Daily Dose of Devy

A fan-page sharing a daily dose of music from Devin Townsend. Includes music from solo albums, The Devin Townsend Project, The Devin Townsend Band, Strapping Young Lad, Ziltoid, Casualties of Cool, demos, covers, etc. Please support the work of this brilliant artist and his incredible team! (Videos are shared from Youtube, simply follow the links to see who made / uploaded each individual video.)

[metamorphic-stranger]

Me trying to explain any Devin Townsend song: So the context- But you see at the time- It makes sense if you have the prior knowledge of- In his autobiography- So this line relates back to a previous line in a song from the 90s where- You first have to understand that he-

[monkey-wrench-series]

Hello, on the merc rankings board in Episode 1 are all of those names referencing something or some are just nonsese for fun? Thank you and good luck!

[dailydoseofdevy]

"51876 - Precious Sardines" I see you, @monkey-wrench-zeurel !

And Ziltoid too

Keeping an eye out for the cat from "Evermore" too in case there's a link to Scritch & Scratch

[hag-lad]

A gift for @lightwxrker : I saw Devy at NAMM a few years ago and he played this acoustic rendition of Funeral that made me literally cry. The vid is shit cuz my seats were shit, but the sound is decent and there are some great vocal moments, as always with Dev. Enjoy, my friend! 💙🩵💙

[dailydoseofdevy]

Title: Crush (Devin Townsend Remix)

Artist: Pendulum feat. Devin Townsend

Album: The Reworks

Transcribed lyrics:

(O-oh..!  O-oh.. o-Oh..! o-O-oh..! O-oh..!   o-Oh-o-oh.. o-Oh o-Oh..!) I was running out in the cold light Wondering where to go To run away..! ..Without you All my fear is coming home Handing scripts out for the show You can't be me I will become you, tonight.. (..tonight, ..tonight,  ..tonight,  ..tonight, ..tonight,  ..tonight,  ..tonight,  ..tonight,  ..tonight..) I was wandering under black skies Clutching at what is mine No control..! ..Left to lose When I thought that it wouldn't phase me But i'm running like a child I feel so guilty.. I'll make it up to you tonight.. Creatures I’ve been dreaming are coming down They're changing my future Visions I had buried underground Return as our abusers

(..tonight, ..tonight,  ..tonight,  ..tonight, .tonight.. ..tonight,  ..tonight,  ..tonight,  ..tonight,  ..tonight.. ..tonight,  ..tonight,  ..tonight,  ..tonight..) I was breaking out of my own skin Choking upon release I'm in no state To judge you Scratching itches best left alone Chasing memories I used to own I can't wait Till this is over tonight.. Creatures I’ve been dreaming are coming down  (AAAAAH!!) They're changing my future Visions I had buried underground Return as abusers [Devin Townsend:] All inside the momentary! She and I were one! (..WERE ONE!!) By design the same reaction They did this, I've gone and found there's one..!! (O-o-Oh..! .. O-o-Oh..! .. O-o-Oh..! .. O-o-Oh..! ) Well the nightmares I've been having have arrived They're changing my future Signs of my creation at my door How could you do this to her?

(Creatures I’ve been dreaming are coming down..) (OO-oo-OO-ah..) (They're changing my future)  (OO-oo-OOh..) (Visions I had buried underground)  (OO-oo-OO-ah..) (Return as abusers..)  (OO-oo-OOh..!)

[dailydoseofdevy]

Update

Hello devheads!

I’ve previously stated that I would return to this blog when I found the time, hoping that would present itself during the summer now that I’m done with university. As it turns out however I’ve still got too many things going on at the moment to give DailyDoseOfDevy the commitment it needs to run daily.  So while I’m hoping to return to the blog eventually, it has to wait until I can do so with proper attention.

In the meantime, Devin is currently busy working on the upcoming album “Empath”. (”Moth” apparently going to be next in line.)  Devin has written a large quantity of songs for Empath, and is in the process of recording, aiming for a likely release in 2019. Musically the album is said to be as diverse as much of Devin’s discography, mixing aggressive, progressive, epic and mellow sounds in one release. Are you hyped? I know I am. Follow the man himself @dvntownsend on twitter https://twitter.com/dvntownsend

[dark-e-arts]

Alien Invaders:

The Martian Ambassador (“Mars Attacks!” by Tim Burton, 1996)

Marvin the Martian (“Looney Tunes” by Chuck Jones and Warner Bros.) 

