Strapping Young Lad ; The Making of Alien Part 2

[Otium83]

what do the leadies need?...

[mahon451]

Yeah... Alien is, in my humble opinion, Dev's magnum opus.

[bradMdrums]

3:19 BONG



[shays860]

4:40 "There needs to be a heavy metal song about pregnancy and babies right?" LOL

[Corrosive1]

4:20 STONED AS SHIT

At 420. What a coinsidence

[Philipfilip]

what song is playing @ 7:15

[gfonz320]

@Philipfilip Imperial. First track on Alien.

[lasoogneypubes]

My favorite album of all time.

[eddievdg1]

what song is it when the girls are singing?

[kingdiamondking]

@eddievdg1 Possessions. off of Alien, of course.

[mrghostnzl]

Devin wasnt joking about decon being heavy, its also afucking mazing

[KlrRaptoR]

A bottle and a bong, while hard at work.

[megaterra69]

@KlrRaptoR lol I noticed the same thing.

[proaudiohd]

I liked this album before, but after watching this I think I'm going to give it another go, on the big system.

[TheUltim8Apocalypse]

6:17

my new desktop :)

[bigred1022]

@TheUltim8Apocalypse 6:10, it's like he is saying you are doing a good job while you are at work.

[someguy827]

Holy shit, Byron talks!!

[EvilDudeoftheDead]

I respect people in metal bands who take metal, and themselves, seriously.

[Undeworld667]

Ooh shit - pressed dislike by accident. Managed to rectify it with a green thumb. Heavy Devvy FTW

[spikebat70]

Yeah......stoners never get shit done huh!! BC Bud powered greatness people......

[D119heavy]

Devin Townsend and Matt Pike are the 2 most metal dudes I know of, they should collaborate for something in the future

[NecroButcher91]

Bong just chilling at Devin's desk

[megaterra69]

lol You grow up hearing how people who smoke weed are nothing but lazy losers, and it seems every kick ass band ever is like, high as shit all the time. Fucking liars...I hate people these days...

[444Wotan]

This album still gives me goosebumps.

[BDKR]

It's abso-fucking-lutely awesome seeing the girls that did the vocals. Killer 5h1t!!!!! Best album of all SYL albums.

[MrMetalCookie]

Fun fact: Devin stopped taking his bipolar disorder medicine for this album.

[Toaster135]

sometimes i don't know if Dev ever liked strapping. just the way he talks about it.

"people are gonna want to turn it off"

you know? you just don't say that if you really do like metal music.

[Neoclassicalman]

@Toaster135 you obviously dont understand The Dev or his humor then

[campoobutt]

0:07 It's Ziltoid in disguise!!!

[nofxer]

I have to admit, with all the talk about chaos being their goal for the album, I have to admit they absolutely nailed it.. never heard anything else like it, and I doubt that we ever will.

On the other hand, I can kinda see why Devin won't do this type of music anymore, 'cause if I listen to this album too much, it makes me slightly crazy! Just a shame that there is nothing else that will compare, but then again, I am happy to be able to say that I heard something of this magnitude.

[DemonicTurtle66]

This is the album that turned me onto SYL. Too bad there was only 5 albums released, but those 5 albums are f*cking epic.

[Danko1016]

6:41 - 6:56 perfectly describes this album

[MackTheViking]

Ok i have to know what song is playing at the end of the song like that last 3 mins or so. Soo powerful WHen it shows Devin singing he is just pooring all his emotion into it fucking mental. But yeah what song is it?!?!?!

[Vomitore]

@MackTheViking That would be "Imperial" which is the first song on the album "Alien"

[metalgtrfreak]

Damn I miss Strapping.

[lilcody69]

whats the name of the song with the choir?

[MortarMann]

@lilcody69 'tis the song 'Possessions'. :)

[Nemesiidae]

@MortarMann Fantastic song I might add, first SYL song I heard. :D

[NOWYOURGONNABURNHOE]

Eh....pic

[sausagedogmcgee]

Didn't realise that sweet-sounding choir was singing "fuck" before. Brilliant.

[Bassbait]

@sausagedogmcgee Sorry, that's not true. I looked in the lyric booklet, and they're saying "far".

Sorry, but when it's in the actual pamphlet from the album, it's probably in the song. Although that isn't necessarily true, as some lyrics from the booklet are actually slightly (only slightly) changed. They are, indeed, saying "far".

[6Iron6Whore6]

this is the ine band i really wish would get beack together

[DeadPandaTits]

Alien was the pinnacle for SYL. Its obvious that it was the incredible hard work by all the guys and the enthusiasm and confidence everyone brought to the studio. Who knows, maybe devy will bring them back.

