Prog rocker Devin Townsend has excessive reward for Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger in a brand new interview, calling his fellow Canadian “a phenomenally clever human being.”

Kroeger beforehand made a shocking visitor spot on Townsend’s Empath album in 2019. When requested by Final Guitar concerning the collaboration, Townsend was fast to talk extremely of Kroeger, who has confronted an exaggerated quantity of criticism through the years for his work in Nickelback (Townsend had beforehand referred to as Kroeger a “functioning genius” again in 2019). That stated, Townsend admitted within the new interview that the 2 lead a unique life-style.

“Chad’s good,” Townsend stated. “Chad is a phenomenally clever human being. However he’s a rockstar, too, on ranges that you simply and I’ll by no means take part in. And so there’s gonna be a disconnect simply primarily based on that. You solely have a number of issues in frequent, after which, after a whilst you run out of issues to speak about.”

Townsend continued: “I believe it was flattering for me at first, too. However once more, man’s acquired a really complicated life, and I can’t perceive lots of it. How may I? it’s not inside the realm of my world. However I believe he’s exceptionally proficient. I believe he’s phenomenally clever. And I believe that there’s a sure diploma of depth to his life that I simply can’t grasp with, man. It’s an excessive amount of for me. For each hour of social exercise, I would like two hours by myself to get better.”

He added, “Even when I respect and look after individuals, after a sure period of time, once more, I’ve to faucet out. I’m like, ‘Dude, I can’t grasp with this.’ I’m in mattress by 9, often. I don’t wish to take heed to Pantera at 4 within the morning, ?”

Particularly, Townsend couldn’t fairly sustain with Kroeger throughout a number of late-night hangs. “I keep in mind being at his home a pair instances, and simply being, ‘Wow, that is so intense, man.’ He had a stage arrange, and it’s steel all night time,” Townsend stated. “And I’m considering like, ‘Man, you’re a lot extra of a metalhead than I’m.’ However I do look after him. And I believe he’s good.”

Townsend is coming off the November launch of Lightwork, a set of softer and dreamier tunes versus the extreme prog-rock discovered on Empath and prior data. He supported the discharge of Lightwork with a string of self-directed music movies that type a free narrative.

Revisit Devin Townsend’s collaboration with Chad Kroeger, who screams on the track “Hear Me,” under.