Devin Townsend "WAR" (Order of Magnitude - Official Promo Video)

Hello folks,
Here's another song from "Order Of Magnitude". Amidst the chaos of recent times, I look back at this concert as being another world in a lot of ways, and although the DVD has many different feels throughout the concert, this song, ‘War’ is indicative of the beginning vibes of the show.
The whole idea with this concert was to experiment with playing songs from my catalog that didn’t rely on backing tracks or clicks, so assembling 10 people onstage to do this was no small feat.
I wanted to create an experience for band and audience alike that was creative and without boundaries (to the best of our abilities), and I am very proud of it. The next song we will release will be a different vibe, but for now, please enjoy this take on a song of mine from the Infinity era.
It was originally about fighting back against your own self destructive mechanisms and thoughts, so maybe that's appropriate for what has been going on recently. Again; Thank you for the support and I hope you are finding the strength to get through this chaotic year.
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‘Order Of Magnitude - Empath Live Volume 1’ will be released as a Limited Deluxe 2CD+Blu-Ray+DVD Artbook (including expanded artwork & photos), Limited 2CD+DVD Digipak, Standalone Blu-Ray, Gatefold 3LP+2CD vinyl box-set & as a Digital Album. The Blu-Ray disc includes a bonus behind the scenes documentary, and both DVD & Blu-Ray feature a 5.1 surround sound mix.
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[@Singletracklover]

I will be 68 next month. Please God let me live long enough and get the opportunity to see Devin live in concert.

[@cousinslim]

Only one more for the good number.

[@stevelayton1271]

And a Yes fan!!! I thought I was the only one who found a connection between the two.

[@innerstrengthcheck]

He's great live! My fingers are crosy for you!

[@ladinark1672]

@@stevelayton1271 All good people! ♪

[@SpaghettiWithMeatSauce]

Are you 69 now? If so-nice

[@mootkickee]

Geez Dev is sounding better than he did 15 years ago. Really knows his voice

[@solarwinds5114]

Most vocalists sound worse with age, but he's an exception

[@mootkickee]

Solar Winds only thing I find strange is him rocking on stage with guys that look considerably older and are barely moving. Just a weird look

[@IcarusNadir]

@@mootkickee literally 2 guys that look as old or older.. come on man. Don't exaggerate.

[@Hegder]

@@mootkickee One of those guys is Mike Keneally!!

[@intraterrestrial5035]

@@mootkickee They're pros. Look em up, legends in their own right.

[@Casey_Schmidt]

I did not expect a song called “War” to sound quite this uplifting.

[@KermitFrogThe]

The man who created Satan's Ice Cream Truck proved he cannot be predictable. If someone has the humour and intelligence to make heavy metal with a slide whistle work, anything's possible.

[@noahsimon8776]

Would you say that it's quite nice?

[@speeddemonji9547]

Uplifting? It’s FUN and danceable, not quite “uplifting”

[@amplexandra]

The music and vocals are fantastic, but Che...her voice is magical!

[@TheSound0fLegends]

Agreed, I love metal, especially Devin's brand of metal but the album casualties if cool is absolutely astounding.

[@FlyBarneyJets]

Grab her solo stuff from her bandcamp. Superb!!

[@therents2793]

Totally agree - what a phantastic musician!

[@JMEAUS22]

Keneally rocking a Devin Framus. As a Zappa and Devin fan....IM LOSING MY MIND!!!!

[@KozmykJ]

I was just doin a search to check that that WAS Mike Keneally ... and sure enough

[@Mrbungleface0u818]

I'm shocked he got Mike in the band.... So dope

[@russellzauner]

Hell, I'd cheekily require it and count on Dev's grand nature to deliver it and I am certain that's how it went down. Good luck getting it back if you ever "loaned" me what's actually a FREE GUITAR HA HA HA *footsteps rapidly receding*

[@bdamotta]

@@russellzauner LOL. Keneally's tech said Dev gave him that guitar.

