Lightwork

Lightwork is the twenty-first studio album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend, released on November 4, 2022. The album has been described by Devin as a return to a "song oriented album", with "more traditional arrangements", after his latest releases (Empath and The Puzzle). Lyrically, the album addresses the struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic, while reflecting about the post-pandemic future.

Personnel

 * Devin Townsend – guitar, bass guitar, vocals, synths
 * Darby Todd – drums
 * Morgan Ågren – additional drums
 * Federico Paulovich – additional drums
 * Diego Tejeida – additional keyboards
 * Nathan Navarro – additional bass guitar
 * Elektra Women's Choir – additional vocals (on "Heavy Burden"), choir vocals
 * Echo Picone – additional vocals (on "Heavy Burden")
 * Jonas Hellborg – additional bass guitar (on "Dimensions")
 * Mike Keneally – guitar solo (on "Dimensions")
 * Rhys Fulber – additional programming (on "Equinox)
 * Hutch Hutchinson – bass guitar (on "Vacation")
 * Joy Lapps – steel pan drums (on "Vacation")
 * Ché Aimee Dorval – additional vocals
 * Anneke van Giersbergen – additional vocals
 * Aman Khosa – additional vocals (on "Heavy Burden")
 * Tanya Ghosh – additional vocals (on "Heavy Burden")
 * Elizabeth Zharoff – additional choir vocals
 * Tia Rose Maxfield – additional choir vocals
 * Brian Diamond – additional choir vocals
 * Ram Dass – voice sample (on "Lightworker")
 * Technical and artwork personnel
 * Gggarth – production, engineering
 * Devin Townsend – production, mixing, engineering
 * Troy Glessner – mixing assistant, mastering
 * Nygel Asselin – mix setup, engineering
 * John "Bandstack" Beatle Bailey – engineering
 * Travis Smith – artwork, layout
 * Paul Harries – photography

Nightwork
Nightwork is a bonus album released with the deluxe edition of Lightwork. According to Devin Townsend, the songs that ended up on Nightwork do not form a "throwaway album", they are songs that thematically didn't fit the main record. Some critics have pointed out the more experimental nature of Nightwork, compared to Lightwork.

Personnel

 * Devin Townsend – guitar, bass guitar, vocals, synths
 * Morgan Ågren – drums
 * Aman Khosa – additional vocals (on "Precious Sardine")
 * Tanya Ghosh – additional vocals (on "Precious Sardine")
 * Mattias Eklund – additional instrumentation (on "Sober")
 * Steve Vai – additional instrumentation (on "Starchasm Pt. 2")
 * Anneke van Giersbergen – vocals (on "Starchasm Pt. 2")
 * Technical personnel
 * Devin Townsend – production, mixing, engineering