A September 02nd release date has been set for Devin Townsend Project‘s new album, “Transcendence“. Work on the effort is currently winding down with the cover art for it now available below. Townsend himself commented of the album:
“‘Transcendence, like every record I’ve done prior, is an extension of what’s been going on in my world, represented in a new batch of songs. I’m 44 years old now, and this is where I have been over the past two years since ‘Z2‘. The result of this process is a record that I truly think the intention of is special. I ‘found’ gas to put into the tank and am glad I did. I think the intention, the theme, and the participation of everyone involved allows this album to act like a fulcrum between the past few years and what I intend to do next with the symphony. I am very proud of it and everyone involved.”
As for the artwork, which was created by Anthony Clarkson, Devin offered:
“He presented me the main image of the girl as a painted version, and I was intrigued and asked him to redo it with a girl he knew with photos. I liked the idea that it seemed like a mash up of religious and spiritual imagery, in a sense, representing the idea (to me) that these types of connections to the infinite are often more like identities we can cling to rather than what lies behind. In a sense, the character on the front almost seems like the ideologies she’s representing are more ‘brand names’ than anything else.”
The band will join up with Between The Buried And Me and Fallujah on the ‘Transcending The Coma Tour‘ this fall. In addition to that, the Devin Townsend Project and Fallujah will play the following dates on their own:
09/02 Kelowna, BC – Hell Raiser Fest
09/03 Calgary, AB – The Gateway
09/04 Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room
09/06 Winnipeg, MB – Pyramid Cabaret
09/07 Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