[@PaulEubanks]

Devin's the new Zappa. Zappa -> Vai -> Devin. It's transitive.

[@shryggur]

The most epic Hawaiian Shirt Metal I've ever heard

[@jesbuscuss]

Watch thy art is Murder live..

[@vicentcarro]

Didn't notice until see your comment

[@lakeratatouille]

It's like Pink Floyd and Jimmy Buffett decided to, well you know. Make an album

[@ladislavvalnoha150]

Ché is just the most magical person! Voice from heaven!

[@RolandDeschain1]

Be still my beating heart. What a glorious creature she is.

[@silirat]

She's just dreamy.

[@SpaghettiWithMeatSauce]

You're not lying. She has an amazing voice and it compliments Devin's so well. I hope they continue their work together for a long time.

[@Prophias]

She's one of a kind... my heart skipped like 4 beats... I was physically dead for like a minute when I first laid eyes on that divinity

[@metaljuana7538]

@@Prophias have you heard of the word simp.

[@JimNewstead]

As I've said to anyone who'll listen - BEST-SHOW-I'VE-EVER-BEEN-TO.... so good with a live band and no backing tracks and click - music given the space to grow and live. Brilliant!

[@skritchesdeath5752]

Jim Newstead completely agree. I was gutted I had to leave a wee bit early to get the train 😢

[@andyfox8377]

Hey Jim!

[@magnuszetterqvist5936]

Love your channel!👍😘🇸🇪

[@rerditirerthz5568]

HEEYYYYYYY JIMMMM

[@septembersun409]

Nothing to add but 3,2,1... Subscribe to this guy

[@paraibadopara]

Is that Diego Tejeida from Haken on the keyboard? Holy shit

[@FredNagel]

Diego is bloody unstoppable, despite not attracting too much attention to himself. Think about Mike Portnoy's Shattered Fortress performances, the guy had to learn an entire Dream Theater live repertoire - and ended up playing the whole thing flawlessly from memory.

[@paraibadopara]

@@FredNagel What a beast

[@evilbanaan]

It definitely is! Haken was opening act for Devin for (part of?) the last tour

[@GustavoMartinez-dc2cp]

¡No mames! ¡Si es cierto...! Ya decía que se me hacía conocido.

[@andrewcantrell7856]

I miss concerts...

[@The_Brainsturgeon]

I misheard the choir chanting "Fried rice" at the end of the song.

[@KnjazNazrath]

Loads of people mishear that lyric. My mates though it was sayin' "Fly mice!", I used to think it was sayin' "it's quite tight!" when I first heard it. Whenever I meet a Devy fan, asking which way they misheard it is a common thing on my to do list.

[@feenux09]

+1 this should be official

[@violenttugboat3923]

Lol me to I heard "it's my lice"

[@jbbya6040]

"Swipe right" is what I heard for a second.

[@bolo123]

Haiya!

[@andreya3950]

"Play me some metal, ya hippie"

[@wolfMetall]

This might very well be my favorite piece of music Dev has ever done. Amazing crew, band, Che, production, tour

[@sunscarredmusic]

I’ll admit - this song never quite resonated with me. But this version finally made it click SO hard. Holy shit.

[@ramoncardinali]

Best version of this song! WOW!

[@EB-bl6cc]

yeah I'm a big Devin fan but that whole album (christeen, bad devil, etc.) is pretty meh to me. Still appreciate his diversity a lot, he could easily play it safe and pull an AC/DC but he puts out all sorts of stuff that can appeal to different people/moods

[@educostanzo]

Same here, I have serious problems "getting" Infinity, but this version wow!

[@WeWantYouToStay]

Infinity is one of his masterworks noobs

[@sunscarredmusic]

@@WeWantYouToStay That’s fine and I agree. That doesn’t mean that every song resonates with who I am and how I feel. Now, today, this one finally does. Calm down a bit there, friend.

