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Strapping Young Lad

Strapping Young Lad (often shortened to SYL) 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 with Townsend playing most of the instruments on the 1995 debut album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing, but a permanent lineup was recruited by 1997. This lineup, 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 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 gained critical success from their 1997 album City, as well as a growing underground fan base. 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.

History

Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing and City (1995–1998)

Strapping Young Lad began in 1995 as a solo project by Canadian musician Devin Townsend. Following his work as vocalist on Steve Vai's 1993 album Sex & Religion, and its 1994 tour, Townsend believed he had been a "musical whore", spending "the first five years of [his] career working at the behest of other people".[1] He briefly joined The Wildhearts as a touring guitarist, but was contacted on tour by an A&R representative from Roadrunner Records, who were interested in his demos and intended to sign him. The offer was ultimately withdrawn by the owner of Roadrunner, who regarded Townsend's recordings as "just noise".[2] He faced further rejection by Relativity Records, the label behind Vai's Sex & Religion, who saw no commercial appeal in his music.[3] Townsend would later sign a five-album deal with Century Media Records.[citation needed]

Following his tour with The Wildhearts, Townsend began recording and producing his debut album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing, under the moniker Strapping Young Lad. According to Townsend, the recording process took "about a week".[3] Townsend used The Wildhearts' anarchist approach, "while focusing on dissonance and just being as over-the-top as [he] could".[4] Although Townsend played most of the instruments on the record himself—using a drum machine for the drum tracks—there were also songs that featured local session musicians, including Townsend's future band mate, guitarist Jed Simon.

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"S.Y.L." (1995)
"S.Y.L.", the opening track on Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing, demonstrates Townsend's musical approach at the time: "Songs didn't really matter; it was just the intensity and the vibe plus lots of humor."[4]
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Template:Sample box end Released on April 4, 1995, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing was not widely recognized in the metal community. The album sold 143 copies in its first six months,[5] and received mixed reviews. Although its unusual musical ideas—featuring a synthesis of death,[6] thrash,[7] and industrial metal[6][7] influences—initially left listeners and critics puzzled,[8] the album achieved popularity among heavy metal fans in later years.[9][10] In spite of this, Townsend has expressed distaste toward his album on several occasions. He condemned it in the liner notes of the album's reissue, contending that it contained only two great songs.[5] He also deemed its production poor in interviews,[10][11] referring to the album as "basically a collection of demos that were remixed".[2] When Century Media advertised the reissue of Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing as the "rebirth of a genre-defying classic", Townsend called it "record company bullshit".[10]

Rather than remaining a solo project, Townsend recruited a permanent line-up for the second album: Jed Simon on guitar, Byron Stroud on bass, and Gene Hoglan on drums. City was released on February 11, 1997 and received highly favorable critical reception. Kerrang! praised the album for its heaviness, claiming it sounded like "sticking your head into the jet nozzle of a Stealth Bomber",[12] while Metal Hammer ranked it #13 on its "Top 20 Albums of 1997" list.[13] The album soon gained a cult following, and a loyal fan base for the band.[14] City is considered to be the band's best effort by a large number of fans,[15] and critics alike.[16][17] In 2002, the album was #45 on Revolver magazine's "69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time" list,[18] and also appeared on their "Must Have Metal Albums" list in 2005.[19] It also appeared on the "100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties" list conducted by Terrorizer.[20]

The band embarked on a world tour in 1997 to promote the album, which included dates in Europe, the US and Australia. On May 30, 1998 they performed at the Dynamo Open Air festival in Eindhoven, Netherlands, then continued touring the next month in Europe. In June 1998 a live album, entitled No Sleep 'till Bedtime was released containing songs performed in October 1997 at the HiFi Bar and Ballroom in Melbourne, Australia. Century Media was not initially interested in releasing a live record, but impressed with Townsend's production, the label agreed to release it.[21] The band closed the year playing a few more dates in Japan and Australia.

