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LilLioness
June 12th 2024


3802 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Because it the last noise you hear before the cosmos eats your brain.

DaveyMonsoon
June 12th 2024


1660 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I feel like both Shitstorm and Info Dump are unhinged in their own ways. Shitstorm is mostly pure anger and chaos, while Info Dump (especially in the later half of the song) is the auditory equivalent of a panic attack (and considering Devin's history with mental health troubles, it feels fitting). One can definitely be over the other depending on what your definition of unhinged can be.

Gmork89
June 12th 2024


8891 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I thought it was hilarious that the weird sound in the intro to Zen is a U2 song all chopped up.

LilLioness
June 12th 2024


3802 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Dev likes making sly references to older pop rock songs.

SomeCallMeTim
June 13th 2024


5350 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

1. Didn’t know that, that’s awesome. Gonna look into that



2. Here’s something maybe y’all didn’t know that I just learned - Dev claims he shit in Steve Vai’s guitar case because touring stressed him out https://www.guitarworld.com/news/devin-townsend-once-took-a-shit-in-steve-vais-guitar-case



3. Info Dump is a 10/10 closer

LilLioness
June 13th 2024


3802 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

He also trashed Steve's bag of cologne in Germany because the performance lowkey gave him an anxiety attack.



The fact that Steve actually admires Dev to the point where he compares him to Zappa says so much.

FowlKrietzsche
Emeritus
June 13th 2024


2459 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Its not a vocal performance but Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima by Krzysztof Penderecki is the most unhinged use of an instrument I've ever heard

Gmork89
June 13th 2024


8891 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

He also shoved Jay Lenos phone up his ass, google at your own risk haha.

LilLioness
June 13th 2024


3802 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

@Gmork So that's where that image is from! It is in the montage of the 'I Am' upload on yt.

SomeCallMeTim
June 13th 2024


5350 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

idk why I was picturing like an iphone lol

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
August 27th 2024


115153 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Jamming now. Love this album so much.

Koris
Emeritus
August 27th 2024


22618 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Best SYL imo

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
August 27th 2024


115153 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Agreed!

trilo
August 27th 2024


7085 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

agreed ahrd

BigBlob
August 27th 2024


5948 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

aye

BigBlob
August 27th 2024


5948 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

best devin townsend tbh

smaugman
October 31st 2024


5726 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

average score went up

SomeCallMeTim
November 1st 2024


5350 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

nice

SomeCallMeTim
November 1st 2024


5350 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

What do you wanna do now baby?

Should we take the day... maybe go to the beach?


Spec
December 31st 2024


41419 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

This album gets better and better as I age. Shine is blowing my ever loving fucking mind.



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