Strapping Young Lad-Detox

[wallsk8r]

The drummer really ties it all together.

[fearrademi]

Great!

[psyckla5]

gene= best deathmetal drummer ever!

[Ch1d0Bod0m]

This video would go AWESOME with a massive FFA on halo/cod/gow!

[definiton1]

every time i feel me bad i listining  this song

[macadoolahicky]

lol. i read your description, thought it said "favorite Christian metal band!" I nearly slapped you =]

[m1lky]

All Comments (666)

Well looks like I fucked that one up.

[GreenTuque]

@m1lky I fixed it

[Chisholm342]

For people wondering about Fallout Reference. The bottom log entry on the Maintenance Department terminal in the Presidential Sub Level (accessed through a Broken Steel quest) ends with lyrics "I wish that I could get to sleep and just get this over with... this is only high school bullshit. I'm lost, I'm freaking and everybody knows... everyone's watching."

[lahbl]

IIIIIII JUUUUUUUUUST WANNAAA FEEEEEEEEEEL!!!!!!!

[heartthrashmetal]

...favorité...metal jako řemen...

[djtektronics]

3:08 is awesome !

[thirdeye86]

Gene Hoglan is fucking God. Portnoy can only suck his balls

[jazarstevens]

3:04 the most awesomest chorus EVER

[jeanpaulkassdale]

@jazarstevens its sounding good but its definitely not the best one ever !!!

[jeanpaulkassdale]

@jazarstevens watch?v=3AePEjH0jFg --> 6:30

[AnotherHell1]

Check our fucking channel if you dig groove metal

[patrickd161]

@CyanideSovereign Well Devin did make the music for that game.

[CyanideSovereign]

@patrickd161 Oh, I didn't know that!

[polly2107]

Hey guys. Who knows the name of the first strapping young lad album?

[Winterborn2009]

@polly2107 Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing

[polly2107]

@Winterborn2009

thanks

[BINOMAN007]

This song is one big fucking wake up call!!! saying "hey shut the fuck up and pay attention mouther fuckers!!!!!" i know i listen to this song whenever i wake up lmao.

fucking SYL is a legenday band and all who were involved "devin,byron,jed,gene" all of em fucking brutal!!!!!

[mx250II]

Devin said the chants are saying HEY YOU MO. as in moron he said

[iTuberr]

ahhh. this is more like it hahah.

[seektheself]

fucking ehhhh!!!!! strapping young lad still fucking owns!!!

[sTeiner37th]

Nur Geil : Devin Forever :::))))))

[Dreadboat]

1:34 part is badass

[Madjikou]

What a rampage !!

I have to see that live !!

[wynternight777]

@Madjikou I wish that could happen; sadly SYL is no more. :(

[Piroant69]

@Madjikou Deven does not do lvie shit since their last album he wanted to be with his family more

[andyscoot43]

Devin definately does do live. He's currently on tour with Cynic and BTBAM and he's doing a very short summer festival run.

[Gamagachee]

3:05

Gotta love that part when it comes in

[mrgolem33]

@Gamagachee

nirvana part :P

[rsman169]

Possibly saying "Take them all" Since this video is drug related, considering the name "Detox". Don't know, just giving my two cents.

[rhcpandsum41]

this si what good things are made of... hehe

[Daxilen]

hate and love could also be a possibillity in their chanting :P

just sharin'

know its not correct though :P

[blindfoxxx]

Heavy Devy at his best!

[Kohe321]

Devin townsend is a genius

[7Lscjracer]

@Trollfresser

The liner notes say "Hey you mo".

[meowmixmixer]

couldnt they be chanting "hey, c'mon"? iunno makes the most sense to me

[LessthanJake14]

@meowmixmixer I always think they're saying "hey, your mom!"

[H3xxl0RxXx]

2:26 Best part of the song, imho!

Though the whole song is killer as a whole!

[himtonny]

the intro reminds me ov heresy by pantera

[Daxilen]

indeed :O

but hey, i found an iron maiden song which has the exact part from a papa roach song in it. xD

[himtonny]

lol xD

[wynternight777]

@Daxilen I think you have that reversed: you found a Papa Roach song with a part from an Iron Maiden song.

