This album is the high water mark of metal for me. There was good metal before and after, but nothing will ever come close. Even now, decades later, ever time I hear it it I'm like, "Fuck me with a chainsaw that's heavy!"
Fun fact: in the game Fallout 3, in one of the underground levels there is a computer terminal and if you switch it on, lyrics from this song appear on the screen as part of an email.
@@lurch89645 Yup, theirs so many metal references in fallout 3. I can't remember all of emails from the music vault, wasn't the overseer someone of note?
Listening to Strapping young lad is like standing in front of a jet engine. The energy is insane. I understand why Devin wanted to move on. I wouldn’t be able to stay at the level needed for music like this yeesh.
@@rubymeaddle City was when he was diagnosed. He wasn't on psych meds back then because they weren't prescribed to him yet. After the main touring cycle for City, he committed himself to a psych ward.
So true, I forgot how brutal it is. I had noisy neighbours so I put this album on repeat, maxed the volume and put the speakers against the wall, fucked off out. Who wins?
Incredible industrial thrash metal. I remember the first time I listened to "City" back in 1997 and being totally overwhelmed by it. The angry vocals, the crunchy guitars, the catchy bass, and especially the thundering drums blew me away. It literally sounded like the end of the world. "Detox" is a superb song. It's visceral and brutal, but also quite melodic in its way. Top notch singing by Devin Townsend. I love his screaming. Interestingly enough, "City" was recorded at Steve Vai's studio.
It's a kickass adrenaline-pumping song but lyrically it sounds like a cry for help. In any case it's an industrial-thrash metal masterpiece. A fucking thrashterpiece.
This is an insane masterpiece not for everyone, Devin is a fucking genius. Can't tell how many times this music helped me overcome various shit in life
I never knew about Strapping Young Lad until watching a long interview with Gene Hoglan that he did shortly after joining Fear Factory. Funny thing is, I knew who Devin Townsend was, and I loved his DTP and DT bands, but my dumb ass never knew that he was the founder of SYL. Being a fan of Dethklok, and of Gene in general and everything that he does, this interview that he did, he introduced me to a few projects that he was part of that I never knew about. It was that interview where he mentioned, that out of all of the bands that he has had the honor to be a part of, his favorite band to perform with was Strapping Young Lad. He also stated, that if Strapping Young Lad ever wanted to play again and tour, he would drop everything that he was doing just to play with them again. That is when I was introduced to SYL, and I am glad that I was, cause this entire band is bad ass. From the lyrics, to the entire structure of their songs and how well written every piece is, this band was a well done piece of art. How I never knew about them for all of these years, leaves me baffled. After listening to some of their songs, I went out and bought all 4 albums. City, Alien and The New Black are my 3 favorite albums. Each album has it's own forte.
Did you ever figure out that there are 5 Strapping Young Lad albums? Not 4? "Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing" was their first album actually. It's a bit rough and was before Devin got Gene Hoglan and Byron Stroud into the band but it still has a lot of the raw energy you'd expect.
@@lunatyczka89 i've always thought that concatenation is THE perfect soundtrack for the end of the world - even better if is a catastrophic one the whole chaosphere album is amazing though
@@randysorensen7703 yes, so true... I love Nevermore's endeavors. Loomis is playing for another band now, too, and I just can't remember at the moment. Damn faulty circuits.
This is one of my all time favorites!!!! What a song !!!! That riff is so tight. What a band !!!!!! One of the best metal bands ever! HOW DID I GET HERE TONIGHT?
While this song is technically about an addiction, it is a brutally truthful expression of any deep regret. I have a lot of that which is why this song always touched my soul.
I actually vividly the day I first heard this song when I was about 14, it felt like this monstrous revelation of huge sound was being transmitted from another universe into my ears. I absolutely fell in love.
one of the best metal songs from one of the best metal bands - great stuff - the album city is famous - this brutality with harmony and speed is unbelievable
I remember back in the 90s, staying up until 3 in the morning on wednesdays watching this video and other stuff like this on ”superrock” on MTV and then trying to get a couple of hours sleep before going to school! Back when MTV acctually played MUSIC! Sometimes even GOOD music!😮 Those where the days!
