 Across all his bands and projects , Townsend has released twenty @-@ three studio albums and three live albums . Townsend 's trademark production style , featuring a heavily multitracked wall of sound , has been compared to the styles of Phil Spector and Frank Zappa . His versatile vocal delivery ranges from screaming to an opera @-@ esque singing , and his songwriting is similarly diverse . Townsend 's musical style is rooted in metal , and his albums are written to express different aspects of his personality . 
 Across all his bands and projects , Townsend <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>has</mark></a> released twenty @-@ three studio albums and three live albums . Townsend <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>trademark production style , featuring a heavily multitracked wall of sound , <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> been compared to the styles of Phil Spector and Frank Zappa . His versatile vocal delivery <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>ranges</mark></a> from screaming to an opera @-@ esque singing , and his songwriting <a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>is</mark></a>similarly diverse . Townsend <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>musical style is rooted in metal , and his albums are written to express different aspects of his personality . 
Across all his bands and projects , Townsend done released twenty @-@ three studio albums and three live albums . Townsend  trademark production style , featuring a heavily multitracked wall of sound , done been compared to the styles of Phil Spector and Frank Zappa . His versatile vocal delivery range from yellin to an opera @-@ esque singin , and his songwriting similarly diverse . Townsend  musical style is rooted in metal , and his albums are written to express diffrent aspects of his personality .