Genre(s):
Industrial Death/Thrash Metal
Lyrical Theme(s):
Anger, Violence, Being Generally Pissed Off, Humor
Origin:
Canada (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Formed In:
1994
Status:
Split-up
Last known line-up:
Devin Townsend - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards (IR8, Ocean Machine, Steve Vai, Punky Brüster, The Devin Townsend Band)
Jed Simon - Guitar (Tenet, Armoros, Devin Townsend, Front Line Assembly, Zimmer's Hole, Caustic Thought)
Byron Stroud - Bass (Zimmer's Hole, Fear Factory, Devin Townsend, Caustic Thought, Unit: 187)
Gene Hoglan - Drums (Daemon (Dnk), Dark Angel (US), Death, Dethklok, Devin Townsend, Forbidden (US), Just Cause, Meldrum, Naphobia, Old Man's Child, Phantasm (US), Pitch Black Forecast, Tenet, Testament, Unearth, Wargod, Zimmer's Hole)
Former/Past Member(s):
John Paul Morgan - Keyboards (Unit:187)
Adrian White - Drums (The Malignant Growth, Punky Brüster, Process (Can), Frontline Assembly, Reset)
Tour Members:
Chris Valagao - Keyboards (2002) (Zimmer's Hole, Just Cause)
Munesh Sami - Keyboards (2003-2005) (Assjack, Hank Williams III, Bombscare)
Discography:
Strapping Young Lad - Heavy As A Really Heavy Thing [full-length] - 1995
Strapping Young Lad - City [full-length] - 1997
Strapping Young Lad - No Sleep 'till Bedtime [live] - 1998
Strapping Young Lad - Tour Ep [ep] - 2003
Strapping Young Lad - SYL [full-length] - 2003
Strapping Young Lad - For Those Aboot To Rock [live] - 2004
Strapping Young Lad - Alien [full-length] - 2005
Strapping Young Lad - The New Black [full-length] - 2006
Strapping Young Lad - C:enter:### [ep] - 2007
Strapping Young Lad - 1994-2006 Chaos Years [best of/compilation] - 2008
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Official site:
www.strappingyounglad.com