2:55 - 3:56 so heavy,90's,scacey,energized,happy,dark,machinery part that gives you a so big smile and energy that only uncle Devin knows how to combine aaaall these stuff.....he's the genius of everything!!!!
This song was on a metal hammer freebie in 97. I bought the album CITY and was totally blown away. In my mind one of the best heavy metal albums of all time.
DUUUDE! I was 14 ! That Metal Hammer CD was on constantly, it was my first introduction to Devvy and Strapping, Fucking love this band, wish I'd seen them live!
I found it on triple J thirteen three hours of power in 98 I'm thinkin. Soooo dope. Edit: just checked, it was 97. I guess they gave the rights to this song for free to anyone.
Someone had given me the Century Media Identity II comp cd and there was a bunch of great stuff on there, so I scooped up Identity 3(D) as soon as they put it out and this was on there. It was instant love. Got City. Probably in my top 5 metal albums of all time and it's still relevant and keeps getting better over time unlike a lot of the "I'm mad at my dad and school sucks" "nu-metal" stuff that was popping off at the time. The rage on this record and something like FF's Demanufacture is timeless.
I remember the first time I heard this song. I listened to this album while running. When this track came on, I just had to start hauling ass and not stop until it was over. Probably haven't run that fast for 5:40 straight since then.
Trashed have you seen his interview about individual thought patterns he had just gotten serious about drumming and he was following Reinert and was amazing. He is so humble and caring!
Remember going to see these guys about 8 years ago in Glasgow. Devon came on and jammed a few tracks with Zimmers Hole, then he did a full set with the Devon Townsend Band and then he came on a third time and did the SYL set, Guy has such a phenominal amount of energy. Plus I met my wife at that show. It was an awesome night all round.
I've been a big fan of thrash for a couple of years, and have explored even the more obscure stuff like Carcass and Annihilator (hardly obscure, I know).... but how have I not heard of these guys!??
...I have listened to thousands of Metal albums/songs over the past decades and I still think the riff from 2:54 to 3:56 is one of, if not THE greatest riff ever written/composed.
It's been 13 years to the day since I got this CD, I saw this video in October of 1998 on Muchmusic, ordered the CD via the record store (this was way before online shopping) and had to wait two months until it finally got to me. Detox is still my top five Devin Townsend songs.
the first song i ever heard of them was this one when it came out.... it was on mtv metal days back then..today i still absolutely love it...its a serious adrenaline pumping song that takes you far off !!!
Of all of the shows I've been to, the mosh pit at a strapping young lad show was by far the most intense. That was a straight up fight and I enjoyed every second of it.
Detatipaced Todd Pierson I was honestly waiting for someone to mention Rush. They are indeed legendary, but Strapping is my favorite. I will say that I do like to listen to Rush every now and then. =)
Not my kind of bpm (no offense, but I like it faster, above 500 bpm, like splittercore and exterior exterior extratone) but hey, if you like it, I have no problem with that, have a good day
- What have the canadians? - Oh! Neil Young! - This is good! - Justin Bieber - Oh, this is bad... - Rush too! - This is good! - Drake - This is bad... - Leonard Cohen! - Oh this is very good! - Alanis Morrissette - I don't know if this is good or bad... - DEVIN TOWNSEND - Kicks all of the previous stuff!
The Djent Guy A nivel técnico quizás (menos Lifeson), pero él solo se está labrando una carrera de genio; Rush, sin uno de sus miembros, desaparece, porque funcionan muy bien conjuntamente, pero Townsend funciona mejor solo.
Now THIS is something special. They deserved so much more notoriety, and this video’s view count does not do them justice. One of my favourite strapping tracks. I’m gonna go for an ESP Flying V as my first electric guitar, heavily influenced by this video with Jed and Devin’s shredding. I might have some Shreddies for breakfast soon.
