DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT

Release Year: 2015
Artist Origin: CAN
Style: expressive intricate atmospheric progressive metal

one must be a bit crazy in the head to create such a fictional character as Ziltoid, but you must be mental to bring it back into the picture once again - that is what Devin Townsend has just done, extending an adventurous transgalactic journey of his eccentric alien, expressing purely absurdist view of the world by a double disc project [2014]: Sky Blue, the first disk in series, continues logical evolution of Devin's progressive recordings of recent and very early years, gripping with exclusively tight and catchy approach, melancholic edge and overall integrity, weaving ethereal melodies, layered vocal harmonies, and polished metal foundations into a cohesive emotional surge, balancing shimmering synths with dense guitars, where Anneke van Giersbergen’s soaring voice contrasts Devin’s intensity, creating a soundscape that feels simultaneously vast and intimate, structured yet fluid, uplifting without ignoring underlying calmness