It is almost a dead-cert that any fan of heavy music over the last thirty years will at least be aware of the name Devin Townsend. It is also almost certain that, given the vast array of output making up the incredible body of work the man has put out, you will be a fan of at least one era of his career. His latest album, PowerNerd, is the newest piece of work to drop in a career spanning over three decades and thirty albums. Forming part of a series of albums, the creation of PowerNerd, wasn’t a straightforward process for Devin. Personal matters threw him a curveball during the writing process and shifted the album’s direction and his approach to dealing with grief. In our latest Cover Story, V13 sat down with Devin to talk about PowerNerd, the challenges he faced while recording the alb...