---
title: "Strapping Young Lad"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/strapping-young-lad"
genre: "Industrial"
country: "Canada"
formed: 1994
disbanded: 2007
---

# Strapping Young Lad

**Strapping Young Lad** is a industrial band, from Canada, active 1994 to 2007.

Strapping Young Lad (SYL) was a Canadian extreme metal band formed by Devin Townsend in Vancouver in 1994. The band started as a one-man studio project; Townsend played most of the instruments on the 1995 debut album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing. By 1997, he had recruited permanent members; this line-up, which consisted of Townsend on vocals and guitar, Jed Simon on guitar, Byron Stroud on bass, and Gene Hoglan on drums, lasted until the band's dissolution.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strapping_Young_Lad

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Strapping Young Lad |
| Genre | Industrial |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Vancouver, Canada |
| Formed | 1994 |
| Disbanded | 2007 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[Industrial](https://themetalnet.com/genre/industrial-metal) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gene Hoglan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gene-hoglan) | Drums (drum set) | 1997 to 2007 | Former |
| [Devin Townsend](https://themetalnet.com/musician/devin-townsend) | Guitar, Keyboard, Lead vocals | 1994 to 2007 | Former |
| [Jed Simon](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jed-simon) | Background vocals, Guitar | 1994 to 2007 | Former |
| [Byron Stroud](https://themetalnet.com/musician/byron-stroud) | Background vocals, Bass guitar | 1996 to 2007 | Former |
| [Adrian White](https://themetalnet.com/musician/adrian-white) | Membranophone | 1994 to 1996 | Former |
| [Ash Blue](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ash-blue) | Guitar | 1994 to 1994 | Former |
| [Ashley Scribner](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ashley-scribner) | Bass guitar | 1994 to 1995 | Former |
| [Chris Bayes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-bayes) | Membranophone | 1994 to 1995 | Former |
| [Chris Meyers](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-meyers) | Keyboard | 1994 to 1995 | Former |
| [Mike Sudar](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-sudar) | Guitar | 1994 to 1995 | Former |
| [Smokin’ Lord Toot](https://themetalnet.com/musician/smokin-lord-toot) | Membranophone | 1994 to 1995 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1995 | [Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing](https://themetalnet.com/album/1ec42a25-5b1d-362b-bed8-ade69cfc38f1) | Album |
| 1996 | [City](https://themetalnet.com/album/2d447add-9c8c-3c87-ba5c-0c4abebdbb5b) | Album |
| 2003 | [Strapping Young Lad](https://themetalnet.com/album/38fbb2eb-30af-3cad-90b6-fe1c3c9eceb9) | Album |
| 2003 | [Tour EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/fed05e08-943d-327c-8728-1d1a1e6fe1cd) | EP |
| 2005 | [Alien](https://themetalnet.com/album/8c95067d-67f5-33b9-ad8a-da82ed0fcddb) | Album |
| 2006 | [The New Black](https://themetalnet.com/album/fb2ed8fa-3cb6-33bf-bb9d-6fa74cfffc60) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Gojira](https://themetalnet.com/band/gojira) (listened together)
- [Devin Townsend](https://themetalnet.com/band/devin-townsend) (listened together)
- [Mastodon](https://themetalnet.com/band/mastodon) (listened together)
- [Meshuggah](https://themetalnet.com/band/meshuggah) (listened together)
- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Devin Townsend Project](https://themetalnet.com/band/devin-townsend-project) (listened together)
- [Fear Factory](https://themetalnet.com/band/fear-factory) (listened together)
- [Lamb of God](https://themetalnet.com/band/lamb-of-god) (listened together)
- [Tool](https://themetalnet.com/band/tool) (listened together)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together)
- [Amon Amarth](https://themetalnet.com/band/amon-amarth) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Strapping_Young_Lad/46
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/457qPvtiBTIl6LR4dZiKZy
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1990
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/18096503
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCX6_jgmux3flBb9lOwYADEg

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/strapping-young-lad](https://themetalnet.com/band/strapping-young-lad). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt