DAY 1 – July 2nd 2010
DEVIN TOWNSEND – ZILTOID THE OMNISCIENT - 20:30, Radio Rock Stage
Last band of the day, one of the projects of the Canadian musician and music producer Devin Townsend, bringing a debut concert to Finland, performing songs of the conceptual album Ziltoid the Omniscient with the entire story on video during the show.
Devin got known in music world in 1993 when he toured and recorded the vocals on Steve Vai´s album Sex & Religion. With Ziltoid the Omniscient, he brings the audience an incredible show full of interaction and a very funny and intelligent story. Ziltoid is a 4th dimensional alien who has come to Earth to beam messages in the shape of videos and music.
Ziltoid can bend time but to do it he requires the perfect fuel: the finest black coffee beans that can be found only in Planet Earth. It´s a great concert and this interaction audience / video / Devin is quite of an experience.
It isn´t a concert for headbanging or screaming, it´s a performance to be watched and enjoyed. Townsend is a very charismatic guy and performs full of body expression and eye contact.
His voice is powerful and he also has a great voice range doing several vocal styles without losing the tone even once. To know more about Ziltoid the Omniscient you can check out his MySpace profile but really, watch the videos, they are great and funny. I recommend.
Check Devin Townsend out :
http://www.myspace.com/ziltoidtheomniscient
Review : Maila-Kaarina Riippa
www.hardblast.com
Photos : Jussi Ratilanien
www.juspic.com
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