Devin Townsend
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Steve Vai gave Devin Townsend his big break in the early 1990s. Decades later they got back together
By Tom O' Boyle published
Metal Hammer brought the guitar master and his former apprentice back together in 2018

How metal’s ‘mad scientist’ swapped craziness for commerciality – and confused the hell out of a prog legend
By Stephen Hill published
Devin Townsend dialled back the aggro with Strapping Young Lad’s 2005 classic Love?

Devin Townsend discusses his prog world (while he’s hiding from his dogs)
By Dom Lawson published
Stick-collecting Canadian who preferred Motorhead to Marillion says Captain Beefheart didn’t know he was nuts, the Interstellar soundtrack floored him, and the Wildhearts are prog

"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
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