Devin Townsend Deadhead Reaction!!!

[@fleshofdanny]

"People that feel stuff, very very deeply, they can't express it all out there, because the world can't handle it."

[@bradcolman7331]

fleshofdanny She sure did. Shout out to Sori.

[@michaelnugent9758]

Bruh…

[@xenophon343]

Sori's right. Devin has had a lot of issues in his life and puts them into his songs...the pain! But, he's a lot better than he used to be and has been happily married for many years. Really funny guy too and the most generous rockstar to fans I've ever seen. Watch any of his interviews or industry shows where he plays for and interacts with fans.

[@MetalAtog]

If I'm not wrong he was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder at some time.

[@MetalAtog]

Maiken yes, indeed, I think that he was diagnosed during the SYL days.

[@ManWithoutThePants]

He has had lots of issues in the past, but nowadays he seems really happy on the stage and interviews etc.

[@frdmstnggt99]

Maiken drugs really messed him and his life up during SYL years.

[@lucianomaly7505]

Speaking of funny, here's a video of Joe Duplantier (Gojira frontman) attacking Devin with a tarantula. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2qpqad6Yp6iZ8k

[@dirkdiggler6316]

Can we just talk about his vocal performance? What he did overall (not just the high notes) was so complex and technical. He made it look effortless.

[@dirkdiggler6316]

Gabriel Cabana I agree I was disappointed with the fact they really even remark on how he was.

[@matthewgodding777]

He mentioned if I remember correctly before death of music that he was recovering from flu as well. Was a fucking awesome show. Top 10 gigs I've seen. Reduced a burly aussie fella in a vest to tears in front of us. Incredible

[@abrocksification]

devin townsend - the death of music at the same venue.... is on par or even better than deadhead..... a genius track... :)

[@m41282]

Funeral into Bastard into Death of Music is the greatest 30 minutes of music ever. His Royal Albert Hall performance was nothing short of incredible.

[@liviujurj]

Yeah... you can't do The Death Of Music without Funeral and Bastard.

[@abrocksification]

they wont be able to handle them three in a row...... :D

[@OriginalWhiteTornado]

Another solid video with some real entertaining analysis. You guys would love his performance of the song Grace.It's so uplifting and optimistic and passionately done. I love it.

[@VegasSongwriter]

Literally any other song from Live at Royal Albert Hall is worthwhile to do. Devin owns the stage like nobody else. I dig the channel.

[@VegasSongwriter]

lol, Sori is 100000% correct about "you saved me, hooray for you." It's sarcasm.

[@VinAndSori]

Why am I not supersede? Yet ANOTHER vote for Sori!!! 🧐🧐

[@Brandon-zn8rf]

I think for a more complete understanding of his complex headspace would be for you two to react to Devin Townsend - “Deconstruction” and then “Fly” right after. He wrote both those songs at the same time. One reason Devin is so accessible for me is that he’s completely honest and vulnerable to the complex nuances of the human condition. He doesn’t project a facade, it’s real. And it definitely helps that he’s the true musical genius of this generation. :)

[@blakebooth1982]

Fly and the album "Ghost" is one of the most if not the most underrated album by Devin Townsend Project

[@Brandon-zn8rf]

Red Fury totally agree!

[@blakebooth1982]

I've only seen Devin once in concert and he sick so he wasn't able to belt out those crazy vocals and only played a few songs but still blew away the band he was frontlining for

[@jimm7346]

Deconstruction is a great track, but I just gotta say the diarrhea shits, "scientific" debate, and the cheeseburger allegory make me giggle like an idiot everytime. Might not be the best intro to Hey Devy's backlog of stuff.

[@rafaellima9723]

Pleeeeease react to Devin Townsend - The Death of Music (LIVE). It will blow your mind, guys!

[@chrispbacon3084]

Hot damn!! Sori nailed him in 20 seconds, Great song, 1st time I heard it, I saw him live a few times with Strapping young ladd. Devins one of those artist that flies 10% higher than the rest of us.

[@JMEAUS22]

Completely nailed that explanation of Devin. Honestly, I’ve not seen anyone ever get it so perfect & I’ve been a Devy fan a long time & heard a lot of people talk about him. I’ve subscribed I enjoy your breakdowns tremendously.