I've got a feeling With the wrong people And I can't control my thoughts I wish that I could sleep And just get this over with ...this is only high-school bullshit... I just want to feel... I was warned... Absolutely numb No good around people Everyone knows, and watches me How did I get here tonight? What am I doing here? How did I reach this state? How did I lose my sight? I'm lost... I'm freaking And everybody knows... Everyone's watching ...so here's all my hopes and aspirations Nothing but puke God, it's so lonely I just want to feel...
I remember seeing this live in Sydney, Australia in a tiny venue around 1997 or 1998 to about 200 people. Barely anyone knew who SYL were then. How times have changed. Rock on, Devin & SYL :)
There's enough metal in this song to rebuild the death star
Well that's the comment of the day for me, so true !
So fucking true
And to blow up a planet!
in a way it transcends metal
This album is the high water mark of metal for me. There was good metal before and after, but nothing will ever come close. Even now, decades later, ever time I hear it it I'm like, "Fuck me with a chainsaw that's heavy!"
Fun fact: in the game Fallout 3, in one of the underground levels there is a computer terminal and if you switch it on, lyrics from this song appear on the screen as part of an email.
And Fear Factory.
@@josephbrowne3533 Off memory, I think Raymond had a part in the musical production in fallout3... I could be wrong though.
@P Jeffery Gene Hoglan was in FF for a while too
@@josephbrowne3533 the email is also signed B Bell
@@lurch89645 Yup, theirs so many metal references in fallout 3. I can't remember all of emails from the music vault, wasn't the overseer someone of note?
Hands down one of the top 5 heaviest songs of the 90s. Absolutely CRUSHING
If Detox is in the top 5, at least two or 3 others on City gotta be on there as well.
Always a bigger fish
I met Dev last week after his Glasgow gig, he spent 2 hours signing and talking to fans... nicest guy in rock and a fucking genius to boot :)
Hello from 2020
Rock??
Love your stuff man keep on keeping on AKA don't stop
@@magistermilitum1206Metal is Rock
Listening to Strapping young lad is like standing in front of a jet engine. The energy is insane. I understand why Devin wanted to move on. I wouldn’t be able to stay at the level needed for music like this yeesh.
Yeah, topping the production on Alien would have probably been impossible.
He said City was the album he wanted to end with, he stopped taking his anti psychotics while making it
The dudes bi polar, let the creativity flow from both of him. But I guess it has looking at what he’s done now
@@rubymeaddle City was when he was diagnosed. He wasn't on psych meds back then because they weren't prescribed to him yet. After the main touring cycle for City, he committed himself to a psych ward.
That was exactly the feeling of a SYL live show. Standing before a storm front. It was insane. Never had the same live experience again.
City is one of the best albums to come out of the 90s, period.
Sentient Viscera one of the best metal albums ever made. It’s insanity siphoned into music. Utter perfection imo. Nothing weak on the album.
@@tylerjacobson8012 I concur. Hello from England.
So true, I forgot how brutal it is. I had noisy neighbours so I put this album on repeat, maxed the volume and put the speakers against the wall, fucked off out. Who wins?
Hell yeah and I'm not even a metalhead .Im more into UK Punk and Krautrock.
City and Demanufacture
Only Strapping Young Lad’s “Detox” is an addiction itself.
Incredible industrial thrash metal. I remember the first time I listened to "City" back in 1997 and being totally overwhelmed by it. The angry vocals, the crunchy guitars, the catchy bass, and especially the thundering drums blew me away. It literally sounded like the end of the world. "Detox" is a superb song. It's visceral and brutal, but also quite melodic in its way. Top notch singing by Devin Townsend. I love his screaming. Interestingly enough, "City" was recorded at Steve Vai's studio.
I’m normally not a big metal guy, but there’s something about this song that I absolutely love.
For me its heavy as all balls and has a euphoric feeling to it yet. That and the master Devin Townsend and Gene Hoglan on drums helps im sure lol
It's a kickass adrenaline-pumping song but lyrically it sounds like a cry for help.
