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Canadian maverick Devin Townsend names his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals the music he listens to while mowing the lawn
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Devin Townsend is slightly embarrassed by his new album, and that’s a good thing
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Kalandra are not a heavy metal band, and yet they've bewitched the underground metal scene all the same
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