I first heard Devin Townsend in 2001, on an InsideOut sampler CD. The first song on the sampler album was “The Fluke”. It was love at first listen. I was entranced by the punk energy, the heaviness, the complexity, and the wall of sound production. I soon bought Terria, which remains to this day one … Continue reading
Devin Townsend released an autobiography called Only Half There last year in April. I first heard Devin Townsend in 2001 on an InsideOut sampler CD, and have called myself a fan ever since. I’ve seen him 4 times live, met him twice, and am grateful that he has been such an integral part of my musical … Continue reading
Since 2012, progressive rock fans have been able to participate in the Progressive Music Awards, which are sponsored by Prog Magazine. We are big fans of all the pageantry and revelry that comes with an award show, and so we decided to put together the first annual Proglodytes Music Awards. Most awards shows have standard … Continue reading
We are honored here at Proglodytes to chat with the delightful Ché Aimee Dorval. You may have heard her collaborative work with Devin Townsend, first as a guest vocalist on his Ki album (on “Gato”, “Heaven Send”, and “Trainfire”) and then later as a co-writer on Casualties of Cool, which was released through a highly successful … Continue reading
I knew I had to see Devin Townsend at Bogarts. I couldn’t really avoid it. Mastodon, Eagles of Death Metal. and Russian Circles were playing at the Taft, which would have been a given if any other band or group was playing, but Devin and I go way back. I remember first hearing Devin Townsend’s … Continue reading
Devin Townsend recently said in an interview that he was thinking about changing the direction of his art. He said, in an interview with Ultimate Guitar, “To be perfectly honest, I think I’m really close to the end of that [Devin Townsend Project] style.” While we at Proglodytes are big fans of Devin’s music, and … Continue reading
I could probably write a massive article about why I think Devin Townsend is a genius (and I use the word incredibly loosely). If I had to sum up my reasoning, I would say that I think that he is self actualized enough (in the sense that he understands himself and his creative process in … Continue reading