In any case it's an industrial-thrash metal masterpiece. A fucking thrashterpiece.
i mean, this whole album was a cry for help i think. a genius one, but still. a lot of music is
A Fucking Thrashterpiece ! 💯
It's one of the most beautiful lyrics about alienation and the feeling of being misplaced in unrelatable crowds! ❤
It’s true as I’m listening I’m currently on the toilet severely constipated
This is an insane masterpiece not for everyone, Devin is a fucking genius. Can't tell how many times this music helped me overcome various shit in life
Never heard this before, someone mentioned it on another site. This is absolutely epic. Thank you random person
I never knew about Strapping Young Lad until watching a long interview with Gene Hoglan that he did shortly after joining Fear Factory. Funny thing is, I knew who Devin Townsend was, and I loved his DTP and DT bands, but my dumb ass never knew that he was the founder of SYL. Being a fan of Dethklok, and of Gene in general and everything that he does, this interview that he did, he introduced me to a few projects that he was part of that I never knew about. It was that interview where he mentioned, that out of all of the bands that he has had the honor to be a part of, his favorite band to perform with was Strapping Young Lad.
He also stated, that if Strapping Young Lad ever wanted to play again and tour, he would drop everything that he was doing just to play with them again. That is when I was introduced to SYL, and I am glad that I was, cause this entire band is bad ass. From the lyrics, to the entire structure of their songs and how well written every piece is, this band was a well done piece of art. How I never knew about them for all of these years, leaves me baffled. After listening to some of their songs, I went out and bought all 4 albums. City, Alien and The New Black are my 3 favorite albums. Each album has it's own forte.
Did you ever figure out that there are 5 Strapping Young Lad albums? Not 4? "Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing" was their first album actually. It's a bit rough and was before Devin got Gene Hoglan and Byron Stroud into the band but it still has a lot of the raw energy you'd expect.
I saw Dev last night at an acoustic gig in Bournemouth, and he actually played an acoustic version of this song. He's a fucking mental genius.
Gene "Holy Shit" Hoglan...a God on the skins
Gene "The Machine"!
@@aliceautomated Here comes the Atomic Clock
a beast !!!!
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I used to wonder how heavy guys could drum fast before Gene hoglan then I saw Nick Barker was completely floored
One of The Best Bands on The Planet
🤘😈🤘
City and Chaosphere two of the heaviest albums ever made! Both bands gave me some of the best concert experiences of my life! Miss those days ;(
yeah, and Concatenacion as first destroy tha earholes
@@lunatyczka89 i've always thought that concatenation is THE perfect soundtrack for the end of the world - even better if is a catastrophic one
the whole chaosphere album is amazing though
The definition of "underrated" in the dictionary should be changed to "Strapping Young Lad".
Damn straight! It's not just metal, it's based on true emotion, spilled in your face1
Holy effing omfg YES!
They would be my thesaurus along with Nevermore!
@@randysorensen7703 yes, so true...
I love Nevermore's endeavors. Loomis is playing for another band now, too, and I just can't remember at the moment. Damn faulty circuits.
@@testrabbit Loomis is in Arch Enemy wasting away.
Found SYL at my worst moments, truly gods gift
This is one of my all time favorites!!!! What a song !!!! That riff is so tight. What a band !!!!!! One of the best metal bands ever!
HOW DID I GET HERE TONIGHT?
My god, this is just something else what you here these days. Multi talents like Devin are undervalued these days. 10/10 This is Perfection ❤
While this song is technically about an addiction, it is a brutally truthful expression of any deep regret. I have a lot of that which is why this song always touched my soul.
this song HAS to be on every workout playlist ever, it's just relentless energy with no hesitations.
I listen to the whole album when working out, it’s perfect
I listen to this song every time I lift weights. The "Hey! Come on!" refrain gets my blood pumping like no other.
I actually vividly the day I first heard this song when I was about 14, it felt like this monstrous revelation of huge sound was being transmitted from another universe into my ears. I absolutely fell in love.
Love?
