Devin Townsend

Devin Garrett Townsend, born May 5, 1972, in New Westminster, is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist musician (including singer, guitarist, and keyboardist) working in various styles of heavy metal.

He pursues a solo career, but also and especially with his various bands Strapping Young Lad, The Devin Townsend Band (from 2003 to 2006) and the Devin Townsend Project (since 2009). He also appears on numerous albums as a guest (Front Line Assembly, Paradise Lost, Ayreon, Gojira…) and/or producer (Soilwork, Lamb Of God, Bleeding Through, Gwar, Zimmer's Hole…). He has also recorded a few demos with Jason Newsted (then in Metallica) through IR8 (a trio also including Tom Hunting from Exodus) and Tree Of The Sun (a quartet with Scott Reeder from Kyuss and Dale Crover from the Melvins).