Devin Townsend has been diligently working on his new, first post-Devin Townsend Project record titled Empath for what feels like forever, though the wait is just about over. Townsend has taken to Twitter to announce that the record will be out sometime mid-March and has also unveiled the cover art on his Instagram. Townsend adds that Empath is 74 minutes long and will also have a second disc of 10 bonus tracks, which is pretty conventional for a Townsend release at this point.
So far we know Empath's lineup includes Anneke Van Giersbergen (ex-The Gathering, Vuur, etc.), Che Dorval (Casualties Of Cool), Chad Kroeger (Nickelback), Steve Vai, Mike Keneally (Dethklok), Morgan Ågren (Kaipa, Casualties of Cool), Anup Sastry (ex-Skyharbor, Marty Friedman), Elliot Desgagnés (Beneath The Massacre, Conflux), Nathan Navarro and Sam Paulicelli (Decrepit Birth).
Who knows what other big names are lurking behind the scenes, just waiting to be announced for the record.
Release date is mid March. I will let you all know about pre order bundles as the release gets closer for those of you who are willing to support this. Thank you again. :)
— Devin Townsend (@dvntownsend) January 5, 2019
…Now to finish the 10 bonus tracks.
— Devin Townsend (@dvntownsend) January 4, 2019
Listened through Empath mastering. A couple of small tweaks here, but I think its done. Its 74 minutes long, the experience is 'epic' in the most literal sense. I feel like I just finished watching Ben Hur… exceptionally proud.
— Devin Townsend (@dvntownsend) January 4, 2019