Best song to listen to before visiting my Gran! love u Gran!
one of the best metal songs from one of the best metal bands - great stuff - the album city is famous - this brutality with harmony and speed is unbelievable
Video starts playing
Modem router lags and stops the video @0.5
My response: "Play that stupid piece of shit!".
This is the masterpiece that hooked me on SYL. Devin is a genius 🤘💀🤘
Today marks 20 years of my face being melted by this.
Long may it continue. \m/
I will never get over this song. "I was born absolutely numb!"
“Far Beyond Metal” was the SYL song that got me into them. “Detox” is what made me love them!
Devy with almost a full head of hair. Woah.
Almost lmao
Don’t diss the skullet!
It's called the Skullet.
An almost quintessentially perfect metal ; metal album
They're chanting "Hey, you Mo" (short for moron), according to Devin's blog years ago.
I've always thought it was Come On instead of You Mo
i heard break your bone :D
I always thought it was hey you know
@@unorthodox_h7115 According to the lyrics, they sing "Hey, get low!"
Thought it was “hate them all”
this song got me into this band.heavy,with emotion and sheer insanity.
Digging this tune
This song is relatively simple, but just perfectly constructed, one of the best metal songs I've heard in a while! Can't get enough
I remember back in the 90s, staying up until 3 in the morning on wednesdays watching this video and other stuff like this on ”superrock” on MTV and then trying to get a couple of hours sleep before going to school!
Back when MTV acctually played MUSIC! Sometimes even GOOD music!😮
Those where the days!
2:55 - 3:56
so heavy,90's,scacey,energized,happy,dark,machinery part that gives you a so big smile and energy that only uncle Devin knows how to combine aaaall these stuff.....he's the genius of everything!!!!
Sure
Beautiful song...always touch my soul.
Devin is a champion in person too. Bloody humble guy! Hoglan absolutely kills on this song too
This song was on a metal hammer freebie in 97. I bought the album CITY and was totally blown away. In my mind one of the best heavy metal albums of all time.
DUUUDE! I was 14 ! That Metal Hammer CD was on constantly, it was my first introduction to Devvy and Strapping, Fucking love this band, wish I'd seen them live!
I found it on triple J thirteen three hours of power in 98 I'm thinkin. Soooo dope.
Edit: just checked, it was 97. I guess they gave the rights to this song for free to anyone.
Someone had given me the Century Media Identity II comp cd and there was a bunch of great stuff on there, so I scooped up Identity 3(D) as soon as they put it out and this was on there. It was instant love. Got City. Probably in my top 5 metal albums of all time and it's still relevant and keeps getting better over time unlike a lot of the "I'm mad at my dad and school sucks" "nu-metal" stuff that was popping off at the time. The rage on this record and something like FF's Demanufacture is timeless.
Fucking amazing metal song.
perfect song.
This is the song that got me into SYL.
Me too... Best song to jam to when on a long trip
*sweet home alabama appears*
For me it was "wrong side" found in a "metal masters" compilation
for me SYL is the song that got me into SYL
Yolanda maria piotrowicz same here epic fucking song
If your first Devin song is Spirits Will Collide and you're suddenly here, KEEP GOING.
This is my first song though😢
@@kadecooper6967 Keep going!
I remember the first time I heard this song. I listened to this album while running. When this track came on, I just had to start hauling ass and not stop until it was over. Probably haven't run that fast for 5:40 straight since then.
Same thing happened to me at the gym, broke a personal record lol
Dear Canada, more like this please. Signed: America
Signed: The World, THE WORLD!!!
indeed. we need more devs in this world
Yeah well Gene Hoglan is Texan. Dallas native!
Vinny Paul is great, Gene Hoglan is one of the greatest Metal drummers of all time, if not THE greatest as he's proved it with so many bands.
Trashed have you seen his interview about individual thought patterns he had just gotten serious about drumming and he was following Reinert and was amazing. He is so humble and caring!
Defining metal.
This song describes what i go through everytime i get dragged out to a public event or nightclub. Social anxiety is a bitch. Love you Devy!
