Ghost (Devin Townsend Project album)

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Ghost
Ghost (The Devin Townsend Project album) cover.jpg
Studio album by
Devin Townsend Project
ReleasedJune 20, 2011 (2011-06-20)
Recorded2010–2011
StudioThe Factory and The Shit Shack
Genre
Length72:45
Label HevyDevy, Inside Out
Producer Devin Townsend
Devin Townsend chronology
Deconstruction
(2011)		Ghost
(2011)		 Contain Us
(2011)
Alternative cover
Album Ghost cover.jpeg
Slipcase cover

Ghost is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend, and the fourth album in the Devin Townsend Project series. [1] It was released on June 20, 2011, simultaneously with the third Devin Townsend Project album Deconstruction . [2] Townsend has stated that the album "is the mellowest (by far) and prettiest record I've done so far". [1]

Contents

Ghost was performed in its entirety once, on November 13, 2011, at the Union Chapel in London, England. The performance was filmed and recorded for the By a Thread – Live in London 2011 CD/DVD box set, along with performances of the other 3 Devin Townsend Project albums (up to that point). [3]

The song "Drench", a leftover slated to appear on a second volume of Ghost, was shared by Townsend on his official SoundCloud account. [4] Later, Mackie Gear posted the leftover track "Fall" on SoundCloud. [5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Blistering 8/10 [8]
Chronicles of Chaos 9/10 [9]
Exclaim! Favourable [10]
Metal Hammer 9/10 [11]
Metal Injection8.5/10 [12]
Sputnikmusic5/5 [13]

The album was well received by Metal Hammer , who said, "Ghost could be the most convincing album of his career". [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Devin Townsend, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Fly"4:15
2."Heart Baby"5:55
3."Feather"11:30
4."Kawaii"2:52
5."Ghost"6:24
6."Blackberry"4:53
7."Monsoon" (Townsend, Kat Epple, Dave Young)4:37
8."Dark Matters"1:57
9."Texada"9:30
10."Seams"4:04
11."Infinite Ocean" (Townsend, Young, Mike St-Jean)8:01
12."As You Were"8:47
iTunes exclusive bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Radial Highway"6:49

Ghost 2

Ghost 2 was an album intended for release in September 2011. As Ghost was originally to be a double album, but ultimately released as a single disc, Ghost 2 would have included tracks that weren't released on Ghost. Townsend has stated that these tracks were "too dark" and "heavier" than the rest of Ghost and therefore didn't fit with the intended vibe. On August 22, 2012, Townsend officially cancelled Ghost 2, saying, "I tried to finish Ghost 2 the other day, but it's not solid enough. Doesn't engage. Going to use the best bits and art for elements of Z²." [14] Some of these songs were eventually released on the bonus disc included with Casualties of Cool .

Personnel

Charts

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