Devin Townsend's Other Projects

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   I first got into Devy through Strapping Young Lad before getting Terria, Ocean Machine, and the like. I think he exudes as much genius there as he does on his solo albums, as he fuses extreme industrial death with the proggy and epic feel of albums like Terria. City is one of the heaviest albums ever, and the rest can equal its ferocity easily. Gene Hoglan plays with style on Devin's solo works, but he can play the he used to in SYL, bashing skins so hard there's no way he doesn't go through heads like toilet paper.

Also, I just got Punky Brüster off of his site. It has to be the funniest non-Zappa album I've ever heard. It deals with a Polish death metal band that has to play pop punk when the guitarist's string breaks in order to fend off an angry crowd. Suddenly, they become the head of the sound-aike pop punk movement prevalent in the mid-90s. It is to pop punk what Spamalot is to Broadway.

Does anyone else listen to Devin's other stuff?

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1800iareyay Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: November 18 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2492	Topic: Devin Townsend's Other Projects Posted: April 14 2007 at 12:19
	I first got into Devy through Strapping Young Lad before getting Terria, Ocean Machine, and the like. I think he exudes as much genius there as he does on his solo albums, as he fuses extreme industrial death with the proggy and epic feel of albums like Terria. City is one of the heaviest albums ever, and the rest can equal its ferocity easily. Gene Hoglan plays with style on Devin's solo works, but he can play the he used to in SYL, bashing skins so hard there's no way he doesn't go through heads like toilet paper. Also, I just got Punky Brüster off of his site. It has to be the funniest non-Zappa album I've ever heard. It deals with a Polish death metal band that has to play pop punk when the guitarist's string breaks in order to fend off an angry crowd. Suddenly, they become the head of the sound-aike pop punk movement prevalent in the mid-90s. It is to pop punk what Spamalot is to Broadway. Does anyone else listen to Devin's other stuff?

chamberry Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 24 2005 Location: Puerto Rico Status: Offline Points: 9008	Posted: April 14 2007 at 15:50
	I haven't heard it, but I'm thinking of doing so. Anyone knows about this side-project? Zyltoid The Omniscient "These past months, Devin worked on his puppet show but this project evolved into a full-length concept CD in the vein of Strapping Young Lad meets Punky Brüster. Ziltoid the Omniscient will beam episodes on the web and the record will be ready for an early summer release via Inside Out and HDR. Devin played all the instruments on this record with the assistance of the Drumkit from hell. He also mixed and produced the record. The CD artwork was designed by Travis Smith. For now, you silly humans can get in touch with Ziltoid via his Myspace page." - Hevy Devy website Is it a side project or a new album? Whatever it is it sounds (and looks fun) fun.