Vocal Coach Reacts to DEVIN TOWNSEND - Kingdom 

" I have to collect myself..." Welcome to the Devin Townsend effect.

he's the most versatile singer ever! he can almost do any type of voice!

I love watching everyone's reaction to this video. He's a powerhouse 💯. My favorite musician ❤️.... I highly recommend you watch his 2015 concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Perfection 💯.... He's sweet, humble and engages his audience.

Please check out "Why" from his quarantine performance!

It's always exciting when folks find Devin Townsend. Your reactions were a delight to watch and the song was super fun to experience with you. It you have the opportunity please check out "Deadhead" from the Royal Albert Hall and "Why?" from the Quarantine Show. They are both excellent showcases of his range and ability as a performer entertainer.

As far as I know that type of scream that he does is called a ‘fry scream’. And he’s a master of it

You should check out the vocalist Mike Patton (lead singer of Faith No More). He has the widest vocal range in popular music. 6 Octaves and 1/2 note. (EB1 to E7)

God asked Devin : "Would you like to have the voice of an angel, or that of a demon ?" And Devin answered : "Yes"

Fun fact: even though his "most epic solo in EMG history" only consists of like 3 chords, it was also the very first performance on EMG TV. So technically he was correct, and just taking the piss.

You know I couldn't care less about most reaction videos, but seeing peoples first reaction to heavy Devy never gets old.

In a few words: He's a genius.

Just found your channel and I'm loving your takes. You need some Mike Patton and Michael Kiske in your life

You should check out die antward!!! That would be so good!

That first reaction to Devins range never gets old... just a brilliant musician...

Would highly recommend his quarantine project of the song “Why”. It’s such a good show and he does it all himself. Also, as the others have said, his song “Deadhead” live at Royal Albert Hall, which I believe he was still dealing with a cold at the time

SInging is like a playground to Devy. He just runs around trying every ride and rides it flawlessly.

Try his song called "Why?", the quarantine show or the order of magnitude concert imo are the best version. It's his composition of a broadway musical inspired song but with some heavy vocals. It's amazing!!!

I would say the next step on the Devin Townsend journey would be his live performance of the song “Deadhead”.

This man is sooo talented. Not only can he sing, he's one heck of a guitarist too!

YES on learning more about Devin. He's such a treasure and so so talented... and a heart of gold. He's done a lot for his public throughout the pandemic, free live stream concerts, podcasts, streaming sessions where he shows how he produces and mixes his music, he held charity events to raise money for healthcare workers. Not only is he a wonderful singer and composer, he is a wonderful human being. He's very versatile as well, one day he releases an ambient album, a country/Americana one the next, electronic, pop, progressive rock, extreme metal - he does it all. Since you're a vocal coach, Higher at Plovdiv might be nice, or Why the Quarantine Concert version, Bring him Home in Auckland, Death of Music at Royal Albert Hall. Beware for Deadhead at RAH - it has a tendency to get blocked, you might need to blur the video.

At 19 years old Devin was scouted by legendary guitar shredder Steve Vai to front a band he was putting together. At some point Steve send Dev to a vocal doctor to check out his vocal chords; and the doctor told him that if he continued to sing the way he did he would permanently lose his voice within two years. That was nearly 30 years ago now, and Devin's voice has only gotten stronger.

Devy is a national treasure here in Canada.

Melissa Cross is one of the most well-known vocal coaches for harsh vocals. She has a program called The Zen of Screaming that several metal vocalists have used.

So stoked you have finally found Heavi Devi... isn't he a treasure?! Wait till you hear more! If I could suggest a song of his purely for his artistry and ability to push the limits, the song Juular is utterly mesmerising... not so much for his vocal acrobatics but more the composition and his performance in the film clip itself! I won't ruin it for you by describing too much but he also plays the old man riding the train in the film clip and does a brilliant job of it, worthy of an Emmy! Enjoy the rabbit hole that is our beloved Devin Townsend, loved the reaction. :)

He does the main song from Les Miserables. STUNNING! Deadhead, Awake....wow. The charismatic voice is the instructor you should watch. She interviewed Devin AND she had the dude from Lorna Shore put a camera down his nose to watch from the inside how these things effect the body.

