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Devin Townsend Project released his long awaited double album, Z² earlier this year and it has deservedly received high praise. A lyric video for the song, March of the Poozers off the album has been released. Check out the video here:

Devin checks in with this: “Hey all, Dev here…closing out the North American tour and a heck of a year. I released 4 albums this year, if you count the bonus disc of Casualties, went through the crazy Pledge process (still going through it) and it was generally a hectic time.

I feel like I’m at the end of a creative cycle… The Z2 project beat me up in a way I wasn’t expecting, but when all was said and done, I’m very proud of it. It’s an accurate description of a really stressful period, but I didn’t sell out, and I saw it through. Thanks to all of you who continue to support.

My mind is full of music again, as it always is, but I’m trying to absorb some of the lessons that came with the over scheduling and chaos of this last period, and I look forward to getting my process back on track. Again, I’m constantly shocked by the fact I get to do this for a living. Thank you.

Here’s another track from Z2, called ‘March of the Poozers’. To be honest, my main motivation to make this album was so I could make those crazy puppet shows that are now online, but musically, it’s kind of typical random music that I’ve been interested in for the past few years. This song was directly influenced by the band ‘Samael’ whom I have great affection for as people, and I’m happy to present it with a lyric video that Stefan at Media Logistics went above and beyond for.

What’s next for me I think will be a short break before the European tour and the Royal Albert Hall show, but then, I have ideas for a destructive bass driven apocalypse record, a meditative record, a symphony, more Casualties, more DTP and a kind of big band thing, none of these ideas are confirmed, but I’m finding myself getting fired up to create in ways I haven’t been able to for a few years because of my schedule. I need to regroup and then I’ll see you soon.

I love music. Thank you for the inspiration, lessons and support. Devin”

Devin Townsend Project is currently out on tour with Animals as Leaders and Monuments and there are a couple dates remaining:

12/14 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
12/15 Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theatre
12/16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Mayan
12/17 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom

We will be bringing you a photo gallery from the last show of the tour, December 17th at The Regency Ballroom. Next year Devin Townsend Project will be heading out on a European Tour with Periphery and Shining.

5/3/15 – La Cigale, Paris, France
6/3/15 – Substage, Karlsruhe, Germany
7/3/15 – Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
8/3/15 – Live Club, Milan, Italy
10/3/15 – Backstage Werk, Munchen, Germany
11/3/15 – Arena, Vienna, Austria
12/3/15 – A38, Budapest, Hungary
13/3/15 – Majestic, Bratislava, Slovakia
14/3/15 – Roxy, Prague, Czech Republic
16/3/15 – Stodola, Warsaw, Poland
17/3/15 – Gruenspan, Hamburg, Germany
18/3/15 – Voxhall, Århus, Denmark
19/3/15 – Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway
21/3/15 – Rytmikorjamo, Seinajoki, Finland
22/3/15 – The Circus, Helsinki, Finland
24/3/15 – Debaser Media, Stockholm, Sweden
25/3/15 – Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark
26/3/15 – Matrix, Bochum, Germany
27/3/15 – Effenaar, Eindhoven, Holland
29/3/15 – O2 Academy, Bristol, England
30/3/15 – O2 ABC, Glasgow, Scotland
31/3/15 – Academy, Manchester, England
13/4/15 – Royal Albert Hall, London, England SOLD OUT