times Devin has taken the difficult route just to avoid making easy, low-effort, mainstream-appealing music. Certainly some of his iterations are more commercial in sound, but that's hardly a bad thing just in itself, and he is
the Devin Townsend Project was because he felt it was becoming too commercial, too safe, and therefore too artistically restricted, and he endured a lot of criticism to move on without DTP. Same thing for Strapping. Numerous
That's a very rudimentary and ultimately inaccurate reduction of somebody with a deep and varied catalogue. There are certainly some albums he's done that are more commercial and less interesting, but the whole reason he retired
Yeah that’s a pretty ridiculous statement. The guy just loves music ands does what he loves. Don’t see how you could listen to Terra or City or Ocean Machine and come to the conclusion that he’s trying to make a buck.
01. My Doom 02. Endurance 03. Levels 04. Coward King 05. Mask Of Lies 06. Sinner's Kingdom 07. Hold Back The Time 08. Masquerade 09. Ignite The Light 10. Farewell 11. Arise 12. The Bitter Man