Accelerated Evolution
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The cover of the special-edition release of Accelerated Evolution, which contained the electronica EP Project EKO.
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| Studio album by The Devin Townsend Band | |||||
| Released | March 31, 2003 | ||||
| Recorded | September to November 2002 at The Armoury, Merchland and Hipposonic studios, Vancouver, BC | ||||
| Genre | Progressive metal, hard rock, alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 54:30 | ||||
| Label | HevyDevy | ||||
| Producer | Devin Townsend | ||||
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| Allmusic |   |
| Blabbermouth.net |   |
| Blistering | |
| BW&BK | |
| Chronicles of Chaos |  |
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| Metal Maniacs | favorable |
| Powerplay | |
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Accelerated Evolution is the sixth studio album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend, released in 2003. The album, written and produced by Townsend, was a mix of musical styles from alternative and hard rock to progressive metal. Townsend, the lead vocalist and guitarist, assembled a group of Vancouver musicians to perform with him on the album: guitarist Brian Waddell, drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen, bassist Mike Young, and keyboardist Dave Young. This lineup, the Devin Townsend Band, was Townsend's first dedicated lineup for his solo material, and was created as a counterpart to Townsend's extreme metal project Strapping Young Lad.
Accelerated Evolution was written and recorded at the same time as Strapping Young Lad's self-titled album, with Townsend dividing his energy between the two. Accelerated Evolution was recorded in Vancouver, British Columbia from September to November 2002, and was released on Townsend's independent label, HevyDevy Records, in March 2003. The album was well received by critics for its blend of genres and influences, its musical accessibility, and its large-scale rock production style.
During the creation of his early solo albums Infinity (1998) and Physicist (2000), Devin Townsend went through personal struggles that affected his writing ability. These struggles were resolved on Terria (2001), which Townsend described as "a really healing record". After Terria, Townsend felt a newfound enthusiasm for his music, saying, "Bring it on. I'm going to be so fucking sensitive but so intense, and be unafraid to be either." In 2002, Townsend began work on his next two albums. He reunited his extreme metal project Strapping Young Lad, which had been on hiatus for four years, and began writing the band's new release, Strapping Young Lad (SYL).
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