[@dirtpile]

Been into metal since the early 80's .... nobody touches this guy as far as I am concerned. You think he's troubled? Check out Strapping Young Lad for a troubled Devin! :D Man has gone through mental torture over the years but is in an awesome place now (at least publicly). He can write and play extremely complex music, try something off the album Deconstruction like the song Deconstruction

[@kuroinamida4630]

B Well or the legendary Mighty Masturbator xD

[@DEFKNIGHT]

I think what Vin MAY not get about certain types of music is when the music is almost solely about conveying emotion or a certain state of mind. And Devin Townsend... all of his music is about trying to convey emotion and seeing certain states of mind. And that doesn't always require a Virtuoso solo or even just an extremely impassioned one. It's Why do you even need that at all? Why even a solo? Why complexity? Why does music have to meet a certain standard of musicianship in order to be a good or even a great song? As long as it sounds good! As long as it conveys meanings and emotion, who cares? It Doesn't have Poe like prose? It Doesn't have to have Beethoven like intricacies and complexity. Hell if that was what made Metal awesome then there would be no Metal at all, because Metal is based off of Rock and Rock is based off of the Blues. And the Blues ain't about complexity. Sure Metal has grown more complex than that in many ways, but why does it HAVE to be that way?

[@Galacticat_]

James McClellan well said. Complexity can be great in some music but i would take emotion any day. David Gilmour from Pink Floyd is a prime example. His playing isn't very complex but his solos convey so much emotion and passion, and on the other side, bands like Dream Theater who are very complex make boring music IMO.

[@allenvrabac4827]

Agreed, though listen to the records Damnation and Heritage by Opeth.

[@LordJahr]

Thankfully you can put stuff like this into words that i can't. So thank you for that. I just think Devin Townsend is a musical Genious.

[@robysuscosas]

Well said, James. It did hurt to hear Vin say that to him this was not "memorable and special" but the fact is music just like art is simply the expression from an artist and this finds resonance in an audience, it connects with them. Music is always about conveying emotions and it can be expressed in a complex arrangement or an atmospheric feel to the music. Personally, I think Dev is one of the greatest rock musicians of our time.

[@patrikkarlsson9463]

I think the "hooray for you" is also selfdepricating. She is a sungoddess who saves him, but he thinks so low of himself that to him it feels like a wasted effort, so it's a cynical " well hooray for you". I get the sense that Devin is a very humble person due to his struggles with mental health. He sees life for what it is, all the pain is as much a part of life as all the love. It's all a jumble of loneliness and togetherness, happyness and sadness, love and hate, pleasure and pain. His songs are emotionally complex because they don't just focus on one of those aspects, but instead tries to encompass the whole spectrum that takes place "in the heat of the moment" :)

[@RÅNÇIÐ]

As Christians this song should be very interesting for you: *Orphaned Land - Let truce be known*

[@VanJR.]

ᛞᛖᚾᚾᛁᛋ ᛏᚱᛟᚹᚨᛏᛟ or All is One

[@apostleintriumph1758]

ᛞᛖᚾᚾᛁᛋ ᛏᚱᛟᚹᚨᛏᛟ I'm seeing Orphaned Land in 9 days. Only other time was at ProgPower USA, 8 years ago. Real pumped. Touring with Tyr.

[@MetalAtog]

Their "Mabool" album is a masterpiece, my favorite album of this millennium. By the way the video clip for the song "Like Orpheus" as very strong message about todays world.

[@DaveTheTrain]

Like Orpheus would be a good entry to Orphaned land. Or All is one, or Ocean land.

[@Blarkysh]

he was a trouble men, he always says his albums reflect his mental state at the moment he writes it and thats why every album sound so different, i love this guy, for me, opeth and devin are in another level as musicians, great video as always.

[@runetech]

Please listen to the live version of the song "Arriving Somewhere but not here" by the band "Porcupine Tree". It's absolutely fantastic and spans a huge range from Pink Floyd kind of stuff and all the way into Progressive Metal.

[@IrateWizrd]

no lie I get chills every time I hear that song Also I have to say I really like how you two discuss the song afterwards like that, a lot of channels kind of just react in the moment but having that reaction afterwards is great.

[@Danne2711]

Now Devin Townsend - deep peace live or death of music live.🤘🤘

[@VinAndSori]

That a song ?

[@Danne2711]

VinAnd Sori deep peace is one song, and death of music is one. Both are amazing😁🤘

[@cemerson]

Deep Peace: Best version is the 'By A Thread, Live in London' version. For The Death Of Music, Royal Albert Hall again.

[@liviujurj]

Funeral, Bastard and The Death of Music. 3 songs, 30 minutes of sheer epicness.

