Devin Townsend releases new music video for ‘Call Of The Void’
DEVIN TOWNSEND has released a new music video!
The new music video, for the track Call Of The Void, is taken from the acclaimed Canadian guitarist, vocalist and songwriter’s upcoming new album, Lightwork, which is scheduled to be released in October this year.
Speaking about the new song and its accompanying video, Devin Townsend says, “the concept of the song is based around the Call Of The Void as an analogy for intrusive thoughts. I first heard the term describing ‘the temptation to hurl yourself over the cliff when your driving a car’… or to ‘put your hand in the fire when you know you’ll get burned’ etc… thoughts that you know are wrong, but you fear that you won’t be able to control the impulses to deny it. The point being: often I feel we have a choice, and trying not to lose sight of that was very important to me during recent difficult times.
All through lockdown, I really fell in love with ‘cabview train journeys’ that Railway Cowgirl and others were posting on YouTube. Essentially, they are often full, first person journeys to cold and distant places, far from the chaos of the world, with a sense of constant momentum really calmed me. Maybe being on tour for so many years is what made it a comfort to watch during lockdown, but in any event, I started writing with the videos playing in the background in the studio and so I thought it would be appropriate for this video.
Thank you Railway Cowgirl for the permission to use these clips. if while viewing this video you enjoy the footage, please visit her YouTube channel and check out all her wonderful content. In regards to the ’story’ of these three videos, the character is now on the train headed to where the Lighthouse is located. So there you go… song two. It’s about not letting the chaos of the world shake you. Trying to stay calm at our center to try and get through it all. Take care =) Dev.”
Watch the official music video for Call Of The Void here:
Lightwork is set for release on October 28th via InsideOut Music.
For more information on Devin Townsend like his official page on Facebook.
