LOVE IS A B***H! Ex Metal Elitist Reacts to Devin Townsend "Deadhead"

[@caruuso758]

Devin telling the crowd to pick a clapping tempo, always make me chuckle. He is such a funny dude

[@JeffTiberend]

Yeah. I just love when he just slows down and jokes around with the audience. He seems like such a chill and nice guy! I've watched all five of your reactions to him. It just makes your day. Thank you.

[@andreipintea9333]

Devin has such a mastery of the "wall of sound", especially in this performance. The sound just washes over your entire body.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

He really has a gift

[@andrewichigo]

From this very same concert, Death of Music is amazing too. You can see Devin get goosebumps from his own singing

[@_jm0n3y8oo_]

One of the most heartwrenching and sonically perfect songs ever created

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

facts

[@andoletube]

7:49 The greatest note in ever sung in musical history.

[@soag87]

This is the first DT tune I was introduced to, and I damn near soiled myself while crying at the same time. Your reaction was priceless. I was hooked and have been ever since.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Yea this was wild!

[@ronparsons8786]

This guy is just next level

[@mincentprice1041]

Thank you, my friend. Please find the time for more Devin. He has hundreds of songs recorded and released. For KZbin, the live performances are the best. There will be music you hold dear for the rest of your life - and some songs that aren't for you. Actively putting out music for 4 decades. He is also one of the kindest human beings on the planet, which makes his music even more special to me. Cheers!!

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Oh I plan too friend❤

[@shaunandnhung]

@mincentprice1041 you're a gem. i love looking for your comments on devy reaction videos!

[@wtglb]

I honestly haven’t heard anything that he’s released that I didn’t love, the guy is a genius in the truest sense, he defies categorization, he’s just that good. I loved his Twitch streams, he’s such a good human ✨

[@RageofHades]

Devin is one of the greatest vocalists. Period!

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

agreed

[@Liz-cmc313]

This entire performance should be in the Smithsonian. Perfection 💯🔥🤘🏼🖤

[@69leehammond]

This was a 2hr by request section that was after the main 2hr theatrical show. If you get a chance to purchase the Blu-ray, do it, it's EPIC !!

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

oh sounds awesome!

[@Boots_McScoots]

Deadhead is in my top 5 favorite songs. I have NEVER heard somebody combine that level of harsh vocals with melody, much less with the ridiculous amount of range he has. There's a fan recording of another show where you can just see the emotional exhaustion come over him when he goes back into the cleans in the last verse. That could obviously be me just reading into it, but I don't know how he can perform this every night without bringing a therapist with him. lol The only other song that gives me a similar vibe is Digital Bath by the Deftones., but I'm probably alone on that front.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Devin is such an animal

[@WNYretiree]

Why have I not listened to him before this channel. That was fantastic! Besides the music, I just love his stage presence. Hermit in the woods? Best way to be. Love my freedom, and the critters that surround me.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Well we are on this journey together

[@gabrielkain1]

Literally, ANY TooL song would be cool to get your insight on.

[@ReinhardtBII]

You need to check out Ne Obliviscaris - And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope (Live in Colorado 2016). It is unreal how incredibly talented the band is, and how complicated the composition is.

[@mnewm21]

or Equus from the new album if he is happy doing a 14minute music video!

[@ZerilathImmortal]

​@@mnewm21pp😊p😊😊pp😊 you might be able to drive all the way around if that's easier for you z.z

[@andyh3873]

Have a listen to the other songs he did on EMG TV around the same time as he did Kingdom. They are all great and yet they hardly seem to get a showing .. they're all here on YT.

[@heffatheanimal2200]

My fav recording of my absolute fav Devy song. So so so good

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Yea this was amazing

[@randalljones4370]

6.66k subscribers ? Just for a moment, and then it's gone. Like noticing your odometer is giving you the bat's hello ( 01134 ). oh well yeah, Devin... damn, what a mind. He is an absolute genius with reverb and repeats; the poetry of what is said and what is left between the lines. And his tuning (open C) makes for some sonic layering that is hard to do with a more 'normal' tuning. But that is just a technical tidbit, a trinket, a petty observation on my part. I love that you used the word 'atmosphere'. The man knows how to let the music breathe, which is often slow and languorous. For me, it allows my pedestrian brain the time to absorb his lyrics during the song... you don't have to reflect on a Devin Townsend song. He gives the listener enough time and space to experience it fully as it's being played. ... I think that's a thing. Maybe not? ... could be wrong, often am, often am.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

hahaha I took a screenshot of the 66.6 hahha. Ya dude this is insane!