[musicalkaratekid]

I just love it when devin towsend lets his anger flow with them heavy fucking riffs. City was my first ever album by strapping young lad(or devin townsend for that matter) and,apart from 'alien',i still say its his best work.its songs liek this that explain why:D

[cosmicZoMbIe777]

I'll probably sound like a douche or something but can somebody tell me what they chant along with the main riff at the start please?

i dunno what it is, sounds like 'hey, you blow' haha but i dunno, SOMEBODY HELP MEEE, such a fucking brutal, incredible song!!!!!!!!!!!!

(listen to the 1996 demo of this aswell, fucking hell, YOU WILL MOSH!!!)

[Trollfresser]

Dude - you don't sound like a douche.

About a million people have asked that question and the answer is that there is no absolute answer for this.

Some say it's "Hey you mo" (for moron) or "you blow" and about a dozen more - so we'll never know for sure ;)

[cosmicZoMbIe777]

thank you very much.

Keep it Metal :P (Y)

[skaladeritcher666]

Devin Townsend RULES!!!

[SithMustard]

Shut the fuck up, faggots.

[SithMustard]

ZOMG YOUTUBE COMMENTS ARGUMENT

[LSDisease]

an absolute piece of sh*t. When I heard what this motherf*cker did to Rush's Natural Science I wanted to scream. He massacred one of the greatest tunes ever. Unforgivable. Plus Strapping You Lad Is SH*T.

[Horseface87]

@LSDisease yer shit.

[MorbidDiarreah]

@LSDisease

Serious fag is serious. Learn to appreciate all forms of art. Townsend has a very raw, powerful sound. His songs might not be hard to play, but that's not the point. The point is to send a message. That message then attracts certain people to his music, called FANS. You're obviously not a fan. You're just a douchebag that likes to state his opinions where they're not wanted, causing unnecessary reaction. In short, you're just another troll. Fuck off.

[LSDisease]

I listened to Natural Science at the time which is one of my fav songs ever and that fucker Townsend massacred it with his yelling. I found this video and decided to comment. No wonder he massacred that Rush song when his band totally sucks. Plus I can comment anything I want. So fuck you you retard.

[Taud]

Well of course rush wont sound like geddy when townsend sings it.... of course he screams man, thats one of his signatures with his vocals, you thought he'd play it all nice and pretty for you? even in his lighter stuff it has harsh vocals and riffs...so stick to rush if its too rough for you maybe?

[LSDisease]

haha man you're cracking me up. If he wants to scream don't touch Rush songs then dammit. It's Rush not death metal. He massacred this tune without a shade of doubt. SYL puts me to sleep man. It's heavy but not aggressive. It's drab. Listen to Slayer's Divine Intervention. This is a true killer.

[Taud]

I disagree slayer is just yelling vocals, they cant get symphonic or anything like DT does, slayer is what us kids call old man metal now lamb of god and children of bodom played a concert here with them and they blew old man slayer out of the water....

[LSDisease]

Slayer have balls. They don't need to be symphonic man. They create ass kicking music. Divine Intervention is beyond competition. This album still sounds good after 15 years. Children Of Bodom is good for kids who think they know something about true metal. Slayer still kills. Beyond competition. Who cares about Children of Bodom or Stooping Old Man?

[Taud]

well the "kids who think they know something about true metal" are the majority, oh here we go, this guy knows about "true metal" im sorry but that just sounds hilarious... i was there to see it for myself, slayer got killed by the kid bands :P

[LSDisease]

Slayer is a respected band. I'm sure most of metal people will go for Slayer rather than Children Of Bodom. Slayer have been active since 1981 and they're doing fine. We'll see about COB in the future. Slayer have their own style. COB? Gimme a break it's not even funny.

[MorbidDiarreah]

I think I have to agree with what Taud is saying... But really, what the fuck is "true metal"? A person that wants to be "true metal" wants to be this: A dumb, irresponsible, probably jobless, cave-man-esque creature that eats hamburgers all day and rides a harley. I have nothing against people like that, but why would you EVER strive to be like that...?? lol

[Taud]

Yeah, slayer is for the cave man esque, its really THAT old... AHAHAHA but nah seriously it sounds like something jack black would say "you think you know TRUE METALLL?!?"