Great reaction! If you want to listen to some other Devin songs, I'd suggest Higher (live in Plovdiv) or the Death of Music live at the Royal Albert Hall...Deadhead is a great song as well. Greetings from Germany:)

Everyone and their mother will recommend "Deadhead" next, but please consider the "Ih-Ah" duet with Anneke Van Giersbergen at some point. It is a criminally under-chosen reaction, and it's lovely.

@KardavoxAcademy is a metal vocal coach. He talk a lot about how the vocalist do things. He has colabs with some vocalist too (Like Dicky Allen, for example). Excelent content btw. Devin is an amazing musician. U prob has to watch "Devin Townsend - Why / Quarantine Show". His performance is really good and something difference and fun !

That expression at the very first syllable of the song, is the exact reason why I love watching reactions to this song ^^ Devin Townsend is an amazing performer, and I can absolutely recommend checking out his other stuff(and add a plus one to the recommendation for "Why?" from his quarantine show). Your later comments reminds me of a reaction from Julia Nilon, where she started out saying that Elizabeth from The Charismatic Voice had recommended him, and told her that he does wonderful things with placement. I'm sure you can appreciate that as well :)

Devin is my favorite kind of musician. Super talented, but doesn't take himself too seriously.

Hello Bethany, lovely to meet you! I too make reaction videos, but just about the emotional impact of the music rather than trying to be too academic about it. When I started about 4.5 years ago, I worked through a lot of Devin Townsend material, and I would most definitely call myself a fan, having acquired vinyl, CD, DVD and Blu-ray of everything he’s ever done. There are literally like 25 albums to explore, live records, concert DVDs and loads of RU-vid stuff. I know comments below a video can be somewhat overwhelming (from experience) so there’s no need to respond or answer this. To continue your Devin journey, you’ll soon discover that he is one of the most authentic vulnerable artists out there, and everything he writes is as an emotional response to the world around him and how he makes sense of it. It often resonates with the listener who is looking for a barometer and explanation for their own reaction to the world. With this in mind, there is no Devin period that repeats, so from the early days of Strapping Young Lad and the angry extreme industrial metal that SYL made to Ghost, a stripped back chilled Enya-esque record, to the bonkers but brilliant chaos of Deconstruction, to the shiny effervescent poppiness of Epicloud, to a pre-pandemic Empath there is nothing that’s wrong to explore. However, for what it’s worth, here’s where I’d go next! (These are mostly live and easy to find on RU-vid) Deep Peace - from Live at Plovdiv Deadhead - live at Royal Albert Hall The Death Of Music - Live at the Royal Albert Hall Coast- live from By A Thread concerts Grace - live from The Retinal Circus Detox - live at The Retinal Circus Why? - live from his studio quarantine online concert Genesis - live at Roundhouse 1. Numbered 2. Awake 3.Pixillated - all live at the By A Thread concerts Higher - live at Plovdiv Mountain Top - with Che Aimee Dorvil - live Dunlop sessions You know, there’s so much to unpack and to enjoy, take your time and enjoy the journey. Not everything will work for you, but the majority should connect! Have fun! Jim

I only started watching your videos this past week and I was thrilled you checked out Devin Townsend! I have been a fan of his since he sang with Steve Vai's band on his Sex and Religion album back in the early 90s. You are so adorable and I love how excited you get listening to stuff you haven't heard before. 🙂

If enough people want "Why" from his Quarantine live thingy, maybe it'll happen. Pleeease do "Why"! Great reaction btw, keep it up.

When I saw the thumbnail, I smiled and said to myself, you're about to have your mind blown. There a alive versions of the songs Grace, Addicted and Ih Ah with Anneke van Giersbergen which are great too.

As has been said, Devin is a Treasure and your life is richer for having finally found him. He's not Rock, Pop, Metal, or Show Tune... he's his own unique musical genre. His songs Why? and Deadhead (live) are next stops, but I also like everything on his 2011 By a Thread concert series. And check out anything that includes his singing partner Anneke Van Giersbergen, another delight!

Oh Bethany, your face was an absolute picture during the first few seconds - glorious reaction.😄👍

Dead Head by devin is a must. Also the live performance of the song " ih ah " by him.

"who is this man?!" lmao -- Devin is a special musician. Deadhead Live from Royal Albert Hall is a must listen.

