The latest episode of
"Talking Metal" contains an interview hosts
Mark Strigl and
John Ostronomy conducted with Canadian musician, songwriter, and producer
Devin Townsend (
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD,
STEVE VAI,
LAMB OF GOD,
DARKEST HOUR,
GWAR). During the chat,
Townsend contemplates his musical future and addresses topics including
DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT's
"Ki",
"Addicted" and
"Deconstruction" albums, touring, playing metal, and
ENYA. "Over the past four years, I have quit doing drugs, had a kid, and cut the stinky hair off,"
Townsend tells
"Talking Metal". He also reveals that the
"Addicted" album is finished and that he wants "hundreds of people to play on the
'Deconstruction' album."
The episode, which also include an interview with
THE FLOOD's
Chris Johnson, can be downloaded at
www.talkingmetal.com.
"Coast", the new video from the
DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by
Konrad Palkeiwcz. The song comes off
"Ki", the first in a series of albums from
Devin Townsend to be made available under the
DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker, which was released in Europe on May 25 and in North America on June 16 via
InsideOut Music. The CD sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to
Nielsen SoundScan. It landed at position No. 69 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.