[greyfox92]

so you would rather metal be played by an uptight, vegan business man that drives a smart car? metal is a masculine thing, and what you just did was stereotype an entire group of people. not all metal artists are like that.

[MorbidDiarreah]

lmao, dude. I wasn't talking about people PLAYING the music. I was talking about the followers. Sorry for your misunderstanding.

[greyfox92]

lol divine intervention was one of slayers worst albums.

[MorbidDiarreah]

Lol... I suppose you're right about being able to comment where ever you want. But riddle me this: don't you think your opinions would be more respected on a video thread other than this? Say... On a video where the audio of this supposed "horrible" cover is? Think about it. You're talking to a completely unrelated audience, yet you EXPECT people to agree with you. So, really, if you think about it, you're just being an over-zealous loser... Yet, you're calling ME a retard. Think about it.

[greyfox92]

a cover isnt about making the song exactly the same, a cover is supposed to be the artists own original arrangement while keeping the original in mind.

trivium's version of master of puppets, to me, is a bad cover because its exactly the same as the original.

[TheRealFatassFilms]

Yeah, his band totally sucks. Good thing Gene Hoglan was in Strapping Young Lad, dolt. He's a fucking monster. Devin is a fantastic vocalist with a devistating growl and a great singing voice, something you can't really say about the fuckstick from Slayer. Oh right, and his guitar solos, when he plays them, don't sound like shit. Good point though dude.

[orkutfinance]

what's that you say about Slayer?

[TheRealFatassFilms]

That the singer doesn't have an amazing singing voice and all their solos are wanky bend-fests.

[orkutfinance]

thats your opinion. I love Slayer and their my favorite band.

[TheRealFatassFilms]

No dude, both are fact. He can't sing, and he doesn't. If he were to sing, it would sound like shit. That's why he just kind of....yells. And not like in the same way Devin's "yelling" in this song. Like...he's fucking yelling. And every solo Kerry King has ever played is either an over-abundance of speed picking or an onslaught of unison bends. Go play a Slayer solo and see how many times you're either speed picking or bending, because it'll be the whole fucking solo.

[orkutfinance]

It doesn't matter if you say Tom can't sing, cause what metal band vocalist actually sings? Most of them growl, wail, scream, shreik, or yell. And about King's speed picking, well thats just the way he plays, a lot of thrash metal bands speed pick. Its all a matter of taste.

[TheRealFatassFilms]

What metal vocalists actually sing? Bruce Dickinson, James Hetfield, Devin Townsend, Ozzy, King Diamond, Serj Tankian, Troy Sanders, Rob Halford, (don't feel like spelling his name) vocalist for Opeth, Maynard James Keenan, Rody Walker. A bunch of them do.

And yeah it's his style, and yeah it's something a lot of guitar players use. He just doesn't use it in a skilled way.

[orkutfinance]

Alright, you got the good vocalists, sorry that I wasn't thinking of them. But sorry, I still say Slayer kicks ass.

[MaxReinsch]

Not only is this song fooking rocking, it's beautiful, liberating and so powerful!

[CyanideSovereign]

Yea, somewhere in "the presidential metro(DC)" on a terminal.\m/

[brd9917]

When you just want to here a great song by a heavy metal band, this is the one.

[toonooky]

\m/ \m/

[AlternativeAlterEgo]

Really great song to play when you just wich to stomp all the people you hate out of your head. It really empowers the little voice in your head that says: "Fuck you" to everyone

\m/

[Moonbiter]

That, good sir, is an awesome comment.

[Horseface87]

whoa... yeah the Geico guy couldn't have put it better if he had an hour to think about it. These guys are a bigger part of my life than my mom. And me and her are pretty fucking close. RRRRRA!!!!

[theberzerker0]

Yeah man, Devin said himself that the band was "about the big middle finger".

[AlternativeAlterEgo]

Ah didnt know that :-)

Guess that thought really seeps through their music. :-D

[jeanpaulkassdale]

@AlternativeAlterEgo "i hate my parents so much" xD

[MrCalathea]

@jeanpaulkassdale ....why?

