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Alien
Strapping Young Lad
- Type:
- Full-length
- Release date:
- March 22nd, 2005
- Label:
- Century Media Records
- Reviews:
- 13 reviews (avg. 85%)
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| 2. | Skeksis | 06:43 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | Shitstorm | 04:22 | Show lyrics |
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| 4. | Love? | 04:54 | Show lyrics |
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| 5. | Shine | 05:13 | Show lyrics |
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| 6. | We Ride | 02:38 | Show lyrics |
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| 7. | Possessions | 04:13 | Show lyrics |
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| 8. | Two Weeks | 03:28 | Show lyrics |
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| 9. | Thalamus | 03:59 | Show lyrics |
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| 10. | Zen | 05:02 | Show lyrics |
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| 11. | Info Dump | 11:56 | instrumental |
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| Band members | |
| Jed Simon | Guitars |
| Gene Hoglan | Drums |
| Byron Stroud | Bass |
| Devin Townsend | Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Samples |
| Guest/Session | |
| Jeff Cook | Choir (male) |
| Joanna Ussner | Choir (female) |
| Michelle Madden | Choir (female) |
| Deborah Rodrigo-Tyzio | Choir (female) |
| Steph Reid | Choir (female) |
| Shay Ward | Choir (female) |
| Magdalena Bulak | Choir (female) |
| Tammy "Tamz" Theis | Choir (female) |
| Ani Kyd | Choir (female) |
| Marnie Mains | Choir (female) |
| Chris "The Heathen" Valagao | Choir (male) |
| Rossy Living | Choir (male) |
| Cam Krotche | Choir (male) |
| Billy Marquardt | Choir (male) |
| Mike Quigley | Choir (male) |
| Ross Empson | Choir (male) |
| Ash Manning | Choir (male) |
| Will Cochrane | Choir (male) |
| Shane Clark | Choir (male) |
| Christ Stanley | Choir (male) |
| Ross Gale | Choir (male) |
| Will Campagna | Choir (male) |
| Laurielynn Bridger | Choir (female) |
| Jayden Gignac | Choir (child) |
| Ethan Belcourt-Lowe | Choir (child) |
| Damian Moore | Choir (child) |
| Dorian Glaude-Living | Choir (child) |
| Dave Young | Keyboards |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Rob Stefanson | Engineering (assistant) |
| Byron Stroud | Associate producer |
| Kristina Ardron | Engineering, Editing |
| Devin Townsend | Producer |
| Shaun Thingvold | Engineering |
| Pär Johansson | Artwork |
| Bryan Seely | Engineering (assistant), Editing |
| Alan Wong Moon | Engineering (assistant) |
| Alex Aligizakis | Editing |
| Travis Smith | Artwork (consultant) |
| Omer "Impson" Cordell | Photography |
| Greg Reely | Mastering |
| Dave Young | Recording (Vocals) |
| Scott Cooke | Editing |
| Jed Simon | Guitars |
| Gene Hoglan | Drums |
| Byron Stroud | Bass |
| Devin Townsend | Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Samples |
| Jeff Cook | Choir (male) |
| Joanna Ussner | Choir (female) |
| Michelle Madden | Choir (female) |
| Deborah Rodrigo-Tyzio | Choir (female) |
| Steph Reid | Choir (female) |
| Shay Ward | Choir (female) |
| Magdalena Bulak | Choir (female) |
| Tammy "Tamz" Theis | Choir (female) |
| Ani Kyd | Choir (female) |
| Marnie Mains | Choir (female) |
| Chris "The Heathen" Valagao | Choir (male) |
| Rossy Living | Choir (male) |
| Cam Krotche | Choir (male) |
| Billy Marquardt | Choir (male) |
| Mike Quigley | Choir (male) |
| Ross Empson | Choir (male) |
| Ash Manning | Choir (male) |
| Will Cochrane | Choir (male) |
| Shane Clark | Choir (male) |
| Christ Stanley | Choir (male) |
| Ross Gale | Choir (male) |
| Will Campagna | Choir (male) |
| Laurielynn Bridger | Choir (female) |
| Jayden Gignac | Choir (child) |
| Ethan Belcourt-Lowe | Choir (child) |
| Damian Moore | Choir (child) |
| Dorian Glaude-Living | Choir (child) |
| Dave Young | Keyboards |
| Rob Stefanson | Engineering (assistant) |
| Byron Stroud | Associate producer |
| Kristina Ardron | Engineering, Editing |
| Devin Townsend | Producer |
| Shaun Thingvold | Engineering |
| Pär Johansson | Artwork |
| Bryan Seely | Engineering (assistant), Editing |
| Alan Wong Moon | Engineering (assistant) |
| Alex Aligizakis | Editing |
| Travis Smith | Artwork (consultant) |
| Omer "Impson" Cordell | Photography |
| Greg Reely | Mastering |
| Dave Young | Recording (Vocals) |
| Scott Cooke | Editing |
| True Intensity | 100% | SRX | December 26th, 2009 | |
| I wan't your heart, your... | 89% | DarkSideOfLucca | May 2nd, 2009 | |
| Not Monsterous, Not... | 35% | lord_ghengis | March 21st, 2007 | |
| FUCK! | 90% | asmox | March 7th, 2007 | |
| Strapping's pinnacle release | 91% | MikeyC | January 9th, 2007 | |
| The Soundtrack To A Mental... | 93% | AngelofBreath | June 9th, 2006 | |
| Holy crap | 88% | FishyMonkey | October 16th, 2005 | |
| Accessible sound, but may... | 79% | TimFS | May 27th, 2005 | |
| Ok, this absolutely fucking... | 94% | langstondrive | May 13th, 2005 | |
| At last - An SYL album with... | 95% | EndlessTorment | May 4th, 2005 | |
| Nothing special really. | 65% | queen_cyanide | April 19th, 2005 | |
| This album will abduct your... | 100% | TheBigDizzle | March 24th, 2005 | |
| For tonite, we ride!! | 90% | doomsoldier | March 23rd, 2005 |
Recorded at Armory Studios (Vancouver, Canada), Greenhouse Studios (Vancouver, Canada) and The Dev Lan (Pitt Meadows, Canada). Mixed and mastered at Green Jacket Studios (Richmond, Canada).
Left = European version, Right = U.S. version.
Bonus tracks for Japan:
12. Zodiac (Melvins Cover) (4:00)
13. Love? (Extended Version) (5:56)
14. In the Rainy Season (Live) (5:24)
The limited edition CD comes with a bonus 3"-DVD containing:
1. Making of Alien
2. Oh My Fucking God (live)
Proposed track #12, "Whats New, Pussycat?" a Tom Jones cover was taken off of the album at the last minute because the band thought it didn't fit with the flow of the album.
Released in limited edition double 10" vinyl in 2005 (180g gatefold with glossy finish). 500 copies were made. The first 300 were green vinyl. The final 200 were presed on blue vinyl.
Left = European version, Right = U.S. version.
Bonus tracks for Japan:
12. Zodiac (Melvins Cover) (4:00)
13. Love? (Extended Version) (5:56)
14. In the Rainy Season (Live) (5:24)
The limited edition CD comes with a bonus 3"-DVD containing:
1. Making of Alien
2. Oh My Fucking God (live)
Proposed track #12, "Whats New, Pussycat?" a Tom Jones cover was taken off of the album at the last minute because the band thought it didn't fit with the flow of the album.
Released in limited edition double 10" vinyl in 2005 (180g gatefold with glossy finish). 500 copies were made. The first 300 were green vinyl. The final 200 were presed on blue vinyl.
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