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Whoa! Newsted and Physicist? WTF?

PostPosted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:12 pm
by Goat
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?

PostPosted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:51 pm
by Goat
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. :?

PostPosted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:19 pm
by JuZ
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.

PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:31 pm
by 21st Century Jesus
check the http://www.farbeyondmetal.com news archive from 1999 as i stumbled across some old news items for that phase few weeks ago

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

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

Text talk, yuk.

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

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

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

PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:39 am
by danceswithchickens
sj_2150 wrote:I are dunecat
I controls the spice
i controls the universe


Weird, I was just thinking that at this very moment...

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:57 pm
by the toilet
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. :(

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:23 pm
by Eyesore
I have that IR8 tape. =)

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

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


Yes, my Dunecat does!

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:10 pm
by ASHORIZZOR
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