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Lightwork
Lightwork cover
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
Studio
  • The Warehouse (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
  • The Farm (Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada)
  • The Armoury (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
  • Lighthouse (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
GenreProgressive rock
Length55:59
LabelHevyDevy, InsideOut Music
ProducerGggarth, Devin Townsend
Devin Townsend chronology
The Puzzle / Snuggles
(2021)
Lightwork
(2022)
PowerNerd
(2024)
Singles from Lightwork
  1. "Moonpeople"
    Released: August 26, 2022
  2. "Call of the Void"
    Released: September 27, 2022
  3. "Lightworker"
    Released: October 25, 2022
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net8.5/10[1]
Kerrang!3/5[2]
Metal Hammer[3]
Metal Injection9/10[4]

Lightwork is the twenty-first studio album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend, released on November 4, 2022. The album has been described by Devin as a return to a "song oriented album", with "more traditional arrangements", after his latest releases (Empath and The Puzzle). Lyrically, the album addresses the struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic, while reflecting about the post-pandemic future.[5]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Devin Townsend; all music is composed by Townsend, except where noted

Lightwork track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Moonpeople" 4:44
2."Lightworker" 5:29
3."Equinox" 4:39
4."Call of the Void"Townsend, Mattias Eklund, Martin Kennedy5:53
5."Heartbreaker" 7:00
6."Dimensions" 5:23
7."Celestial Signals"Townsend, Diego Tejeida (ending)5:12
8."Heavy Burden" 4:23
9."Vacation" 3:10
10."Children of God" 10:06
Total length:55:59

Personnel

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  • Devin Townsend – guitar, bass guitar, vocals, synths
  • Darby Todd – drums
  • Morgan Ågren – additional drums
  • Federico Paulovich – additional drums
  • Diego Tejeida – additional keyboards
  • Nathan Navarro – additional bass guitar
  • Elektra Women's Choir – additional vocals (on "Heavy Burden"), choir vocals
  • Echo Picone – additional vocals (on "Heavy Burden")
  • Jonas Hellborg – additional bass guitar (on "Dimensions")
  • Mike Keneally – guitar solo (on "Dimensions")
  • Rhys Fulber – additional programming (on "Equinox)
  • Hutch Hutchinson – bass guitar (on "Vacation")
  • Joy Lapps – steel pan drums (on "Vacation")
  • Ché Aimee Dorval – additional vocals
  • Anneke van Giersbergen – additional vocals
  • Aman Khosa – additional vocals (on "Heavy Burden")
  • Tanya Ghosh – additional vocals (on "Heavy Burden")
  • Elizabeth Zharoff – additional choir vocals
  • Tia Rose Maxfield – additional choir vocals
  • Brian Diamond – additional choir vocals
  • Ram Dass – voice sample (on "Lightworker")
Technical and artwork personnel


Charts

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Weekly chart performance for Lightwork
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 122
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 40
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 9
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 131
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 24
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 50
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[15] 11
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[16] 2
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[17] 92
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[18] 56

Nightwork

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Nightwork
Nightwork cover
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
RecordedLighthouse (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Length47:51
LabelHevyDevy, InsideOut Music
ProducerDevin Townsend

Nightwork is a bonus album released with the deluxe edition of Lightwork.[5][19] According to Devin Townsend, the songs that ended up on Nightwork do not form a "throwaway album", they are songs that thematically didn't fit the main record.[20] Some critics have pointed out the more experimental nature of Nightwork, compared to Lightwork.[21]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Devin Townsend

Nightwork track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Starchasm, Pt. 2"4:34
2."Stampys Blaster"0:38
3."Factions"5:13
4."Yogi"3:57
5."Precious Sardine"10:14
6."Hope Is in the World"4:16
7."Children of Dog"6:45
8."Sober"4:37
9."Boogus"3:33
10."Carry Me Home"4:04
Total length:47:51

Personnel

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  • Devin Townsend – guitar, bass guitar, vocals, synths
  • Morgan Ågren – drums
  • Aman Khosa – additional vocals (on "Precious Sardine")
  • Tanya Ghosh – additional vocals (on "Precious Sardine")
  • Mattias Eklund – additional instrumentation (on "Sober")
  • Steve Vai – additional instrumentation (on "Starchasm Pt. 2")
  • Anneke van Giersbergen – vocals (on "Starchasm Pt. 2")
Technical personnel
  • Devin Townsend – production, mixing, engineering

References

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  1. ^ Lawson, Dom (2022). "Reviews: Devin Townsend - Lightwork". Blabbermouth.net.
  2. ^ Ruskell, Nick (November 3, 2022). "Album review: Devin Townsend - Lightwork". Kerrang!.
  3. ^ Chillingworth, Alec (October 24, 2022). "Album review: Devin Townsend's Lightwork album: arena rock eccentricity with a prog metal heart". Metal Hammer.
  4. ^ Blum, Jordan (November 2, 2022). "Album Review: Devin Townsend Lightwork". Metal Injection.
  5. ^ a b "Lightwork". Devin Townsend's Official Website. HeavyDevy. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Devin Townsend – Lightwork" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Devin Townsend – Lightwork" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Devin Townsend – Lightwork" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  9. ^ "Devin Townsend: Lightwork" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – Devin Townsend – Lightwork". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Devin Townsend – Lightwork" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Devin Townsend – Lightwork". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  15. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  16. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  17. ^ "Devin Townsend Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  18. ^ "Devin Townsend Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  19. ^ "Devin Townsend Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  20. ^ "DEVIN TOWNSEND - Lightwork Track-By-Track Part 11: Nightwork Bonus Album". BraveWords. February 22, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  21. ^ Adams, Gregory (November 3, 2022). "Devin Townsend: "I don't love playing guitar solos, but I think I'm good at them"". Guitar World. Retrieved August 13, 2023.