Devin townsend band accelerated evolution rar

The album has been described as more melodic and more rock-based than SYL or Physicist, yet 'more song-oriented' than Terria, with influences by John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, and Rush. The album blended aspects of different genres, including alternative rock, hard rock, and progressive metal, with elements of ' heaviness, ambience, humor, and experimentalism'. Music ДЄccelerated Evolution was written as 'the polar opposite' of SYL. It had the working title Relationships, but was renamed Accelerated Evolution, a nod to the frantic pace of putting a new band together in under a year. The album was engineered and mixed by Townsend and Shaun Thingvold, who has worked on many of Townsend's and Strapping Young Lad's albums. Townsend wrote and produced the band's first album at the same time he was working on SYL, spending half the week on one and half on the other. Notable was the absence of drummer Gene Hoglan of Strapping Young Lad, who had played on Townsend's previous three solo albums. He found it 'refreshing' to play with people who appreciated his solo material more than Strapping Young Lad's. Townsend chose members of local bands who 'hadn't had the same experiences' and could give a fresh perspective on 'all those emotions' that were present in his solo material. Townsend performed guitar, vocals, and production, as he did in Strapping Young Lad. The Devin Townsend Band consisted of Brian Waddell on guitar, Ryan Van Poederooyen on drums, and brothers Mike Young and Dave Young on bass and keyboards, respectively. He reunited his extreme metal project Strapping Young Lad, which had been on hiatus for four years, and began writing the band's new release, Strapping Young Lad ( SYL).ДЄt the same time, Townsend formed a new, permanent band 'on par with Strapping' to record and tour for his solo releases. I'm going to be so fucking sensitive but so intense, and be unafraid to be either.' In 2002, Townsend began work on his next two albums. After Terria, Townsend felt a newfound enthusiasm for his music, saying, 'Bring it on. These struggles were resolved on Terria (2001), which Townsend described as 'a really healing record'. The album was well received by critics for its blend of genres and influences, its musical accessibility, and its large-scale rock production style.Дuring the creation of his early solo albums Infinity (1998) and Physicist (2000), Devin Townsend went through personal struggles that affected his writing ability. Accelerated Evolution was recorded in Vancouver, British Columbia from September to November 2002, and was released on Townsend's independent label, HevyDevy Records, in March 2003. This lineup, the Devin Townsend Band, was Townsend's first dedicated lineup for his solo material, and was created as a counterpart to Townsend's extreme metal project Strapping Young Lad.ДЄccelerated Evolution was written and recorded at the same time as Strapping Young Lad's self-titled album, with Townsend dividing his energy between the two. Townsend, the lead vocalist and guitarist, assembled a group of Vancouver musicians to perform with him on the album: guitarist Brian Waddell, drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen, bassist Mike Young, and keyboardist Dave Young. The album, written and produced by Townsend, was a mix of musical styles from alternative and hard rock to progressive metal.

Accelerated Evolution is the sixth studio album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend, released in 2003.

Devin townsend band accelerated evolution rar