Toontrack Metal Guitar Gods Interview: Devin Townsend

Devin Townsend talks about his involvment in the Metal Guitar Gods EZmix Pack for Toonrack's widely popular multi-effect mixing tool EZmix 2 as well as how he uses other Toontrack products, like EZdrummer and Superior Drummer.
About Metal Guitar Gods
This expansion for EZmix 2 comes with custom designed amp and cab simulation presets from four of the most iconic and trendsetting guitarists in metal: Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah), Mattias IA Eklundh (Freak Kitchen), Misha "Bulb" Mansoor (Periphery) and Devin Townsend (ex-Strapping Young Lad, The Devin Townsend Project).
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[@hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh6898]

The thumbnail of this video looks like a local news interview with a begrudging pedestrian.

[@thirstypilgrim97]

I was thinking a local story on a special needs man.

[@MarkArandjus]

Devin jetski'd from Sweden to Canada and nothing will convince me otherwise.

[@westgoten]

Devin Townsend, in Sweden, in a bicycle helmet, on a Jetski. Mindblowing. :)

[@wookiespet]

I just cannot love this man more! It cracks me up how dude just looks like someone's dad (yeah, I'm 36 y/o and I still say that) till he picks up an instrument, be it the guitar, the bass, or just those golden vocal chords of his, and he just TRANSFORMS into this slick, fine ass, suit wearing God!

[@jeeperscreeeperz388]

Im pretty sure the helmet was wearing Devin's head for protection.

[@wookiespet]

Dude what?!?! Lmfao!

[@cyanidestringsx648]

bought it....love it....Devin's lead is my fav lead for sure....Fredrik's is killer as well though....hell, all the sounds are....fully recommended my friends....

[@malcolmrff]

He is the king of metal.

[@tcrane8630]

Everything out of this guy is pure gold...

[@judemiller]

The song at the beginning is Grace from the Epicloud record

[@JMEAUS22]

The greatest musician alive on big blue. Just casually riding a jet ski looking ridiculous. 😂

[@Slipseer]

They mic'd his chest mole

[@noahclark2409]

LOLOLOL they sure did. that's where his soul is located. best frequency response

[@PaxPirate]

Hell YEAH Townsend is a guitar god - and still one of the nicest guy in the room! (any room, anywhere, as long as it is not past his bedtime)

[@mrperson6773]

Thank you Sweden, for re-teaching us how to METAL!

[@edosensei8867]

That moment never fails to put a huge smile on my face. thank you devin, thank you sweden.

[@K1mpp4]

Had an awesome experience in Oulu, Finland, Saw Devin townsend play from the front row, then got on the bender crew, which meant that i had the priviledge to go dance on the stage with devin and anneke + other fans, after the gig we chat a long while, he gave me a pick and his autograph on my hand, which i got tattoed the day after. Precious moments and maybe the best day of my life. Devin Townsend is not just "The MAN." He is the Guitar God of our century. and also a truly remarkable person

[@edwardsh9026]

The name of the song is 'grace' from the epicloud album... (devin townsend project)

[@DsexLive]

Seriously thought for a second @ 0:35 he was about to fly ....

[@elijahlopez4487]

Knowing Devin, I wouldn’t doubt it 😂 That’s too funny lol

[@BOEGIE97]

I watched 0:38 like 43 times by now.. (today)

[@PS3LUV3R]

Thank you sir.

[@andimunandar5000]

Devin Tonwsend Preset Is Very Perfect in this Pack of EZ Mix 2

[@bloodsling]

saw him in september,seeing him again in january,can't think of a finer way to turn 40 :)

[@LarsBauer74]

Thanks, man! I will have to buy that album!!!

[@Corrosive1]

Devin just made helmets metal as fuck

[@VoiceKulaka]

Devin Townsend is the MAN!

Thanks a lot!

[@Gordyan_Knot]

I think that might in fact be the most epic Devin moment in history. Fuck his music, jetski takeoffs is where it's at.

[@epicKiipa]

When he said Oomia I thought he meant somewhere in Finland, just realized he said Umeå (pronounced oomé(oh))

[@LarsBauer74]

Hell, yeah, you can say that again!

