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4 reviews for Strapping Young Lad:
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Strapping Young Lad The New Black Century Media 2006 |
A Strapping Young Lad album used to be elusive phenomena but since their comeback in 2002 the band has embraced frequent albums. The self-titled comeback album lacked longevity, however Alien brought back the glory days of City to a certain extent. I was somewhat surprised to see that the band has generated another album only a year after Alien. Quite... Read More » |
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Strapping Young Lad Alien Century Media 2005 |
Devin Townsend has balanced insane brutality with beautiful melody on his many different releases over the years. Strapping Young Lad is, of course, known as Townsend's "insane brutality" project, and "Alien" certainly delivers on that promise. As usual, this release sports Heavy Devy's industrialized guitars and Gene Hoglan's frantic, air tight drums along with stomping grooves and giant vocal hooks... Read More » |
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Strapping Young Lad Strapping Young Lad Century Media 2002 |
It's been almost 6 years and the Strapping Young Lad from the City has become the Strapping Middle Aged Man with a receding hairline. The return of the band seemed impossible when Devin decided that he wanted to try other things. Well its time that he has decided to give this monstrosity another shot and bring his ever-growing experience to... Read More » |
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Strapping Young Lad City Century Media 1998 |
There are some albums that reek of mediocrity. There are some that stun with excellent musicianship. But there are also some that leave you baffled and motionless; scrambling your brains as you try to comprehend the systematic chaos emanating from the speakers. Strapping Young Lad is such a beast. And with City they have perfected their creation of a pure,... Read More » |