[@xYohmx]

Yeah and Vin and Sori, be careful with Bastard and The death of music. People get blasted by those songs. It's incredibly powerfull

[@davidrasberry7261]

VinAnd Sori I love the video again. Hey are you going to react to Gene Hoglan's drum play through of Strapping Young Lad's "Skeksis". I know that you guys will listen to my humble plea eventually. I can't get over the fact that Gene doesn't get the recognition that he deserves in terms of his music contributions. His drumming is very tight hence his nickname the "Atomic Clock". One has to realize the implication of his nickname. The atomic clock is literally the world clock. So to say that about Gene he has to be a musician first and foremost. His mind is always focused on the guitar and bass first and foremost. Gene's style is very distinctive just as Sori mentioned about Devin. When I say distinctive style I mean certain rhythms and sound effects he uses. He uses a deep snare drum that is 14 inches in diameter by 8 inches deep. That is an extremely deep snare drum. He uses a metal snare drum which has more projection than wood drums. Just listen to his drumming with headphones on and you will see what I mean. The snare drum that Gene plays was one he bought in England back in the 1980's. He goes to prove that instruments if they are top quality can stand the test of time. His snare drum sounds just as good today as it did the day he bought it. In fact the old saying is true that some things get better with time and his drumming is proof of that. Gene's evolution as a musician is evident throughout the decades he has played. Oh and in fact VinAnd Sori you might be interested to know that Gene played drums with literal bones at one point in his career. He was 400 pounds about 8 years ago and he lost 140 pounds and he is an inspiration beyond just drumming. Gene is very motivational and professional. Gene has a level of integrity that few people possess. In fact Fear Factory kicked Gene out of the band once he figured out they replaced him with a drum machine. Rather than quit he just pushed forward and continues to kick ass. I don't know if VinAnd Sori will ever react to Gene's drum play through of Strapping Young Lad's "Skeksis". I have faith that one day you guys will watch his drumming. Keep up the awesome work and never quit.

[@dfro1982]

David Rasberry yes skesis is brutal.

[@mode3517]

Check Devin Townsend - Higher. It's a statement about his hyper-prolific career till now.

[@franlovelsimic8421]

My favourite artist and arguably the greatest of our time. Glad you listened to him.

[@benwebb4424]

Ne Obliviscaris - And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope would make for an interesting review. Musically dense with a lot to listen to with some rather interesting lyrics.

[@jamesdewey133]

Ben Webb PLEASE Vin and Sori!!!!

[@luke666808g]

I'm glad that got a shot of that mobile phone screen from multiple angles, that's good cinematography.

[@scottmccumber5810]

My Dad and I have an eternal argument going about who's the better vocalist, MJK or Devy. I just love Devy's high pitched screams!

[@kuroinamida4630]

Scott McCumber Thing is MJK kinda lost his Voice over the years whilst Devins evolved and got Better. I mean just compare the Studio Version of Deadhead (Accelearated Evolution,2003) to this Version 2013 :D

[@cristianfcao]

Btw: if you want to continue reacting to DT, this song is absolutely incredible: "Devin Townsend Project - Bastard - live at the Royal Albert Hall 2015". If you think metal music can't sound "spiritual", check the ending of that song.

[@Galacticat_]

I've heard this song 100 times but you guys gave me some new insights into it, which is what I love about you.

[@Zandman26]

Versailles and Galneryus I think should fit in the underground part because they escaped my attention completely for many years.

[@xstatixtribalelectronicmus2787]

He’s always incredible! Don’t know if you have ‘Tender Surrender’ on the list by Steve Vai but it definitely should be! Some of the best guitar playing you’ll ever see!🤘🎼🎶🔥 #Sori’s Awesome

[@platonicdescartes]

This concert was good enough that I ordered it on Blu-Ray from Amazon. I've already watched it 3 times, and it will continue to be watched for a long time in the future. The first half is a hilarious metal opera featuring puppets. The second half is where this song comes from, and is basically a greatest hits of his songs in this particular band (prior to his most recent album).

[@arleeolson1374]

Strapping Young Lad (Devin Townsend’s old band) “Love?” It’s something else!

[@dcinsc]

Couple things that will always endear me to Devin Townsend... Who the hell else plays metal on a semi hollow...and I love anyone that rocks a Bigsby. (Not saying all the above applies to this video specifically).

[@VinAndSori]

Alright I gotta give you that

[@thordiesel6.7]

I highly, HIGHLY recommend Sons of Winter and Stars by Wintersun-live rehearsal at Sonic Pump studios. Your minds will be blown! :)

[@elias.7513]

Absolutely love this song both musically and lyrically. Awesome review guys

[@ivayloiliev620]

Emptyself - Almost Everything

[@th3n3wc4d]

Devy is just... Man I don't even know how to describe him, he transcends the art form of music. This is one of my favourite performances by him, not just because the song is great, but there's a reason people prefer this live version over the album version, and I think this may actually be true for almost all his music. You can see the emotions the song is meant to portray in his body language. Unlike the vast majority of performances for other musicians, you can really see the authenticity of his writing in so many aspects. Sounds, lyrics and body language. I just love that man so much.