Invader Zim (”Invader Zim” by Jhonen Vasquez and Nickelodeon. 2001)

Ziltoid the Omniscient (Devin Townsend, 2006)

Pilot X (“Freaky Flyers” by Midway Games, 2003)

Nitros Oxide (“Crash Team Racing” Naughty Dog, 1999)

Warmaster Gorrath (“Megas XLR”, Cartoon Network, 2004)

Kodos / Kang (“The Simpsons”, 1990)

Martian overlords.  Eccentric infiltrators. Spacey speedsters. And tentacular tyrants.

Alien invaders can be as amusing as they are terrifying, and these are some of my favourite examples of the archetype. 

[dark-e-arts]

”You have not convinced mighty Ziltoid! I am so omniscient, if there was to be two omniscience’s, I would be both! Prepare yourselves for the subjugation!” Alien Invaders (4 out of 8) Ziltoid the Omniscient (Devin Townsend, 2006)

From the repressed adolescent mind of Canadian artist Devin Townsend, came the 4th dimensional alien puppet, commander Ziltoid the Omniscient!

Ziltoid comes to Earth to harness the time-bending power of coffee. (and also inflate his own ego by becoming a fetid rock star) Through infiltration, subjugation, planet smashing and fart jokes, Ziltoid is a serious threat to humanity, but a nerdy and awkward one at best.

Making his public musical debut in 2007, Ziltoid has since then participated in various interviews, had his own ZTV shows, radio DJ’ed for Team Rock, and returned with musical fanfare on “Z²: Dark Matters” (2014).

[dailydoseofdevy]

About DailyDoseOfDevy

When I started this blog in late 2016 I did so because major changes in my life had left me in a bad spot, and I found that for myself, Devin’s music was at risk of becoming heavy reminders of my life in the past.  I didn’t want to let that be the case, so I started this blog in an attempt to reconnect with and share the music that I enjoy so much, confronting my personal associations one song at a time. As often with these things, some days were rough and others were just another tuesday. 

After going through nearly every song and diving into transcriptions, I think I was mostly successful in this reconnection project, and ready to call the blog a finished chapter. But the thing I hadn’t really anticipated was a following of other Townsend fans that came around to get their daily dose of devy. I was just doing my own thing with someone else’s music and people kept showing up. It was honestly refreshing and motivating, and while I know people are here for Devin and his music first and foremost, I feel like connecting fans is a healthy direction for this blog. It makes me think that calling this blog one and done at this point may be a waste.

I am still going to be busy for a while as I wrap up university, but I’m wondering how to continue this blog in an appropriate way. Currently I’m considering starting up daily posts again, and take another run at Devin’s discography. Possibly album by album or Chronologically this time. But I’m not sure when I’ll have time and energy for transcriptions again, so that part may stay benched for now.

I’m also wondering if people are interested in having a discord in the future to chat with other devheads? Or even have an interest in connecting at all?

Please let me know what you think this blog should be in the future and if you have any preferences or suggestions.

- Dork

[dailydoseofdevy]

Hello again

Thank you, to those of you who replied. I’m glad to see that there is some interest in a discord and/or getting the blog up and running again. :)

However I don’t currently have the time necessary to set anything up, so the hiatus will probably last until some time in summer. I’ll be sure to post again once I know more.

Until then, have a good one!

- Dork

[dailydoseofdevy]

About DailyDoseOfDevy

When I started this blog in late 2016 I did so because major changes in my life had left me in a bad spot, and I found that for myself, Devin’s music was at risk of becoming heavy reminders of my life in the past.  I didn’t want to let that be the case, so I started this blog in an attempt to reconnect with and share the music that I enjoy so much, confronting my personal associations one song at a time. As often with these things, some days were rough and others were just another tuesday. 

After going through nearly every song and diving into transcriptions, I think I was mostly successful in this reconnection project, and ready to call the blog a finished chapter. But the thing I hadn’t really anticipated was a following of other Townsend fans that came around to get their daily dose of devy. I was just doing my own thing with someone else’s music and people kept showing up. It was honestly refreshing and motivating, and while I know people are here for Devin and his music first and foremost, I feel like connecting fans is a healthy direction for this blog. It makes me think that calling this blog one and done at this point may be a waste.

I am still going to be busy for a while as I wrap up university, but I’m wondering how to continue this blog in an appropriate way. Currently I’m considering starting up daily posts again, and take another run at Devin’s discography. Possibly album by album or Chronologically this time. But I’m not sure when I’ll have time and energy for transcriptions again, so that part may stay benched for now.