On hiatus (1999–2002)

At the end of 1998, Townsend placed Strapping Young Lad on hiatus to concentrate on his solo career and on his work as a record producer. By 1998, he had already released two solo albums, Ocean Machine: Biomech and Infinity and produced several other artists' albums.[14] Townsend explained that numerous conflicts with Century Media, as well as struggles with bipolar disorder, contributed to the curtailment of Strapping Young Lad's activities: [22]

What happened? I signed a shitty deal, but luckily it was non-exclusive. I got tired of doing Strapping so I said, 'I can't do it anymore.' Then I freaked out and went into a hospital. My lawyer said that I was under mental duress when I signed the contract so the contract is void. At that point it was like, 'I just won't do another Strapping record.' Yeah, I went down saying 'CM was the shittiest label ever.' And they went down as saying that I was 'a complete, arrogant psychopath.'

Townsend remained productive between 1999 and 2002, recording two more solo albums, Physicist in 2000 and Terria in 2001, and producing albums for Zimmer's Hole, Stuck Mojo and Soilwork, among others. Although Strapping Young Lad was officially on hiatus, they gave occasional live performances, including an appearance on the Foot In Mouth Tour in 2001 with Fear Factory. During this period, Townsend's bandmates were active musically; both Stroud and Hoglan recorded with other bands, and all three were involved in Townsend's solo efforts. Hoglan and Simon also formed a side project called Tenet with Grip Inc. bassist Stuart Carruthers and Interzone frontman Rob Urbinati in early 2002.[citation needed]

In December 2001 Townsend announced that, contrary to his earlier public statements, a new Strapping Young Lad album would be released in 2002. He emphasized that he was not "forcing" his product upon fans to generate record sales, arguing that his band—and its contract with Century—was never a lucrative endeavor. Instead, Townsend's motivation was the "creative anger" sparked by the September 11, 2001 attacks and further cultivated during their 2001 tour.[23] For the first time, the album would be a product of collaborative writing; the band wrote "about half" of the material on the 2001 Foot In Mouth Tour, and the rest at home, starting January 2002.[24][25] After playing a small number of festivals in 2002, Strapping Young Lad entered the studio in September of that year, to record their third album.[26]

Strapping Young Lad and Alien (2003–2005)

The self-titled Strapping Young Lad was released on February 11, 2003, and became the band's first charting album, entering Billboard's Top Heatseekers at #97.[27] Although well-received, critics agreed the album was inferior to City.[28][29] The album differed from City in that it was less industrial[30] and more reminiscent of death metal;[31] the humor pervading the previous two albums became more subduded.[32]

The band toured heavily throughout 2003 and 2004, making stops in the United States, Europe, Canada, and Australia. Although Townsend stated that Strapping Young Lad might be the last album,[33] the band re-signed with Century Media Worldwide in March 2004 and announced plans for a new album, to be released early 2005.[34] On November 2, 2004, Strapping Young Lad released a [DVD]] entitled For Those Aboot to Rock: Live at the Commodore, which documented the band's January 16, 2004 performance at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. Bonus features included two music videos, "Relentless" and "Detox", and interviews with band members.

Alien was released on March 22, 2005, selling 3,697 copies in its first week.[35] It reached #32 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, and #35 on the Top Independent Albums chart.[36] Critics praised Townsend's inventiveness and the more progressive elements of the album;[37][38] Adrien Begrand of PopMatters wrote that "Strapping Young Lad have raised the bar yet again",[17] while Blabbermouth.net's Krista G. called it one of the best albums of the year.[39] The album was primarily written by Townsend and Hoglan, since Simon and Stroud were busy with other commitments.[40] To prepare for the recording of Alien, Townsend had stopped taking the medication prescribed to treat his bipolar disorder; he stated that the experimental noise track "Info Dump" is a reflection on the panicked state of mind that then ensued.[41] The making of Alien was documented and made viewable online on Century Media's official site in February 2005. It was also available as a bonus DVD of the limited first edition of the album.