Andre Vanderkuur Drink and drugs cures social anxiety my friend....
The song is literally about how drink and drugs worsen social anxiety.
It can be rough at times but its worth it in the long run, the good outweighs the bad!
Remember going to see these guys about 8 years ago in Glasgow. Devon came on and jammed a few tracks with Zimmers Hole, then he did a full set with the Devon Townsend Band and then he came on a third time and did the SYL set, Guy has such a phenominal amount of energy. Plus I met my wife at that show. It was an awesome night all round.
I've been a big fan of thrash for a couple of years, and have explored even the more obscure stuff like Carcass and Annihilator (hardly obscure, I know).... but how have I not heard of these guys!??
"City" certainly is one of the most defining metal records of the 90's, and one of the best metal records of all time.
A band I'd heard of over the years but never listened to until just now.I like it.
...I have listened to thousands of Metal albums/songs over the past decades and I still think the riff from 2:54 to 3:56 is one of, if not THE greatest riff ever written/composed.
Strapping Young Lad: Relieving stress since 1995
Gene Hoglan's drumming on this whole album is brilliant!!!
It's been 13 years to the day since I got this CD, I saw this video in October of 1998 on Muchmusic, ordered the CD via the record store (this was way before online shopping) and had to wait two months until it finally got to me.
Detox is still my top five Devin Townsend songs.
the first song i ever heard of them was this one when it came out.... it was on mtv metal days back then..today i still absolutely love it...its a serious adrenaline pumping song that takes you far off !!!
i've spent so long thinking he's shouting "hey hello" and i was like this is a weirdly aggressive way to say hi to someone.
What a drummer Gene is ! Amazing.
This song brings out the primal side of me. I have never had so much adrenaline created from any song, ever. Fucking. Awesome.
Meshuggah chaosphere? Needs to be remixed as much as dev physicist does.
Very, very good work. Awesome! OK! Thank you boys! 🇨🇿⚒️🪓
Best thing to ever come out of Canada. Gene I know you're American but you are a fucking legend.
Annihilator?
+Raúl Pérez ahh they're good but imo not my favourite out of Canada.
+Raúl Pérez Nomeansno! The Great Granddads of progressive punk rock. Even Devin loves them.
+jerhardt666 ya that's my opinion though. Just like you have your own.
jerhardt666 Fuckin Annihilator!
Just as amazing as ever even after 20 years
Ladies and Gentlemen: Devin "Musical Genius" Townsend!!!
the mad scientist of metal!
+Joshua Atherton If they ever do a Back to the Future remake casting Devy as Dr. Emmett Brown is a no brainer.
Of all of the shows I've been to, the mosh pit at a strapping young lad show was by far the most intense. That was a straight up fight and I enjoyed every second of it.
this has not aged, not even a minute
Unbelievable! Hard to believe it's the same guy as in his solo-projects. Like this a lot!
Fear Factory and Strapping are probably my all time fav bands, I don't know why but I always combine these two.
In the same boat mate. Detox and Zero Signal....
Devy has stated he went to a fear factory concert and was so inspired that he wanted to make that style of music but with his own twist on it
@@stormin_norman1486Never knew that. SYL is my all time favourite band. Still to this day I cannot chose between City and Alien.
Industrial metal, very mecanical sound, samples, similar atmosphere.
The drummer and bassist of SYL ended up in FF
KickAss Heavy Fucking Awesome Song
Probably the best thing musically to come out of Canada.
the best thing out of Canada "period".
Rush...?
Detatipaced
Rush WAS the best thing out of Canada....
Detatipaced Todd Pierson I was honestly waiting for someone to mention Rush. They are indeed legendary, but Strapping is my favorite. I will say that I do like to listen to Rush every now and then. =)
How about Celine Dion? No? Ok...
His vocals make me happy and warm inside 😊 I love SYL. Awesome music.
HOW COULD YOU NOT LIKE THIS SONG!!!???
