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Strapping Young Lad

CA · 1994–present · active
Death MetalIndustrial MetalThrash Metal
Strapping Young Lad was formed in Vancouver, Canada in 1994 by Devin Townsend, initially as a one-man studio vehicle for his most extreme and chaotic songwriting. By 1997 the project expanded into a full band featuring drummer Gene Hoglan, guitarist Jed Simon, and bassist Byron Stroud, and the album City established the band's reputation for wall-of-sound industrial metal production married to death and black metal extremity. Subsequent records including Alien (2005) and The New Black (2006) broadened their audience before Townsend disbanded the group in 2007 to pursue a less abrasive creative direction. Strapping Young Lad are widely regarded as one of the most sonically intense bands in extreme metal history.

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Strapping Young Lad Discography

1994 - 2006 Chaos Years
1994 - 2006 Chaos Years · LP
Bandcamp
17 tracks
  1. 1 S.Y.L. 4:46
  2. 2 In The Rainy Season 4:44
  3. 3 Velvet Kevorkian 1:16
  4. 4 All Hail The New Flesh 5:24
  5. 5 Oh My Fucking God 3:34
  6. 6 Detox 5:37
  7. 7 Relentless 3:03
  8. 8 Rape Song 3:09
  9. 9 Aftermath 6:46
  10. 10 Imperial 2:17
  11. 11 Skeksis 6:42
  12. 12 Shitstorm 4:22
  13. 13 Love? 4:53
  14. 14 You Suck 2:40
  15. 15 Wrong Side 3:34
  16. 16 Almost Again 3:40
  17. 17 Satan's Ice Cream Truck 2:34
City (Remastered & Demo versions)
City (Remastered & Demo versions) · LP
Bandcamp
14 tracks
  1. 1 Velvet Kevorkian 1:16
  2. 2 All Hail The New Flesh 5:24
  3. 3 Oh My Fucking God 3:35
  4. 4 Detox 5:36
  5. 5 Home Nucleonics 2:31
  6. 6 AAA 5:21
  7. 7 Underneath The Waves 3:40
  8. 8 Room 429 [cover version] 5:21
  9. 9 Spirituality 6:35
  10. 10 Centipede 7:51
  11. 11 Home Nucleonics - '96 Demo 3:02
  12. 12 Hedroid - Gunt Demo 1:38
  13. 13 Detox - '96 Demo 5:48
  14. 14 AAA - '96 Demo 5:24
Heavy As A Really Heavy Thing (Remastered Re-Issue + Bonus Tracks)
Heavy As A Really Heavy Thing (Remastered Re-Issue + Bonus Tracks) · LP
Bandcamp
13 tracks
  1. 1 S.Y.L. 4:46
  2. 2 In The Rainy Season 4:36
  3. 3 Goat 3:30
  4. 4 Cod Metal King 5:08
  5. 5 Happy Camper (Carpe B.U.M.) 3:00
  6. 6 Critic 4:07
  7. 7 The Filler - Sweet City Jesus 5:24
  8. 8 Skin Me 3:29
  9. 9 Drizzlehell 3:09
  10. 10 Satan's Ice Cream Truck 2:34
  11. 11 Japan (Bonus Track) 5:17
  12. 12 Monday (Bonus Track) 5:14
  13. 13 Exciter (Bonus Track) 6:06
The New Black
The New Black · LP
Bandcamp
13 tracks
  1. 1 Decimator 2:53
  2. 2 You Suck 2:40
  3. 3 Antiproduct 3:56
  4. 4 Monument 4:11
  5. 5 Wrong Side 3:35
  6. 6 Hope 5:02
  7. 7 Far Beyond Metal 4:36
  8. 8 Fucker 3:53
  9. 9 Almost Again 3:43
  10. 10 Polyphony 1:54
  11. 11 The New Black 6:15
  12. 12 The Long Pig (Bonus Track) 1:22
  13. 13 Zodiac (Bonus Track) 4:02
Alien
Alien · LP
Bandcamp
11 tracks
  1. 1 Imperial 2:17
  2. 2 Skeksis 6:42
  3. 3 Shitstorm 4:22
  4. 4 Love? 4:53
  5. 5 Shine 5:13
  6. 6 We Ride 2:37
  7. 7 Possessions 4:12
  8. 8 Two Weeks 3:28
  9. 9 Thalamus 3:58
  10. 10 Zen 5:02
  11. 11 Info Dump 11:57
For Those Aboot To Rock (Live at the Commodore)
For Those Aboot To Rock (Live at the Commodore) · LP
Bandcamp
14 tracks
  1. 1 Dire (intro) 1:05
  2. 2 Consequence 4:26
  3. 3 Relentless 3:12
  4. 4 Rape Song 4:01
  5. 5 Home Nucleonics 2:41
  6. 6 S.Y.L. 4:31
  7. 7 In The Rainy Season 5:29
  8. 8 Devour 3:13
  9. 9 Aftermath 7:11
  10. 10 Oh My Fucking God 4:38
  11. 11 Force Fed 5:43
  12. 12 Detox 9:08
  13. 13 All Hail The New Flesh 8:34
  14. 14 Far Beyond Metal 6:59
SYL
SYL · LP
Bandcamp
10 tracks
  1. 1 Dire 1:10
  2. 2 Consquence 4:02
  3. 3 Relentless 3:03
  4. 4 Rape Song 3:09
  5. 5 Aftermath 6:46
  6. 6 Devour 2:53
  7. 7 Last Minute 3:58
  8. 8 Force Fed 5:23
  9. 9 Dirt Pride 2:40
  10. 10 Bring On The Young 5:53
No Sleep Till Bedtime (Live in Australia)
No Sleep Till Bedtime (Live in Australia) · LP
Bandcamp
9 tracks
  1. 1 Velvet Kevorkian 2:42
  2. 2 All Hail The New Flesh 5:24
  3. 3 Home Nucleonics 2:24
  4. 4 Oh My Fucking God 3:40
  5. 5 S.Y.L. 4:53
  6. 6 In The Rainy Season 5:29
  7. 7 Far Beyond Metal 4:46
  8. 8 Japan (Bonus Track) 5:18
  9. 9 Centipede (Bonus Track) 7:56
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