In the song "Deadhead" Live at Royal Albert Hall he goes nuts when compared to what you saw here in "Kingdom". Strongly recommended for next reaction of Devi, Beth. Oh, and greetings from Brazil.

Don't worry, we all fall for Devin the first time we hear him too. His accoustic version of bring him home from LesMis is amazing, also Higher, Deep Peace and Failure from his Plovdiv concert. Wouldn't go with Deadhead...bit slow, if amazing. Round it all off with his trilogy of Funeral/Bastard/Death of Music.

Kardavox Academy is a really great channel where I’ve learned so much about harsh vocals, and Mark, the teacher on that channel, has mentioned several times that placing screams in a more nasal space can reduce tension and sometimes alter the tone in a desirable way.

Look up Elizabeth's (The Charismatic Voice) Tea-Time interview with Devin to get some insight into him as a person, and to hear his "conversational" voice...

That was highly entertaining to watch. Devin Townsend is a force of nature for sure.

Like others, "Deadhead" @ RAH is pretty great but really everything from that RAH performance is awesome.

Yeah, that was my face too the first time I heard Devin! :) He is a vocal beast full of color!

You’re gonna get the usual requests first songs by Devon like “why?“ [Which is my usual recommendation, and I would highly recommend it even now], and “deadhead“. Wow, these are good choices. I am going to recommend some thing that not usually requested “bring him home“… You will really understand his versatility when you hear this. It’s a song from a Broadway musical Les Miserables.

Devin Townsend is amazing. My favorite artist for sure. Check out "Deadhead" live at Royal Albert Hall.

Oh yeah heavy Devy time! To see Anneke with him I-ah is good and of course the song Why. A guy I've started following is Extreme Vocal Institute- great teacher

To see Devon's vocal range, I recommend the live version of Bring Him Home from Les Mis. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yIxtHREiAl4.html . It blew me away and his interaction with the audience was hilarious.

I think the next song to do would have to be Shitstorm.

I never ever get tired of watching people react to this song. This man has the most vocal talent that I have ever heard.

There's a few performances of his from Jay Leno's Tonight Show when he was the vocalist for Steve Vai's band that shows a whole other "commercial rock" side that many people overlook. They're easily found on RU-vid.

I just heard you and I have recently heard him WOW he was not what I was expecting but holy crap

This is very much "Don't try this at home, kids, without supervision of a trained professional, and even then, maybe you shouldn't" ))) He's mostly self-trained, a-la "try till I get the sound I want or till it hurts, whichever comes first", so his style is very idiosyncratic and distinctive, especially his fry. He does have nice lows too, altogether amounting to over 5 octaves of harsh+clean range, at his peak. Best all-around range showcase might be Higher, Deadhead is the most expressive and shows off the highs. Lightworker or Why reflect the recently emergent Broadway Devin. He's been prolific and all over the place, so there's tons to enjoy ))))

I've watched many reaction videos of this song, Kingdom. I was really excited to see your reaction to this glorious song! Great video!

I highly recommend "Deadhead" live at Royal Albert Hall and "Failure" live from Plovdiv

In other news, Devin used to sing in Strapping Young Lad. Their soung called Love is really recommended.

Welcome to Devin world....by the way you must react to GRACE with Devin and Anneke Van Giersbergen. She's the one doing the chorus part in kingdom.

The 'metal Freddie Mercury' on fire! (I've seen Freddie in a Queen concert, 1987) Background voice is Dutch Anneke van Giersbergen who I've met once after an amazing show. You should review her also. Anneke was the example for Floor Jansen (from Nightwish). Song 'Grace' is beautiful: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E1Gwtep2oXw.html

"Who is this man?!" The crazy uncle of heavy metal...

"Deadhead" live at Royal Albert Hall. It's widely known as his masterpiece. Brain melting and great, great reaction material!!

Devin is extremely talented and such a all around great soul. He has 28 albums worth of material so welcome on your journey down the rabbit hole of Heavy Devy 🥳

devin is a real dude. too many positive things about him to write in a single youtube comment. but devin really puts his heart into his music and sings it, like it's his last day on earth everytime. the guy doesn't even really like to sing or consider himself a good vocalist. he's so damn humble. he has written some of the songs that have spoken to me in times when i needed it most.