[@TheUnoriginalViewer]

You guys have experienced new Devin now its time to try out some old Devin, I recommend the song Detox from his first band Strapping Young Lad. Although int he future for not a complete downer of a Devin song I'd recommend Deep Peace on his By A Thread tour.

[@aakamone]

You should react Devin more like hyperdrive, bastard and supercrush are amazing songs too from him. Hes somewhat underrated artist and needs some attention haha also Pantera would be awesome /m/

[@essinem4130]

Love your well thought out conversations, I hesitate to call them a reaction. More of an intellectual breakdown. Devin has some incredible songs, every one of his albums, in my opinion, is exceptional. As someone else said, his stuff from Strapping Young Lad puts his struggles with addiction and life into pretty awesome heavy metal. Check out Strapping Young Lad - Aftermath live at Download Fest 2006.

[@VinAndSori]

Was he the lead singer

[@essinem4130]

Yeah Devin was the lead singer and guitarist.

[@CosmosJack]

About the marriage thing... this song was on "Accelerated Evolution" and Devin admits there were "problems of the heart" at the time; in the song "Storm" on the same album he's singing by name to his wife and says "please stay with me"

[@brandonbates4434]

He really was troubled, but read up on his story. He really shouldn't be alive today, statistically...but he made the changes he needed to do, against the odds. Dude inspires me

[@pendleeldnep]

About "Main Stage" - Devin does this thing where as soon as he approaches 'mainstream' he burns it to the ground - and goes another direction. see the termination of SYL and recently the DTP. He doesn't want to be his own 'messiah' - which points to perhaps the vicious one being Devin's narcissism and his circular relationship with himself.

[@pendleeldnep]

loved this episode btw. thank you.

[@Ta2dlam]

Folks, if no one has mentioned it, Death of Music from this show is spine chilling. I get goosebumps every single time I watch it and it will show yet another side of the mad metal genius known as Heavy Devy.

[@6lillium]

Devin has a spectacular side project called Casualties of Cool.....and it won't be what you expect.

[@MarkoosChimpuclese]

I loved how when Devy starts off the song with "This is a song about love.. and love's a bitch" and then you two immediately looked at eachother.. hahahahaha

[@VinAndSori]

Hahhaha ya we call everything a bitch so it struck us funny lol? -Sori✌🏻

[@mickej84]

So refreshing to hear two people talk about music who has alot of interesting things to say and really go deep on the song. Devin Townsend is not one of my favourites but seeing him live was one of the best performances I have seen. He has alot o different projects from different genres. Check out Casualties of cool if you want to see another side of Devin.

[@6lillium]

Brilliant......I see Devin , I hit like.

[@natalie-lr2dc]

first time i heard this one i literally cried it's beautiful, great reaction guys!!

[@Luckybones88]

You should do the trilogy of these songs at the same show, it goes in order funeral, bastard, and ends with the death of music. All 3 from the same show. When put together you really get a feel of his amazing talent and his emotions

[@danbalcom8510]

If im not mistaken a large part of the album this song is from is for his wife who i can only assume was on the verge of leaving him (this was during the strapping young lad days). In an earlier song on the album, he says "tracy please, stay with me".

[@lucianomaly7505]

9:56 Devin's alien eyes pop out before he can control it and switch back to his normal human eyes.

[@ethanpretre1113]

Funny that someone mentioned Steve Vai. One of if not the first gigs Devin Townsend had as a professional musician was to sing for Steve Vai’s ‘Sex And Religion’ record. As a callback to your “11th Hour” reaction Devin Townsend was the producer for the album that song is from ‘As Palaces Burn’.

[@zgodnipatuljak3253]

Porcupine Tree - Sound of Muzak.

[@FarukAhmet]

I discovered you just two days ago with the The Unforgiven video, but I must say yours quickly became only the second reaction channel I deem worth watching every video of, alongside Lost in Vegas. I find myself puzzled and intrigued by some of your ratings (and by Vin's casual use of Arabic phrases like "Subhanallah" haha--not used to hearing it from Americans) so I'm really looking forward to getting to know you better. I expect your channel to grow really fast, and soon, so I wanted to say hi before it becomes more and more unlikely to be seen by you among a thousand other comments. Cheers and love from Istanbul! Oh, by the way, I get what Vin meant by "you could not hear something like this from Metallica" and it's mostly true, but it's not _entirely_ true. Coincidentally, _just_ before Vin said that, I was thinking about how the atmosphere and themes of this song loosely reminded me of Metallica's _The Outlaw Torn_ , which is about "losing someone and waiting for a replacement that never comes" (in Hetfield's words). It's a wonderful, relatively unknown Metallica epic with an unusually naked feel, both lyrically and musically, so t'd be great to see you react to it some time.

