Strapping Young Lad Lyrics
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AAA
Aftermath
All Hail The New Flesh
Almost Again
Antiproduct
Bring On The Young
Centipede
Cod Metal King
Consequence
Critic
Decimator
Detox
Devour
Dire
Dirt Pride
Drizzlehell
Exciter
Far Beyond Metal
F*cker
Force Fed
Fucker
Goat
Happy Camper
Happy Camper (Carpe B.U.M.)
Home Nucleonics
Hope
Imperial
In Effigy
In The Rainy Season
Infodump
Japan
Last Minute
Love?
Monday
Monument
My Apocalypse
Oh My F*cking God
Oh My Fucking God
Polyphony
Possessions
Rape SOng
Relentless
Room 429
Satans Ice Cream Truck
satan's icecream
Shine
Shitstorm
Skeksis
Skin Me
Slaves Shall Serve
Spirituality
S.Y.L.
Thalamus
The Antiproduct
The Filler-Sweet City Jesus
The New Black
Two Weeks
Underneath The Waves
Velvet Kavorkian
Velvet Kevorkian
We Ride
Wrong Side
You Suck
Zen
Strapping Young Lad (SYL) was a Canadian extreme metal band formed by Devin Townsend in Vancouver in 1994. The band started as a one-man studio project; Townsend played most of the instruments on the 1995 debut album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing. By 1997, he had recruited permanent members; this line-up, which consisted of Townsend on vocals and guitar, Jed Simon on guitar, Byron Stroud on bass, and Gene Hoglan on drums, lasted until the band's dissolution.
Strapping Young Lad's music was characterized by the use of polyrhythmic guitar riffing and drumming, blast beats and wall of sound production. The band's musical direction was mainly determined by Townsend, whose battle with mental health and dark sense of humor were major influences on his songwriting. Townsend was also noted for his eccentric appearance and on-stage behavior, which greatly contributed to the band's intense live performances.
The band gained critical success and a growing underground fan base from their 1997 album City. After a hiatus between 1999 and 2002, the band released three more albums, reaching their commercial peak with the 2006 effort, The New Black. Townsend disbanded Strapping Young Lad in May 2007, announcing his decision to retreat from public view while continuing to record solo albums.
Members:
Strapping Young Lad's music was characterized by the use of polyrhythmic guitar riffing and drumming, blast beats and wall of sound production. The band's musical direction was mainly determined by Townsend, whose battle with mental health and dark sense of humor were major influences on his songwriting. Townsend was also noted for his eccentric appearance and on-stage behavior, which greatly contributed to the band's intense live performances.
The band gained critical success and a growing underground fan base from their 1997 album City. After a hiatus between 1999 and 2002, the band released three more albums, reaching their commercial peak with the 2006 effort, The New Black. Townsend disbanded Strapping Young Lad in May 2007, announcing his decision to retreat from public view while continuing to record solo albums.
Devin Townsend - lead vocals, guitars, keyboards (1994-2007)
Jed Simon - guitars, backing vocals (1995-2007)
Byron Stroud - bass, backing vocals (1996-2007)
Gene Hoglan - drums (1996-2007)
Former members:
Adrian White - drums (1994-1995)
Ashley Scribner - bass (1994-1995)
Mike Sudar - guitars (1994-1995)
From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Instrument(s): Industrial metal, extreme metal, thrash metal, groove metal
Active From: 1994-1998, 2002-2007
Associated Acts: Devin Townsend