[@fatsuperfly]

Damn! This was a good show to go. I’m jealous if you saw it. The vibe is cool, and the vocals from everyone is just amazing!

[@BrenainnJordan]

Love how much Morgan plays around with the drum parts on this, this whole arrangement is just super epic

[@fizzicister]

He's just grooving for the first couple of minutes, perfect light playing. Then when the song really kicks in, damn he pounds the kit good!

[@jams2blues]

Seriously one of the most badass songs, and bands I've ever heard! Just discovered you yesterday and drew a masterpiece to your music

[@nebuladus7850]

Hyperdrive Awesome dev💥🙏💥thxsomuch👦🏽🎶

[@SpaghettiWithMeatSauce]

Saw him in Houston before the world shut down. Was quite literally a life altering experience for me and I will forever hold it close to my heart. Thanks Devy

[@308Repins]

I'm so jealous. I was supposed to see him again on March 23rd...2 weeks after the world shut down. Was soooooo bummed!! Well, still am.

[@jacoblarson8113]

Was that in Minneapolis?

[@308Repins]

@@jacoblarson8113in Phoenix actually

[@antimatter2380]

@@308Repins when I saw them at the end of Feb in NY, they didn't have the screens in the background. It was way lower budget but still just as powerful.

[@308Repins]

@@antimatter2380 that sounds like the kind of venues he'd booked for the tour. The Phoenix venue holds 160-180 max. And the stage isn't terribly large...which would have made it the perfect setting.

[@sinnettc]

Excellent!! Nice to see Morgan Agren(drummer) with him!!

[@NateLinehan666]

One of the best drummers I’ve ever seen

[@SuperWestGhost]

I was like holy shit is that Morgen Agren haha thanks for confirming

[@andrewrokitka4996]

I am in love with Ché Aimee's voice. The bridge in this song is so much better with her vocals. Come to think of it, every song is better when she is singing in it.

[@blackclouds909]

Agree about the bridge, it's more powerful

[@Heaview]

Ok. Saw a interview with him talkomg how he practice guitar, and been wondering if he's that good of a musician and player. I will say nothing else, I'm starting his routine right now. Damn man, there's no words to describe such impressive talent this man reached! I am in absolutely 😮😮😮 Amazing!

[@strudel9706]

This was absolutely Unreal!! The way it turns from a groovy jam into a psychedelic nightmare is not only technically impressive, but the music blooms like a mushroom cloud..... Props to Devin for assembling a group of amazing musicians that not just "play" the song, but breath life into it and make it a collective beast unto it's own.... On repeat I like my own comments too....

[@ryuhayabaker]

Watching this to remind myself what it was like being in a crowd of people with a few beers. Was a great show that day. The Ki songs on the setlist were the highlight for me.

[@jjk8417]

Ki is such a gem

[@ErickTosar]

The beautiful peopleeee! the beautif.. ooh!

[@maximusaugustus6823]

No one on the planet makes this kind of music at all, Devin is a genius.

[@karasujigoku]

What a glorious wall of sound.

[@dannobman07]

That is exactly what it is !

[@cowboycatranch]

THAT WAS SO AMAZING! (:

[@jdickens111]

Holy crap, just wow!!

[@skritchesdeath5752]

One of my fav songs, I had always wanted to see live and guess what... I got to see it. Yo legend Dev.

[@timcantrell3313]

He played it live for us in Atlanta this past March. A week later, they had to cancel the tour

[@Lee-in-oz]

Devin, I have only recently dicovered your work and I really enjoy the composition and arrangement that your put into your music. I was trying to explain to a friend how I would describe your music and the best I could come up with was a mishmash of Fear Factory / Mr Bungle / Metallica / Henry Rolins... I gave up and said, dude it's Devin Townsend. Just love it for the genius it is.

