If you like Devin Townsend you should definitely check out Strapping Young Lad. It's a lot heavier and more cathartic, but still has the melody found in his solo material. You should also definitely check out some of his earlier solo material like Terria, Infinity, Biomech: Ocean Machine, Physicist, and the first Devin Townsend Band album Accelerated Evolution. As for SYL, I would normally suggest City as the first album but in this case I would recommend The New Black because it's their most accessible album and most similar to Devin's solo material.
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