 In 2008 , Townsend lent his voice to characters in several episodes of the Adult Swim cartoon Metalocalypse ( see Musician cameos in Metalocalypse for more ) . The original character design for Pickles the Drummer , one of the series ' main characters , bore a striking resemblance to Townsend . The series ' co @-@ creator Brendon Small acknowledged the similarity , and altered the design before the series began . " We made sure he didn 't look like Devin Townsend . We gave him the goatee and the dreadover so he wouldn 't look like that . " 
 In 2008 , Townsend lent his voice to characters in several episodes of the Adult Swim cartoon Metalocalypse ( see Musician cameos in Metalocalypse for more ) . The original character design for Pickles the Drummer , one of the series <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'</mark></a>main characters , bore a striking resemblance to Townsend . The series ' <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>co</mark></a> @-@ creator Brendon Small acknowledged the similarity , and altered the design before the series began . " We made sure he <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>didn</mark></a> 't look like Devin Townsend . We gave him the goatee and the dreadover so he wouldn 't look like that . " 
In 2008 , Townsend lent his voice to characters in several episodes of the Adult Swim cartoon Metalocalypse ( see Musician cameos in Metalocalypse for more ) . da original character design fir Pickles the Drummer , one of the series  main characters , bore a striking resemblance to Townsend . Tdaseries ' coed @-@ creator Brendon Small acknowledged thdaimilarity , and altered the design b4 the series began . " We made sure he didned 't look like Devin Townsend . We gave em the goatee and thedaeadover so he wouldn 't look like dat . "