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DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND & SYL ALBUMS REVIEWS

• The New Black
• Synchestra
• Alien
• Accelerated Evolution
• Syl
• Terria
• Physicist
• Infinity
• Ocean Machine
• City
• Heavy As A Really Heavy Thing

• Metal Hammer (April 2005)
• sotu.digital-noise.net (June 2005)
• zero tolerance magazine (February 2005)
• badtastemusic.com (May 2003)
• Interview for Hard Rock magazine (2000)
• Interview for Violent solution webzine (2001)
• The mental battle of light and dark (2000)
• Interview for Hard Rock Magazine (1995)

• Metaleagle.com (Interview with Devin 2006)
• JJJ Tonight (Audio interview with Devin 2006. Go at 1h38 min)
• Talking Metal Podcast (Audio interview with Devin 2006. MP3/24 mo)
• Heavymetal.about.com (Interview with Devin 2006)
• RevelationZ Magazine (2006)
• Metal-immortel.com (In French 2006)
• Dementia Radio Audio Interview (2006)
• U-zine.net (In French 2005)
• Portlandmusicians.com (2005)
• Epimag.com (2005)
• Great Falls Tribune Online (2005)
• Nocturnal Horde (Interview With Ryan 2005)
• Dallasmusicguide.com (2005)
• Toazted.com (audio interview 2001 and 2005)
• 411mania.com (2005)
• Lambgoat.com (2005)
• Tartarean Desire Webzine (2005)
• Thegauntlet.com (2005)
• Pitfather.com (2005)
• Chronicles of chaos (2005)
• Epimag.com (2005)
• Skratch Magazine (2005)
• Pitfather.com (2005)
• Fourteeng.net (2004)
• Abrasiverock.com (2004)
• Knac.com (2003)
• Foundrymusic.com (2003)
• Espudd.com (2003)

THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND & STRAPPING YOUNG LAD LIVE REVIEWS

2006 June 13: Strapping Young Lad, Tilburg, holland.
Review from Gothtronic.com

"Fortunately, I was on time to see Devin and co kick-start their performance! This band never ceases to amaze me: not only do they write intricate, heavy yet melodic metal music, but the perform it with such precision, it’s mind-boggling. Tonight is no different: the show kicks off with ‘Imperial’, followed by work from all their albums, like ‘All Hail The New Flesh’, ‘Oh My Fucking God’, ‘Relentless’, ‘Aftermath’, ‘Skeksis' and ‘Love?’. But the fans are also treated to some new songs from the forthcoming album ‘The New Black’: ‘Decimator’, ‘You Suck’, ‘Wrong Side’ and the title song ‘The New Black’ all sound great and are met with enthusiasm. Devin’s comical and witty remarks between the songs get equally enthusiastic responses: if you’re this good and dare to mock yourself, you become virtually untouchable... and SYL is just that!"

2006 February 11: The Devin Townsend Band, Vancouver BC
Review from Metal-rules.com

"Five tracks from SYNCHESTRA were played including an unforgettable encore of Vampolka and Vampira.  Triumph, which features a solo by Steve Vai, was played but despite being an impressive six-stringer himself (as displayed on the extended soloing during Away and Truth), Townsend didn’t make an attempt at Vai’s fretwork."

"Ryan Van Poederooyen is one of the hardest-hitting live drummers I have ever seen and he backs that up with real talent.  Going back and forth between the jazzy influences of Bad Devil to the complexities of Deep Peace to a four-on-the-floor rock song like Vampira is not a task many drummers can pull off live, but he does it flawlessly.  The keyboards of Dave Young are a real asset to the DTB sound and tucked behind his stack of Korgs and Mac laptop, Young nailed the quirky Vampolka as seamlessly as the upbeat Life.  Townsend has assembled a tight band and considering their relatively young age, their talent is well beyond their years"