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* SpecialGuest: All but the last track features a guest vocalist (two on "Sumeria") alongside Devin. The title track also features a guitar solo from [[Music/{{Meshuggah}} Fredrik Thordendal]].
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Musically, this album shows Townsend at his most chaotic since breaking up Strapping Young Lad in 2007, featuring more prominent extreme metal elements than his usual latter-day work. At also features a guest vocalist on almost every track.
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* EndOfAnAge: Not for Devin Townsend, but for [[Music/{{Opeth}} Mikael Akerfeldt]]. This is the last studio track to feature his death growl.
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* EndOfAnAge: Not for Devin Townsend, but for [[Music/{{Opeth}} Mikael Akerfeldt]]. This "Stand" is the last studio track to feature his death growl.
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[[caption-width-right:300:WARNING! UNDER DECONSTRUCTION]]
''Deconstruction'' is an album by ProgressiveMetal musician Music/DevinTownsend. It is the third installment in his Devin Townsend Project album series and was released simultaneously with the fourth installment, ''Ghost'', on June 20, 2011. It is a ConceptAlbum about a man's search for the true nature of reality.
Musically, this album shows Townsend at his most chaotic since breaking up Strapping Young Lad in 2007, featuring more prominent extreme metal elements than his usual latter-day work. At also features a guest vocalist on almost every track.
!! Track list:
# "Praise the Lowered" (featuring [[Music/NovembersDoom Paul Kuhr]]) (6:02)
# "Stand" (featuring [[Music/{{Opeth}} Mikael Akerfeldt]]) (9:36)
# "Juular" (featuring Music/{{Ihsahn}}) (3:46)
# "Planet of the Apes" (featuring [[Music/BetweenTheBuriedAndMe Tommy Giles Rogers]]) (10:59)
# "Sumeria" (featuring [[Music/GojiraBand Joe Duplantier]] and [[Music/{{Cynic}} Paul Masvidal]]) (6:37)
# "The Mighty Masturbator" (featuring [[Music/TheDillingerEscapePlan Greg Puciato]]) (16:28)
# "Pandemic" (featuring Music/FloorJansen) (3:29)
# "Deconstruction" (featuring [[Music/{{Gwar}} Oderus Urungus]]) (9:27)
# "Poltergeist" (4:25)
!! You could take a trope and [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruct it]] to its source:
* AlbumClosure: "Poltergeist" begins with "Let's finish this"
* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:The protagonist's journey to find the true nature of reality is rendered pointless because what he was looking turned out to be a cheeseburger, which he wouldn't eat because he's a vegetarian.]]
* CallBack: "Planet of the Apes" briefly alludes to "[[Music/{{Addicted}} Awake!!]]" relatively close to the end.
* ConceptAlbum: About a man's obsession with finding the true nature of reality.
* DarkerAndEdgier: This is one of the heaviest DTP albums and easily the most extreme, to the point of being the closest thing to a Strapping Young Lad album Devin Townsend has released since breaking up the band. Downplayed as it's also the campiest, along with the ''Music/DarkMatters'' half of ''Z2''.
* EndOfAnAge: Not for Devin Townsend, but for [[Music/{{Opeth}} Mikael Akerfeldt]]. This is the last studio track to feature his death growl.
* EpicRocking: All of the even-numbered tracks are considerably longer than the odd-numbered one, with special mention going to "The Mighty Masturbator" (16:28).
* FadingIntoTheNextSong: "Stand" fades in from the end of "Praise the Lowered"
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The protagonist's MacGuffin being a cheeseburger:
** "Planet of the Apes" uses Burger King's "have it your way" slogan in its chorus.
** This spoken part from the beginning of the title track:
---> "At the end of the day, you know at the end of the day, anything, a benign object of any sort, you could take anything, you could take a '''cheeseburger''' and deconstruct it to its source." ["Cheeseburger" echoes]
* FullyAbsorbedFinale: The climax of "The Mighty Masturbator" is this for ''Music/ZiltoidTheOmniscient'', with Ziltoid having found his own life's purpose as he reveals himself to be the title character. [[Music/DarkMatters Ziltoid's next music appearance]] is a completely different story in an AlternateContinuity.
* TheHedonist: The protagonist resorts to sex and drugs while trying to find the true nature of reality.
* HeroicWannabe: A character in "The Mighty Masturbator":
--> "You don't even know!\\
Oh I'm real good at that\\
savin' the world thing there.\\
Oh yeah, oh yaah I know I'm ready,\\
I got my special savin' the world boots on!"
* IntentionallyAwkwardTitle: "[[MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration The Mighty Masturbator]]" is an obvious clue to the hedonistic themes of the album.
* OdeToFood: The title track provides an in-universe example for the cheeseburger.
--> "Oh glorious cheeseburger, we bow to thee, the secrets of the universe are between the buns!"
* {{Reconstruction}}: Despite what the title suggests, this album is more of a reconstruction than a deconstruction. It shows that Devin Townsend is still capable of making extreme metal without losing his mind or turning to drugs after one breakdown too many led to him disbanding Strapping Young Lad.
* SongStyleShift: "[[EpicRocking The Mighty Masturbator]]" is the most pronounced example on the album. It starts as progressive metal, has a lengthy electronic midsection, returns to progressive metal, and climaxes with carnival music.