You are 100 percent right
This album and the next two are great.
because bob segar exist
Because bob segar exist
Not my kind of bpm (no offense, but I like it faster, above 500 bpm, like splittercore and exterior exterior extratone)
but hey, if you like it, I have no problem with that, have a good day
Metal at it's finest right here ladies and gentleman.
This was the last official sighting of Devin's hairline
I put this on to cope with my receding hairline ..... thanks 😂
I'm fucking crying. This has to be the most underrated comment in 2 years
Dat time signature change... 🤤
0:47 "IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVVVEEEE GGGOOTT AA PEEENIIIISSSSSS"
I'll never hear this part of the song the same way again.
Born too late to see these guys live, born too early to see the inevitable resurgence of thrash
Man when i was a teen i spent hours, hours in the cibercafe just to wacth Devin Townsends songs, videos :)
This. Seen him 4 times now and each time I've been mesmerised!
- What have the canadians?
- Oh! Neil Young!
- This is good!
- Justin Bieber
- Oh, this is bad...
- Rush too!
- This is good!
- Drake
- This is bad...
- Leonard Cohen!
- Oh this is very good!
- Alanis Morrissette
- I don't know if this is good or bad...
- DEVIN TOWNSEND
- Kicks all of the previous stuff!
+Skinny Puppy and Frontline Assembly(Devin assisted FLA with their album Millenium).
Don't forget Nickleback for the bad!
The Birthday Massacre!Very good :)
Cualquiera de los integrantes de Rush está a la altura de Townsend
The Djent Guy A nivel técnico quizás (menos Lifeson), pero él solo se está labrando una carrera de genio; Rush, sin uno de sus miembros, desaparece, porque funcionan muy bien conjuntamente, pero Townsend funciona mejor solo.
Now THIS is something special. They deserved so much more notoriety, and this video’s view count does not do them justice. One of my favourite strapping tracks. I’m gonna go for an ESP Flying V as my first electric guitar, heavily influenced by this video with Jed and Devin’s shredding. I might have some Shreddies for breakfast soon.
I've got a feeling
With the wrong people
And I can't control my thoughts
I wish that I could sleep
And just get this over with
...this is only high-school bullshit...
I just want to feel...
I was warned...
Absolutely numb
No good around people
Everyone knows, and watches me
How did I get here tonight?
What am I doing here?
How did I reach this state?
How did I lose my sight?
I'm lost... I'm freaking
And everybody knows... Everyone's watching
...so here's all my hopes and aspirations
Nothing but puke
God, it's so lonely
I just want to feel...
PLAY THAT STUPID PIECE OF SHIT
Thank you.
*freezing. not freaking
Some of the most explosive powerful awe-inspiring musical work ... with fucking relatable lyrics ... I absolutely love this! ❤💥
I'm just glad dev is playing some songs again
One of those special songs that perfectly sums up Metal.
2:55-3:57
Is quite easily one of the finest moments from the Strapping Young Lad Discography.
Strapping Young Lad: 'City'-probably the heaviest album of all time. WORD!!!!
How did I get here tonight?
What am I doing here?
How did I reach this state?
How did I lose my sight?
i feel very connected to those lyrics. that part hits me so hard every time.
It's a master piece of beauty
Song: detox
Music: 💪🏿
Lyrics: 🥺
Yes, I'm Sorry I was young
@KettenMeenen who are thou
@dante666jt the best, what an ask
I remember seeing this live in Sydney, Australia in a tiny venue around 1997 or 1998 to about 200 people. Barely anyone knew who SYL were then. How times have changed. Rock on, Devin & SYL :)
My neighbors often listen to this. And then they always start banging on my door with enthusiasm.
Lmao is it Samus?
the man the myth the Devin!
Really miss SYL was there from day one absolutely love this song 💪
So raw and so fcking metal. Thank you Mr. Devin Townsend.
That intro riff, omg.
I don't think the world will ever be ready for that! The amount of awesomeness would be so far off the scale everyone would die!
Something happens at 4:34 I don’t know what but it’s absolutely killer 🤘 love it
One of the best intros I have ever heard.