Century Media Records will re-release STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's 1995 debut album, "Heavy As A Really Heavy Thing", in Europe on June 12. The re-issue features a re-mastered version of this classic debut, four bonus tracks, the "S.Y.L." video and a 12-page booklet with extended liner notes from Devin Townsend himself. As Devin recalls, "I had finished with THE WILDHEARTS just prior to this [1994], and they were so anti-everything that I decided to take a similar approach while focusing on dissonance and just being as over-the-top as I could. Songs didn't really matter; it was just the intensity and the vibe plus lots of humor. Screaming and laughing are pretty close, I think, and I have just never been 'hard,' so we do what comes naturally, right? Right."
"Heavy As A Really Heavy Thing" (re-issue) track listing:
01. S.Y.L. (4:46)
02. In the Rainy Season (4:37)
03. Goat (3:30)
04. Cod Metal King (5:08)
05. Happy Camper (Carpe B.U.M.) (3:01)
06. Critic (4:08)
07. The Filler – Sweet City Jesus (5:24)
08. Skin Me (3:30)
09. Drizzlehell (3:10)
10. Satan's Ice Cream Truck (2:34) (hidden bonus track from original pressing)
11. Japan (5:17) (originally a Japanese bonus track)
12. Monday (5:13) (previously unreleased bonus track)
13. Exciter 6:04) (European bonus track from original version; JUDAS PRIEST cover version)
+ "S.Y.L." video clip (4:50)
Posté : 10 avr. 2006, 01:05
par Everflow
C'est le seul album de SYL dont je ne suis pas vraiment fan, mais bon rien que l'enchainement SYL/Rainy Season vaut le coup d'être entendu
Posté : 11 avr. 2006, 12:03
par Mout Mout
Bah le problème de cet album c'est que l'on passe du tres bon au tres (trop?) moyen, c'est un peu dommage. Mais effectivement rien que pour les deux premieres, Happy Camper et le "hidden bonus track" ca vaut le coup !!!
Posté : 21 mars 2013, 19:13
par guardianofsteel
Une box collector 7 LPs va sortir :
Finnish extreme metal non-profit Blood Music has set an April 17 release date for the incredibly long-overdue vinyl worship session of every last bit of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's music one could ever ask for.
The monstrous limited edition 7xLP box set discography will contain all five STRAPPING YOUNG LAD full-lengths, as well as extra vinyl dedicated to the band's non-album material, plus other special gifts yet to be announced.
The genre-busting Canadian industrial/death band has never seen their seminal albums "Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing", "SYL" nor "The New Black" touch wax before. Their other two records — "City" and "Alien" — were pressed in ultra-limited numbers of 500 copies only and sold out within months of their release.
Blood Music is a Finnish non-profit, whose mission is the anthropological preservation of extreme metal culture. They were formed in an attic in Tampere, Finland in early 2011. Their first action was a MAUDLIN OF THE WELL vinyl box set. MAUDLIN OF THE WELL had been attempting a vinyl release for nearly 10 years. This sold out within a month of release. Their future actions include in-house documentary productions on the subject of metal, fund-raising and grant-making for writers, and local extreme metal workshops in Helsinki. They have an in-house vinyl division for releasing classic/rare albums that have not seen the proper light-of-day on wax, which includes a full slate of releases for 2012, which will be rolled out throughout the year.
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD was a heavily-loved Canadian extreme metal band who genre-bent from progressive death to industrial metal in the blink of an eye. They are most well-known for their unique leader, Devin Townsend, whose dark lyrical humor and insane stage antics catapulted them into every '90s high school metalhead's dreams. Townsend has gone on to further acclaim in his solo act, DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT.
moins bon que City mais vraiment un album coolos tout de même
Posté : 22 mars 2013, 10:50
par Mr. Gig
La pochette du coffret :
Strapping Young Lad -- 7xLP Box Set- Limited pressing.
- All five SYL full-length albums.
- Non-album bonus material.
- Extras, created specifically for the set.
- Coming early 2013.
Posté : 29 mars 2013, 16:25
par Everflow
Le contenu du LP nommé Demos & Rarities, dont certains titres sont déjà bien connus des fans :
01. Japan
02. Monday
03. Exciter
04. Centipede
05. Home Nucleonics ('96 demo)
06. Headrhoid (Gunt demo)
07. Detox ('96 demo)
08. AAA ('96 demo)
09. The Long Pig
10. Zodiac
réédition de Strapping Young Lad
Posté : 23 févr. 2025, 14:05
par Everflow
Une conversion HD par intelligence artificielle de leur DVD de 2004 a été postée en ligne
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Consequence 1:04
Relentless 5:31
Rape Song 8:43
Home Nucleonics 12:53
S.Y.L 15:29
In The Rainy Season 20:11
Devour 25:50
Aftermath 28:52
Oh My Fucking God 35:55
Force Fed 40:32
Detox 46:24
All Hail The NewFlesh 55:28
Far Beyond Metal 1:04:05
Strapping Young Lad
Posté : 27 févr. 2025, 11:05
par Achille
J'en profite pour voter pour Alien. Le plus abouti, le plus varié et ce sans perdre la violence et la démence propre à SYL. Beaucoup citerait City qui est aussi une album dingue. A vrai dire, Townsend n'a jamais sorti un disque mauvais avec Strapping. Même le dernier disque, accouché dans la douleur et en dessous de tous les autres, mérite d'être écouté. J'ai aussi beaucoup d'affection pour l'album SYL qui fut mon premier contact avec le canadien et un disque de ma jeunesse. Je le recevais un samedi matin alors que je comatais sur mon canapé, durant un week-end où je faisais mon premier festival Metal. C'était la Metal fest à Bram avec Lofofora, Gojira, Carnal Lust. Et oui vous avez bien lu... Lofofora et Gojira dans une salle des fêtes d'une petite ville audoise. Excellent souvenir durant lequel j'ai donc pris une claque avec Strapping.
