Strapping Young Lad
Band
In RetroSpeckt...Small along with the drumming expertise of Gene "the Atomic Clock" Hoglan whose prior employment includes the bands Testament and Strapping Young Lad - but the band itself is a compilation of parodies and caricatures of the most archetypal... In this article: Dethklok, Mastodon, Adult Swim, Metalocalypse, Brendon Small, Dethalbum, Cannibal Corpse, Billboard, Cartoon Network, and Spinal Tap |
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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
Strapping Young Lad
...1994-2006 Chaos Years, was released on March 31, 2008, with a bonus DVD of live performances and all of the band's music videos. Strapping Young Lad's music was a diverse mix of extreme metal genres; death metal, thrash metal, black metal...
In this article: Devin Townsend, City, The New Black, Gene Hoglan, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing, Alien, The Wildhearts, Byron Stroud, and Jed Simon
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Devin Townsend discography
...on his independent record label, HevyDevy Records. Townsend is also the frontman, producer, and songwriter for the extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad, which has released five studio albums, one EP, and two live releases on Century...
In this article: Devin Townsend, The Devin Townsend Band, Accelerated Evolution, Billboard, Japan, Century Media, HevyDevy Records, Ziltoid the Omniscient, and The Hummer
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Ultimate Guitar | October 16, 2009
Dethklok: Dethalbum II [Reviews]
Death Metal giants "Dethklok" release their second CD from [adult swim]'s hit show, Metalocalypse. Reviewed by: Mr_CiNiC, on october 16, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful Sound: The most popular metal band and the driving...
In this article: Dethklok, The Dethalbum, Brendon Small, Metalocalypse, Gene Hoglan, Death metal, Metallica, and Trademark
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Ultimate Guitar | October 16, 2009
Fear Factory Name New Album [News]
...(vocals) alongside bassist Byron Stroud (who played on the last two Fear Factory albums in addition to touring and recording with Strapping Young Lad and Zimmers Hole) and legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (Dethklok, Strapping Young Lad, Dark...
In this article: Raymond Herrera, Burton C. Bell, Dino Cazares, Transgression, Threat Signal, Obsolete, Skinny Puppy, and Front Line Assembly
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New York Times | October 09, 2009
Happy Days: Life After Death Metal
...captivated. True metal bands deal with issues ranging from Jungian philosophy (Tool), to how math and science inform the universe (Strapping Young Lad). If you're looking for political protest, Ministry's last three albums more accurately...
In this article: Slayer, Death metal, Pantera, Opeth, Black metal, The Chipmunks, Iron Maiden, Cannibal Corpse, Slipknot, and R.E.M.
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Ultimate Guitar | September 24, 2009
Devin Townsend Partners Up With Anneke Van Giersbergen [News]
...is without a doubt the overly talented Devin Townsend, who mysteriously disappeared off the grid after completing Ozzfest 2005 with Strapping Young Lad. The singer has since focused his efforts on a greatly ambitious new endeavor under the...
In this article: Devin Townsend, Anneke van Giersbergen, Ocean Machine, Physicist, Ziltoid, The Gathering, and Accelerated Evolution
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Ultimate Guitar | August 17, 2009
City Of Fire: Debut Album Release [News]
...City Of Fire has plenty of musical experience; Burton C. Bell (Fear Factory) on vocals, and Byron Stroud (Zimmer s Hole, Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad) on bass, with Ian White, vocals/guitar, Terry "Sho" Murray (Shocore), guitar, and Bob...
In this article: Vancouver, Burton C. Bell, Hard rock, and Fear Factory
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Wikipedia | August 03, 2009
Strapping Young Lad (album)
Strapping Young Lad (usually referred to as SYL) is the eponymous third album by Canadian heavy metal band Strapping Young Lad. It was released on February 11, 2003. In December 2001 Townsend announced that, contrary to his earlier public...
In this article: Devin Townsend, City, Jed Simon, Accelerated Evolution, Strapping Young Lad, Billboard, and Chronicles of Chaos
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Wikipedia | July 16, 2009
Accelerated Evolution
...of the Devin Townsend Band, Townsend had represented his solo releases live with the Strapping Young Lad lineup; the band would play one set of Strapping Young Lad songs and one set of Devin Townsend songs. After the release of...
In this article: Accelerated Evolution, Devin Townsend, Terria, The Devin Townsend Band, InsideOut, Vancouver, and HevyDevy Records
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Ultimate Guitar | December 04, 2008
Strapping Young Lad: Heavy As A Really Heavy Thing [Reviews]
Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing is the debut album by Canadian extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad. Reviewed by: unregistered, on december 04, 2008 0 of 0 people found this review helpful Sound: I like how the sound is "Kill 'Em All"...
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Strapping Young Lad was a Canadian extreme metal band formed by Devin Townsend in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1995. 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.
Containing elements of death, thrash, black and industrial metal, Strapping Young Lad's music was characterized by the use of complex time signatures, 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 bipolar disorder and dark sense of humour were major influences on his songwriting. Townsend was also noted for his eccentric appearance and on-stage behaviour, 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.
- Name:
- Strapping Young Lad
- Origin:
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Years Active:
- 1995–2007
- Current members:
- Former Members:
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- Chris Meyers
- Smokin' Lord Toot
- Adrian White
- Chris Bayes
- Associated With:
- The Wildhearts, The Devin Townsend Band, Punky Brüster, Steve Vai, Zimmers Hole, Tenet, Fear Factory, Dethklok, Pitch Black Forecast
- Genre:
- Extreme metal
- Record Label:
- Century Media
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