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"Love?" (2005)
"Love?" became one of the band's most well-known songs among heavy metal fans. All Music Guide described its chorused harmonies as "King's X from hell".[38]
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Template:Sample box end "Love?" was chosen as the sole single from the album. Its accompanying music video, inspired by the cult horror film, The Evil Dead, was directed by Joe Lynch.[42] The video garnered the band wider attention, and helped "Love?" became one of their most recognizable songs.[43] Jed Simon admitted to having produced a video for this particular song because it had "the most commercial potential".[15] "Love?" was originally one of two confirmed songs for an EP that was supposed to contain four new songs and four covers. Although planned for release in 2003, the EP was eventually canceled.[44]

The band embarked on a headlining tour in the United States in April and May 2005, then went on to tour in Europe. Starting at the end of June, they toured North America as part of the Sounds of the Underground tour, then joined Fear Factory on the Transgression Tour in the U.S. Throughout the tour, Fear Factory bassist Stroud performed with both bands at every concert. Strapping Young Lad concluded the year with a tour in the UK. While on tour, the band started writing the next album,[45] then continued the work in January 2006,[46] and finished the album by May.[47] In the same month, Townsend announced his intention to "take a hiatus from making records for a while" after the end of touring due to exhaustion from continuous recording and producing for the past ten years.[48]

The New Black, and dissolution (2006–2007)

Stroud and Townsend in concert in 2006

The New Black, the Strapping Young Lad's fifth and final studio album, was released on July 11, 2006. The band faced a strict deadline, determined by Century Media, to release the album before the 2006 Ozzfest festival. Despite this, Townsend stated the recording was not rushed,[49] and The New Black became a critical, as well as a commercial, success. It was more melodic than any of the band's previous albums and brought back the debut album's tongue-in-cheek humor.[49] It was also the first album to feature guest vocalists.[49] Having sold more than 4,000 copies during its first week, The New Black reached #200 on the Billboard 200 chart,[50] #15 on the Top Independent Albums, and #8 on the Top Heatseekers charts.[36] Stylus magazine's Cosmo Lee described it as "heavy, catchy, and with no filler",[5] and About.com's Chad Bowar was also largely positive, stating that "this is a CD that's dense and heavy, but also has some memorable hooks".[51]

A music video was shot in late May to accompany the sole single from the album, "Wrong Side".[52] In June 2006 Strapping Young Lad embarked on a short festival tour of Europe, including performances at the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals in Germany and the Download Festival in England, which was followed by a second stage appearance at Ozzfest in July and August, where they played to some of their largest audiences in their career.

In an interview conducted by Terrorizer in August 2006, Townsend explained why he decided to put the band on hold:[53]

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.

Although Hoglan initially denied the definitive break-up of the band, saying they would go on tour in March 2007,[54] he later stated Strapping Young Lad is on "extended hiatus", and might never reunite again.[55] In May 2007, during a press conference held to promote his new solo album, Ziltoid the Omniscient, Townsend announced his plans to retreat from public view, including giving interviews and touring, to concentrate on his family, and producing solo albums, as well as other people's music.[56] As a result, Strapping Young Lad—as well as The Devin Townsend Band—were effectively disbanded. Townsend discussed his future projects in a May 2007 Metal Hammer interview, where he stated that "there may be some stuff I do in the future that is as brutal and heavy as Strapping, it's just not going to be Strapping".[57]

The remastered 10th anniversary edition of City was released on June 7, 2007 in similar vein to the 2006 remaster of Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing, with bonus tracks and extended liner notes by Townsend. 1994-2006 Chaos Years, a career spanning best of album was released on March 31, 2008, with a bonus DVD of live performances, including their set at Download Festival in 2006.

Musical style

Strapping Young Lad's music was a diverse mix of extreme metal genres; death metal, thrash metal, and industrial metal. To achieve a chaotic and cacophonic sound the band utilized complex time signatures,[58] polyrhythmic composition,[59] blast beats,[17] sampling, keyboard effects and intricately layered production. Townsend used the newest technology available, such as Pro Tools, Steinberg Cubase and Logic Pro, when recording, mixing and producing the band's songs.[60] As a self-proclaimed "fan of multitracking", he created an atmospheric, layered "wall of sound", which became a hallmark of the band's sound[61] (with the exception of their self-titled album which featured no samples, or vocal layering).[62] Townsend's musical ideas and production style have drawn comparisons to Phil Spector[61] and Frank Zappa.[38] Strapping Young Lad mostly eschewed guitar solos until The New Black, which features a more heightened emphasis on melody than their previous albums.[63]