[ALIVEFORGENOCIDE1]

@AlternativeAlterEgo FUCKING TRUE - BRILLIANT COMMENT

[Kadzait1]

This is the first SYL song I have heard and its the song that got me liking SYL. This song ROCKS!

\m/

[CyanideSovereign]

I JUST found a reference to this very song on Fallout 3, SYL fans are everywhere!

[Edd731]

Yeah me too on one of the add-ons there are lyrics to this song on one of the terminals. There is a Fear Factory reference too in fallout 3 but I cant remember where I saw it off the top of my head. Best album by SYL IMO. City is bootiful!

[jhop5150]

@CyanideSovereign No shit? I love that game AND SYL! What does it say?

[CyanideSovereign]

@jhop5150

Its the lyrics to this song actually, or part of it:

"This is just highschool bullshit,

I'm lost, I'm freaking... and everybody knows, everyones watching..." or summink like that" and some other bits we need not concern..."

[checkthisone]

@CyanideSovereign Where a reference in Fallout 3 ? Thanks !

[Murdertrain007]

@CyanideSovereign huh?

[CyanideSovereign]

@Murdertrain007 Eh?

[Murdertrain007]

@CyanideSovereign precisely!

[CyanideSovereign]

@Murdertrain007 Pah! Inprecisely!

[lPheenixl]

@CyanideSovereign Where? Where?!

[JonnyOz]

@CyanideSovereign Where?!

[CyanideSovereign]

@JonnyOz At the end ov "Broken Steel" if I remeber correctly. A terminal in the metro, search 'cause it's easy to miss.

[BustedZen]

@CyanideSovereign Holy shit there is a reference to this in Fallout 3. This makes that game even more awesome. I have to replay it now.

[CyanideSovereign]

@BustedZen It is on a terminal in one of the missions on 'broken steel' which is a expantion/dlc, enjoy.

[JonasHaterTillDeath]

CITY IS THE GREATEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME

[VelvetKev0rkian]

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD IS THE GREATEST BAND OF ALL TIME

hi gabe

[EnragedSephiroth]

Damned straight. SYL ist krieg!

[draconiamar]

Me encanta esta canción

[Ninjatunenl]

fuck yeah, this song gets me hyped at the moment i need it the most like this saterday fucking evening alone travelled all the way to budapest, hungary for this girl and she has no time! FUCK!

[Fortenhell]

asskickin'

[R0b0Trav0lta]

I miss this band =[

[Crimsonpulse666]

there are parts of this song that sound like static X i reckon. its good :)

[fairley117]

when the song finished I expected to hear, "the beat starts here"

[darkshiv]

haha same here

[filitalian]

check my vid, the beat starts there :)

[jestervision595]

Pit anthem right here

[cometdust]

Is it ok to just like the heavy middle part?

[gear2345]

Ya man, your love for music is all opinion

[Haseroth]

What does Devin say at the beginning of the song?

[Nem33]

'Play that stupid piece of shit'

[Edd731]

This album is the definition of metal. A modern classic I reckon. Turn it up and go mental.

[Klarkalel]

Essa musica e tao indescritivel em todos os sentidos que parece que ela estava em mim antes mesmo de ser ouvida em publico, parabens devin e co., obra de arte inigualavel, vanguardista e acima de tudo ininteligivel para escorias de culturas ignorantes e inferiores (raça humana em geral)...

[filitalian]

It's hey yo mo. you mothers'

[o0portal0o]

Man this album helped in my teen years :-)

[Nem33]

lol, this album helps me in my adult years

[o0portal0o]

Awesome! I have come back as it is applying again, indeed in my adult years too. :-D

*hugs* YAY!

[BL33D7147]

i love gene he is such a beast

[gonarch042]

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, I'm So Lonely

[BubuSnow93]

0:41 - 0:58

What does they say ?

I'm not english , and is so hard understand ;)

[anolaf]

No one really knows for sure. Some say it's "hey, you mo", some think it's "hey, come on".... English is the only language I can speak and even I don't know for sure what they say there.

[BubuSnow93]

May it be "Hey , you know!" ?

[Nem33]

I was told a long time ago that's it's "hey, Devo."