* SpecialGuest: All but the last track features a guest vocalist (two on "Sumeria") alongside Devin. The title track also features a guitar solo from [[Music/{{Meshuggah}} Fredrik Thordendal]].
* WhamLine: The protagonist is revealed the secrets of the universe, but there is one small issue:
--> [[spoiler:"But I don't eat the cheeseburgers guys, I'm a vegi-ma-tarian!"]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:WARNING! UNDER DECONSTRUCTION]]
''Deconstruction'' is an album by ProgressiveMetal musician Music/DevinTownsend. It is the third installment in his Devin Townsend Project album series and was released simultaneously with the fourth installment, ''Ghost'', on June 20, 2011. It is a ConceptAlbum about a man's search for the true nature of reality.
Musically, this album shows Townsend at his most chaotic since breaking up Strapping Young Lad in 2007, featuring more prominent extreme metal elements than his usual latter-day work. At also features a guest vocalist on almost every track.
!! Track list:
# "Praise the Lowered" (featuring [[Music/NovembersDoom Paul Kuhr]]) (6:02)
# "Stand" (featuring [[Music/{{Opeth}} Mikael Akerfeldt]]) (9:36)
# "Juular" (featuring Music/{{Ihsahn}}) (3:46)
# "Planet of the Apes" (featuring [[Music/BetweenTheBuriedAndMe Tommy Giles Rogers]]) (10:59)
# "Sumeria" (featuring [[Music/GojiraBand Joe Duplantier]] and [[Music/{{Cynic}} Paul Masvidal]]) (6:37)
# "The Mighty Masturbator" (featuring [[Music/TheDillingerEscapePlan Greg Puciato]]) (16:28)
# "Pandemic" (featuring Music/FloorJansen) (3:29)
# "Deconstruction" (featuring [[Music/{{Gwar}} Oderus Urungus]]) (9:27)
# "Poltergeist" (4:25)
!! You could take a trope and [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruct it]] to its source:
* AlbumClosure: "Poltergeist" begins with "Let's finish this"
* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:The protagonist's journey to find the true nature of reality is rendered pointless because what he was looking turned out to be a cheeseburger, which he wouldn't eat because he's a vegetarian.]]
* CallBack: "Planet of the Apes" briefly alludes to "[[Music/{{Addicted}} Awake!!]]" relatively close to the end.
* ConceptAlbum: About a man's obsession with finding the true nature of reality.
* DarkerAndEdgier: This is one of the heaviest DTP albums and easily the most extreme, to the point of being the closest thing to a Strapping Young Lad album Devin Townsend has released since breaking up the band. Downplayed as it's also the campiest, along with the ''Music/DarkMatters'' half of ''Z2''.
* EndOfAnAge: Not for Devin Townsend, but for [[Music/{{Opeth}} Mikael Akerfeldt]]. This is the last studio track to feature his death growl.
* EpicRocking: All of the even-numbered tracks are considerably longer than the odd-numbered one, with special mention going to "The Mighty Masturbator" (16:28).
* FadingIntoTheNextSong: "Stand" fades in from the end of "Praise the Lowered"
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The protagonist's MacGuffin being a cheeseburger:
** "Planet of the Apes" uses Burger King's "have it your way" slogan in its chorus.
** This spoken part from the beginning of the title track:
---> "At the end of the day, you know at the end of the day, anything, a benign object of any sort, you could take anything, you could take a '''cheeseburger''' and deconstruct it to its source." ["Cheeseburger" echoes]
* FullyAbsorbedFinale: The climax of "The Mighty Masturbator" is this for ''Music/ZiltoidTheOmniscient'', with Ziltoid having found his own life's purpose as he reveals himself to be the title character. [[Music/DarkMatters Ziltoid's next music appearance]] is a completely different story in an AlternateContinuity.
* TheHedonist: The protagonist resorts to sex and drugs while trying to find the true nature of reality.
* HeroicWannabe: A character in "The Mighty Masturbator":
--> "You don't even know!\\
Oh I'm real good at that\\
savin' the world thing there.\\
Oh yeah, oh yaah I know I'm ready,\\
I got my special savin' the world boots on!"
* IntentionallyAwkwardTitle: "[[MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration The Mighty Masturbator]]" is an obvious clue to the hedonistic themes of the album.
* OdeToFood: The title track provides an in-universe example for the cheeseburger.
--> "Oh glorious cheeseburger, we bow to thee, the secrets of the universe are between the buns!"
* {{Reconstruction}}: Despite what the title suggests, this album is more of a reconstruction than a deconstruction. It shows that Devin Townsend is still capable of making extreme metal without losing his mind or turning to drugs after one breakdown too many led to him disbanding Strapping Young Lad.
* SongStyleShift: "[[EpicRocking The Mighty Masturbator]]" is the most pronounced example on the album. It starts as progressive metal, has a lengthy electronic midsection, returns to progressive metal, and climaxes with carnival music.
* SpecialGuest: All but the last track features a guest vocalist (two on "Sumeria") alongside Devin. The title track also features a guitar solo from [[Music/{{Meshuggah}} Fredrik Thordendal]].
* WhamLine: The protagonist is revealed the secrets of the universe, but there is one small issue:
--> [[spoiler:"But I don't eat the cheeseburgers guys, I'm a vegi-ma-tarian!"]]
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