4/30/2023 0 Comments Lightworks full crackWe last saw him onstage in Bristol with Joe Satriani at the Hall Formerly Known as Colston back in 2018. The Devin Townsend Band and Devin Townsend Project are seemingly no more.īut whatever he chooses to call it, he’s certainly assembled a crack band for this tour, featuring formidable former Frank Zappa sidekick Mike Keneally on keyboards and additional guitar. What’s more, he’s billed simply as Devin Townsend. Tonight, the stage is bare, but for the odd octopus (in keeping with the artwork of current album Lightwork), and the lighting basic if effective. Last time he played this venue, he served up a filmed Ziltoid intro and a continuous barrage of projections. I think it’s a good one,” quips Devin Townsend, ambling onto the stage with no great fanfare. Come back and play a headline show soon, former Eurochums. The packed Academy is immediately won over by the confident quintet’s gorgeous, slowburning songs in which Yann Ligner’s distinctive vocals soar over epic soundscapes.īut alas, they’ve only got 40 minutes to delight us, finishing up with the terrific Yonder, which proves a perfect distillation of their sound. Now here’s Klone, playing their very first show in Bristol. But more recently, there’s been a mini-explosion of talent across the Channel, ranging from Gojira (who recently stepped up to arena headlining status in the UK) to the under-appreciated Lazuli, via dreamy ‘blackgaze’ pioneers Alcest. Back in the seventies, the country gave us Ange, Heldon, Pierre Moerlen’s Gong and the magnificently eccentric Magma (still going strong today). The reception is one of polite enthusiasm rather than the unrestrained moshing they were perhaps hoping for, probably because they’re not in quite the same league as their fellow countrymen Leprousįrance’s contribution to metal, prog and all points in between has never been enormous. They certainly conjure a huge sound for a quartet and there are moments when you could swear they actually boast two guitarists.
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