Lightwork
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ReleasedNovember 4, 2022
Studio
- The Warehouse (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
- The Farm (Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada)
- The Armoury (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
- Lighthouse (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Length55:59
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| Released | November 4, 2022 | |||
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| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 55:59 | |||
| Label | HevyDevy, InsideOut Music | |||
| Producer | Gggarth, Devin Townsend | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10[1] |
| Kerrang! | 3/5[2] |
| Metal Hammer |   [3] |
| Metal Injection | 9/10[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]
All lyrics are written by Devin Townsend; all music is composed by Townsend, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Moonpeople" | 4:44 | |
| 2. | "Lightworker" | 5:29 | |
| 3. | "Equinox" | 4:39 | |
| 4. | "Call of the Void" | Townsend, Mattias Eklund, Martin Kennedy | 5:53 |
| 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
- 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
- Gggarth – production, engineering
- Devin Townsend – production, mixing, engineering
- Troy Glessner – mixing assistant, mastering
- Nygel Asselin – mix setup, engineering
- John "Bandstack" Beatle Bailey – engineering
- Travis Smith – artwork, layout
- Paul Harries – photography
