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Devin Townsend
photo credit: Tanya Ghosh

Active

1990s - 2020s

Born

May 5, 1972 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Guitar/New Age Heavy Metal Progressive Metal

Member Of

Strapping Young Lad Devin Townsend Project The Wildhearts
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Devin Townsend

Biography by Jason Ankeny

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An extraordinarily driven Canadian guitarist/vocalist/producer who lent his talent to a diverse array of projects in the alternative/metal/industrial realms.
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Album Highlights

  • Accelerated Evolution
    Devin Townsend Band /
    Accelerated Evolution
  • Addicted
    Devin Townsend / Devin …
    Addicted
  • Ziltoid the Omniscient
    Devin Townsend
    Ziltoid the Omniscient
  • Transcendence
    Devin Townsend Project
    Transcendence
  • Empath
    Devin Townsend
    Empath
  • Synchestra
    Devin Townsend Band /
    Synchestra
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