[holyfreakinshit]

pretty sure they're saying "Hey, You go!" or "Here you go!"

[guy158]

or you could just read the lyrics from the linear notes and it clearly states that they are saying " HEY, you Mo"

Mo is an inside joke within the band, meaning moron

[LampreyStaghelm]

City, besides BlackWater Park by Opeth, is the best cd ever.

[wyldeman71]

FUCK YEAH

[ciako3]

wow !

[Moura20]

pure metal... the origines of pure metal...

[SvennePung]

which year is this dude??? he has hair on his head hehe:P

[Moura20]

not too much but many guts....

[eldanes1905]

No son tan buenos musicos, en este tema no hay punteos ni nada.

[MrRuss2112]

metal at its best..DT UR A GENIOUS MAN..AND THE BAND...

[maddpiklz48]

If I ever have to kill someone with my bare hands, this song will be playing in my head the whole time

[JohnQuincyWydell]

I can hear Ministry-like influences? Wonder if SYL likes Ministry..Devin if you read this please respond fuckin alien.

[scottiscool06]

lil wayne is better

[Metalstr8jacket]

Sarcasm is better.

[ginobeats123420]

haha thats a joke right?

[jeffhardywii]

you mean the rapper who thinks he can play guitar

[nickiman1]

chuj z taka muza

[metaldrummer3211]

First song I heard from this band and still the best, IMO.

[dran219]

I LOVE Detox also!!! :D

[Cookeeboi]

Oh god i wanted to mosh as soon as the music kicked in.

[CyanideSovereign]

I've had this song on on every playlist for 4 years, I can't get bored of it.

[DooMRunneR]

one of my fav syl songs

[Themasterofcunning]

Hey, your mum etc...

[savinisbitch]

just want to mosh every time this song comes on

[thelawler]

"City" is one of the greatest albums ever created!

[mattdoesrock]

One of SYL's best songs.

3:05 - 4:07 makes me need clean underwear.

[cacophonyrulz]

la zooorraaaaaaaa

[nirvanaispus]

See spot run. See spot listen to death metal. See Spot dance to death metal. See spot yawn. See spot fall asleep. See spot write a thesis on how wimpy death metal is. See spot get an A on his report card. See spot listen to music that pulverizes death metal and makes it look like an atom as compared to the big bang. Oh please? How wimpy do you have to be?

[FinnMetal4Life]

see spot's head explode from confusion...

wtf are u talking about?

[taj42]

see spot try to be clever on the internets.

[JaundiceJaun]

This guy is a lamer. He obviously thinks Death Metal is a limited genre, yet if he actually knew what he was talking about, there is so much more to metal than he thinks, but this dumbass probably has no idea what real music is, and probably knows nothing about music as a whole, let alone metal. Congratulations at trying to sound smart on the internet, because no one gives a fuck. Go enjoy your indie-rock or whatever lame shit you listen to. You lose.

[cadavermaniac]

This is not even death metal dumb ass. It is obviouse that it intimidates you, so you have to say something so rediculous as you just did. Try to find somthing more extreme as SYL looser and keep making an idiot out of yourself.

[tehsmythe]

wow, you're a moron. SYL is not death metal. Pig Destroyer is death metal, or hey how about Cannibal Corpse they are almost the definition of standard death metal. So before your speak out of your ass about something you obviously know nothing about do at least some research. Now go back to listening to your Limp Bizkit and Brittany Spears and leave metal to those of us who: A) know what we are talking about and B) aren't whiny little faggots.

[senorvolasco]

wohoho easy fella.

[EpleGoesInsane]

Totaly agree :D

[metaldrummer3211]

Pig Destroyer is grind. Way to prove a point, FAIL.

[ginobeats123420]

hey limp bizkit isnt that bad...haha

[coldbloodedkill3r]

Jesus, this song makes me want to beat the shit out of something.

[7CATALYST25]

Amen

[jeffhardywii]

prasie the strapping young lad

[DoutorVitominas]

This is the heaviest song ever!

[bobbiestorey]

I love this song, thank-you

[sanchetti75]

I agree, Adler is up-ing his game for sure, he's not quite on the level as gene or even George Kowlais