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Strapping Young Lad is an influential progressive extreme metal band from Canada, started by Devin Townsend in 1994. The band's music is a fusion of thrash, grindcore, industrial, and progressive metal. Image File history File links SYL-logo. ...
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Extreme metal is an umbrella term for the heavy metal subgenres of a more aggressive style than traditional heavy metal. ...
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Century Media Records is an independant metal record label with offices in the USA, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ...
Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972 in Vancouver, Canada) is a Canadian musician currently residing in British Columbia. ...
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. ...
Eugene (Gene) Victor Hoglan II (born August 31, 1967 in Dallas, Texas) is a well-known American extreme metal music drummer. ...
Adrian White is a Canadian musician with a diverse musical background, including punk rock, grinding death metal, and electronic music and its various subgenres such as industrial music and alternative pop. ...
Progressive music is the name given to a certain approach to musical composition that has been applied to several different music genres. ...
Extreme metal is an umbrella term for the heavy metal subgenres of a more aggressive style than traditional heavy metal. ...
Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972 in Vancouver, Canada) is a Canadian musician currently residing in British Columbia. ...
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ...
Grindcore, often shortened to grind, is an evolution of crust punk, most commonly associated with death metal, a very different, though similarly extreme, style of music. ...
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History
Strapping Young Lad (usually abbreviated as SYL or Strapping) 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 (except drums by Adrian White; excluding where drum machine is used) on the debut album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing. Rather than remain a solo project, additional members and the release of their 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. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
Sex and Religion is a Steve Vai album presented under the name of simply Vai. It features Strapping Young Lad and The Devin Townsend Band vocalist and guitarist Devin Townsend on vocals before he started either one of his own bands. ...
Adrian White is a Canadian musician with a diverse musical background, including punk rock, grinding death metal, and electronic music and its various subgenres such as industrial music and alternative pop. ...
Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing is the debut album by Canadian heavy metal band Strapping Young Lad. ...
City is the second album by Canadian Thrash/Grindcore band Strapping Young Lad. ...
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After recording several very successful solo albums, Townsend founded The Devin Townsend Band in late 2002 as a separate entity with a different line-up to that of SYL, and the two bands have since existed in tandem; albeit with somewhat divergent musical directions. The Devin Townsend Band is a progressive metal band from Vancouver, Canada. ...
SYL's third album, the self titled Strapping Young Lad, marked the band's first new 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. Strapping toured heavily throughout 2003 and 2004 making stops in the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia. Strapping Young Lad is the eponymous third album by Canadian heavy metal band Strapping Young Lad. ...
Hevy Devy Records (also known as HDR) is a Canadian record label, founded and owned by Strapping Young Lad and The Devin Townsend Band frontman, Devin Devy Townsend. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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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 (the title being a pun on the band's Canadian heritage and the anthemic song "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" by AC/DC). Blame Canada, the infamous anti-Canadian song from the South Park motion picture was played over the PA as intro music at most SYL shows in 2003 and 2004. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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DVD (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...
AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. ...
Blame Canada is a song from the film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (by Trey Parker & Marc Shaiman), in which the fictional parents of South Park decide to blame Canada for the trouble their children have been getting into since watching the Canadian-made fictional movie Terrance and Phillip: Asses...
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Strapping Young Lad's fourth album, Alien was released March 22, 2005, to a mixture of reviews, mostly favouring the progressive element Devin Townsend continues to bring to extreme metal. The band spent a considerable part of 2005 touring North America and Europe in support of the album. They entered the studio in March 2006 to record their follow-up, titled The New Black - which was released in July 2006. In addition, Strapping Young Lad embarked on a short festival tour of Europe in June (e.g., Download Festival at Castle Donington, England), and were added to the bill of the prestigious Ozzfest, where they played to some of their largest audiences thus far, in July and August 2006. Alien is the fourth album by Canadian heavy metal band Strapping Young Lad. ...
March 22 is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
North America North America is a continent [1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ...
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For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
_____ is the new black is a catch phrase and snowclone used to indicate the sudden popularity or versatility of an idea at the expense of the popularity of a second idea. ...