[@cyanidestringsx648]

oh right on....absolutely man....

[@DraculaJunior]

No dislikes! Hell yeah!

[@devilcat616]

I'd like a DTP/Freak Kitchen collab asap.

[@hknivers]

Loving the much too little helmet! ;-)

[@lastcrazyhorn]

It's from the Epicloud album. It may just be the song Effervescent. I wasn't listening that closely lol. You should listen to Epicloud for yourself though. It rocks.

[@nightsallot]

Misha is a great guitarist, and you can't say he's not a guitar player because he obviously plays guitar and writes Periphery's stuff

[@TheMalikTwins]

Wow.. I'd love to see Devin and Annecke together.. let alone be on STAGE with them!

[@lowalkoroc]

devin townsend on a jet ski. yes.

[@KittenPuncher9000]

Canada beckons once again. Goodbye Sweden, duty calls! Devin is just the best ever.

[@cyanidestringsx648]

I agree....but why did you say a bigger audience? do you mean bigger in general? or bigger than Devin's?

[@MattMcloughlin]

0:35 Holy balls that was badass xD

[@wookiespet]

Agreed full heartedly

[@KillTheJester]

,about to cross the Atlantic to see his family :D

[@BubuSnow93]

I got the same Rudy Project helmet!

[@Beanboy001]

oh god man you have alot of listening he has over 12 albums

[@gerrabath]

Think Dev needs a smaller helmet.

[@zombiestomper73]

they get all there tone from devvi's mole....look its miked up and everything xD

[@mikkkelllo]

music in back ?????? name please ???

[@Tonycaveman]

Is he driving that waterbike all the way to Canada?

[@k5elevencinc0]

I wanna Jet Ski with Hevy Devy while listening to Deadhead.

[@theblackpacomurder]

i need it

[@nicolascasbar]

What's the name of the first song??

[@Jakubizzle]

It looks like his birthmark is getting interviewed

Name of the song at 0:38?

[@7AKV7]

I left my 666 like, great video.

[@GregoryDSelwah]

Grace

[@vincentc8809]

The Helmet! hehehe.

[@jormungandr7885]

Is this an advertisement or an interview?

[@Stratocoaster08]

With Grace playing in the background...

[@Destructerator]

I MUST GO, MY PEOPLE NEED ME.

[@RobertoReyesChHC]

Who? Devin? If so, he most certainly is a guitar player and a good one at that but his talent shines more as a composer IMO.

[@joeyhaas8337]

The first song is grace if anyone gives a fuck still haha

[@LarsBauer74]

what album is that on?

[@DieFrauVonMururoa]

What is wrote on his backpack xD

[@___xyz___]

I don't know what I feel about Toontrack endorsing Misha. I really don't...

[@yogamoshi567]

Want to laugh for a week? turn on the captions

[@GregoryDSelwah]

Epicloud

[@JULIOHpsp]

intro song?

[@bloodsling]

Grace-Epicoud

[@kurukq]

sweet, a steelseries mouse pad? anyone?

[@dimehead666]

1:44 lol

[@TheTruth3977]

omg i have dat :o

[@InnerAnimate]

you still have it?

[@cq9702]

Offspring know this!

[@YaDingus]

Grace off of Epicloud.

[@cyanidestringsx648]

why?

[@wookiespet]

"I must fly, as the flys fly" Idk why that makes me laugh so hard. Its not even that funny.

[@JonervaK]

People. Use the helmet.

[@TheManglerPolishDeathMetal]

this giant head (:

[@taxi911]

I hate SYL. But Devin's alright in my books.

[@hairyknuckles]

Fuck me, he looks like David Letterman...

[@SilverheartWolfsbane]

Writing in 'No Dislikes' is just an invitation for some tosser to come along a click the dislike button. I clicked like, but I still like the unoffifcial video of Lucky Animals better

[@MishaMansoor]

Cool to hate.

[@onceuponaburger]

c:

[@onceuponaburger]

Lol!!! c:

[@guitar4life33]

I no man he gros dud lool he dosn't even lift.

[@SensibleZombie]

ew misha im not touching this not even a guitar player >.>.