[@martijn5511]

Just keep on going Dev, just do what you want

[@alexm1046]

Wow, love the psychedelic blues

[@SamuelPerez-ng8bi]

Devin really mastered how to use reverb, everything sounds so huge.

[@ronniejamesdio.]

DIS MAN MAKES ME FEEL HIGH! KEEP FUCKING ROCKING!!!

[@tuckerloral2034]

This is my favorite version of War by far. It’s too good!!!

[@WackorMiki]

Absolutely among my best show memories. The experience was drastically different from anything else. Instead just playing songs a portal was opened.

[@gregoryroberts6387]

Comparing this gig (and especially this mix) earlier Dev live recordings really hammers home what a triumph the tour was. All the non live backing stuff stripped out, just a band on stage producing all the music in the moment, but you still hear Dev's characteristic wall of sound and production style. Really amazing band he put together for this gig. I have waited years to see him live, and this was so worth it.

[@DanielFredriksson]

The best concert experience I've ever had - just amazing!

[@dantahoua]

This bluray is the best show I ever bought! The music, the attitude, the musicians, everything!

[@ulfingvar1]

Can't wait for Ché to become a superstar, she is soooo worth it!!!

[@dannobman07]

Wow !!

[@mohomoho1]

Really really good

[@relaxcombo123]

3:28😍❤️

[@tata-ccorreia]

Thank you so much for help to saving my life

[@rickhambleton6441]

God damn that snare drum sound is beautiful.

[@peterdelf]

Epic performance from everyone there. Can't wait to get my hands on the Blu-Ray

[@mincentprice1041]

I just got some top shelf Bose headphones. I headed directly to Genesis and War t - It's incredible how much Diego is playing and triggering so many different parts for Dev to play without backing tracks. I was totally happy with the backing tracks, so I could hear him perform songs as recorded. But what a dream band with the ladies and Che - everybody was the perfect piece needed for each spot. Morgan is as rare of musician as you can find. I was to see Dev 3 days before the tour cancelled. I'm so blessed that he had filmed before the US leg. And I get to see him perform Ocean Machine in a couple of weeks. That's going to be special

[@JDzele]

Great rendition by the best band Dev ever assembled (I mean it!), very nice to hear it without backing tracks, clicks and shit... but Retinal Circus version remains my favourite ❤️

[@BrofUJu]

I was there and everyone started jumping around for War and it was absolutely magical. Felt like he finally kinda relaxed after that too.

[@abra2865]

I love the version on Retinal Circus so much, think it's Dev's shit stirring at the beginning to start the 'war'..hilarious!!😂

[@tomgrant29]

Best gig of my life. Thanks Devy, thank you for more than two decades of unrivalled fantasic brilliance

[@minkorrh]

It sounded a little thin at the start (by comparison to earlier versions) but when you kicked it in...Yeah!!!!

[@pato10111]

I kind of enjoyed that. I think this band is purposely a little more poppier than his previous bands.

[@python395]

This is such a cool and different rendition than the others ive heard. Good to see he's constantly refining. Freaking awesome

[@tomhoyle3660]

OMG..thanks. Must listen in car later.....😍

[@stevegrimeszz]

thank you so much dev for being in my lifetime...

[@christophersoren1768]

That was Brilliant!❤️

[@user-cu4nc3bj6q]

Great

[@julianphilp]

Oh Donna I love it

[@dem0n_xiii]

This man has been my vocal inspiration for ages. His singing, his screaming, his growls. Never shut up, Devin.

[@neeltheother2342]

I love how with this concert, his interpretation of his songs has changed. Deadhead, War, and Kingdom are refreshing to hear here.

[@matthewmuziani1961]

I first heard this song watching a version from the retinal circus and I fell in love with it. This version is really beautiful. I truly love this song

[@jonniestanneveld8860]

Love Devin and che ❤️❤️

[@leizascarpeli1989]

Magnificent 😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@62ndWatchCo]

Maxed my volume listening to this and still wanted it louder 🤘

[@serjicalforce]

dude wit the 8 string shreddin n lookin all chill. killin it with those luau shirts

[@abnzg]

every ensemble devin puts together just seems so impossibly good

[@davogotland]

i filmed bits of the show in stockholm. it does actually really sound this good. what an amazing show it was!

