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Strapping Young Lad (SYL) was a Canadian extreme metal band formed by Devin Townsend in Vancouver in 1994. 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.
- 1994–1998, 2002–2007
Vancouver, British Columbia. Status: Split-up. Formed in: 1994. Genre: Death/Thrash Metal with Industrial influences. Themes: Anger, Emotions, Violence, Humour. Last label: Century Media Records. Years active: 1994-1998, 2002-2007. The band was on hiatus from 1998 to 2002.
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May 22, 2020 · By Stephen Hill. ( Metal Hammer ) published 22 May 2020. How Devin Townsend ripped off an obscure 80s prog song and gave Strapping Young Lad an unlikely breakthrough single. (Image credit: Press) Back in the early part of the new millennium, Devin Townsend was, by his own admission, in a bad way.
Copyright Century Media Records, 1997I wanted to make a version of City that was less middy and more punchy for a while now, and here it is. Hopefully y'all ...
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Strapping Young Lad were an extreme metal band from Vancouver, Canada and were active from 1994 until 2007. The brainchild of singer, multi instrumentalist and songwriter Devin.
