Devin Townsend
Musician
City (Strapping Young Lad album)After releasing the first Strapping Young Lad album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing, as a solo album, Townsend recruited a permanent line-up for the second album: Jed Simon on guitar, Byron Stroud on bass, and Gene Hoglan on drums. City... In this article: City, Devin Townsend, Strapping Young Lad, Byron Stroud, Cryptopsy, Jed Simon, Gene Hoglan, Revolver, Metal Hammer, and Kerrang! |
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Wikipedia | August 17, 2009
Symbol of Life
...Chris Elliott (tracks 8, 10) Additional Vocals: Lee Dorian (track 2) courtesy of Dreamcatcher Records, Joanna Stevens (tracks 2, 5, 7) and Devin Townsend (tracks 3, 13) courtesy of Century Media Records. Assistant Engineers: Ewan Davies...
In this article: Paradise Lost, Symbol of Life, Carmen Rizzo, Jamie Muhoberac, Rhys Fulber, Chris Elliott, and Century Media Records
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Bound by Fire
It was later re-issued on Century Media Records with bonus tracks. Devin Townsend produced this CD underneath the alias "Dr.Skinny" (Also the name he uses for Punky Bruster) The re-issue of the Bound by Fire was released in 2003. It...
In this article: Bound by Fire, Zimmers Hole, EBay, Century Media Records, and Punky Bruster
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Devin Townsend discography
...label, HevyDevy Records. Townsend is also the frontman, producer, and songwriter for the extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad, which has released five studio albums, one EP, and two live releases on Century Media. Since 1993, Townsend has...
In this article: Strapping Young Lad, The Devin Townsend Band, Accelerated Evolution, Billboard, Japan, Century Media, HevyDevy Records, Ziltoid the Omniscient, and The Hummer
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Strapping Young Lad
...primary writers of the album, since Simon and Stroud were busy with other commitments. To prepare for the recording of Alien, Townsend had stopped taking the medication prescribed to treat his bipolar disorder; he explained the experimental...
In this article: Strapping Young Lad, City, The New Black, Gene Hoglan, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing, Alien, The Wildhearts, Byron Stroud, and Jed Simon
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Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing
...contacted the musician, offering him a contract to "make us some extreme albums". Townsend agreed to a five-album deal with the record label. Following his tour with The Wildhearts, Townsend began recording and producing his debut...
In this article: Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing, The Wildhearts, Strapping Young Lad, Century Media Records, Steve Vai, Sex & Religion, Metal Hammer, Roadrunner Records, and Relativity Records
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Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist musician. He is a vocalist and record producer, drawing on progressive metal with influences from free jazz, blues, industrial, ambient and classical music. He is the founding member and driving force of the extreme metal outfit Strapping Young Lad, and has released a multitude of his own albums under the likenesses of Ocean Machine, Devin Townsend and The Devin Townsend Band.
His five-album contract deal with Strapping Young Lad was fulfilled with the 2006 release of The New Black, leaving the band on indefinite hiatus. The Devin Townsend Band was also retired from touring later that year, although, Townsend has stated that he will pursue his role as a record producer for other bands and will continue to write and release self-produced albums from his home studio.
- Name At Birth:
- Devin Garrett Townsend
- Birth Date:
- May 05, 1972
- Occupation:
- Singer-songwriter, Musician, Producer
- Record Label:
- Hevydevy, InsideOut
- Years Active:
- 1993–present
- Associated With:
- The Devin Townsend Band, Strapping Young Lad, Steve Vai, Punky Brüster, IR8, Front Line Assembly, Grey Skies, Caustic Thought, Noisescapes
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