I’m also wondering if people are interested in having a discord in the future to chat with other devheads? Or even have an interest in connecting at all?

Please let me know what you think this blog should be in the future and if you have any preferences or suggestions.

- Dork

[dailydoseofdevy]

About DailyDoseOfDevy

When I started this blog in late 2016 I did so because major changes in my life had left me in a bad spot, and I found that for myself, Devin’s music was at risk of becoming heavy reminders of my life in the past.  I didn’t want to let that be the case, so I started this blog in an attempt to reconnect with and share the music that I enjoy so much, confronting my personal associations one song at a time. As often with these things, some days were rough and others were just another tuesday. 

After going through nearly every song and diving into transcriptions, I think I was mostly successful in this reconnection project, and ready to call the blog a finished chapter. But the thing I hadn’t really anticipated was a following of other Townsend fans that came around to get their daily dose of devy. I was just doing my own thing with someone else’s music and people kept showing up. It was honestly refreshing and motivating, and while I know people are here for Devin and his music first and foremost, I feel like connecting fans is a healthy direction for this blog. It makes me think that calling this blog one and done at this point may be a waste.

I am still going to be busy for a while as I wrap up university, but I’m wondering how to continue this blog in an appropriate way. Currently I’m considering starting up daily posts again, and take another run at Devin’s discography. Possibly album by album or Chronologically this time. But I’m not sure when I’ll have time and energy for transcriptions again, so that part may stay benched for now.

I’m also wondering if people are interested in having a discord in the future to chat with other devheads? Or even have an interest in connecting at all?

Please let me know what you think this blog should be in the future and if you have any preferences or suggestions.

- Dork

[dailydoseofdevy]

About DailyDoseOfDevy

When I started this blog in late 2016 I did so because major changes in my life had left me in a bad spot, and I found that for myself, Devin’s music was at risk of becoming heavy reminders of my life in the past.  I didn’t want to let that be the case, so I started this blog in an attempt to reconnect with and share the music that I enjoy so much, confronting my personal associations one song at a time. As often with these things, some days were rough and others were just another tuesday. 

After going through nearly every song and diving into transcriptions, I think I was mostly successful in this reconnection project, and ready to call the blog a finished chapter. But the thing I hadn’t really anticipated was a following of other Townsend fans that came around to get their daily dose of devy. I was just doing my own thing with someone else’s music and people kept showing up. It was honestly refreshing and motivating, and while I know people are here for Devin and his music first and foremost, I feel like connecting fans is a healthy direction for this blog. It makes me think that calling this blog one and done at this point may be a waste.

I am still going to be busy for a while as I wrap up university, but I’m wondering how to continue this blog in an appropriate way. Currently I’m considering starting up daily posts again, and take another run at Devin’s discography. Possibly album by album or Chronologically this time. But I’m not sure when I’ll have time and energy for transcriptions again, so that part may stay benched for now.

I’m also wondering if people are interested in having a discord in the future to chat with other devheads? Or even have an interest in connecting at all?

Please let me know what you think this blog should be in the future and if you have any preferences or suggestions.

- Dork

[dailydoseofdevy]

About DailyDoseOfDevy

When I started this blog in late 2016 I did so because major changes in my life had left me in a bad spot, and I found that for myself, Devin’s music was at risk of becoming heavy reminders of my life in the past.  I didn’t want to let that be the case, so I started this blog in an attempt to reconnect with and share the music that I enjoy so much, confronting my personal associations one song at a time. As often with these things, some days were rough and others were just another tuesday. 

After going through nearly every song and diving into transcriptions, I think I was mostly successful in this reconnection project, and ready to call the blog a finished chapter. But the thing I hadn’t really anticipated was a following of other Townsend fans that came around to get their daily dose of devy. I was just doing my own thing with someone else’s music and people kept showing up. It was honestly refreshing and motivating, and while I know people are here for Devin and his music first and foremost, I feel like connecting fans is a healthy direction for this blog. It makes me think that calling this blog one and done at this point may be a waste.

I am still going to be busy for a while as I wrap up university, but I’m wondering how to continue this blog in an appropriate way. Currently I’m considering starting up daily posts again, and take another run at Devin’s discography. Possibly album by album or Chronologically this time. But I’m not sure when I’ll have time and energy for transcriptions again, so that part may stay benched for now.

