fucking fuck yes. this is going to be so awesome.

16 minutes and 28 seconds of masturbation

well the album art for ghost is pretty cheesy. reminds me of bioshock. still, fuck yeh.

2011 > everything

pretty impressive group of guest musicians he put together for this
i'm skeptical that this will be good, his last 2 records were pretty disappointing for me so hopefully he turns it around here

Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth, Bloodbath)
Ihsahn (Emperor)
Tommy Rogers (Between the Buried and Me)
Joe Duplantier (Gojira)
Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan)
Floor Jansen (After Forever, Revamp)
Oderus Urungus (Gwar)
Paul Masvidal (Cynic)
Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah)

Does this guy ever stop making music? Not that I'm complaining, I love this guy.

Damn. after looking at that amazing guestlist, you can safely say that I am excited.

Wow this is awesome I love this guess list and the album covers look pretty cool.

Hot damn. Also, he's supporting CoB in the US. I hate being European.

Akerfeldt, Ihsahn, and Masvidal. Fuckin' sweet.

I'm interested to hear Deconstruction because I recall Townsend saying it was the "heaviest thing he's ever written" (or something along those lines).

...............!!!!!

IT HAS BEGUN!!!

Life=made

For people interested on how both albums will sound:
This is an edited track taken from Ghost
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEVELikwBQ0

A studio update with some samples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EeaPnTvsH0
...and here's a live video of Devin playing half of Deconstruction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3clXASPYdYk


Most of the audience didn't know who he was though and probably weren't into metal but he was asked to perform there half a day prior, so he had to ask them not to leave.

I heard about that, not going to watch it.

yesssssssss

Ghost album cover is awesome, can't say the same for deconstruction.

dear god june 21st is gonna be the greatest day of my life

I'm so pumped for this!

lol those covers are ugly as fuk.

This will be awesome.

the deconstruction album looks like something goofy that fallout boy or someone would do. although devins little cartoony persona is cute

and ghosts looks almost entirely but not quite unlike anything devin related at all

whatever it doesn't matter, i can't wait for the music which is all that matters

ghost looks very cool

So stoked, both of these albums are going to be fantastic. The COB tour is coming to my city as well, so I'll definitely be there. Obviously, not for COB...

Mikael, Fredrik, ihsahn. Shit is gonna kick ass.

that guest list is amazing.
it'd be interesting to see whether there are combinations of guest musicians on this, eg. thordendal and akerfeldt...
meshuggapeth, anyone?

wow guest list.

soooo excited! Can't wait for both of these beastly albums!

I feel as if Devin is losing his sense aesthetics...addicted had such a terrible album cover and deconstruction is just as bad. Oddly enough Ki is great and so is ghost...it doesn't make sense.

Album cover looks like Bioshock meets ICP.

I can't believe that i'm gonna check this out, despite all the things turning me away from it... the fact that the majority of Townsend's "heavy music" that i've heard i found boring as hell, the heavy symphonic approach that was hinted at in an update video for this album... if this is based around his fucking wall of sound production, i doubt even the unbelievably impressive guest list will save it for me.

I never really listened to Devin Townsend. I saw him in concert, but wasn't too impressed. With that guest list... I may have to check him out after all. That pretty much covers most of my favorite bands.

Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth, Bloodbath)
Ihsahn (Emperor)
Tommy Rogers (Between the Buried and Me)
Joe Duplantier (Gojira)
Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan)
Floor Jansen (After Forever, Revamp)
Oderus Urungus (Gwar)
Paul Masvidal (Cynic)
Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah)

Such a boner

hot damn my birthday
ghost cover art is awesome

huh. that grinning catface at the top. reminds me of another awful album cover, one that practically forewarned of its album's quality:

http://i53.tinypic.com/15s6lup.jpg

if this is based around his fucking wall of sound production, i doubt even the unbelievably impressive guest list will save it for me.

I disagree entirely about the production. I always felt it sucked a lot of the life out of his music, and always kinda came across as a gimmick more than anything else. Glad he wants to move away from it, though.

From what I've heard from Deconstruction, it's gonna be a ridiculous album. And ridiculous albums deserve ridiculous cover art.

damnnnnnn nice guest appearences

Both 5's

I can't believe people didn't love addicted! That album was just so boss. Pop music can be good and well written, it just depends on who is doing it. I am looking forward to these releases myself. The dude is kickass!

Holy shit this is gonna rule.

Love the 'Ghost' artwork.

Love everything he's ever done, one of my favorite vocalists.

FUCK. YEAH.

this has the potential to be so fucking good!!! but also so fucking disappointing

The cover is awful, but the guest list... My boner is confused

Deconstruction will be crushing!

Can't wait for these to drop

I can't believe people didn't love addicted! That album was just so boss. Pop music can be good and well written, it just depends on who is doing it.

I can't wait for this, so many awesome guest musicians. Devin's the shit.

