Alien
Studio album by Strapping Young Lad
Released	March 22, 2005
Recorded	2004 The Armoury, Vancouver
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	57:12
Label	Hevy Devy Records Century Media
Producer(s)	Devin Townsend
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Strapping Young Lad chronology
Strapping Young Lad (2003)	Alien (2005)	The New Black (2006)

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Strapping Young Lad recorded a cover of Tom Jones' "What's New Pussycat?" that was scheduled to appear on Alien, but it was taken off at the last minute because "it did not fit the flow" of the album. It is expected to be released sometime in the near future, however.[1] Tom Jones Sir Thomas Jones Woodward, Kt, OBE (born 7 June 1940), best known by his stage name, Tom Jones is a Welsh pop singer particularly noted for his powerful voice. ...

Alien was originally intended to be released as an EP, with 4 cover songs and 4 new songs.[2] Alien reached number 32 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and number 35 on the Top Independent Albums chart. An extended play (or EP), is typically the name given to vinyl records or CDs which are too long to be called singles but too short to qualify as albums. ...

Track listing

• All tracks by Strapping Young Lad and Devin Townsend.

1. "Imperial" – 2:17
2. "Skeksis" – 6:42
3. "Shitstorm" – 4:22
4. "Love?" – 4:53
5. "Shine" – 5:13
6. "We Ride" – 2:37
7. "Possessions" – 4:12
8. "Two Weeks" – 3:28
9. "Thalamus" – 3:58
10. "Zen" – 5:02
11. "Info Dump" – 11:56

• - The Australian edition of this album includes "Aftermath (Live)"
• - The Korean edition of this album includes "Force Fed (Live)."
• - The Japanese edition of this album includes the following bonus tracks:

1. "Zodiac" (The Melvins cover)
2. "Love? (Extended Version)"
3. "In the Rainy Season (Live)"

Devin Townsend Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972 in Vancouver, Canada) is a Canadian musician currently residing in British Columbia. ...

Credits

• Devin Townsend - Keyboards, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Sampling, Engineer
• Greg Reely - Mastering
• Chris Stanley - Choir, Chorus
• Gene Hoglan - Drums
• Jed Simon - Guitar
• Per Johansson - Artwork, Layout Design
• Byron Stroud - Associate Producer, Bass Guitar
• Sharon Clark - Choir, Chorus
• Travis Smith - Art Consultant
• Dave Young Orchestra - Keyboards, Vocal Engineer
• Shaun Thingvold - Engineer, Mixing
• Alan Moon - Assistant
• Alex "Condor" Aligizakis - Editing
• Adam Manning - Choir, Chorus
• Kristina Ardron - Engineer, Editing
• William A. Cochrane - Choir, Chorus
• Ross Gale - Choir, Chorus
• Bryan Seely - Editing, Assistant
• Rob Stefanson - Assistant
• Omer "Impson" R. Cordell - Photography