Devin is amazing. I have been a fan since I heard him on the Steve Vai solo album when it first came out.

Even before you voiced it, your eyes and face were screaming: 'Oh, my Gosh...' 🤣🤣🤣

"Strapping Young Lad" -(put your seatbelt on before watching Beth)

So wonderful to get to watch you discover Devin Townsend. Devin fits into the broader theme of great metal vocalists using wide varieties of clean and/or harsh vocal placements to great effect. You wanted a resource to learn more about harsh vocals, so I'd recommend this video by vocal coach Mary Z (who specializes in harsh vocals) explaining the fundamentals of the different types: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GBrGvh4LjMs.html . Her channel in general is a great resource. Also, Lolie from The Fairy Voice Mother RU-vid channel knows a fair bit about the subject and I'm sure she'd be happy to point you towards some more resources. Also, a bunch of people are going to start begging you to react to Devin's performance of Deadhead at the Royal Albert Hall, and I just want to warn you in advance that he had a cold for that performance and that's why he sounds a touch worse for wear at the end of the song. If you want a version of Deadhead without Devin having a cold, I'd recommend reacting to the Plovdiv performance of it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vU-GP41LeSY.html I think it presents a better example of his voice on that song, since he didn't have a cold at that performance. Finally, I would add to the suggestions that you react to Devin's performance of Why? from his quarantine shows : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xsd4ZkFVOHY.html It's Devin leaning into the musical theatre aspects of his musical inclinations and it's GREAT.

Just the perfect amount of reaction and just listening to the song and appreciating it in all its splendor, and not pausing every 2 seconds to talk about something seemingly important. In a world of too many reaction videos, thank you for this!

Great reaction to the tremendous Devin Townsend he really is something else, incredible musician, incredible singer, incredibly charismatic and fun to watch. I think now is a good time to introduce you to another vocalist, Will Ramos who will take your path to harsh vocals to the next level. Will Ramos - To the Hellfire - Lorna Shore One Take Vocal Playthrough ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VO3NSHk3wl0.html After watching this video, I recommend this other video where you literally see how Will performs his techniques with a camera in his throat. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ua8SuWNPrLE.html If you are looking for an educational channel where these techniques are taught, I recommend this two channels: www.youtube.com/@KardavoxAcademy www.youtube.com/@ExtremeVocalInstitute Greetings!

on his wiki page it says devin is synesthetic, so he percieves music as colors and i always imagine him as one who can see the whole spectrum of tones, while we other normal people basically can distinct like 16 base colors from each other and then vary the brightness (octaves) and other stuff, so for him it's easy to hear if he's perfect on pitch or not and play with aaall sorts of tools to change his tone to whatever he likes oh and for harsh vocals check out mary zimmers channel 'Voicehacks', i highly recommend her clips where she growls on helium...you're welcome :)

Do yourself a huuuuuuuuge favor and just watch the entire Retinal Circus concert. Some of Devin's best work!

Love it when vocal coaches come across Hevy Devy!! He's never ceased to amaze me from his days with Vai to his SYL years and of course even now!

for a teacher who is really good at harsh vocals of all sorts, Kardavox Academy here on youtube is very much specialized in the heavily distorted sounds. And The Charismatic Voice has a video where we get a laryngoscopic view of Will Ramos' (Lorna Shore) instrument as he tries a couple of different harsh vocals, which is also used in currently ongoing scientific research of vocal production. Mary Zimmer of VoiceHacks, another youtube channel focused on harsh vocals with more of an educational bent than the aforementioned, has a similar and newer video of the laryngoscopy of Enrico Di Lorenzo (Hideous Divinity) which should also be insightful.

This is precisely the reaction that I had the first time listening to this song! I love it!!! Deadhead, Stormbending, When Spirits Collide, and others are so good also!

I would highly recommend you react to Shankar Mahadevan.. he's just awesome.. love from India..♥️

One of the most appreciated yet still underrated musicians/singers/songwriters/producers of this generation.

Someone said that Dev is the male version of Floor Jansen. I think that's a pretty good comparison. Both can do pretty much anything with their voices. Looking foreward to more reactions of Dev (and Floor).

