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#141668 by Goat
Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:12 pm
Is this known info (found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devin_Townsend_Band):

Wiki wrote:Devin began working with Jason Newsted (who was still a member of Metallica at the time) and the pair of them, along with Tom Hunting of Exodus, completed a 3 track demo under the name IR8. After this, Devin and Jason began talking publicly about a new project they were working on called Physicist (or Fizzicist) which they claimed would be "heavier than Strapping Young Lad". The IR8 tape was leaked, and aired by a Californian radio station that James Hetfield of Metallica was currently listening to. Metallica were unhappy with Jason working outside of their band and made it difficult for him to continue with Physicist. This prompted Devin to record the album himself with his Strapping Young Lad bandmates, but as a Devin Townsend album.
Physicist's combination of Extreme metal with more mellow "pop" melody was a massive hit with fans and critics alike.


I've never come across this Newsted/Physicist relation before, have any of you?

#141669 by Goat
Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:51 pm
Whoopeeteedoo. Did a little research and guess what:

Tracy wrote:Physicist started as a jam between Devin, Gene and Jason Newsted. The jam didn't go well so Devin went back to Vancouver and decided to record it with the guys he knew.


Also:

Tracy wrote:I remember the very night the Physicist concept came about (after a strange conversation about lizards).


:D

Soooo ... there I have it. :lol: Still, I think the wiki info is somewhat misleading. :?

#141671 by JuZ
Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:19 pm
I knew about IR8 but that's the first I've heard of a Physicist link. I wonder if any of Jason's contributions made it to the album proper. Probably not, given Trady's description of the jam's success.

#141733 by Goat
Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:16 pm
Very cool, thanks.

#141738 by the toilet
Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:09 pm
IR8 is an awful band name.

Text talk, yuk.

#141741 by Goat
Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:27 pm
What does that even mean exactly? Irate? Ayareight? :?

#141742 by ASHORIZZOR
Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:45 pm
Eyerate? :oops:

#141763 by sj_2150
Mon Feb 26, 2007 6:52 am
I are dunecat
I controls the spice
i controls the universe

#141872 by the toilet
Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:57 pm
IR8
Irate
Goat wrote:Ayareight?
:lol:

That sounds a lot like how people from where i live say "Are ya alright?"

Very amusing. I hate inbred fen people. :(
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#141880 by Eyesore
Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:23 pm
I have that IR8 tape. =)

#141888 by Ike
Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:29 pm
is it good?

#141900 by ASHORIZZOR
Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:09 pm
sj_2150 wrote:I are dunecat
I controls the spice
i controls the universe


Yes, my Dunecat does!

#141901 by ASHORIZZOR
Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:10 pm
Eyesore wrote:I have that IR8 tape. =)


Is that a comment to make us look like noobs? :? :(

If you got the tape, how much would it cost me the get my hands on a copy? :o

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