Ziltoid the Omniscient

Infobox Album
Name = Ziltoid the Omniscient
Type = studio
Artist = Devin Townsend


Released = Start date|2007|6|5
Recorded = November 6, 2006 – March 1, 2007 in Townsend's home studio, the "Devlab"
Genre = Progressive metal
Length = 53:46
Label = Hevydevy, InsideOut
Producer = Devin Townsend
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gvfqxzy5ldte link]
* Blabbermouth rating-10|9 [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1147 link]
* DPRP (positive) [http://www.dprp.net/reviews/200736.php#townsend link]
* "Metal Hammer" rating-10|7
* RockSomething rating|4|5 [http://rocksomething.com/reviews/reviewZiltoid.html link]
* "Terrorizer" rating-10|7.5 [http://www.rocksomething.com/reviews/reviewZiltoid.html link]
Last album = "The Hummer"
(2006)
This album = "Ziltoid the Omniscient"
(2007)
Next album =

"Ziltoid the Omniscient" is the ninth studio album by the Canadian metal musician Devin Townsend, released on his own label Hevydevy and InsideOut Music on June 5, 2007.

The album is a fictional concept album based on the character named Ziltoid, from the planet Ziltoidia 9. Ziltoid travels to Earth in search for "the ultimate cup of coffee", in order for him to succeed time travel.cite web| date=2007-06-05 |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/devin_townsend/presents_ziltoid_the_omniscient/index.html |title=Presents: Ziltoid The Omniscient Review |publisher=Ultimate Guitar.com |accessdate=2007-12-02] cite web| url=http://www.myspace.com/ziltoidtheomniscient |title=Ziltoid the Omniscient |publisher=Myspace |accessdate=2007-12-02]

The album is a pure solo album, all music is written, mixed, produced and performed by Townsend. All drum tracks were recorded using a software synthesizer entitled 'EZDrummer'.cite web| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=73594 |title=Devin Townsend: "Ziltoid The Omniscient" E-Card Available |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=2007-05-31 |accessdate=2007-12-02]

Townsend describes it as being a mix between Strapping Young Lad and The Devin Townsend Band, with a storyline like that of Punky Brüster's "Cooked on Phonics". [cite web| url=http://metalinjection.net/blog/2007/03/02/devin-townsend-to-release-ziltoid-the-omniscient-later-in-the-year/ |title=Devin Townsend to release "Ziltoid the Omniscient" later in the year |date=2007-05-02 |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |accessdate=2007-12-02]

Track listing

# "ZTO" – 1:17
# "By Your Command" – 8:09
# "Ziltoidia Attaxx!!!" – 3:42
# "Solar Winds" – 9:46
# "Hyperdrive" – 3:47
# "N9" – 5:30
# "Planet Smasher" – 5:45
# "Omnidimensional Creator" – 0:48
# "Color Your World" – 9:44
# "The Greys" – 4:15
# "Tall Latte" – 1:03

pecial edition bonus disc

# "Don't Know Why" – 7:34
# "Travelling Salesman" – 2:14
# "Another Road" – 4:29

Bonus video material includes a guitar instructional and three webisode skits performed with the Ziltoid puppet.

The track "Don't Know Why" contains some lyrics from the songs "I, Vermin" [http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/soilwork/sworntoagreatdivide.html#6] and "Sick Heart River" [http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/soilwork/sworntoagreatdivide.html#10] from the 2007 album "Sworn to a Great Divide" by the band Soilwork (Devin Townsend has produced the vocals on this album [http://www.metal-invader.com/db/reviews-4380.html] [http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/soilworksworn.htm] [http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=13718] [http://www.apeshit.org/2007/12/02/soilwork-sworn-to-a-great-divide/] ), as well as an excerpt from the book "This Is It" and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience" by Alan Watts. [http://deoxy.org/w_alchemy.htm] [http://www.psychedelic-library.org/alchemy.htm]

Personnel

* Devin Townsend – vocals, guitar, bass, Keyboards, programming, production, mixing, engineering
* Ue Nastasi – mastering
* Travis Smith – artwork
* Marcus Rogers – photos

References

External links

* [http://www.ziltoid.com Official Ziltoid the Omniscient website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/ziltoidtheomniscient Official Ziltoid the Omniscient MySpace]