Devin Townsend
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"Life has simply caught up with me": Devin Townsend is taking an indefinite break from touring
By Fraser Lewry published
Devin Townsend won't be going on the road for "the foreseeable future" after his upcoming run of PowerNerd live shows

The strange story of Devin Townsend’s Ocean Machine: Biomech, the album which launched his solo career
By Eleanor Goodman published
How Devin Townsend made his 1997 solo debut album Ocean Machine

The Devin Townsend albums you should listen to... and one to avoid
By Dom Lawson last updated
Canadian enigma Devin Townsend’s catalogue spans extreme metal, sublime prog-scapes, colossal riffs and extra-terrestrials. Where to begin?

"I first heard it when I started taking acid": Devin Townsend picks the soundtrack of his life
By Polly Glass published
Canadian maverick Devin Townsend names his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals the music he listens to while mowing the lawn

Devin Townsend is slightly embarrassed by his new album, and that’s a good thing
By Phil Weller published
PowerNerd, the first of three autobiographical albums, was transformed into something unexpected as he began feeling like a liar, and wound up facing his 15-year-old self

The 20 best metal albums of 2024 - as voted by the readers of Metal Hammer
By Rich Hobson published
From Judas Priest to Opeth, Poppy to Bring Me The Horizon, these are the metal albums you said defined metal in 2024

Metal Hammer's 50 best albums of 2024
By Metal Hammer published
From Judas Priest's Invincible Shield to Nightwish's Yesterwynde and Opeth's return to extremity, these are the metal albums that ruled 2024

The wild life and crazed career of Devin Townsend, metal’s misunderstood maverick
By Dave Everley published
From defecating in Steve Vai‘s guitar case to puppet-based concept albums, Devin Townsend is out there on his own
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