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Key · 01-13-2014, 07:02 PM

I'm on a bit of a Devin Townsend marathon tonight, but who wouldn't want to be? What with albums like Ziltoid The Omniscient, it's just screaming to be heard. No seriously, they're screaming at me, about destroying the earth, to get the best cup of coffee they can get. Don't believe me, just take a look:

Spoiler for lyrics:

If you were ever wondering what it'd sound like to take the most out of place topics a person could think of (or rather a nerd), this would be the album you'd want to listen to. It just goes beyond the depths of what one could expect something like that to sound like. But Devin Townsend does it in a way to make me really believe that he is the master of his craft. He took something that just doesn't make a lot of sense, attached his own creativity to it, and completed an album that is a must have in anybody's metal catalog. Even if you don't like the guy, you can't say you don't appreciate a lyric like "We're coming to your town and you better, you better, you better, you better believe it!" and, you better better better believe it!

01-13-2014, 07:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	I'm on a bit of a Devin Townsend marathon tonight, but who wouldn't want to be? What with albums like Ziltoid The Omniscient, it's just screaming to be heard. No seriously, they're screaming at me, about destroying the earth, to get the best cup of coffee they can get. Don't believe me, just take a look: Spoiler for lyrics: ATTACK! People of Earth! We are the Ziltodian Warlords, Resistance is futile! Ziltoidia attaxx! Ships are in the sky, Everything goes rushing past, And you know the reason why! Woah! Down! Woah! No! You give us some coffee! You give us some coffee! Give it to what they do! Ziltoidia Att-tack-tack-taxx Ships are in the sky, Colder than a robot mind, And you know the reason why! You better believe we'll destroy the Earth! You get up, you get up, you get up, get down! And you better, you better, you better believe it! We're coming to your town, We're coming to your town and you better, you better, you better, you better believe it! Ziltoidia attaxx! Ships are in the air Everything goes rushing by, There ain't no-one to stare! Ziltoidia attaxx! No conceit anywhere, You better believe we come and sit, We present to you, Ziltoid the Omniscient [Ziltoid:] Check this out! I am the greatest guitar player ever to have lived! I am Ziltoid! You better believe we'll destroy the Earth! You get up, get up, get up and now! And you better, you better, you better believe it! We're coming to your town, We're coming to your town and you better, you better, you better, you better believe it! Ziltoidia attaxx! Ships are in the air, Everything goes rushing by, There ain't no-one to stare! Ziltoidia attaxx! No conceit anywhere, You better believe we come and sit, We're in your planets air, You better, you better, you better believe it! You better believe it humans! Do you know what? You better, you better, you better believe it! You better... If you were ever wondering what it'd sound like to take the most out of place topics a person could think of (or rather a nerd), this would be the album you'd want to listen to. It just goes beyond the depths of what one could expect something like that to sound like. But Devin Townsend does it in a way to make me really believe that he is the master of his craft. He took something that just doesn't make a lot of sense, attached his own creativity to it, and completed an album that is a must have in anybody's metal catalog. Even if you don't like the guy, you can't say you don't appreciate a lyric like "We're coming to your town and you better, you better, you better, you better believe it!" and, you better better better believe it!