[@ChristianBHJ]

Saw this live in Copenhagen and it was such a joy

[@FortyHurts]

Last concert I saw, leap day Feb 29 in Brooklyn. First time seeing Devin, FINALLY, after being a fan since 1994. If and when live music becomes a thing again, let nothing stop you from seeing Devy live.

[@user-ll4dg5zz7s]

Браво!!!

[@BFRPetrucci]

I never thought all I would want to hear is Devin Townsend exploring his jam band capabilities. This is immensely amazing.

[@Aki-eq4kf]

I still can't believe that Casualties of Cool with Ché had one of it's rare gigs in Helsinki Finland. What a great show and experience! Thanks Dev and co. for that!

[@ho2673]

Insane

[@Substancestone]

And this is supposed to be metal? That's why I love this dude. Brilliant (as always)!

[@ashleytart6365]

just realized this is they keyboardist from HAKEN 🤟 really amazing

[@prince-qk9ld]

Geez, uplifting, the only sound and specific one where we can find angels and demon's call to unity of love

[@BiyulMusic]

I really like the fact there are no backing tracks it really makes the music feel more alive to me. Awesome as usual. Also Loving what Markus is doing during the heavy part.

[@stucopland]

You can't feel love without being loved!

[@chrispetritsch4959]

Joyful,powerful,genius that just makes you feel involved!

[@SpaghettiWithMeatSauce]

Che's got one of the most beautiful voices

[@jakeberry7286]

this looks like it was one hell of show! the woman hitting that note at the beginning was cool as fuck

[@tylergoodguy1194]

Great work Devin you're sounding wonderful

[@MerryFrancis]

Aivan vitun (Finnish) absolute core diamond music from ultra talented people. My friday is saved but I'm also crying for this awesome musical experience.

[@chickenscratch6708]

Genius style! So glad you stopped nearby with your empath crew!!

[@JoseLausuch]

Much better than the pre-recorded lives, specially the "is quite nice" part... awesome. Would love to see this with Anneke on the mic too...

[@hevydevy024]

Jeez the wall of sound at the end! Just amazing! One of my favorite songs and played with so much talent on one stage.

[@taramup]

I can't wait to get this dvd/blu-ray!

[@d-5037]

Beautiful. I've always loved the studio version but this is maybe even better.

[@fortheloveofmusic860]

Bought the album and dvd just yesterday. Brilliant! Easily one of my favourites already.

[@MarkkuKoljonenwTinja]

Jep! :D Tinja,Markku&Huns :D

[@nebuladus7850]

Halloween party most Awesome💥🙏💥👧🏾

[@hanskizor]

reallllyyyyy NICE wuzzup!!!

[@carlosmelia7913]

Keep Rolling!

[@Sincemyaccident]

HO WELL YEAH !!!

[@jayraymond9707]

Playing music live is really fun. This must be a damn blast. Thanks for all the great music Devin.

[@virgiliotagliaferri8068]

I had to take a flight to see this concert ...and I would do it again, tomorrow

[@kristiankrastanov5995]

this is insane

[@StellaShebaofficial]

Fantastic. Just fantastic!

[@unsuccessfullyjari]

I miss concerts. Next time Dev comes to the Netherlands, I'll be the first to buy a ticket!

[@canoestothemoon]

Seen Devy 3 times over the years as DTP and SYL... Always the highlight of the festival. If I ever win the lottery I'm hiring him for a private New Year's Eve party. 😜

[@jonswan12]

Yeah, I’ll be buying this one

[@t00by00zer]

Thanks Devy. Another sonic marvel. Your attention to production quality does not go unnoticed.