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Vancouver, Canada (1994 – 2007)

Strapping Young Lad is an influential industrial progressive metal band from Vancouver, Canada, started by Devin Townsend in 1994, which is currently on hiatus since 2007. Strapping Young Lad is the angrier, more aggressive side of Devin Townsend, The Devin Townsend Band is popularly known as the happier side. Their sound is generally described as progressive death metal/industrial metal, which incorporates symphonic synth-melodies and a wall of sound production technique, although this differs from album to album.

Strapping Young Lad 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 on the debut album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing.

Rather than remain a solo project, additional members and the release of the 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.

SYL’s third album, the self titled Strapping Young Lad, marked SYL’s first 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.

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.

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Jantza wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Alien>city>black>syl>heavy [2]

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tr00erthantr00 wrote:
Wednesday morning

City > Alien > SYL > Heavy > Black

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Jorgetime wrote:
Monday evening

Alien>city>black>syl>heavy

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ClydeDaf wrote:
Monday morning

UNDERNEATH THE WAAAVES

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xanderglz wrote:
last month

Heavy = City = SYL = Alien = Black ALL ALBUMS ARE EQUALLY GOOD!!! [2] That's the only good, logical order xD

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awienzstar wrote:
last month

"LOVE" got me goin day 1

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Stuntkojima wrote:
last month

City>SYL>Alien>Heavy>Black

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Xelias11 wrote:
last month

Alien is the most epic album in the whole universe!

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TurpoUrpo wrote:
last month

Heavy = City = SYL = Alien = Black ALL ALBUMS ARE EQUALLY GOOD!!! SYL rocks my hairy anus...

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nihei wrote:
last month

This band is not underrated. It is quite known in the Metal world and appreciated from public and critics. Btw, I found my copy of "Alien" back again, it's really great!

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Jorgetime wrote:
last month

You suck @ 2# YEAHHHH

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Jantza wrote:
last month

This band is too underrated. And Devin is very very underrated. It's so sad. Ki sold only 800 copies in US at first week... It should have sold 8000...

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San_Gia wrote:
last month

Strapping Young Lad rocks my hairy anus and my big fat hairy cock. Orgasmic! :P [2]

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FKyeah wrote:
last month

good as a really good thing

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humanizerr wrote:
last month

Well, Strapping Young Lad is king of a sick chaos combined with brutality and presented in a very interesting way. It's beautiful! I hope they'll put the band together, and make an album or a tour maybe.

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Forever_Failure wrote:
last month

First week I listen to this band and all I can say is WOW!!!

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Soulwounder wrote:
last month

City>Alien>Heavy>New Black>SYL

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intoTHEvoid wrote:
last month

"YOU SHOULD ALL BE HOME WATCHING MADONNA'S FAT ASS ON TV."

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ryujijitei wrote:
last month

Alien>City>Black>SYL>Heavy. The only tr00 order.

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Predator-S wrote:
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City>Heavy>Alien>SYL>Black

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