[@dregnar85]

I love Devy, he has been through a lot... we all have, but now he is a happier dude. He stopped smoking weed and made some lifestyle changes, he now smashes it in the gym with Ryan the drummer of DTP. He and Tracey Townsend are still together and very much in love, they have a little boy i think he is around 10 years old.

[@polyrhythmz2620]

Please fall utterly and completely down the Devin Townsend rabbit hole

[@paulransdell]

I first heard Devin Townsend on the Vai, Sex and Religion album, 25 years ago. Then I found out he could play guitar! Anyway, he's got pipes. Such a beautiful voice. Check out the song, Life!

[@chrisburden3652]

Devin Townsend is a Tortured virtuoso on guitar, he can shred but he doesnt really care for it. He started in a band with Steve VAi who is world reknown for his virtuosity. The dude never even took vocal lessons and 25yrs later his voice is unmatchable live. The best part about him is if he wasnt in a band he could be a great stand up comic, Thats a common denominator between a musician and and a comic, they pull from the pain to create an artistic vision. BTW Lazarus by Porcupine Tree is a beautiful song not saying to react but give it a listen. Take care guys

[@cemerson]

After listening to you discuss, I think maybe the song is about his wife's wanting to help him through his troubles (he was diagnosed with bi-polar before this time, and took a lot of drugs too, though he's been clean since around 2007ish), and him not wanting to recieve that help because of the pain he would have to go through in order to fix his life up? At the end, when he gives in to the pain, perhaps that's him accepting the help he needs. At the start of the song, the 'hooray for you' is sarcastic, because perhaps he doesn't think he needs or wants help. A complete guess really, but that idea formed as I was listening to you discuss.

[@TomLidar]

10:20 Most accurate thing I've ever heard beind said in a Devin Townsend's reaction vid. Kudos to u beautiful lady!

[@m41282]

If you want to hear one of his more uplifting songs I recommend Higher off his most recent album Transcendence, or Life off Biomech/Ocean Machine. Also, Universal Flame from the same Royal Albert Hall performance has his son on stage and he thanks his wife of 25 years.

[@Holler86]

this song was written while he was still struggling with bipolar disorder. around the same time he had a heavy metal band called strapping young lad. Listen to the song "Love" by them and you can see his other side filled with power and anger. also this songs lyrics progress from a point where he doesnt feel he needs help to knowing he needs the people in his life to help him.

[@gamer4gamesxxrealityxx848]

Devin Townsend Juular, my favorite song with Devin. I just like the overall Message if you manage to Encrypt the music video and the song, it's all straight forward but nicely delivered.

[@xenophon343]

I appreciate the interpretation of the lyrics in your vids but need some more reaction to the music itself, the instrumentals and vocals please.

[@VinAndSori]

Good point

[@xenophon343]

Thanks man. You're appreciated.

[@VinAndSori]

Thanks for making us better. We just started a month ago so a lot to learn

[@xenophon343]

You're doing absolutely great! Keep up the good work

[@VinAndSori]

Thanks

[@jhuyyg]

Well.. I need you to react to Devin Townsend - Vampira now! The music video!

[@123456789marvin]

Listen to Soilwork - The Ride Majestic. Devin Townsend was the producer of one of their albums and Soilwork’s ex drummer (now Megadeth) does a lot guest drumming on Devin’s musics.

[@mode3517]

Devin is happily married to Tracy since they were 19. He never lived a cliche rockstar lifestyle with groupies and shit, but did have substance abuse issues (in order to put himself in a state of mind where he could make authentically angry music for his Strapping Young Lad project) until the mid to late 2000s.

[@brentmcshag4028]

Been following devin since Strapping Young Lad days, excellent talent.

[@ycyang2698]

Ive talked a few greetings to Devin in Person, very humble and all smiles. Also do I think he’s a complex guy deep inside. However, this song is probably not about some tour girl. it’s written long ago, and he said in concert, his marriage is stable like more than 20 years. Personally I think this song is like some poem of “first love”, only a sensitive young man, who’s insecure but has a strong personality could feel that way. Musically, my opinion is Devin and Tool are on the same level. Only they, when people hear them, would think they’re of their own genre. Their music are not so “hand demanding”, but all the “simple” notes are used perfectly and unique, that’s a whole different level, it takes more than handworks. trust me they’re all capable of making songs of complexity with ease. At first period wenn you listen to metal music, you can be spoiled by the much longer much more constructed songs, which has more layers and epicness . But the more you listen the more you’ll discover that their songs are actually not that of musicianship . Because most of them are not progressing, they are putting complex things together in a simple way. Devin Townsend, Porcupine Tree and Tool are the type of rock musicians, when you think all metal or rock are boring, they are still there towering.Because they have not only fundamental musical skills, but also the understanding of art and know how to deep to the subconscious of themselves to find the source of making art like true artists

