Titel Empath – The Ultimate Edition
Artist Devin Townsend
Format Ltd. Deluxe 2Blu-ray Artbook [Artbook]
Label InsideOut Music
Release Date 05.06.2020
Line-Up: Devin Townsend: Vocals, Guitars, Synths, Bass and Computer Morgan Ågren: Drums Anup Sastry: Drums Samus Paulicelli: Drums Nathan Navarro: Bass Mike Keneally: Additional guitars and keyboards Anneke Van Giersbergen: Additional vocals on “Hear Me”, “Here Comes The Sun” and “King” Che Aimee Dorval: Additional vocals on “Genesis” Chad Kroeger: Additional vocals on “Hear Me” Reyne Townsend: Additional Vocals Steve Vai: Guitar Solo on “Here Comes The Sun” Shaun Verault: Pedal Steel Josefa Torres: Additional Vocals on “Sprite” Ron Getgood: Spoken intro on ’Sprite’ Elliot Desgagnés: additional death metal vocals Callum Marinho: Whistles
‘Empath – The Ultimate Edition’ is the definitive version of Devin Townsend’s acclaimed 2019 album Empath. Featuring the original album & bonus disc, it also includes 2 Blu-Ray discs, the first of which contains a brand new 5.1 surround sound mix by Devin, as well as visuals for each track on the main album, plus a visualizer for the stereo version of the album. The second blu-ray disc contains ‘Acoustically Inclined – Live in Leeds’, a live show filmed during the April 2019 acoustic tour, as well as the Empath Documentary, ‘Genesis’ 5.1 mixing lesson, acoustic gear tour, a full Empath album commentary, and a video for the bonus track ‘King’. This is all contained within a hardback artbook with expanded artwork and photos, as well as new liner notes by Dave Everley.
Tracklist
Disc 1
01. Castaway (02:30)
02. Genesis (06:05)
03. Spirits Will Collide (04:39)
04. Evermore (05:30)
05. Sprite (06:37)
06. Hear Me (06:30)
07. Why? (04:59)
08. Borderlands (11:02)
09. Requiem (02:46)
10. Singularity: Adrift (04:59)
11. Singularity: I Am I (03:29)
12. Singularity: There Be Monsters (04:37)
13. Singularity: Curious Gods (03:08)
14. Singularity: Silicone Scientists (02:55)
15. Singularity: Here Comes The Sun! (04:22)
Disc 2
01. The Contrarian (Demo) (05:43)
02. King (Demo) (05:29)
03. The Waiting Kind (Demo) (03:54)
04. Empath (Demo) (05:11)
05. Methuselah (Demo) (04:07)
06. This Is Your Life (Demo) (04:15)
07. Gulag (Demo) (05:38)
08. Middle Aged Man (Demo) (03:25)
09. Total Collapse (Demo) (05:41)
10. Summer (Demo) (06:15)