INSIDEOUT
Canada’s prog metal maestro enters some altered States
First there was the acoustic show in Leeds, then the wonderfully titled Galactic Quarantine and now this: the third in Devin’s Devolution series, recorded across his 2020 US tour cut short due to the pandemic. Described as a “free form” tour, the run had no setlist, backing or click tracks and each night was made up on the fly, which is why Devin and his band sound so organic during numbers like Evermore, March Of The Poozers and a joyous Love?. There’s even a track titled Fuck Around Section, which, unsurprisingly, is selfexplanatory. It’s naturally loose in places and chaotic at times, but that’s what gives #3 much of its beauty: one of metal’s greatest showmen having the time of his life and everyone onboard with him. ■■■■■■■■■■