SYL - Anyone Like Strapping Young Lad?

[TheNooseInYourEmptySoul]

Man they fucking rock dood. Their shit is just so intense but melodic at the same time it's awesome.

I'm wondering if anyone knows anything about them? All I know I read on some site and I've seen some pics but I don't know anything else.

How long they been together? Were they all in other bands before or are they in their first? How many albums have they release.

 

[MardyAss]

They are kickass, I recently got the City album.
Favourite song sofar
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[sixxswine]

A kick ass band that hopefully keeps releasing records for years to come. The City disc is fantastic! All they need is to land a opening slot(on a major tour) before they break big....

 

[FailingAcension]

I've got their latest one. I saw 'em live too. They're pretty good. At times a bit too reptative, but they're alright.

 

[_The_Faceless_Sinner_]

yeah, strapping is a great band.
city is by far their best cd, the self titled is missing that crushing production that made city so great, but its by no means a bad cd either

 

[Alex78]

check out the Devin Townsend forum for more info

 

[JonnyD]

Man they fucking rock dood. Their shit is just so intense but melodic at the same time it's awesome.

I'm wondering if anyone knows anything about them? All I know I read on some site and I've seen some pics but I don't know anything else.

How long they been together? Were they all in other bands before or are they in their first? How many albums have they release.

I love this band a buddy sent me a copy of the S/T album and I love it, I think they have been a band for at least 10 years I remember this because when Devin did the Sex&Religion album with Steve Vai back in like 94' Steve said he found Devin at a SYL show ...... SYL fans would prolly hate that album, compared to SYL its Soft Rock

 

[a7r0phy]

i love SYL. they give a GREAT live show. i saw them in may. great stuff

anyway, SYL is a side project of Devin Townsend (who has worked with Steve Vai, Front Line Assembly, and the Devin Townsend Band) and a few other respected musicians (i think their drummer Gene Hoglan was in Death and Testament). they've been around for awhile but they only have four albums

so yeah.

 

[speed]

Yeah they are one of my favorite bands- the most aggressive band I have heard- in terms of that wall of sound, and riffs of pure adrenaline.

They have three albums- Heavy as a Really Heavy thing- their first album, is just mediocre. The other two, City and SYL are must haves.

And yes Gene Hoglan did play for Testament( on Demonic), Death ( i believe on Symbolic- I could be wrong) and of course Dark Angel- a band he wrote many of the songs and lyrics for.

 

[JonnyD]

And yes Gene Hoglan did play for Testament( on Demonic), Death ( i believe on Symbolic- I could be wrong) and of course Dark Angel- a band he wrote many of the songs and lyrics for.

as far as I know he played on Human, Individual thought Patterns, and Symbolic

 

[Astral Poetry]

I saw them live and had SYL for awhile. Not my cup o' tea.

 

[Incendiare]

SYL =

 

[sixxswine]

Gene Hoglan IS one of the most underrated drummers out there right now. I would love to see him & Vinnie Paul work together on some "project." Band or some percussion thing...

 

[a7r0phy]

he's a member of my holy trinity of drummers:

Gene Hoglan (go figure)
Derrik Roddy (Hate Eternal)
Martin Lopez (Opeth)

mhmm.

 

[AjDeath]

as far as I know he played on Human, Individual thought Patterns, and Symbolic

Sean Reinert of Cynic and recently Gordian Knot played on Human.

 

[AjDeath]

he's a member of my holy trinity of drummers:

Gene Hoglan (go figure)
Derrik Roddy (Hate Eternal)
Martin Lopez (Opeth)

mhmm.

Richard Christy
Dave Lombardo
Gene Hoglan

 

[JonnyD]

Sean Reinert of Cynic and recently Gordian Knot played on Human.

hehehe well 2 out of 3 aint bad

 

[JonnyD]

Richard Christy
Dave Lombardo
Gene Hoglan

Richard Christy
Paul Bostaph
Tim Mallere
Charlie Benate
Gene Hoglan

 

[AjDeath]

Richard Christy
Paul Bostaph
Tim Mallere
Charlie Benate
Gene Hoglan

You know, I was thinking about Charlie, but I went with three, and I hate to sound like an idiot, but who is Tim Mallere?

 

[JonnyD]

You know, I was thinking about Charlie, but I went with three, and I hate to sound like an idiot, but who is Tim Mallere?

Tim is the drummer for Overkill the guy is truely amazing,....I couldnt leave Charlie out of that list