Devin Townsend, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Devin Townsend

Canadian musician

Date of Birth: 05-May-1972

Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Profession: singer, record producer, singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, producer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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About Devin Townsend

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

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