City
Studio album by Strapping Young Lad
Released	February 11, 1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	Industrial Grindcore Thrash metal
Length	39:19
Label	Century Media
Producer(s)	Devin Townsend
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (4/5) link
Strapping Young Lad chronology
Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing (1995)	City (1997)	No Sleep Till Bedtime (1998)

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Track listing

1. "Velvet Kevorkian" (Townsend) – 1:17
2. "All Hail the New Flesh" (Townsend) – 5:24
3. "Oh My Fucking God" (Townsend) – 3:34
4. "Detox" (Townsend) – 5:37
5. "Home Nucleonics" (Townsend) – 2:31
6. "AAA" (Townsend) – 5:21
7. "Underneath the Waves" (Townsend) – 3:40
8. "Room 429" (Cop Shoot Cop) – 5:21
9. "Spirituality" (Townsend) – 6:34

• - The Japanese edition of this album includes the bonus track "Centipede."

Cop Shoot Cop was a rock music group founded in New York City in 1987 and disbanded in 1996. ...

Credits

Musicians

• Devin Townsend - Vocals, Guitar
• Gene Hoglan - Drums (additional Drum arrangements in Oh My Fucking God)
• Jed Simon - 2nd Guitar
• Byron Stroud - Bass

Devin Townsend Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972 in Vancouver, Canada) is a Canadian musician currently residing in British Columbia. ... Eugene (Gene) Victor Hoglan II (born August 31, 1967 in Dallas, Texas) is a well-known American extreme metal music drummer. ... Jed Simon was born in 1964 in Victoria, British Columbia. ... Byron Stroud is the bassist for metal bands Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad and Zimmers Hole. ...

Additional musicians

• Chris Valago - Extra Beef Vocals (also known as Chris Valagao)
• Tanya Evans - Tanya Type Vocals
• Mc2 - Tweekor (editing)

The Cruxfrog Choir:

Val (Chris Valago), Sttolie B. Flames (Byron Stroud), The Tower, Pete "this beer reminds me of the beaches in Potugal" Maia Byron Stroud is the bassist for metal bands Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad and Zimmers Hole. ...

Production Credits

• Producer - Devin Townsend
• Engineer - Daniel Bergstrand
• Assistant Engineers - Mercello Gomes, Steve Good
• Overdubs (& Hell) - Matteo Caratozzolo
• Overdubs assistant - The Tower
• Studio coordinator - Steve Good
• Mix engineer - Daniel Bergstrand, Devin Townsend
• Additional production - Danne the Manne
• Power editting - Mc2 and Lulu Devine

Devin Townsend Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972 in Vancouver, Canada) is a Canadian musician currently residing in British Columbia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Additional credits

• Devin Townsend - Song composition
• Gene Hoglan - Additional Drum arrangements in Oh My Fucking God
• Adrian White - Additional Drum arrangements in AAA
• Additional arrangements by S.Y.L.
• Management - Devin Townsend
• Masa Noda - Photography
• Dan Collins - Photography

Devin Townsend Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972 in Vancouver, Canada) is a Canadian musician currently residing in British Columbia. ... Eugene (Gene) Victor Hoglan II (born August 31, 1967 in Dallas, Texas) is a well-known American extreme metal music drummer. ...

External links

City lyrics