Ziltoid attacks! Better believe it human.
Ziltoid the Omniscient is the latest musical creation of Devin Townsend and sits somewhere between his previous solo efforts and Strapping Young Lad.
It is seriously rocking B-movie prog metal that once again showcases Devin’s distinctive sound and production. The guy is a genius and knows exactly how to press all the right "metal" buttons.
All the drums on the album are apparently programmed using some sample setup from Meshuggah. The drum patterns are insane in places, I shudder to think about the hours that must have been spent slaving over "grid edit" in his sequencer.
I was sad to read that he no longer plans to tour or record with Strapping Young Lad or the Devin Townsend Band… but family life always seemed to me rather incompatible with ROCK (that’s rock in captials man).
The highlight track for me is "Ziltoidia Attaxx!" which has to be the most bouncy and pounding not-taking-itself-seriously metal track ever. Other tracks are on the Ziltoid myspace.
Also for a few minutes of fun you can check out the Ziltoid transmissions on YouTube.
Most stupid rock lyric from a puppet in a metal song ever? "Aha! Surprise!"