[Vomitore]

@DeadPandaTits I agree. I bought it the day it came out and was blown away. However "The New Black" I didn't care for at all.

[DeadPandaTits]

@Vomitore new black is no comparison, but it does have a few good tracks. especially the s/t track

[Bassbait]

@Vomitore Come on, it's a great album. "Wrong Side", "Almost Again", "Decimator", "Far Beyond Metal", "You Suck". Tons of great songs. I'll admit, it's crap compared to Alien. Alien is their best album by a long shot in my eyes. But The New Black is great too.

[demigod325]

the secret code to the back room is 666

[duraiden]

"For the layman, I think, it's really going to be terrifying, and I really can't wait to do that."

Man, I love this f**ker.

[RiderAndKallen]

I wonder if any people who were recording in the studio after Strapping Young Lad looked at the albums, pulled Alien down, listened to it, broke down and rethought their musical careers?

[pipinfresh1]

Alien is ther best album i love it!

[boynamedsu18]

I would join an all female choir if they let me hang with SYL.

[KongoXIIV]

Watching stuff like this reminds u of how fun the studio can be.

Looks like they have even more fun but hey, the grass is always greener on the other side right?

Devin is a legend in my eyes, and Gene is jus...well, hes so fast and talented!

[IcarusNic]

Its called Possessions ! /m/ ;)

[Soilwar]

5:53... FUCK xD

Can anyone please tell me the name of the song they recorded with that woman choir? It sounds creepy as hell. In a good way!

I also like the first studio.. it has such an eerie atmosphere!

[senorvolasco]

@Soilwar shitstorm

[senorvolasco]

@Soilwar Whoops, it's Possessions. Shitstorm has a little girl choir part, also, though.

[Soilwar]

@senorvolasco & IcarusNic: Thanks!

[zajac1661]

@Soilwar if you dont know the Alien album, then get your arse out the door and buy it right away!! its your duty as a metal head

[Soilwar]

aye! didn't find it yet anywhere, though. gotta order it.

[capillarian187]

Anyone know what headphones he's monitoring himself in when he's screaming?

[iseeu1980]

Devin is the nutty professor of metal... tremendous talent and innovation blended with artistic brilliance and madness :P

[Corrosive1]

@iseeu1980 Totally agreed. His insanity culminated on SYL's City and Alien records. I would love to hear more like that, but seems that case of Strapping is closed. I enjoy his new music too

[iseeu1980]

@Corrosive1 :). His solo stuff is amazing too

[Redspy27]

I just realized I think Devin Townsend is the John Malkovich of (Metal)music. (To whom that's a compliment, I haven't figured out yet)

[capillarian187]

Does anyone know where this is from? I'd like to buy the DVD.

[finncity05]

me to man how many dvds are out there from strapping?? for thoose about to rock and that other one with there best of?

[sepultura77]

You can get it on the 'bonus DVD' CD copies of the album Alien. From all good stockists!

[TheLobotomist]

Fuckin-a. That totally explains why Alien is such a brutal album.

[gatorbate09]

Girl with the Ocean Machine shirt is win

[MikeC26GH]

@gatorbate09 Correct me if I'm wrong...but is that Dev's wife, Tracy?

[FarBeyondSYL]

I doubt we'll ever get another Strapping album but I wouldn't rule out a reunion tour (maybe in 2011). That would be really sweet, and they could release some new promotional tracts. Anyway, Dev's solo stuff keeps me more than happy.

[snipingcheese]

There will never be any more Strapping (although I would love to be proven wrong). Someone asked the Dev on his forums not to long ago and his reply was simply this:

"Yeah, uh...

NO"

[adegamisoumounopano]

hilarious that they put SYL in the shady last room of the green house!

the world needs strapping young lad back NOW!!!

[arty908]

never happenin mate. devy said it himself. Look at devys solo work, i love SYL but Devy's solo work is much better.

[Greensmurf]

He said that Deconstruction will contain some of the heaviest music he's ever made (if you consider SYL, that's fucking heavy!!)

[adegamisoumounopano]

cant wait man... and i hope that its menacing. i think Devin is the best when he's brutal. ..

[VelvetKev0rkian]

great album

[ElJucifer]

Fuck I love Strapping Young Lad

[adrianvdb]

Where is the other parts?

[beejay1980]

thanks for uploading this!!!!

[RolandDeschain1]

'The Greenhouse'...

Appropriate in more ways than one.

[matzchase]

4:22 Stoned out of his mind!

[geriatrickoala]

its like fuuUCCKK, give me a mic lol

[gitrplaya4u]

go you! for re-uploading this

[snipingcheese]

Great! Thanks for uploading!