Strapping Young Lad - Imperial

[2cagio]

You can difference a true composer in metal, if they realize that the only agression possible in music is when a song destroys itself. It's not about the screaming or about the riffs or lyrics, it's when drums battle with guitars, bass with the voice and the organs are just painting the scene. Chuck Schuldiner knew it perfectly so does Devin. Just heroes

[brainrape666]

When I go into labor I'll be screaming and growling along with Devin to this song no joke <3

[Bansidhe]

Terrifying song. Eveyone almost shat themselves when they opened with this at Donington on 2006.

[PaybackTyme]

2 minutes of the fucking heaviest shit ever!

[Idey1994]

0:43-0:57 sounds like Devin is summoning a demon!

[Metalmoshking666]

1. Imperial WE HAVE RETURNED FOREVER'S INVENTION THE TWO BECAME ONE TILL WE COLLIDE TWO WORLDS COLLIDE TILL WE COLLIDE...OH... Further...further...FURTHER!!! NOW is the TIME we DELIVER!!! ...SING and BE HEARD! NOW!!! by the PROPHECY of the fucking weak that fucking wept... WE SHALL BE HEARD!!!

[Dungarth]

..This song does indeed sound like late 90s Emperor.

[GuitaristJoel]

I love the outro to this, so much rage and passion.

[Falloutjunkie89]

He just keeps getting better. I can't wait for Deconstruction and Ghost.

[Metalmoshking666]

Devin Townsend is just a fucking godlike artist !

This sounds just so fucking great

His solo projects and everything,

What a music we are given by him,

What a godlike voice also

Sound like a superpower \\m//

[AntithesisOfFlesh]

Devin Townsend is a fucking genius. There's no other words to describe him.

[blickluke]

too short :(

[8bitnecromancer]

who ever was the single person is that thumbed this down is just ignorant!

[eleazar606]

WTF

that song is really mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

i dont have words

[MaltaMetal]

its clearly not black metal, but the black metal influence is undeniably there, anyways doesn't really matter what you classify music, so longs as I like it, then i'll listen to it be it metal or whatever.

and remember...

If it's Metal - Give it Hammerite! \m/

[mathieulebum]

CANADIAN METAL!

[keptil]

Other than being awesome, how does he growl like this? And then in Almost Again he has one of the cleanest voices in metal? How is his throat not bleeding?

[Falloutjunkie89]

@keptil It's very simple. He's Dev.

[Irish0400]

@Falloutjunkie89 *Devy

[SrM90]

There aren't many albums that match the intensity of 'Alien'.

[victimofmetal]

WE SHALL BE HEARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lourdes6]

reminds me of dimmu...

[l0lpwnt]

actually this band wasn't before meshuggah. meshuggah formed in 1987 with their first actual album coming out in 1991. Strapping I think formed in 1994 with their first album out in 1995. But regardless of that, both bands had pretty fucken heavy music out in the 90's and they both kick ass.

[maltheerenabe]

actually they're extreme metal = black metal too as well as alot more.

[maltheerenabe]

@beckeraxl this is so much more.

[rikkirimpi]

NOW!!! by the PROPHECY of the fucking weak that fucking wept... WE SHALL BE HEARD!!!

fucking brutal but still amazing!! Hail SYL!!

[AbadrozA]

Black metal? WTF?

SYL = industrial+thrash...

[chi854]

this isnt black metal you fucken idiot

[NoEoAoRo]

@chi854: This song is very black metal stylistically. The higher growls, the epic triple meter groove, the epic atmospheric keyboards. If you've listened to Emperor enough you'd see the resemblance. And, I didn't say SYL was black metal. I said "at least this song is". Read the comment again.

Calm down you little baby. You make it sound as though I threw I piece of crap in your eyes.

[NoEoAoRo]

Plus, its atmosphere sounds very dark and evil. And when I say it resembles Emperor, I am refering to their later stuff. Not all Black Metal sounds primitive.

[sdkfz251mex]

ok....but the ideology of this band is very diferent than the black metal......the sound is similar but is not black metal

[dran219]

@NoEoAoRo devin wouldn't go near black metal this is extreme metal >.>

[awkwardpizza]

@NoEoAoRo lol that's a funny mental image! throwing crap into someones eyes!

[lasoogneypubes]

@NoEoAoRo This doesn't sound like black metal. Epic atmosphere is and always has been something that Devin uses in all of his music. I don't want to have to listen to a shit band like Emperor to pretend to see a resemblance to this.

[NoEoAoRo]

Canadian Black METAL w00t! (at least this song is)

[Vincere]

I wish they were still here! Ah well I have great memories of multiple shows....

[aggbala]

further....Further!....furthea­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!

[dran219]

heavy devy=satan of metal

[YanusDV]

WE SHALL BE HEARD!!!!!!!!!!

That last scream is like a war declaration and a prophecy...both at the same time. It gives me the chills everytime I hear it!

[bloodlock87]

they're both on the same album. classical composition dictates that a body of work must resolve in order to be considered properly musical. that kind of repetition is a form of resolution. so you're right! and it was an intentional compositional thought

[Skid308]

100% freaking agree with that one!

[ArmandKarlsen]

0:34 sounds like some macarbre waltz D:

[yoghurtverse]

WOW !!!!!!!!!!!

this is my new favourite SYL song beating out wrong side.

BRUTAL SHIT

[Kadzait1]

Dude, wow man! I love that shit blasting threw my speakers man!

8O

My favorite from SYL. Thanks for putting up the vid! :D

[MrWaffels]

xD !!!! STRAPPING YOUNG LAD KICKS ASS!!

[svrldsmntlsfan1]

fucking amazing band!!!