I have come to realize something, alot of metal musicians are completely devoid of good taste in music. So them praising their music means about squat.
Strapping Young Lad have this little tendency to remind me ALOT of Meshuggah. Coprofago - Unorthodox Creative Criteria = Meshuggah with a jazzier sound.
They do not have "the most distinctive sound in metal today." I can thing of many other bands with more distinct sounds, Acid Bath, Mirrorthrone, Arcturus, Elvenking to name a few.
EDIT: If you are a "know it all" Paddy, than I am the fucking God of Knowledge.