I’m also wondering if people are interested in having a discord in the future to chat with other devheads? Or even have an interest in connecting at all?

Please let me know what you think this blog should be in the future and if you have any preferences or suggestions.

- Dork

[dailydoseofdevy]

Taking a break

As previously mentioned, I’ll be taking a break to re-focus on university and figure out what the future for DailyDoseOfDevy looks like. I don’t know how long that will take, maybe a couple of weeks, maybe a month, maybe longer. I’ll be sure to update once I figure it out. The blog has been running for the past 416 days without missing a day, and we’re practically out of non-live material, so I kind of need the break, and figured this would be an alright time for that.

Until then, the archive stays up, messages and asks are still open, but may be a bit slow. Just the daily posts and transcriptions are on hiatus for now. 

Take care everyone, and I’ll see you around. - Dork

[dailydoseofdevy]

Title: End

Artist: Devin Townsend

Album: Iceland (Companion CD for Devin’s book “Only Half There”)

Transcribed lyrics: 

"..And we meet our hero.. peering out the.. front.. spacious windows of his spacious ship."

"So here we are in.. a studio that I can't pronounce the name of. But it's awesome. It's got all this.. crazy stuff, and uh my old guitar here, and myself. And I'm gonna try and figure out what I'm gonna put unto this disc. You know I'm hoping that in a way this book and this disc will.. allow me to sort of.. capture myself for myself in a way. Forever. And when I'm not thinking about it, I can do it. I can sing it and I can play. In fact when I'm just kinda talking, my hands find the notes on the guitar like this, I mean, this is exactly what it should be doing, you know? I don't.. process it in the same way. But as soon as I start to try and like.. capture it in any way it goes away. It's like the quantum mechanics of.. musical improv."

[dailydoseofdevy]

Title: The Ones Who Love

Artist: The Devin Townsend Project with Anneke van Giersbergen

Album: Sky Blue

Transcribed lyrics below:

Oh.. As beings of light.. We are rhythms of the world.. Though we live in fear.. and darkness..

It's always hard when we lose the ones who love..!

If only we knew.. Ooh ooh..

Call your mourning off.. (Ooh ooh.. Ooh ooh..)

Call your mourning off.. (Ooh ooh.. Ooh ooh..)

Call your mourning off..! (Ooh ooh.. Ooh ooh ooh..!)

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Title: Transcendence

Artist: The Devin Townsend Project with Anneke van Giersbergen (and possibly Ché Aimee Dorval)

Album: Transcendence

Transcribed lyrics below:

I draw the line and.. Hard times are mine and.. All the lies..!

I walk the line and.. (I WALK THE LINE AND..) Hard times I'll find and.. (HARD TIMES I’LL FIND AND..) All the lies..! (ALL THE LIES..!)

I see.. I see you..

- I'll never follow, I'll never follow a lie..

I see.. I see you..

- I'll never follow, I'll never follow love! (..follow love..!)

Haul the line..! (HAUL THE LINE..!) All the minds..! (ALL THE MINDS..!)

Who transcends this? I do..! (..I do ..I do ..I do..!) Do you transcend this?

Higher..! Oh.. whoa-oh-oh..!

(OM..!)

I see.. I see you..

- I'll never follow, I'll never follow a lie.. (..follow ..follow a lie..)

I see.. I see you..

- I'll never follow, I'll never follow love..! (..follow ..follow love..!)

Haul the line..! (HAUL THE LINE..!) (Haul the line..!) All the minds..! (ALL THE MINDS..!) (All the minds..!)

Who transcends this? (..Wonderful, it's one thing that we find that is wonderful, it's wonderful!)

I do..!

Do you transcend this? (..Wonderful, it's one thing that we find that is wonderful, it's wonderful!)

Who transcends this? (AA-aa-AAh..!) (..Wonderful, it's one thing that we find that is wonderful, it's wonderful!)

I do..! (..I do..) (AAh..!)

Do you transcend..?! (..transcend!!) (..Wonderful, it's one thing that we find that is wonderful, it's wonderful! ..Wonderful, it's one thing that we find that is wonderful, it's wonderful! ..Wonderful, it's one thing that we find that is wonderful, it's wonderful!)

TRANSCEND!!!! (..Wonderful, it's one thing that we find that is wonderful, it's wonderful! ..Wonderful, it's one thing that we find that is wonderful, it's wonderful! ..Wonderful, it's one thing that we find that is wonderful, it's wonderful!)

(..wonderful.. wonderful.. wonderful..)