Devin townsend is the bees bollocks and so will these albums be

oh shiiiit dose guest spots

"Addicted wasn't pop, regardless of what Devy tells you. Just because something is catchy does not automatically make it "pop"."

"I disagree entirely about the production. I always felt it sucked a lot of the life out of his music, and always kinda came across as a gimmick more than anything else. Glad he wants to move away from it, though."

Wow...

this will be amazing. FACT

"From what I've heard from Deconstruction, it's gonna be a ridiculous album. And ridiculous albums deserve ridiculous cover art."


This pretty much sums it up, though I am a little disappointed with Deconstructions art. The picture on the slipcase would have been perfect.

I haven't been this excited for a release in a long time, or maybe ever... and that worries me greatly.

oh my god...!!!!!!

deconstruction will be fucking amazing.

I'm probably the only person out there who's a bit more hyped for Ghost than Deconstruction but whatever. Both will most likely be great and serious AOTY contenders.

Really looking forward how the guests will fit in, I hope there are duets and stuff with Townsend.

JESUS CHRIST LOOK AT THE GUEST MUSICIANS. THE SONG TITLES. DEVIN FUCKING TOWNSEND.

Ahem, I am definitely getting this release. I will expressly make sure I have enough money by release date. This is just too awesome.

the. fucking. guest. list.

Still can't believe how much i'm torn over this. xD

i mean, a song called "The Mighty Masturbator" that features Greg Fucking Puciato on vocals = awesome! But a 16 minute Devin Townsend song = not so awesome.

year of the year

Addicted gives me such a woody still.

This man does no wrong.

oh my god...!!!!!!
FUCK!!

Pop music can be good. There are some pop songs on that record, Addicted. It is ok to admit that you like pop music. It isn't generic pop, it is well written pop music. I am not saying the whole album is pop, but there are some poppy numbers on it.

June 21st is gonna be a great day for my ears

"I'm probably the only person out there who's a bit more hyped for Ghost than Deconstruction but whatever"

Nope; I'm with you on that.

gonna RULE

Deconstruction's cover is sooooo bad, that its good.

According to a recent interview with Townsend, the album is a concept album which focuses around a man who goes to hell and meets the devil. The devil eventually promises to show him the secrets of the universe and presents a cheeseburger to him. However, being a vegetarian, the man cannot eat the cheeseburger, rendering his journey pointless.

Hoping that groan was an orgasm over how good this will be.

so now i suppose i can expect this to be overblown, painfully corny, and unfunny.

so now i suppose i can expect this to be overblown, painfully corny, and unfunny.

Holy shit that guest list. This is going to rule.

Ghost's cover looks gorgeous. Deconstruction's cover... not so much.

"so now i suppose i can expect this to be overblown, painfully corny, and unfunny."


Seriousness or gtfo!

for serious

deconstructions cover is wacky just like the music gonna be crazy guys im so pumped god fuckin damn

*High Five*

metal fists

I like the Deconstruction cover. A metal heart in the middle.. Awesome.

Also the deconstruction update with count blastula recording drums hinted at a cover like this.

"metal fists"


Or that!

Townsend has always been about teh lulz with his music. The songs were obviously named with humor in
mind so it makes little sense to me why this record should have anything but equally Dev-tastic cover
art. Uber Hevy Devvy, Duke of Bipolar Funnyland ftw. Guest list, song titles and song lengths are
awesome. Groaners gonna groan. Stoked. Win.

Not always, or else I wouldn't like his music.

"According to a recent interview with Townsend, the album is a concept album which focuses around a man who goes to Hell and meets the devil. The devil eventually promises to show him the secrets of the universe and presents a cheeseburger to him. However, being a vegetarian, the man cannot eat the cheeseburger, rendering his journey pointless."

Best concept album concept ever.

Cannot wait for these albums.... please hurry up june 21st

dude its gonna rule

June 21st is so far away though, it's aggravating.

its coming man just gota be patient, rock some priest while you wait

Ok, if you think it will help I'll do it.

dude have you heard the strapping cover of exciter, rules HARD

I haven't, I didn't even realize it's on HAARHT, I need to listen to it now.

This is fucking amazing.
I am one listen in and it is already his best heavy album since City.
Might be his best overall, we will see.

It's cool and all but you're still sporting the wrong decon artwork.

Wait.. shit has leaked?!

Yes. And it's so fucking good.

Ya and it rules ass.

I am sporting the slipcase. I realized someone else already had the actual art as their pic. If Ghost is anywhere as amazing as this I don't know what I will do with myself.

it wont be but will still rule

calling it now dudes FUCKIN

Haha, I love everything I heard from Ghost so far. The two together will be an eargasm like never before.

Gotta hear it now!!

Is it only Decon or are it both albums btw?

Just Deconstruction.

Oh ok. Expecting Ghost to surface soon though. Really pumped for that too..

So am I man.

Devy rules

Time 'til download finishes - 7 minutes
Time 'til computer auto-turns off and I won't be able to get back onto it 'til tomorrow - 5 minutes

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