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Progressive Metal Genius DEVIN TOWNSEND Presents First Video From Empath – GENESIS

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Canadian heavy music artist Devin Townsend recently announced the release of his forthcoming new album EMPATH for Friday 29 March via Inside Out Music / Sony Music Australia. Devin has surprised us all with the first track release from the album titled “Genesis”

From the mouth of Devin himself – “It’s with great pride (and a healthy dose of trepidation) that I can finally present to you a song from the Empath record. In each album cycle there is the dilemma over which track we ‘lead’ with, not only to get people excited, but also to give an accurate overview of the project…We ultimately chose to go with the opening track ‘Genesis’ as it not only features around 5 different stylistic shifts (some quite jarring, to be fair 🙂 but also includes all three drummers, the choir, the orchestra, and basically the kitchen sink as well. 

This song is ultimately about facing fear, as well as analysing one’s relationship with one’s past in order to progress. The record has an overarching theme of what I like to view as ‘hope’ in chaotic times. I have been working on this record for more than a year, and it represents a kind of shift for me in my personal and professional world that I am quite proud of. It’s the first time in quite a few years I have made an album like this, and I think if nothing else, Genesis represents the chaotic nature of the project (and the world at large currently) in the most accurate way I can do at this stage of life.” – Mid-life-crisis-core! Devin :)”

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Genesis is the first release from the album. Watch the epic new video below:

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