The Download Festival is a three day music festival held annually at the spiritual home of rock music in England: Donington Park (which hosted the Monsters of Rock Festivals between 1980 and 1996, and 2002s Ozzfest). ...
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Prior to embarking on Ozzfest 2006, Strapping Young Lad flew into New York City to shoot a music video for the song "Wrong Side" with director David Brodsky. The video can be seen at the My Good Eye production company website (www.mgenyc.com [1]). Brodsky hired professional ballerinas to enhance the "heaven" set up and to "flit around Devin". A consummate professional and frontman, much of Devin's moves were ad-libbed. Brodsky is quoted as saying that "there is nothing I can tell him to do that he didn't already think to do, so I just hit the playback button and watch him do his magic". Interestingly, the majority of the band's outfits and gear were "misplaced" by the airline prompting the band and production crew to quickly gather formal-wear and instruments on the day of shoot, which happened to be the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend 2006. However, the airline managed to recover and deliver the band's gear in time for the final set-up of the day, hence the different guitars and bass guitar from the "heaven" set to the "hell" set. Long-time Brodsky collaborator, Mike Milia, co-produced and was the Director of Photography. The video aired numerous times on MTV2's HeadBanger's Ball during the summer of 2006 as well as collecting tens of thousands of internet views on popular websites such as YouTube and MySpace.
"Wrong Side" was nominated for Best Video of 2006 on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball.
Devin's comments about the album and 2006 live shows: "The recording process went amazingly well, and STRAPPING as a whole is really excited about this effort. We were very inspired with the idea of doing Ozzfest, and the concept we are running with on this record is really based around abhorring the current music scene, yet being a part of it in some weird way. SYL is ready to be a subversive product for the unwitting 14-year-olds to scream along with. We also intend to sprinkle a little ugly around all the pretty bands this year. You can think of us as the proverbial pubic hair in the cheesecake of this year's festival. We are ugly, large and angry. We have also been around longer as a band than 90% the other bands. Most of all, we're just really excited to be a part of Ozzfest and this summer is going to be crazy." [Source: Blabbermouth][2]
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Future Strapping Young Lad's future is currently somewhat uncertain, as Devin has recently commented that he's tired of it all. At the end of the day, man, I'm just tired, and old, and bald, and fat, and grouchy, and bored. You know? So I was just like, I'm going to make this record, and do this stupid Ozzfest thing, and tell a bunch of stupid jokes in front of a lot of people at Download, then I'm just going to fuck off for a while. The bigger this gets, the less I care, to the point where I just need to go spend some time with my family. I don't wanna bastardise Strapping and all these other projects by doing it for the money. Strapping was about the big middle finger, and it still is, but I don't think it needs to go any further than this. – Devin Townsend, 2006 Terrorizer interview Meanwhile, SYL drummer Gene Hoglan contradicts Devin to a degree with his comment;
"SYL is alive and kicking and is merely taking a break so they can invest some time home and recharge their batteries".
Hevy Devy Record's official website posted a press release which blamed a hectic touring and interview schedule for Devin's negative attitude, as well as his reluctance to embark on major tours and record label pressures. It also drew attention to the fact that Devin himself tends to think in extremes and what is decided one minute may well change the next. As of late 2006, Devin has retreated from the public eye to concentrate on his family and several non-SYL projects, so the band is currently considered to be on hold.
After taking a break, Devin made a concept record named "ziltoid: the omniscient" there was a dvd special made of himself doing a session of showing his gear and guitars. Still no inerviews have since been done with devin.
a new single was released by strapping young lad but only to be in 7" named "c: enter ###" unreleased outside of japan.
Lyrics Contrary to the musical intensity, SYL songs also contain a hint of humour, self-parody, and is usually tongue-in-cheek. This can be seen in the either album titles (Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing, No Sleep 'Till Bedtime), song titles (Oh My Fucking God, Happy Camper, Satan's Ice Cream Truck) and lyrics ("I'll do anything to get some fucking sleep tonight" - Shitstorm), ("Love is a way of feeling less alone / So what's all the fuss about?!?" - Love?) However, since Devin himself has said on multiple occasions that Strapping Young Lad functions also as a conduit to pour out his "darker side" (as he has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder), it is sometimes hard to distinguish which lyrics are written as tongue-in-cheek. For example, he himself said that in order to get the mood for the Alien record, he stopped taking his medication for the disorder for a length of time, and the lyrics on that record are supposedly a reflection of some of his feelings during that time. Strapping Young Lad is not known for doing guitar solos, not until their Alien album they started to do this. They came back with guitar solos in their fifth album. Sarcasm is the making of remarks intended to mock the person referred to (who is normally the person addressed), a situation or thing. ...