[@mnewm21]

the very definition of wall of sound!

[@sehtah]

What is always astounding to me about this performance is that Devin was still getting over being ill at the time and in fact made a couple jokes about that during the concert. How dare you sing that well while sick, Devin!!! Please check out more of his songs!!!!! So many reactors do just Kingdom and Deadhead and then stop but he has so many amazing tracks- Bastard, Grace, Failure, Heaven Send, Stormbending, Death Of Music...the list goes on and on.

[@Th4n4n10]

Devin is featured in some of Ayreon's songs as well - check out the album The Human Equation for more!

[@caelanlovell1511]

I absolutely love the intensity of this performance. Glad you got to it! No need to apologize for the tangents! One of the joys of watching reaction videos is that we get to hear what our favorite music brings out of people. Everyone gleans something unique from their lives, and sharing in those things is a blessing. If we don't like it, we can always skip ahead. And I can relate on the hermit front. The world is going through a lot of rapid change right now, and I think people are more stressed than they sometimes realize. I've found some solace in garden design as well. Though I only have an apartment balcony to work with at the moment, I've been studying up on ecological gardening. Permaculture and the like. To anyone considering it, let this be a gentle nudge to give plants a shot. Helping some little plant friends to sprout can bring more love into a numb heart than you may expect. Just be forgiving with yourself. Mistakes will happen. This is a great community. Keep preaching the love, Cosmic. We appreciate you.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

I FREAKING LOVE YA! I always appreciate the kind words and encouragement. I actually need to get some indoor plants. I have an apartment and I cant garden so I need to fill my place with green.

[@LewReviews]

Saw this guy a few days ago at arctangent festival really good live

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

bet that was epic!

[@LewReviews]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody yeah it was he played for like a hour and a half was headline act last day. Dude was a ball of joy to watch really engaged the crowed playing with crazy instruments having fun.

[@jasonlazenby8895]

Welcome to the amazing world of Devin Townsend try strapping young lad . That will blow your mind . Or the track why . Devin is a musical genius should be in the hall.of fame .

[@juicejuice850]

Glad you liked the song! you hit the nail on the head with the sound. You can just feel the emotion/energy from the song and his singing.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

ya this was wild!

[@mojoel1]

Im so glad to see someone finding Dev for pretty much the first time. If you're going into the Devin rabbit hole, I would suggest the Ocean Machine album livestream he did a couple years ago. He did livestreams during the pandemic. The Ocean Machine stream is probably my fave. Bring up the lyrics to Funeral before you do this. So you'll understand what happens. He wrote it about one of his friend's brother who passed away. He has lots of heavy stuff but he's mellowed out a lot. But the new stuff is a natural progression to his stuff and it's wonderful too! 🤘💀🕉☸️☯️☮️

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Yea dude, I have some watch parties planned! Dav is amazing. I cant wait to get into more

[@angiewegenerdjmetalamazon4468]

Devin Townsend is an absolute legend.

[@ZerilathImmortal]

Devin has produced an army of sick albums for other bands. I'd pick one out of a hat for a reaction one day

[@jeepnut1]

Pick Becoming the Archetype!

[@ZerilathImmortal]

@@jeepnut1 band or album don't know it yet

[@jeepnut1]

@@ZerilathImmortal He worked on their third album, Dichotomy. Band is Becoming the Archetype. In addition to producing the record, he did guest vocals on the song Mountain of Souls. He mentions BtA a couple times on his podcast as well.

[@ZerilathImmortal]

@@jeepnut1 I love his work with hypocricy

[@jjames6990]

You hit it on the head when you talked about the atmosphere of sound. Devin is one of the greatest musicians in the world. Check out the song "Grace". His albums cross and bend genres in beautiful ways. Both albums "Empath" and his newest release are freaking fantastic auditory journeys

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Ya this was insane! WOW!

[@mojoel1]

Grace is one of my favorite Dev songs!

[@polrua]

Definitely adding my voice to a recommendation for 'Grace'. Especially the 'Retinal Circus' version. If you love the way Devin builds a complete sensory experience, this will blow your wig right to the back of the room.