Influences

Strapping Young Lad drew influence from a wide range of music genres, most prominently, but not exclusively, heavy metal. Townsend cited, amongst others, Judas Priest, Jane's Addiction, Zoviet France, Grotus, and Frank Zappa as his influences,[40] and also expressed his admiration for Meshuggah on several occasions, calling it "the best metal band on the planet".[59] Simon and Stroud listed classic hard rock bands, like AC/DC, Led Zeppelin and Kiss, and old school thrash and death metal bands, like Exodus, Slayer and Morbid Angel among their influences,[64][65] while Hoglan's influences range wildly in style from Stevie Wonder to progressive rock drummers like Neil Peart, Terry Bozzio and Nick Mason.[66] Townsend stated his main influences for Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing were Napalm Death and Fear Factory,[67] City was influenced by bands such as Foetus and White Noise,[2] and The New Black's influences were Meshuggah, and "more traditional metal" like Metallica.[68]

Lyrical themes

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"Far Beyond Metal" (2006)
"Far Beyond Metal" from The New Black featured Oderus Urungus from GWAR on guest vocals. The song had been in the band's live repertoire since 1997.
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Template:Sample box end Townsend was the band's primary songwriter. While the first two albums were solely his work, subsequent albums featured a minority of "riffs, lyrical ideas, and song titles" by his bandmates.[69]

Despite the brutality of Strapping Young Lad's music, the group's songs contained hints of tongue-in-cheek humor and self-parody. Frequently, Townsend's lyrics approached serious personal or political issues with a morbid sense of humor. He has likened the band's sense of silliness to that of "Weird Al" Yankovic.[30] According to the singer, the band functions as his "outlet to freak out",[42] and his two main projects, the more melodic The Devin Townsend Band and the aggressive Strapping Young Lad are "supposed to be the positive and the negative".[70] The symptoms of bipolar disorder also became a dominant theme of Towsend's songwriting.[citation needed]

Live performances

Townsend's unique "Skullet" hairstyle and aggressive stage persona have made him one of the most recognizable musicians in the metal community.[71][72]

Strapping Young Lad was known for its energetic live performances, mostly owing to the eccentric appearance and persona of Devin Townsend.[73][74] Adrian Begrand of PopMatters wrote that "nobody in metal today has the same kind of commanding stage presence as the self-professed Bald Bastard, Devin Townsend", and called Strapping Young Lad "one of the best live bands around".[75] Townsend was famous for his on-stage antics; he integrated his ironic and tongue-in-cheek humor into live shows and interacted heavily with the audience. He would deliver comical, and often insulting remarks to them,[76] organize circle pits,[75] and parody heavy metal clichés as well as the genre itself.[77] His offensive behavior once resulted in a formal apology, which Townsend issued to Symphony X fans after mistreating them during The Devin Townsend Band's 2003 tour with the band.[78]

The band's humorous approach was also evidenced by a song frequently performed live from 1997, entitled "Far Beyond Metal", a parody of classic heavy metal. It became a live staple and a fan favorite,[79] with lyrics changing practically every performance.[49] Although it was recorded live on No Sleep 'till Bedtime, and on the For Those Aboot to Rock DVD, a studio version was not recorded until 2006 during The New Black sessions. Townsend also liked to joke about the band's Canadian heritage during live performances; "Blame Canada", a comedic anti-Canada song from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut was frequently played as intro music at concerts in 2003 and 2004.[80][81]

Discography

For more on this topic, see Devin Townsend discography.

Studio albums

Band members

Former members

All former members are the musicians playing on Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing besides Townsend and Simon:

  • Adrian White – drums
  • Chris Bayes – drums
  • Smokin' Lord Toot – drums
  • Chris Meyers – keyboards

Note: The pre-City touring line-up consisted of Townsend, Simon, White, and Meyers.

Touring members

  • John Morgan – keyboards (1997)
  • Matteo Caratozzolo – keyboards (1997–1998, 2003)
  • Jamie Meyer – keyboards (1998–1999)
  • Jason Filipchuk – keyboards (1999)
  • Chris Valagao – keyboards (2002)
  • Will Campagna – keyboards (2002, 2005–2006)
  • Munesh Sami – keyboards (2003–2004)
  • Jon Miller – bass (substituting Byron Stroud, July 14–31, 2005)[82]
  • James MacDonough – bass (substituting Byron Stroud, August 1–13, 2006)[83]

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