Devin Townsend has released his brand-new studio album, PowerNerd. His career is one of many distinct eras. He’s been the leader of Strapping Young Lad, the lynchpin of the Devin Townsend Project and the co-architect of country duo Casualties Of Cool, all while maintaining his prolific and lauded solo project. Now, the polymath’s newest era starts with PowerNerd.

Townsend has released the fourth video in a small series of interesting facts about the recordings of PowerNerd. Check it out below.

Swiftly off the back of the release of his new album, PowerNerd, Devin Townsend is pleased to announce his first North American headline tour since 2020. Taking place in May 2025, and featuring a bill-topping appearance at Milwaukee Metal Fest, the jaunt also features special guests Tesseract.

Dates:

May
2 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
3 -  Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
4 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues (Orlando)
6 -  Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
7 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
9 - New York, NY - Palladium Times Square
10 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore Silver Spring
11 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
13 - Montreal, QC - MTELUS
14 - Toronto, ON - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
16 - Detroit, MI - Masonic Cathedral Theatre
17 - Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Metal Fest
19 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
21 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
23 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern

PowerNerd is available on several different formats, including a Limited 2CD+Blu-ray Artbook (featuring the album, bonus tracks and Devin’s first ever Dolby Atmos mix), Limited 2CD Digipak in O-card, Standard CD, Gatefold LP & Digital Album. Order here

The album’s artwork was created by longtime collaborator Travis Smith.

PowerNerd tracklisting:

"PowerNerd"
"Falling Apart"
"Knuckledragger"
"Gratitude"
"Dreams Of Light"
"Ubelia"
"Jainism"
"Younger Lover"
"Glacier"
"Goodbye"
"Ruby Quaker"

"Gratitude" video:

"Jainism" video:

"PowerNerd" video:

PowerNerd lineup:

Devin Townsend - Vocals, Guitars, Synths, Bass and Computer
Darby Todd - Drums
Diego Tejeida - Keyboards, Synths
Mike Keneally - Additional Keyboards
Jean Savoie - Additional Bass
Aman Khosla - Additional Vocals
Tanya Ghosh - Additional Vocals
Jamey Jasta - Additional Vocals

(Photo - Tanya Ghosh)