[@wildhoney126]

on one of his online streams in this song, he almost reached the ultrasound 😁 so here you hear far from everything that he is capable of vocally. This man is really an alien, I never believed in them, but listening to Devin, I begin to believe 😆 actually quite a heavy song, I didn’t understand it right away, but now I like it. Devin has a lot of straight hit stuff, but there is also a lot of such doom and psychedelic stuff. Another psychedelic thing is the song “the death of music”, where he made probably the longest live scream

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

omg that would of been insane to see and hear.

[@wildhoney126]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody unfortunately, this live is not on KZbin 🤷🏻‍♀️ on KZbin there is a version of this song from the Royal Albert concert, but it is worse and there was no long scream 😁

[@jedward5155]

I bought this album when it came out, and I immediately gravitated to this song. I knew it was amazing. So it's wild for me to see people reacting to this way 20 years later. It's nice to get that affirmation that you were right to recognize it for being great.

[@zoranpeternelj1160]

this one makes you sit & listen...take care!

[@an0ana]

It's impossible; I cannot listen to this song without getting goosebumps by Devin's vocals and wall of sound. I have to agree with Devin, though: love is a bitch (married twice, current marriage 11+ years) lol

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

lol Yea, I don't think I will ever get married again lol

[@an0ana]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody If I had the chance, hell no, I wouldn't do it again either. ♥

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

@@an0ana Damn lol like If I can connect and have a partner then I have no problem with commitment. I don't need a piece of paper to tell me im committed to someone.

[@an0ana]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody I agree, at the end of the day that is exactly what it is, just a couple signatures on paper. If you do get involved, make sure they like metal. My guy listens to pop music country. I got to jam to some trance or metal to get that shit out of my ears.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

@@an0ana hahahahah Damn! I have 3 requirements.... 1. Gotta love cats 2. Gotta like horror movies 3. gotta like metal(thry can like other stuff, but metal better be in there)

[@stevedoumas7701]

Great reaction.. awesome that you noticed how he lets the music breathe. A sign of a true artist which Devin personifies

[@stevedoumas7701]

PS: Bastard and Death of music are a must :)

[@thebreathingbe997]

These Dev reaction vids made me subscribe as I've been catching up on the backlog. So excited to see Bastard soon!

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

you got it friend! Appreciate all the love and support friend.

[@Gavrev]

Devin is one on his own.. Off the back of his own solo efforts he originally found his feet on the main stage with Steve Vai back in 1993, fronting the band for Vai's album "Sex & Religion" ("Deep Down Into the Pain" can be found out there.. the first song promotion from the album), follow up to the acclaimed "Passion & Warfare". Post Vai he emerged with what I'd define as some form of dark industrial metal with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, an outfit I strongly recommend - you might begin with material from the first two albums "Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing" and "City" ("Detox" from the latter album is I feel a particular cult classic of this period). STRAPPING comprised himself, guitarist Jed Simon, bassist Byron Stroud and "atomic clock" drummer Gene Hoglan. They continued for another twelve years or so with some overlap to Devin's solo work, which would initially feature the members of STRAPPING before he broadened to bring new musicians into the fold. From there a couple of incarnations have appeared working his material forwards.. This band here is one of the longer lasting incarnations to date, but he's moved on since that. He's something of a chameleon in his creative moods and you get broad strokes with his brush from the most delicate to the most vicious, but has a very definite and undeniable style. Nice guy.

[@Henkka-zp8ml]

Devin is so talented that words are being not found. Thanks Cosmic for that piece, it is showing his talent!

[@palantir135]

Devin Townsend’s wall of sound. The Ziltoid live concert is great as is the album. I personally love the Trancendence and Empath albums.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

I gotta get a few albums of his!

[@DymlostheOni]

I feel ya sir. Always said I'd never get married. Got married at in my early 30's, divorced a few years later, now navigating the dating world as a 36 year old. Its just... not functional. Solitude is always golden, but companionship is wanted sometimes. Hard to tell what you really want and feel because the dating world is so INSANELY different from 15 years ago. To quote Devin, "It's all in the heat of the moment; it's all in the pain." You want it, but you know it'll hurt. What to do?

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

dude same! I'm 36 and its been a wild ride. I'm very content in my singleness, but yea there is a longing for companionship.

[@tomhoyle3660]

Really liked this reaction. All the best to You in your life

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

hell yea friend! Glad you are hear.

