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Strapping Young Lad

Country of origin:: Canada
Location:: Vancouver, British Columbia
Status:: Split-up
Formed in:: 1994

Genre:: Death/Thrash Metal with Industrial Influences
Lyrical themes:: Anger, Emotions, Violence, Humour
Last label:: Century Media Records

Years active:: 1994-1998, 2002-2007

The band was on hiatus from 1998 to 2002. In May of 2007, at a press conference for his new solo album Ziltoid the Omniscient, Devin Townsend announced that he had decided to put an end to Strapping Young Lad and The Devin Townsend Band, and to never tour again in the future. He will continue to record and release solo music and produce albums for other bands.

Devin Townsend, on October 28th, ...

Complete lineup
Last known lineup
Live musicians

Last known
Devin Townsend	Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards (1994-2007)
See also: Devin Townsend, Devin Townsend Project, ex-IR8, ex-Ocean Machine, ex-Punky Brüster, ex-The Devin Townsend Band, ex-Bent Sea, ex-Caustic Thought (live), ex-Noisescapes, ex-Steve Vai, ex-The Wildhearts (live)
Jed Simon	Guitars (1995-2007)
See also: Zimmers Hole, ex-Armoros, ex-Tenet, ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Caustic Thought, ex-Front Line Assembly
Byron Stroud	Bass (1996-2007)
See also: 3 Inches of Blood, Zimmers Hole, ex-Caustic Thought, ex-Tenet, City of Fire, Physicist, Unit: 187, ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Fear Factory, ex-Ani Kyd, ex-Unit 187
Gene Hoglan	Drums (1996-2007)
See also: Brendon Small, Dethklok, Mechanism, Meldrum, Memorain, Pitch Black Forecast, Zimmers Hole, Testament (live), ex-Daemon, ex-Dark Angel, ex-Tenet, ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Fear Factory, ex-Viking, ex-Anthrax (live), ex-Old Man's Child (live), ex-Opeth (live), ex-Unearth (live), ex-Forbidden, ex-Death, ex-Just Cause, ex-Wargod, ex-Ani Kyd, ex-The Almighty Punchdrunk
Past (Live)
Ash Blue	Guitars
See also: ex-Stress Factor 9
Matteo Caratozzolo	Keyboards (1997-1998, 2003)
John Paul Morgan	Keyboards (1997)
Jamie Meyer	Keyboards (1998-1999)
Jason Filipchuk	Keyboards (1999)
Will Campagna	Keyboards (2002, 2005-2006)
See also: ex-Zimmers Hole
Chris Valagao	Keyboards (2002)
See also: Mechanism, Memorain, West of Hell, Zimmers Hole, ex-The Kill, ex-The Berzerker
Munesh Sami	Keyboards (2003-2004)
Jon Miller	Bass (2005)
See also: ex-Plague of Sheol, ex-DevilDriver
James MacDonough	Bass (2006)
See also: ex-Mad Axe, ex-Prodigy, ex-Iced Earth, ex-Megadeth, ex-Nevermore (live)

Devin Townsend	Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards (1994-2007)
See also: Devin Townsend, Devin Townsend Project, ex-IR8, ex-Ocean Machine, ex-Punky Brüster, ex-The Devin Townsend Band, ex-Bent Sea, ex-Caustic Thought (live), ex-Noisescapes, ex-Steve Vai, ex-The Wildhearts (live)
Jed Simon	Guitars (1995-2007)
See also: Zimmers Hole, ex-Armoros, ex-Tenet, ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Caustic Thought, ex-Front Line Assembly
Byron Stroud	Bass (1996-2007)
See also: 3 Inches of Blood, Zimmers Hole, ex-Caustic Thought, ex-Tenet, City of Fire, Physicist, Unit: 187, ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Fear Factory, ex-Ani Kyd, ex-Unit 187
Gene Hoglan	Drums (1996-2007)
See also: Brendon Small, Dethklok, Mechanism, Meldrum, Memorain, Pitch Black Forecast, Zimmers Hole, Testament (live), ex-Daemon, ex-Dark Angel, ex-Tenet, ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Fear Factory, ex-Viking, ex-Anthrax (live), ex-Old Man's Child (live), ex-Opeth (live), ex-Unearth (live), ex-Forbidden, ex-Death, ex-Just Cause, ex-Wargod, ex-Ani Kyd, ex-The Almighty Punchdrunk

Past
Ash Blue	Guitars
See also: ex-Stress Factor 9
Matteo Caratozzolo	Keyboards (1997-1998, 2003)
John Paul Morgan	Keyboards (1997)
Jamie Meyer	Keyboards (1998-1999)
Jason Filipchuk	Keyboards (1999)
Will Campagna	Keyboards (2002, 2005-2006)
See also: ex-Zimmers Hole
Chris Valagao	Keyboards (2002)
See also: Mechanism, Memorain, West of Hell, Zimmers Hole, ex-The Kill, ex-The Berzerker
Munesh Sami	Keyboards (2003-2004)
Jon Miller	Bass (2005)
See also: ex-Plague of Sheol, ex-DevilDriver
James MacDonough	Bass (2006)
See also: ex-Mad Axe, ex-Prodigy, ex-Iced Earth, ex-Megadeth, ex-Nevermore (live)

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