Terria (Devin Townsend album)

Feeling he had "attracted a bunch of poo" with his previous album Physicist (2000), Townsend felt he had the chance to make a more personal and honest record. Townsend was inspired one morning while driving across Canada with his band, and looked to write an "introspective" album dedicated to his homeland.Small, Aaron (November 2001). "Devin Townsend: Diary of a Madman." Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. He produced and recorded Terria, a "highly illustrated stream-of-consciousness" album, with Gene Hoglan on drums, Craig McFarland on bass and Jamie Meyer on keyboards.Popoff, Martin (Winter–Spring 2003). "Strapping Young Lad." Lollipop Magazine (61). The artwork of the album was handled by Travis Smith, who once called it his favorite work along with Katatonia's Last Fair Deal Gone Down.{{Cite web|url=https://www.seaoftranquility.org/article.php?sid=401|title=Articles: Cover Art And Cover Illustrators - A Discussion With 5 Of Best (PART 3) - Sea of Tranquility - The Web Destination for Progressive Music!|website=www.seaoftranquility.org|access-date=January 13, 2020}} The song "Tiny Tears" derived its title from a Godflesh song with the same name off of their 1989 debut studio album Streetcleaner.{{cite web |last=Yardley |first=Miranda |title=Devin Townsend: "I Found Out About Playing Damnation Festival on Twitter" |url=http://www.terrorizer.com/news/news-news/devin-townsend-i-found-out-about-playing-damnation-festival-on-twitter/ |work=Terrorizer |accessdate=1 August 2018}}

Terria has been described as "melodic and atmospheric", with elements of pop and ambience alongside Townsend's trademark heaviness.Ballard, David (March/April 2003). "A lad insane." Revolver. Terria features musical themes explored in Townsend's previous albums, such as Ocean Machine: Biomech. However, it is more restrained, "using silence as part of the music". Townsend cited Ween's White Pepper as an inspiration for the album.

"Canada" uses a slowed-down sample of a child speaking, earlier used on "S.Y.L." from Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing.

Terria was released in August 2001 on Townsend's independent label, HevyDevy Records. It is distributed in Canada by HevyDevy, in Japan by Sony, and in Europe and North America by InsideOut. A limited-edition two-disc version was also released, which included the bonus song "Universal", as well as a multimedia element containing footage of a Devin Townsend concert in Japan and audio commentary about the album.

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Sputnikmusic gave the album four stars, describing Terria as "not a perfect album, but an immense and, if you let it be, absorbing one.""Bartender" (January 14, 2005). "Reviews: [http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=627 Terria]." Sputnikmusic.

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| all_writing = Devin Townsend

| title1 = Olives

| length1 = 3:21

| title2 = Mountain

| length2 = 6:32

| title3 = Earth Day

| length3 = 9:35

| title4 = Deep Peace

| length4 = 7:34

| title5 = Canada

| length5 = 6:53

| title6 = Down and Under

| length6 = 3:43

| title7 = The Fluke

| length7 = 7:16

| title8 = Nobody's Here

| length8 = 6:54

| title9 = Tiny Tears

| length9 = 9:12

| title10 = Stagnant

| length10 = 5:25

| title11 = Humble

| length11 = 5:30

| note11 = hidden track

| total_length = 71:54

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| all_lyrics =

| all_music =

| title12 = Universal

| length12 = 5:55

| total_length = 77:09

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| headline = South Korean bonus disk

| all_writing =

| all_lyrics =

| all_music =

| title1 = Universal

| length1 = 5:57

| title2 = Sit in the Mountain

| length2 = 3:17

| title3 = Man

| length3 = 5:12

| total_length = 14:27

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• Devin Townsend – guitar, vocals, ambience, samples, keyboards
• Gene Hoglan – drums
• Craig McFarland – fretless bass
• Jamie Meyer – piano, keyboards
• Chris Valagao Mina – guitar, backing vocal

• Devin Townsend – production, engineering, mixing
• Shaun Thingvold – engineering, mixing
• Scott Ternan – engineering
• Jamie Meyer – engineering
• Lee Preston – engineering
• Chris Crippen – drum teching
• Mike Bellis – drum teching
• Travis Smith – illustration, design, layout
• Gloria Fraser – photography
• Tracy Turner – management

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070504140615/http://www.hevydevy.com/hdr_info_terria.html Terria] (HevyDevy Records)
• [http://www.insideoutmusic.com/release.aspx?IdRelease=845 Terria] (InsideOut Music)

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