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3 unusual facts about Devin Townsend


Drumkit from Hell

This software was used to create the full drum tracks in Meshuggah's album Catch Thirtythree (whose drummer, Tomas Haake, was part of Drumkit from Hell's development team and also provided the drum sounds himself), as well as in Devin Townsend's Ziltoid the Omniscient.

Eremita

The album features guest appearances by several notable musicians, including Devin Townsend and Jeff Loomis of Nevermore.

Omniscience

The word "omniscient" characterizes a fictional character in the Devin Townsend album "Ziltoid the Omniscient".


Mike Schleibaum

Schleibaum has had the opportunity to work with legendary metal producers: Fredrick Nordstrom (Studio Friedmen, Gothenburg Sweden), Devin Townsend (Greenhouse Studios, Vancouver, BC), and Brian McTernan (Salad Days Studios, Baltimore, MD).

Sequoia Throne

A three-track EP was released August 5 exclusively through iTunes featuring select remixes of the song "Sequoia Throne" submitted by other artists (including Devin Townsend, record producer and founder of Strapping Young Lad).

Tomas Haake

It since has been used by many bands, including fellow metal act Clawfinger, Devin Townsend's Ziltoid the Omniscient, Dethklok on Adult Swim's TV show Metalocalypse (in several songs from the second season), and Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan.


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