[@gaigechambers8130]

Friend, you are quickly climbing your way up my long long list of favorite reactors for so many reasons. In a nutshell, you're real. Love the reactions. If it means anything, my favorite Band is Primus and I'd HIGHLY recommend my fav song by them called Groundhogs day

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

You are really sweet. I dont feel like I deserve all the love you and so many others give. Thank you so much.

[@TaraRyze]

Devin is one of a kind! I saw Strapping ages ago but didn’t really get to see the show, just hear it as I was backstage with friends at the time and I was always sad about that, but in June I just saw him on tour with Animals as Leaders and Dream Theater…what a freaking show!!

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Yooo where was that show at? with Animals and Dream?

[@TaraRyze]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody the one I went to was in Clearwater, FL! They did a whole US tour!

[@squirrelroberts6354]

my favorite part of this video is how Devin calls for the crowds' attention before the mic was on. but even though the mic wasn't on for his first exclamation, the crowd still reacted hard. If he interests you at all, search out everything you can find. DT, SYL, DTP = GOAT

[@FromTheHeartWoodMK]

As a friend of mine, who is also a trained musician once said when I showed this song to him, "It's heavy, but it's literally one of the best sonic experiences I've had in my 30+ year career." When i first heard this song it was stuck on repeat for weeks! Bastard is also a really nice song from this same concert, it has a really neat riff and compositional structure. Thanks for the reaction, I think you echoed the way I felt when I first saw it because I too was going through a period of divorce from my first wife/serious relationship, it was nice that you shared that and yes I agree the dating world is a mess.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Yea Devin has such a great ability. 2nd I'm sorry you had a rough go, hopefully you felt free after. I really struggle connecting with people in a romantic way because of how the culture is. But I see you do wood work and thats so cool. My dad was a carpenter,

[@FromTheHeartWoodMK]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody Yeah, Agreed, Devin has not ceased to amaze me with his musical ability. Thanks for your kind words, it was tough at times, but I got through it and am in a much better place these days as goes my romantic life. Sadly my woodworking hobby has had to be put on hold almost indefinitely due to unforseen and uncontrollable circumstances, hope to get back to it one day, thanks again for your awesome responses, keep up the amazing work you are doing with your channel!

[@TomicaCZ]

Yep, I told you! I absolutely love this song too, man! It's an incredible piece of art. I even showed this to my stepfather, who is stuck on pop music 30-40 years back. And his mind was blown away. But I'm not surprised :D Devin is such a great package! Amazing guitar player, singer, composer, character and soul! And he can deliver the message and the emotion as well. Very few can do that...

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

You were right!!! Loved it!

[@sotirzvanidjubre4109]

Devin plays the intro and solo..Barelly much more. Look at him on the platform? He raised hands and sound didn't change for a bit.

[@njslmn]

Thank you so much for these reactions! Can't wait to listen to more Devin with you here. As others have said, there's little that Devin Townsend HASN'T done over the years. He's incredibly versatile, yet everything he creates shares his beautiful, powerful, and very personal sound. I found this live performance of Deadhead on KZbin a few years ago and it led me to jump down the rabbithole and become a huge fan of his. I truly feel like I listen to music differently since discovering him. There's just something about what he does musically that tickles my brain in just the right way - like it's exactly what I need to hear. There are so many of his live videos to be found here, but if you want to check out another one from this same concert, you gotta hear Bastard Live at Royal Albert Hall. It's another droney, somber, powerful one that blows me away every single time. Thanks again and I'll see you back here! :)

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

I got Bastard next in the chamber

[@Denashi]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody Funeral, Bastard and The Death of Music is a trilogy of songs that really should be listened to in one sitting! Luckily there is a video here on KZbin with all three songs from the RAH concert! 😉

[@chessbrainiac]

Absolutely, Funeral, Bastard and The Death of Music MUST be listened to in one go. Yes, it will be a long video, but it's worth it!

[@tatiphotoart]

Big Yeeessssss!

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Soooo good

[@uskok4636]

Same. Im a hermit and totally ok with it too.

[@mnewm21]

I wish I could be a hermit but work gets in the way 😂 I couldn't qualify as a hermit as I have visited over 100 countries! When I am at home, I am at home and feel no need to go or do anything else, I am comfortable with people but don't need people. But, I love to travel and see and learn things for myself?! What does that make me? Who knows...just me 🤣

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

yea, I'm working at getting some land and just doing my thing lol I love my peace hahaha

[@uskok4636]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody nice! enjoy!!

