{"id":335784,"date":"2026-03-12T17:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/335784\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T17:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:41:14","slug":"devin-townsends-the-moth-is-finally-coming-out-first-single-enter-the-city-streaming-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/335784\/","title":{"rendered":"Devin Townsend&#8217;s &#8216;The Moth&#8217; is Finally Coming Out, First Single &#8220;Enter The City&#8221; Streaming Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve been following the trajectory of Canadian mastermind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metalsucks.net\/tag\/devin-townsend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Devin Townsend<\/a> over the last decade or so, one title has consistently popped up in interviews \u2014 The Moth. It\u2019s been described as a massively ambitious rock opera type thing that he\u2019s been working on as his \u201clife\u2019s work.\u201d Now, this coming May, the whole project will be released.<\/p>\n<p>Spanning 24 tracks, The Moth tells a story of internal transformation. In it, the protagonist looks inward and tries to change things about themself that no longer work toward their goals and interests. I\u2019m probably doing a terrible job explaining this, so here\u2019s how Townsend himself put it:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy digging in and sitting with themselves, an internal conflict is revealed, one they may have been resisting or unconsciously rationalizing for years.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Townsend said the album\u2019s title reflects that introspective change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most obvious metaphor for change within the concept of this project was a moth: from caterpillar to an entirely different creature \u2013 one so drawn to the light that it burns itself away. What remains is immutable \u2013 only the spirit.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>If that\u2019s not a Devin Townsend-ass concept, I don\u2019t know what is.<\/p>\n<p>The final product will feature three different listening experiences: <\/p>\n<p>The main album: 24 tracks capturing the full narrative arc.<\/p>\n<p>The Moth \u2013 The Afterlife: Highlights the orchestral and choral arrangements for a more immersive listening experience.<\/p>\n<p>The Moth \u2013 The War: A live recording of the album\u2019s debut performance in March 2025 in The Netherlands, capturing the emotional intensity of performing the work live.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Townsend\u2019s own musical efforts, the album will feature some pretty impressive collaborators, including Steve Fai, Anneke Van Giersbergen, and Lynn Wu (Ou). He\u2019ll also be joined by his long-time band members Darby Todd, Mike Keneally, and James Leach, along with orchestral contributors Joseph Stevenson, Niels Bye Nielsen, and the Noord Nederlands Orkest.<\/p>\n<p>The Moth will be released on May 29, but you can <a href=\"https:\/\/centurymedia.store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">preorder your copy today<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019ve been following the trajectory of Canadian mastermind Devin Townsend over the last decade or so, one&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":335785,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[164908,146,85,46,409],"class_list":["post-335784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-devin-townsend","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/335785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}