For other uses, see Bipolar. ...
Discography
Studio albums Image File history File links Strapping Young Lad - Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing album cover. ...
Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing is the debut album by Canadian heavy metal band Strapping Young Lad. ...
is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...
Century Media Records is an independant metal record label with offices in the USA, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ...
Image File history File links Strapping Young Lad - Alien album cover. ...
City is the second album by Canadian Thrash/Grindcore band Strapping Young Lad. ...
February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...
Century Media Records is an independant metal record label with offices in the USA, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ...
Image File history File links Strapping Young Lad - SYL album cover. ...
Strapping Young Lad is the eponymous third album by Canadian heavy metal band Strapping Young Lad. ...
February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Century Media Records is an independant metal record label with offices in the USA, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ...
Image File history File links Strapping Young Lad - Alien album cover. ...
Alien is the fourth album by Canadian heavy metal band Strapping Young Lad. ...
March 22 is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Century Media Records is an independant metal record label with offices in the USA, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
_____ is the new black is a catch phrase and snowclone used to indicate the sudden popularity or versatility of an idea at the expense of the popularity of a second idea. ...
is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
Century Media Records is an independant metal record label with offices in the USA, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ...
Live albums No Sleep Till Bedtime is a live album by the Canadian heavy metal band Strapping Young Lad. ...
Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
Videography - For Those Aboot To Rock: Live at the Commodore (DVD, 2004)
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shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Compilations - Tribute to Judas Priest (1996,contributes cover of "Exciter")
- Tribute to Judas Priest, Vol.2 (1996, contributes cover of "Sinner")
- We Reach: The Music of the Melvins (2005, contributes cover of "Zodiac")
- The Best of Taste of Chaos Two. (2007, contributes "Wrong Side")
The Best of Taste of Chaos Two. ...
Music videos - "S.Y.L." from Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing (1995)
- "Detox" from City (1997, video formed in 2001)
- "Relentless" from Strapping Young Lad (2003)
- "Love?" from Alien (2005)
- "Zen" from Alien (2005)
- "Wrong Side" from The New Black (2006)
Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...
Former lineup In live performances, SYL also recruit a keyboardist which usually changes on every tour. Their latest keyboardist is once again Will Campagna who previously handled keyboard duties. Previous keyboardists have been Munesh Sami and John Morgan. Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972 in Vancouver, Canada) is a Canadian musician currently residing in British Columbia. ...
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. ...
Eugene (Gene) Victor Hoglan II (born August 31, 1967 in Dallas, Texas) is a well-known American extreme metal music drummer. ...
Munesh Sami was the touring keyboardist for Canadian metallers, Strapping Young Lad on all shows after the release of their eponymous album, Strapping Young Lad (2003). ...
John Morgan (born March 18, 1970 in Richmond, Canada) is a Canadian musician currently residing in British Columbia. ...
Tenet Tenet is heavy metal band started by Simon and Hoglan (Hoglan was not in the band after 2006 but has recently reunited with Simon). Tenet is a Canadian heavy/death metal band formed by Jed Simon of Strapping Young Lad. ...
It has released only a demo due to its members' commitment to Strapping Young Lad. It can be downloaded off of Tenet's message board on the official website [5].
External links - Official Site
- Official Strapping Young Lad Forum
- Hevy Devy Records, Devin Townsend's Record Label
- The Official Strapping Young Lad myspace page
- Far Beyond Metal fansite
- Strapping Young Lad Interview In Under the Volcano Fanzine
- devin-townsend.fr.st : news, forum, discographie, ... (French)
- The Megalith, read interviews with Devin and Gene here
- Feature(s) of the band
- Gene Hoglan's MySpace profile
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