[@dfbovey]

Devin Townsend is just a great live performer. Always top notch live. Especially if you ever get to see him in a smaller venue. Sound is just so immersive. Was just reading some interesting stuff about him too, with his struggles with being bi-polar. Good intuition picking up on something underlying there. You guys should consider reacting to some Chris Cornell acoustic covers at some point. Was just listening to his cover of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean...better than the original. His spin on it with his voice... gah...

[@VinAndSori]

Get me that link

[@dfbovey]

So much more fitting for the lyrical content of the song than the original.

[@11peterson1]

I was never a big Soundgarden fan but Chris Cornell is awesome as hell. Audiosoave is where his vocals shine through the most I think. But first, I’m still waiting to here Rapture by Hurt. They actually have a live acoustic version of that dang too where the emotion is pretty breathtaking. But I recommend you start with the studio version.

[@dfbovey]

Audioslave is good, but for me, Badmotorfinger and Superunknown are two albums that are a notch higher than anything else Chris Cornell participated in. Vocally, his Temple of the Dog side project is probably the height of his vocal prowess in my opinion. So soulful and emotive.

[@Cendoria]

You should check out "Vai - Deep down into the pain" from 1993. Steve Vai and little boy Devin Townsend. It's amazing how he's barely aged at all since then.

[@cassenoisettes9320]

I do not know if this can help you analyze the lyrics but: Devin Townsend is bipolar. I am bipolar too. In my relationships, the woman I love must undergo my mood changes. one day she is my goddess, then suddenly something happens and I feel like I do not love her anymore, that our relationship will stop, then I'm lost, then love comes back even stronger ... a cycle that does not stop. And we can say very intense things as much in love as in hate ... just in the heat of the moment ... I think that the song is a kind of notice on how it works ... for the woman he love. sorry for my english !^^

[@cassenoisettes9320]

nice french ! thanx a lot !

[@cassenoisettes9320]

^^

[@jimm7346]

Gabriel Cabana Viva Quebec! I was born in northern Wisconsin, we're basically the USA's Quebec, except we kinda dropped the use of the French language in favor of sprechen sie Deutsche when German's basically took over the entire state 100 years ago. Quite a lot of my relatives speak French, the rest of my family speak German--not that well, and in our stupid accent. Anyways... I have many relatives in Quebec, and I lived in Alexandria Bay, NY, for years; Quebec City is my home away from home. Much love from Milwaukee.

[@originalmyl6264]

Devin Townsend "the death of music live at royal Albert hall" will show you his passion for music and just might wreck you on a deeply emotional level.

[@gothcow1]

17:30 if she is a sun goddess, I think the clouds are a representation of what keeps him from her, just like the clouds keep you from seeing the sun. In this instance “the Greyhound home” or his tour bus. He feels like he has to go on tour to support his family and make his fans happy but that keeps him away from her. So now he has to choose between her and touring and the “grey lines blur”, making it harder and harder to decide between what’s right and what’s wrong.

[@RoryMitchell00]

Devin Townsend talks a lot about creating a "wall of sound" when he produces music. "Kingdom" is probably a good example of this effect, or "Juular". He layers instruments to build a specific effect that feels like you're being hit by a hurricane, or perhaps a train (you'll get the reference if you watch the official video for Juular). Oh, and even though I'm a big Devon Townsend fan, I'm with Vin on this one as to the score. Personally, I would give this song at most an eight out of ten...it's an amazing live performance and very moving lyrically, but something about the middle part always feels a bit too slow and plodding to me with the repeating guitar riff, like I'm waiting for something interesting musically to happen that never quite arrives.

[@RyanCogar]

Some epic music I would highly recommend to you guys would be Tesseract. "Cages" or "Eclipse" would be my picks for a good idea of what they are about but those two tracks do feature different vocalists just to point out. Would also highly recommend Skyharbor because again I think you guys would dig their style. Would recommend "Miracle" or "Evolution". Both bands have elements of rock/metal but are also full of inspiring & uplifting riffs, ambience and awesome grooves.

