Strapping Young Lad

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Vancouver, Canada (1994 – 2007)

Strapping Young Lad was an influential industrial death/thrash metal band from Vancouver, Canada, started by Devin Townsend in 1994, which is currently on hiatus since 2007. Strapping Young Lad is the angrier, more aggressive side of Devin Townsend, The Devin Townsend Band is popularly known as the happier side. Their sound is generally described as progressive death metal/industrial metal, which incorporates symphonic synth-melodies and a wall of sound production technique, although this differs from album to album.

Strapping Young Lad began as a solo project by Canadian musician Devin Townsend. Once he had completed his work as vocalist on Steve Vai’s Sex and Religion and that album’s subsequent tour, he recorded the majority of the instruments on the debut album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing.

Rather than remain a solo project, additional members and the release of the album City, saw SYL secure their line-up permanently. City was released to a huge response, prompting Kerrang! magazine to call it one of the heaviest albums ever.

SYL’s third album, the self titled Strapping Young Lad, marked SYL’s first release on Devin’s own label, Hevy Devy Records, which was founded just after the release of City and is managed by Devin and his wife Tracy.

In early 2004, Devin advertised on the band’s official forum for fans to join SYL for a free show at the Commodore in Vancouver. This show was filmed and released as the first DVD from SYL: For Those Aboot to Rock: Live at the Commodore.

1	You Suck full track	685
2	Far Beyond Metal full track	636
3	Love?	614
4	Wrong Side full track	574
5	Detox	540
6	Almost Again full track	536
7	Oh My Fucking God	533
8	Shitstorm	528
9	Decimator full track	527
10	Imperial	485
11	All Hail the New Flesh	479
12	Skeksis	475
13	The New Black full track	456
14	Fucker full track	455
15	Zen full track	428

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Enz4n wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Those who like abit heavier stuff from SYL should check out http://www.lastfm.se/music/Avatar/+videos/478954 The band is called Avatar and they're from sweden, they are STRONLGY influenced by SYL, comment what you think about them please :)

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z-la wrote:
yesterday evening

lol@ gene hoglan selling himself. He said himself that SYL is the best band he's played in and the only band that truly captured the kind of metal he always wanted to play.

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PabloBC wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Comments/Comentar Please! ^^ http://www.lastfm.es/user/PabloBC/journal/2008/09/04/25cvpx_videoclips_*_part2_(strapping_young_lad_-_wrong_side)_*?success=1

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Thursday morning

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ontheupside wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

well he's said they were done for good before. maybe all it'll take is something to get him REALLY pissed off.

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urbanpanda85 wrote:
Wednesday morning

come on king raul beat off fucking strength king raul beat off fucking strength

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SargeantD wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

They aren't dead. Devin said he was bored but he never said SYL are done for good.

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spechs wrote:
Tuesday morning

Come back, SYL.

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Gajita wrote:
Monday evening

I wonder what happened to Snorkle the Shark...

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cyanide257 wrote:
last month

Fuck Gene Hoglan for selling himself to this fucking bastard.

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rangsta-gapp wrote:
last month

holy fuck. you are so dumb.

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Tormer wrote:
last month

You Suck ----------- 666 hahaha, rox <- idd ;DDD

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PabloBC wrote:
last month

SYL=HevyDevy Blackside xD

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DWarsong wrote:
last month

Love? is simply amazing!! One of the best metal songs ever created..

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Fyrmyr wrote:
last month

SYL irish? WTF? rofl XDDD

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NailedDeadRisen wrote:
last month

Best Band Fucking EVER.

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Marcus_Loss wrote:
last month

You Suck ----------- 666 hahaha, rox

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omgshred wrote:
last month

The best Irish band imo.

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Qbaal wrote:
last month

god save devin!

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davidstoit wrote:
last month

OMG This band rocks!

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