[@timothydeaton7258]

I totally understand everything you said my man.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Hell yea dude. Its wild out there.

[@suzannemartin776]

Songs like this do make you think hey? I've given up on the idea of "dating" as a way of meeting someone special. If I don't get to know someone through interests and hobbies etc, then like you, I'm quite content to live my life without a partner. There is so much to live for and I think I value friendships far more than I ever did in the past. Big love to you Wolff :)

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

agreed, I think when people feel like they "NEED" someone to make them happy. They are truly lost, and need to really love on themselves. I think when we love ourselves...we can really love someone else. I appreciate you sharing friend!

[@SargonnasIncarnate]

Everything he does is pure-hearted. Wish I would get to see him.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

You can just tell!

[@Neil-Daimond]

Awesome reaction again man, you're a great guy to watch, and yeh man what a fkin song! Gonna see what else you got in the channel, keep em going! Get some Alice Cooper maybe hehe

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Thanks so much bro!!! I think we got a Alice song on here.

[@snail415]

Great reaction.

[@dwaynebrietzke]

To further blow your mind on this.... Devin was recovering from the flu during this performance.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

woah

[@an0ana]

Was just going to comment this, lol. This man is a beast and a legend!

[@billtbodger]

Deadhead is just such a powerful track and one of my favourites, live it was out of this world and brough a massive smile to my face. I think Devin is in a very small very elite group who can walk the walk and talk the talk with no BS. For me others are Ayreon, Nightwish, Dream Theater, Tool/Puscifer/A Perfect Circle, there are others who are fantastic but they are still younsters compared to these bands and artists. Big Love Cosmic

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

I can see that dude, There is still so much for me to find. But Yea I can see what you mean. Much love Brother

[@northof4912]

I absolutely concur!

[@jeepnut1]

Have you checked out anything from Alter Bridge before? Myles Kennedy has some amazing vocal performances as well.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

I think the only song I ever heard what the cry of Achilles which was badass

[@jeepnut1]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody The two most popular reactor songs are Blackbird m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4TVgp-sict1lZY and Words Darker then Their Wings. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIXZe2SKjrSFgMksi=gIHQyLZ9AiIXDbGI Both are great vocal songs with excellent musicianship. If you want heavier, you can check out Metalingus. And if you want softer and emotional, try Watch Over You. Great videos so far!

[@joris.elfrances]

Great song, very nice content ! Suscribed ;)

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

thank you so much for being here friend

[@joris.elfrances]

I do dig the Rick Rubinesque voice as well ;)

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

lol I have no idea who that is haha

[@joris.elfrances]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody Rick Rubin is a bearded musical producer, one of the most recognized. And he has a similar vibe as you do in interviews ;) If I may add a suggestion, you should pay a listen to Kuazar - Machete. It's a metal band from Paraguay singing in Spanish and guaraní, it's definitely worth your time quality wise!

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

@joris.elfrances yo for sure!!!

[@guidoocchiuzzi8572]

Heyy, please tell me you know Crowbar. If not, what are you waiting for! (90's era recommended - ...And Suffer As One)

[@lordkhal]

Sounds like a watered-down Swallow The Sun style song.

[@TexasVeteranPatriot]

Might give this a try, this ones thiiiiiick. Most recommend the MV, but think this ones "thicker". Devin Townsend Project - Love (The Retinal Circus Live) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaG4aX-PpJx_g8k

[@northof4912]

Of course he’s a nice guy, he’s 🇨🇦

[@draug7966]

Being a hermit in the woods, just listening to music and vibing with my cats? Bro, add a dog and those words could be mine! Sure, it would be nice to meet a woman who's like a soulmate and all that and i guess she may exist somewhere but idk, if it happens it happens, if it doesn't i'm pretty fine being single. And yeah dating these days is just f*ck no, seems more like some kind of business deals than anything else. Yuck. Anyway, idk what this song did to me..., i was just completely in the zone there and then it was over way too quickly..., tons and tons of atmosphere for sure.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

dude, straight facts. Believe it or not, im naturally a introvert and completely fine in my singleness. It will have to be a true "soulmate" to want me to pursue anything. Cause like it has to be more than physical.

[@draug7966]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody I've noticed that an awful lot of metalheads are introverts, it's kind of like we go to a concert or a festival and headbang and go wild, then we go back to hermit mode lol.

[@jayray6488]

Its not a cult? Ive benn misled.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

shhhhhh, I'm trying to lure people lol