[@RoryMitchell00]

Devin has talked in a number of interviews over the last few years about falling into the rock star lifestyle early in his career (he started touring with Steve Vai when he was only 19), including partaking in a fair bit of sex and drugs, and he is open about his growth as an adult in no longer falling into those self-destructive behaviours. Especially after the birth of his son. So even though it's probably true that he has been with his wife for 20+ years, I think it's likely from the things he's let out that it hasn't always been easy, or maybe they dabbled with an open relationship for a time, etc. I'm honestly not too interested in the details of all this, because that's his private life, but I always think a bit along those lines when I hear this song. Especially since it's called "Deadhead", which when you think about it is an extremely strange title considering the lyrics. It makes some sense if the lyrics reference his "Deadhead" days early in his career, and the problems his behaviours on tour ("the Greyhound home") caused him emotionally and with relationships in general (not just his wife).

[@shaperplays5446]

VIN your wrong at least a 9!!! lol :D

[@shanecarter1042]

Main stage

[@VinAndSori]

Main stage!! Good idea !!

[@ianh6845]

My idea was The Safe Zone. I like The Main Stage waaaay better lol. Good idea. \,,/

[@VinAndSori]

Pretty sure that’s the one we’re going with. Me Carter... you must be rewarded!

[@ChicagoTRS]

I like it...

[@11peterson1]

I’m excited to hear Rapture by Hurt on the next underground show!!

[@felipecampos3045]

He says in interviews that he jokes a lot in stage because he is really shy, and that is his way to kinda deal with it

[@roythomson7141]

Listen to Devin Townsend "Grace " live retinal circus version!!!!!

[@VinAndSori]

That’s what I keep hearing !

[@GRTDaneZ]

I agree Roy one of my favorites!

[@dafrightentornado]

Yeah guys, you really should check this one out! u won't be disappointed.

[@rshelby1971]

Yep...Grace

[@suffersystemstudios]

I clicked like before even watching, this song is epic.

[@carlosjantarada7212]

Dev's quite a solved up person nowadays, but he once was a really disturbed and confused person that endured through bipolar disorder. I really can hear this song, The Death Of Music and Suicide. Those are 3 immensely beautiful songs, but so emotive, sad and exposing that they end up being a bit too much for me.

[@Liz-cmc313]

Devin is God,Devin is Genius. Not sure what else I can say. Thank you for playing this song.🤘🖤

[@catalystguitarguy]

If you want Devin's music complexity. check out "The Mighty Masturbator" or "Deconstruction" there are some great finger twisting riffs. both those tracks are quite a ride and you actually get to see some guitar solos.

[@daniolus]

IIRC, this song in particular (and maybe even the album as a whole) was about Devin's love for his wife. My interpretation has always been that he's trying to tell Tracy how much he loves her, despite his faults and all the things he might do to hurt her. "The rain it comes, the rain it blurs the grey line" would refer to the bad things that Devin has done to upset Tracy, whether that be drugs, or infidelity while touring, or other things (we might never know). These things make Tracy upset. "Hurt me, I can take it" alludes to how he's ready to be chastised because he knows he fucked up and he knows he's upsetting her. To me it sounds like he knows what he's doing is wrong and he doesn't feel that he's worthy of her love, but he clings to it because he needs it more than the alcohol/drugs/women/whatever he's doing that's wrong. He loves her immensely, and regrets his faults so deeply. He can see how he's a monster and he's hurting her, and he's begging her to save him, because she's his "sun goddess" and he believes she can bring out the good in him that she stays with him for. He was in a really deep depressive rut in his life at this point, getting tired of Strapping Young Lad and felt like he was almost done with all that negative emotion which made him start SYL in the first place. Not long after this album (Accelerated Evolution), Dev took a long break to work on his home life. He began his sobriety, quit SYL and became a father. Even now in his more recent music, you can hear that he's always trying to figure out where he is in life and deconstruct (hehe) his emotions, but it definitely seems like his relationship with Tracy is still going very strong, and he's worked on himself to be a better husband and father.

[@ianh6845]

Love Devin & almost anything he does. You should do an Underground of Devin's previous band Strapping Young Lad which existed between 1994 and 2006. I suggest "Strapping Young Lad - Wrong Side", or "Love?", or "Oh My Fucking God". I love it all though; huge fan. Great job guys! \,,/

[@Doom_and_Gloom6661]

Oh my god. Y'all have to react to some tracks off Parkway Drive's newest album. Asking you to do the whole thing is probably too much but The Colour Of Leaving is a must. The whole album is so good!!!

[@MetalMann-de3xi]

Hey guys, I've been watching some of your videos, and have enjoyed your reviews. Specifically what hooked me was your lyrical breakdown of Cradle of Filth's - Her Ghost in the Fog. I went to church as a kid and in to my early teens, but pretty much fell out of religion because of the judgemental atmospheres of the different churches that I went to. I've been seeing you two reacting to metal quite a bit and thought you'd guys would like something. I won't tell you guys much about it, but would like to hear your thoughts on it, hopefully doing a reaction video on it. The song is Soli Deo Gloria, by Woe of Tyrants.