[dailydoseofdevy]

Title: Poltergeist

Artist: The Devin Townsend Project

Album: Deconstruction

Transcribed lyrics below:

Let's finish this!

NOW, WE FALL APART AT THE SEAMS THEN SEE THAT NOTHING'S CHANGED! (Running! You're running! You're running! You're running! You're running! You're running! You're running! You're running!   You're running! You're running! You're running! You're running! You're running! Running to hide!)

THIS LIFE LIES! (Running! You're running! You're running! You're running! You're running! Running to hide!)

OH MY GOD KNOWS! (Running! You're running! You're running! You're running! You're running! Running to hide..!)

That everybody wants to be the NEXT ONE TO BOW! (..TO BOW!) (..Hide!)

You'd let your MOTHER FALL ON DOWN! (..let your MOTHER FALL ON DOWN!) (..Hide!)

..Do my eyes deceive me?! DO MY EARS BELIEVE ME?! (aaa-AAA-AAA-AAAH!)

ONE GOD, greater than all religion! (..GOD!) (Running! You're running! You're running! You're running! You're running! You're running! You're running! You're running! You're running! Running to hide!)

GIVE IT TO ME! (..Give it to me! ..Give it to me! ..Give it to me! ..Give it to me! ..Give it to me! ..Give it to me! ..Give it to me!)

..I have no time! (..Give it to me! ..Give it to me! ..Give it to me! .Give it to me! ..Give it to me! ..Give it to me! ..Give it to me! ..Give it to me! ..Give it to me now!)

SO I SAY:

(AA-oo-aa-) DIE! POLTERGEIST! (AA-oo-aa-) DIE! POLTERGEIST! (AA-oo-aa-) DIE! POLTERGEIST! (AA-oo-aa-) GIVE UNTO ME! (..Wait!) GIVE UNTO ME! (..Wait!) (AA-oo-aa-) GIVE UNTO ME! (..Wait!) GIVE UNTO ME! (..Wait!) (AA-oo-aa-) DIE! POLTERGEIST!

(AA-oo-aa-) I HAVE NEVER KNOWN YOUR WAR! (I have never known your war!)

(AA-oo-aa-) GIVE UNTO ME! (..Wait!) GIVE UNTO ME! (..Wait!) (AA-oo-aa-) GIVE UNTO ME! (..Wait!) GIVE UNTO ME! (..Wait!)

YAAAAAAAAAAAUH!!! (AAAAAA-aa-AAAAAA-aa-AAAAAA-aah..!)

(AA-oo-aa-) NOW WE COME TO THE END! (AA-oo-aa-) DIE! POLTERGEIST! (AA-oo-aa-) DIE! POLTERGEIST! (AA-oo-aa-) GIVE UNTO ME! (..Wait!) GIVE UNTO ME! (..Wait!) (AA-oo-aa-) GIVE UNTO ME! (..Wait!) GIVE UNTO ME! (..Wait!)

(AAAAAA-aa-AAAAAA-aa-AAAAAA-aa-AAAAAA-aah..!) I AM RIGHT HERE, AND I AM NOT FRIGHTENED! ARE WE CLEAR?! ARE WE?! YOU NEVER COME ROUND, YOU WILL NOT BE WELCOME, YOU WILL NOT! YOU HAVE BEEN VANQUISHED, LET GO! I'VE CONQUERED MY SOUL! VANQUISHED, NOW GO! EXORCISE YOURSELF!

And stand for what you truly believe in!

..PAIN! PAIN! ..PAIN! PAIN! ..PAIN! PAIN!

(..Gods abuse..)

NOW! WE ALL KNOW THE PIECE OF MIND THAT COMES FROM THE FIGHT! (..Ghost of you.. Ghost of you..)

(FIGHT!)

NOW! WE STAND TALL FOREVER AND SEEK THE ONE TRUE LIGHT! (..Ghost of you..)

ooOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAARH!! ..SAY IT TO THE WORLD! (Our fight! Our fight! Our fight! Our fight!)

So we've arrived.. No one depends on me.. So, with forces far from gone? No way.. No way.. No way.. No way..!

THERE'S GLORY TO THE BRAVE!

(OM! Home! OM! Home! Home! OM! OM! Home! Home! OM! OM! Home! OM! OM! OM! Home!)

GLORY TO THE BRAVE!!

(OM! Home! OM! Home! OM! Home! OM! Home! OM! Home! OM! Home! OM! OM!)

..STAND!!!