# Lightwork

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10 |
| Kerrang! | 3/5 |
| Metal Hammer | |
| Metal Injection | 9/10 |
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.

## Track listing

All lyrics are written by Devin Townsend; all music is composed by Townsend, except where noted

## 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

## Charts

Weekly chart performance for Lightwork :
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 16 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 122 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 40 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) | 9 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 131 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 24 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 11 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 21 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 50 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC) | 11 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) | 2 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) | 92 |
| US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) | 56 |

## 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.

### Track listing

All tracks are written by Devin Townsend

### 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