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DEVIN TOWNSEND: Video Of TUSKA Press Conference Available

July 12, 2010

Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) took part in a press conference at the thirteenth annual Tuska festival, which was held July 2-4, 2010 in Helsinki, Finland. The question-and-answer session can now be viewed in two parts below.

Townsend performed his "Ziltoid The Omniscient" concept album in its entirety on July 2 at Tuska as a special one-off world-exclusive show. His DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT also played a set the following day at the festival, which featured additional appearances by TESTAMENT and OBITUARY, among many others.

"Ziltoid" setlist:

01. ZTO
02. By Your Command
03. Ziltoidia Attaxxx
04. Solar Winds
05. Hyperdrive
06. Guitar Duel (Ziltoid vs. Devin aka Captain Spectacular)
07. Intermission (Monty Python)
08. Kingdom
09. N9
10. Planet Smasher (feat. Chuck Billy)
11. Color Your World
12. The Greys
13. Deep Peace

DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT setlist:

01. Addicted!
02. Supercrush!
03. Numbered!
04. Truth
05. OM
06. Deadhead
07. Gaia
08. Earth Day
09. Seventh Wave
10. Life

Finnish mainstream media coverage of Devin's appearance at Tuska:

* Helsingin Sanomat
* Ilta-Sanomat
* Turun Sanomat
* Nöjesbloggen

"Addicted", the second in a series of albums from Townsend to be made available under the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker, came out in November 2009 and has become the fastest-selling solo record in Devin's career.

Townsend is currently working on two new albums for 2011 release.

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