Empath may not be as immediate as some of his recent work with the Devin Townsend Project, but once you’ve adjusted to his wavelength, it rewards your patience. It’s an impressive artistic achievement. Just remember, for the sake of your hypothetical relationship, that this is as deep-end Devin as you get.
Empath is another work of grand measure, gorgeous humility, and yes, absolute idiosyncratic genius.
Empath is another fine addition to the ever-growing / never-ending Devin Townsend discography, and shows that Townsend should one day also be enshrined into this elite “musical chameleon” category, as well.
Though it's wildly excessive and indulgent, it's also inarguably among the most inspiring, thought-provoking, and accomplished of his works.
Empath is by no means a shortcut to deciphering all of Townsend's output, but its incredibly hard not to marvel at the way in which he wields these influences to exceed the confines of his "progressive" qualifier — not to mention the sheer enormity of it all.
Contrary to the showy technics that define so much prog metal, Empath is emotionally self-indulgent, and the palpable giddiness in every touch makes it Townsend’s purest album yet.
What better way to follow up a review of a super big pop record then to talk about a niche ass experimental prog-metal record? Christ, no wonder i'm single...
This album is super goddamn creative, and kinda batshit. It's calming, furious, atmospheric, gentle, harsh, aggressive, catchy, and...by god this album is nearly all of the tricks in the book! It's a strange album to talk about, because there is so much to talk about, from the mixing of different theatrical genres (electronic, death ... read more
A rainbow of sound, that shows all sides of Devin's musical catalogue. A beautiful grand, and in-cohesive mess, that highlights the flaws of prog, yet celebrates itself without shame.
Ol' Devin has done it again! This album is an experimental masterpiece with fun elements tucked all over the place! Highly recommended!
Pretty good after one listen, although it did have its annoying and kind of pretentious moments IMO.
Gonna need to listen to this a couple more times to get a more established opinion on it.
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