NO SYL ON TDTP TOUR
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 5:00pm by Axl Rosenberg
In news that will only bum out people who have never heard Addicted, Ki, Ziltoid (the album, not the guy who leaves comments here telling us how bad we suck), or any number of other Devin Townsend projects that aren’t Strapping Young Lad, The Formerly Skulleted One has announced that he will not be playing any SYL material on his forthcoming tour with Between the Buried and Me, Cynic, and Scale The Summit.
And there isn’t much more to say than that. I love SYL as much as the next drunken ree-ree, but Townsend has plenty of other great albums from which to pull material, and I’m dying to hear stuff from the last few records that has never been performed live before. And since he’s not the headliner and I imagine his set time will therefore be a little shorter than some of us might like, it’s only natural that he’d want to concentrate on stuff he wasn’t out on the road playing for years and years prior to SYL’s demise.
Or, put more succinctly: even though some idiots will surely bitch and moan, this isn’t a big deal, and this tour is still gonna be awesome.
Addicted, which really is fantastic, comes out November 17 on InsideOut Music.
-AR
Well, I’m right.
Obvious Ziltoid is Obvious
**is obvious**
Yet Ziltoid keeps coming back to this site that he thinks sucks. Go outside Ziltoid.
This site is atrocious, but there’s something about it that makes me at least want to see how much worse it gets with each passing day. At the very least, regardless of the quality of artists mentioned on here, the site is entertaining enough for a read. No other blogs that I know of focus more on being an asshole than reporting news, so I’ll give MS credit for that.
lul
Definately be seeing regardless Jan. 24 in Chicago.
as will i
I assumed this, but thanks for the official statement. Hope he plays some stuff from Infinity.
Seeing “Ants” live would be amazing.
just the fact that he said he’d be playing something (anything!) from ocean machine means i’m going.
I was expecting that, so no big news. I mean, the guy’s been on the road playing SYL stuff for a decade, he wouldn’t be taken seriously if he continued to play SYL stuff over his more recent solo stuff. I’ll probably be there in Montreal anyway, this show should be a good one. By the way, Ki is a fucking great album!
I rather hear stuff his solo albums I just want to hear at least one song from terria and ocean machine but all his solo stuff is great I can’t wait addicted to come out i’m sure it will Rock my socks off
Make that most of Terria and as much as possible of Ocean Machine plus a Ziltoid or two and a couple off the new albums and i will happy as a clam with the ability to walk and stab people in the eye with no regard for the law.
what about some synchestra my friend? Pixilate would sound epic live, and Anneke can do the female vocals on it, bonus!
I figured long ago.
Heres a real deal for you… how about no BTBAM on my Devin Townsend tour?
Sad news for you. It isn’t a “Devin Townsend” tour. He’s opening for BTBAM along with Cynic. Seems kinda weird given Devin and Cynic’s legendary status in metal, but BTBAM would pull in more ticket sales.
And their last two albums were phenomenal.
Bingo.
Yep. I saw BTBAM on Progressive Nation and I have Alaska, but I am way more excited about the other three bands than those dudes.
Yeah, I knew as much.
I’ve seen BTFfafa with Opeth during Prognation and they played a good set.
DT looks like Tim Olyphant in Hitman now. Maybe he should audition for the sequel.
Good call, I was thinking the same thing
Ditto. Spitting image resemblance, at least in the promos.
Good. SYL is okay and all, but I’d rather hear him play the DTP stuff, especially when that’s what they’re playing under. It should have been obvious.
I still can’t handle the fact that he now looks like the singer from Disturbed.
All he needs is some holes in his head, some douchey facial hair, and less talent.
+1
You forgot Judaism.
Ok so who is headlining of its not Devin?
It’s a BTBAM tour, as it’s been billed since it was announced.
BTBAM
Cynic
DTP
Scale the Summit
wow thats awesome its to bad Devin isnt headlining but damn this trully is bonerfest
Hooraaaaaay for Dev! Heeeey I’m lonely, Try and be on your way….on your way….
I don’t really care if he farted into a mic the whole time for this tour, the booking agent forgot the Northwest of the US exists.
Amen to that! I really wanted to go see this. =(
I don’t know how it happened, through simple revelation or sonic maturation or something else, but I finally, FINALLY, figured Devin out… I ‘ve talked before about how overrated I thought he was… how annoying and pointless his lyrics in SYL are… and now I’m shamed to have to retract everything. Dude is a fucking genius. I’m jumping on the bandwagon… albeit… well, like 10 years too late.
its ok dude. welcome to the club. His music just makes me so goddamn happy.
man… dev kicks so much ass. this tour is a dream come true, you guys have no idea…. its SOO… goOOD.
This doesn’t surprise me, in fact I would have been quite surprised if he did play any SYL.
Fuck, I’d love to see that show. Devin Townsend followed by Between the Buried and Me would be awesome.
I really hope something from ocean machine, but i would be more than fine with anything else. Even from the Ass-sordid Demos!
I’ll be attending the Louisville show! Hopefully BTBAM end up playing last so I can leave before they pollute my aural cavities. The other three bands are awesome though.
BTBAM > The rest. Have you even heard the last two albums? I dont see how you can like the other bands and not BTBAM. It baffles me.
I really don’t know how much clearer or how many times this can be said:
BTBAM ARE HEADLINING THIS TOUR.
Would of been cool if he did open with ’syl’ off the first album, but no biggie, his solo stuffs awsome
well, if you wanna hear it, his new album is out there. i’ve listened to a few, its very pop metal…
wow, this shit is pretty boring… i think the girl is a fine singer, and while say, one song like this would be cool on an album, it ends up being pretty blah. i think that supercrush song is cool when the choruses kick in…
Just found the album today, love it! Can’t wait for this tour! I’ll see him too when he comes back headlining (hopefully)
It’d be cool if he played some Punky Brewster. I still can’t get into Ki. What’s wrong with me?