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DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT: DECONSTRUCTION

Devin Townsend

 

Experimental/Post Metal

3.94 | 459 ratings

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ssmarcus
4 stars In 2011, Devin Townsend, the veteran progressive metal composer and performer generally known for being unhinged, crafted and released an album that was, well, entirely unhinged. On 'Deconstruction', layered compositional sophistication, extreme metal, and parody live side by side on this audio transcription of Devin's deep-seated madness. Guest performances by legendary prog-metal musicians like Tommy Giles Jr. (Between the Buried and Me), Ihsahn, Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth), and Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah) among many others would suggest that, for all his madness, maybe Hevy Devy is on to something very real and entirely grounded in our experience. Perhaps upon completing several listens of the 16 minute "The Mighty Masturbator", you too will come to realize the inherit clarity of vision within Devin's insanity.

Desonstruction is NEARLY a masterpeice. Unfortunately, the bloated run time unnecessarily make a muddled mess of some portions of the latter half of the record. Its the price Devin pays for his unflinching indepence from labels.

ssmarcus | 4/5 |

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