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Dynamic Roster Deliver Fittingly Dynamic Debut As Imonolith Release State of Being

23 March 2020 By jesse Leave a Comment

Like most of you, when I first heard about what would become Imonolith it sounded like the most kickass collection of Metal’s best exes ever. Ex-members of Devin Townsend Project + ex-members of Strapping Young Lad sounded like a recipe for success as a concept alone. But as fate would have it, the SYL half would eventually depart the project before it fully came to fruition but regardless, a fire was lit! The seeds were sown! And what you will have on March 27th is the constantly evolving new Metal monsters, Imonolith.

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Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Brian ‘Beav’ Wadell, Devin Townsend Project, Imonolith, Jon Howard, Kai Huppunen, Rock And Roll Fables, Ryan ‘RVP’ Van Poederooyen, Scott Whalen, State of Being, Threat Signal

The Devin Townsend Project Retires In Style With Ocean Machine – Live at the Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv

28 June 2018 By jesse Leave a Comment

I miss Devin Townsend. It’s been too long.

What is ending up as the last Devin Townsend Project  recording in their current form, Ocean Machine – Live at the Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv, is a glorious celebration of all things DTP with plenty of classics, some rarities and, of course, the entire album from which the performance owes its’ name. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Brian Waddell, Dave Young, Devin Townsend, Devin Townsend Project, DTP, Inside Out Music, Mike St. Jean, Ocean Machine, Rock And Roll Fables, Ryan van Poederooyen

Rock And Roll Fables Presents: 18 for ’18 AKA What We Think You Should Be Spending Your $$$ On In The New Year

3 January 2018 By jesse 1 Comment

In a year that is about to hit us with new and highly anticipated offerings from Arctic Monkeys, Interpol, Guster, Monster Magnet, Butthole Surfers, and…ahem…The Offering (Get it? Because I said “new offerings” then added that The Offering has a new album coming…), we present to you a list of even more albums that we think will be pleasing to the earholes. Won’t you please join us?

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Filed Under: Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: "Ghost", 2018 in music, A Pale Horse Named Death, A Perfect Circle, Alice In Chains, Amerikkkant, Clutch, Devin Townsend Project, Eldridge Rodriguez, Grady Avenell, Lizzard, Middle Class Rut, Ministry, Misery Loves Co., Nachtmystium, Robert Alfons, Rock And Roll Fables, Silvertomb, The Clay People, The Faint, The Soft Moon, tr/st, White Noise Owl, Will Haven

Rock and Roll Fables Presents: Top 16 of ’16 (AKA: Why Do I Do This To Myself Every Year?)

4 January 2017 By jesse Leave a Comment

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! A time of reflection, a time of remembrance, and a time of scrolling through my Itunes to see what was released, and most importantly, what got the most repeated listens in 2016. So here goes…somethin’: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables, Year End Tagged With: All Tvvins, Anthrax, Childish Gambino, David Bowie, Devin Townsend, Devin Townsend Project, Diiv, Donald Glover, Dubioza kolektiv, Goes Cube, Gojira, Lando Calrissian 2018, Massive Attack, Megadeth, Metallica, Miss Lava, Neurosis, neurosis band, Rhys Fulber, Rock And Roll Fables, Rotting Christ, Testament, Tombs, Vanishing Life, year in review 2016, Youth Code

Devin Townsend Has More In Store With Deluxe Version Of Transcendence

12 September 2016 By jesse Leave a Comment

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Because making more work for myself is something I do.

Yep, so we reviewed Transcendence last week (Check it here) right before it came out and praised it for Townsend fully embracing the prog. Then we splurged on the ‘deluxe edition’ and found that not only did the second disc yield SO MUCH MORE but also that it warranted a review itself. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Anneke van Giersbergen, Brian Waddell, Dave Young, Devin Townsend, Devin Townsend Project, devin townsend transcendence, Mike St. Jean, Rock And Roll Fables, Ryan van Poederooyen, Strapping Young Lad, Transcendence, transcendence bonus disc, transcendence deluxe edition

Devin Townsend Truly Transcends On Latest DTP Release Transcendence

6 September 2016 By jesse 1 Comment

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In which Devin Townsend fully embraced the prog within. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Anneke van Giersbergen, Brian Waddell, Dave Young, Devin Townsend, Devin Townsend Project, Inside Out Music, Mike St. Jean, Rock And Roll Fables, Ryan van Poederooyen, Strapping Young Lad, Transcendence

Ziltoid crash lands on Planet Earth once again with Z2!

18 November 2014 By jesse Leave a Comment

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A metal icon, a prog innovator, and now the progenitor of the modern rock opera?!?! It’s true! Devin Townsend adds another chit to his belt with the beyond epic Z2 double album. Yep, you read that right: Double. Album. Years in the making and finally fully realized thanks to fans who over-contributed to Townsend’s Casualties Of Cool campaign, Z2 is the epitome of all that has come over the last several years. There’s bits of the 4 album concept in here along with Epicloud and even hints of  Casualties Of Cool. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases Tagged With: Century Media Records, Dark Matters, Devin Townsend, Devin Townsend Project, DTP, Hevy Devy, Inside Out Music, Rock And Roll Fables, Sky Blue, Strapping Young Lad, Z2, Ziltoid, Ziltoid The Omniscient

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