This might be a nice time to introduce Bethany to Anneke van Giersbergen together with Devin Townend in "Grace" : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E1Gwtep2oXw.html

Thank you for this, such a wonderful reaction. Devy is an incredible musician and vocalist. I agree with the recommendation of "Why" and "Deadhead". The quarantine version of " Why" would probably be better, because of the camera being much closer, but definitely check out the Order of Magnitude version afterwards, it's very entertaining. On "Deadhead", as others have said he was battling a cold, but it's also later in the program, after he had performed an entire album, and a few more as well.

Some more Devvy suggestions for you. Why (either quarantine project or Order of Magnitude Vol1) Deadhead (Plovdiv or Albert hall) Almost again (strapping young lad's The New Black album) It's hard to pick from his catalogue.

Idk all that much about anything, but I maintain that he has the most impressive voice I’ve ever heard. Crazy heavy screams and can then transition right into beautiful warmth and cleanliness

Ok... time for you to check "Why?" and "Deadhead" then. Devin Townsend is just amazing. Both as a musician and as a person.

Devy as his fans call him or Devon for the rest of the world is a treasure to the metal community...He can write and produce and sing the most brutal death metal you can imagine....And he can also sing like an Opera star. The man is a genious. And has the reciepts to prove it.

Nice reaction video) You need to watch DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT - Deadhead (Live at Royal Albert Hall)

Loved that genuine shock. Devin's a bit of a unicorn vocally. On the other part, Mary Z at Voicehacks is a name I'd drop for you to contact about harsh vocals. www.youtube.com/@voicehacks

Chris Liepe has a video called, "How to Scream, Add Distortion, Yell and Sing Aggressively WITHOUT Hurting Your Voice," where he talks about the questions you present in this video (pitched and un-pitched screams). It's very well produced and might interest you.

You got him straight away. Top marks. Devin is just pure talent.

Hear the 'Sex & Religion' album, from Steve Vai. It's the first work I heard Devin for the first time. 'Ocean Machine: Biomech' it's a superb solo album of Devin Townsend.

his best performance of this song is "Kingdom - Live By A Tread in London 2011" because it features one of the best live collabs with Anneke van Giersbergen also, this is a re-make of the same song done in this style, his old recording was exclusively in the screamed/harsh vocal style on the album Physicist

7:31 - If you might be looking for a vocal coach who could talk to you more about growling and other extreme-vocal techniques, I can think of no one that I’d more highly recommend than @KardavoxAcademy. For instance, if an apples-to-apples comparison may be helpful, here’s his reaction video to Jinjer’s “Pisces”: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sPkkrzr8bqY.html

His performance at the Royal Albert Hall is legendary, he performs a full metal opera thing, Ziltoid 2, and then he performs a full encore concert and the whole thing is like 3 hours nonstop and he's in peak performance the whole time, and he also had a cold or something at the time too

Check his song "death of music", live, he himself gets goosbumbs....my favorite live performance on youtube.

You should reach out to Devin for an interview to ask him questions. I'm sure he'd do it if he can find the time in his schedule. He's not only talented, but he's an awesome person

Reference: Melissa Cross's Zen of Screaming I and II. It covers a lot of the fry techniques that Devin is using throughout this performance. He just happens to be the Chuck Norris of mixed head/fry.

“Who is this man?” A Canadian, that’s why you don’t know him……. FFS, I lived like 15 km away from him but never heard about him until the pandemic…….

Believe it or not on the song Deadhead at Royal Albert Hall Devy. if I'm not mistaken hits an F5... I love your reactions and analysis. You do the perfect mix of both.. Subscribed

Devin is literally the best musician ever! Period! Listen to his projects, SYL (Strapping young lad) and DTP (devin townsend band)

You might also want to check out some of Steve Vai's album Sex and Religion which Devin sings on and I believe was his first lead vocal job 🤘 and he's funny, look at him and Steve's appearance on Mtv's Headbangers Ball 🤘

If it hasn't been mentioned already, The Charismatic Voice has a video where they put a camera down Will Ramo's throat (singer of Lorna Shore) while he does different growl techniques. Also, a vocal reaction channel that I follow, of a vocal teacher who teaches harse vocals, is Kardavox Academy.

What a change he made from his band Strapping Young Lad to this LOL Another cherished Canadian. You will not believe your eyes if you see him in Strapping Young Lad HAHAHA. He has been around for a long time.