Devin is a massive influence to me musically and personally but what sticks out with me is that I met him twice but when I met him at Everyman Cinema for his solo album he signed my albums but I had to tell him that I wasn't able to make his shows he said  "I don't care, as long as you able attend a show or two and listen to my music, that's all I care about" he such a nice human being, people should give him a chance

Dark Crystal. Watermark. Man Hevy Devy is really bringing me back.

“I never watch TV… I haven’t had cable in years” 😂

Dev's relationship with the guitar as a teenager is exactly the same relationship I had with the drums as a teenager. It was something I was good at naturally, and I put EVERYTHING into it in a way that was ultimately unhealthy (my sense of self-worth got tied into my ability to play drums, or peoples' responses to it, etc). I've long since managed to outgrow that and simply enjoy the instrument for what it gives me (which is all I ever needed, but was too immature to recognize). It's refreshing to hear someone else had the same process.

How does this not have 10x the views it’s got wtf

I've never heard a more intuitive person than Dev, and I think that's one of the main things that resonates with me. I love when he does interviews with people and they expect to talk about music, but instead the convo gets unexpectedly deep. I also love that he connected Matt's preparedness to his social anxiety. He could have been a children's psychologist in another life.

I've listened and watched several clinics where he references Enya's Watermark record as a big influence, and if you actually take the time to listen to that record you can really hear that the influence is undeniable. It might not be obvious on the surface, but I think he really executed his intention pretty well fusing a metal rhythm section with a melancholy, ethereal, orchestrated surrounding cast in terms of his trademark sound. One analogue for me was when listening to Orionoco Flow I was immediately reminded of Why? on Empath.

I will click on anything involving Hevy Devy!

Tiredness is nothing when you have ambition. Try being tired without ambition.

the fact that Devy remembered Station 4 (In St Paul not Milwaukee)  was really cool for me. It was the first venue I ever went to and it was a Trivium Concert!

I love all the non-music turns this took. Those are to be expected with both Matt and Dev, but it's so interesting to just watch equally interesting people interact

This conversation has a legendary amount of hair!

Glad I stumbled across this. Much respect for both Matt & Devin, and I really havent seen much from Devin really 'diving' into his processes etc. This is great

Saw both bands live before I got a pick from Devons concert it hit me square in the chest and landed on my shoe true story lol. I met Trivium and got pictures and autographs from the band back in 2015

Funny to hear that Devin is watching the same train videos on Youtube that I do :D :D I thought that I'm nuts being facinated and calmed by them. Haha.

Two of my favorite guys right here! Awesome.

Since being an athlete at one point of my life,  the philosophy I've learned is that practice so hard, that the game (show) is just natural.

Im Irish, and all you have to do is get lost in the blackened mountainside and wild atlantic wilderness of west County Donegal, where Enya  and her family is from, to get that ethereal, dreamy celtic vibe. Its in the landscape. That melancholia, that haunting serenity in the scenery and then the music.  Enya's old band, Clannad, had a stunning coupla songs like  "Harrys Game" and "Cashlin Or".  Sung in Gaelic, theres a real mystique to it.

When I was touring with Killer Bee in the late nineties I used to love just sitting beside the driver looking out the front window. Was happy to catch Trivium opening for Dream Theater several years ago. Love Devin. Just great music!

The most brutal music/ vocals make me most happy/ smile. Matt Heafy/ Trivium (and Dev's music) do that to me. Most interesting interaction in this dialogue of great musicians!