal, Prog Rock

Tracklist

Lightwork
A1 Moonpeople
A2 Lightworker
A3 Equinox
B1 Call Of The Void
B2 Heartbreaker
B3 Dimensions
C1 Celestial Signals
C2 Heavy Burden
C3 Vacation
D Children Of God
Nightwork
E1 Starchasm, Pt. 2
E2 Stampys Blaster
E3 Factions
E4 Yogi
E5 Precious Sardine
F1 Hope Is In The World
F2 Children Of Dog
F3 Sober
F4 Boogus
F5 Carry Me Home
Lightwork
CD1-1 Moonpeople
CD1-2 Lightworker
CD1-3 Equinox
CD1-4 Call Of The Void
CD1-5 Heartbreaker
CD1-6 Dimensions
CD1-7 Celestial Signals
CD1-8 Heavy Burden
CD1-9 Vacation
CD1-10 Children Of God
Nightwork
CD2-1 Starchasm, Pt. 2
CD2-2 Stampys Blaster
CD2-3 Factions
CD2-4 Yogi
CD2-5 Precious Sardine
CD2-6 Hope Is In The World
CD2-7 Children Of Dog
CD2-8 Sober
CD2-9 Boogus
CD2-10 Carry Me Home
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BD-1 Moonpeople (5.1 Mix)
BD-2 Lightworker (5.1 Mix)
BD-3 Equinox (5.1 Mix)
BD-4 Call Of The Void (5.1 Mix)
BD-5 Heartbreaker (5.1 Mix)
BD-6 Dimensions (5.1 Mix)
BD-7 Celestial Signals (5.1 Mix)
BD-8 Heavy Burden (5.1 Mix)
BD-9 Vacation (5.1 Mix)
BD-10 Children Of God (5.1 Mix)
BD-11 Moonpeople (Commentary Track)
BD-12 Lightworker (Commentary Track)
BD-13 Equinox (Commentary Track)
BD-14 Call Of The Void (Commentary Track)
BD-15 Heartbreaker (Commentary Track)
BD-16 Dimensions (Commentary Track)
BD-17 Celestial Signals (Commentary Track)
BD-18 Heavy Burden (Commentary Track)
BD-19 Vacation (Commentary Track)
BD-20 Children Of God (Commentary Track)