[@ibd1977]

Thank you for reacting to Deadhead. Next on the Devin request is "The Death Of Music" Live at Royal Albert Hall. But please do not overlook the trilogy of songs that TDoM is linked with including Funeral & Bastard. There is youtube video that has all three song is succession live if you are game? In regards to your underground show, I would recommend an project group called Ayreon. Please react to the song The Day That The World Breaks Down as this best represents what Ayreon is all about. This group is led by Arjen Luccasen who writes, performs, records his own music with the assistance of top class, world renowned vocalists and musicians. Just to give you some perspective, here are the artists that feature on this song and latest album... Vocalists Mike Mills (Toehider) as TH-1 James LaBrie (Dream Theater) as The Historian Tommy Karevik (Kamelot, Seventh Wonder) as The Opposition Leader Tommy Rogers (Between the Buried and Me) as The Chemist Simone Simons (Epica) as The Counselor Nils K. Rue (Pagan's Mind) as The Prophet Tobias Sammet (Edguy, Avantasia) as The Captain Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian) as The Astronomer Russell Allen (Symphony X) as The President Michael Eriksen (Circus Maximus) as The Diplomat Floor Jansen (Nightwish, ex-After Forever, ex-ReVamp) as The Biologist Will Shaw (Heir Apparent), Wilmer Waarbroek, Jan Willem Ketelaars, and Lisette van den Berg (Scarlet Stories) as The Ship's Crew[1] Zaher Zorgati (Myrath) as The Preacher1 Instrumentalists Joost van den Broek (ex-After Forever) - grand piano and electric piano Mark Kelly (Marillion) - synthesizer solo[24] on "The Dream Dissolves" Maaike Peterse (Kingfisher Sky) - cello Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big, Racer X) - guitar solo on "Star of Sirrah"[25] Guthrie Govan (The Aristocrats, ex-Asia) - guitar solo on "Planet Y Is Alive!"[26] Marcel Coenen (Sun Caged) - guitar solo on "The Dream Dissolves"[27] Ed Warby - drums Ben Mathot - violin Jeroen Goossens (ex-Pater Moeskroen) - flute, wind instruments Arjen Anthony Lucassen - electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, mandolin, synthesizers, Hammond, Solina Strings, all other instruments

[@GoatMee]

Right in the feels ...

[@VinAndSori]

Def! -Sori✌🏻

[@slagazor]

You guys are so likable. Iron Maiden "Hallowed be thy name" or Danzig "Twist of Cain" reactions please :D

[@VinAndSori]

Listed! Thanks !!

[@gutterpunk87rulz]

I was at this gig.

[@VinAndSori]

Serious?

[@gutterpunk87rulz]

Yeah I live in the UK. Iv done Donington every year since 2005 and been all over the place to gigs. The metal community is a dedicated one.

[@gutterpunk87rulz]

My bands called Rats Packing Grenades we have a couple of demos on the tube feel free to have a listen :)

[@gutterpunk87rulz]

Strapping young lad download 2006 is what you really want. I was there at that one. Down played at 11 in the morning. Tool played that year and Metallica played master of puppets in full.

[@DaveTheTrain]

Me too! Great venue, saw Opeth there too. And more recently Alter Bridge although I didn't really enjoy them

[@DEFKNIGHT]

He collaborated with Steve Vai! I mean he is held in high regard.

[@Mattheo76]

Godly music, Devin is blessed.

[@Lordradost]

Uncle Heavy Devy Townsend; legend. He used to be in "Strapping Young Lad" (check out "all hail the new Flesh" or "Detox" for instance) Another song by Devin to look out for is "Numbered", with a talented singer Anneke: watch?v=1anXoA2-TII

[@xYohmx]

Just for you know, he never took a singing lesson in his life. Yeah it's that kind of guy.

[@rparas34]

Video suggestion for you two to react to is also Devin Townsend Live at Albert Hall of the song Bastard. Cheers!

[@Leclwrd]

Devin wrote this song not too long after he was released from a mental institution and diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He said he was in Korea when he had a moment of clarity regarding their relationship and how much shit he put his wife through over the years, that was when he wrote this song. The realization of the difference between lust and love coupled with the realization that he couldn't think of a reason for why she should stay with him is what fuels it. On top of that, Devin was in a hardcore metal band at the time and was lying to himself that he still wanted to be that crazy person, so his wife was his only real connection outside of that persona. I've never heard such a desperate song in my life, yet it manages to be somehow romantic too. Anyway, loved your discussion on it.