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Track Listings
| 1. Dire |
| 2. Consequence |
| 3. Relentless |
| 4. Rape Song |
| 5. Aftermath |
| 6. Devour |
| 7. Last Minute |
| 8. Force Fed |
| 9. Dirt Pride |
| 10. Bring On The Young |
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Don't expect to get into this first time round. It lacks the immediacy of City, and in fact, after the inviting first track intro, tries to be as unpleasant a listening experience as possible.
You might reasonably expect this to be a disadvantage, but you would be missing the point - the point being that this record is supposed to be as extreme as possible, and in that it succeeds. Extreme speed on Dirt Pride and Relentless, extreme heaviness on Devour, and extreme anger on (the anti-rape) 'Rape Song'. As a whole, the album is dark and malevolent and it challenges you to not like it.
If you take up the gauntlet, however, the tunes start to come out of the woodwork with repeated spins, and the album takes shape. By perhaps the third spin, your persistence starts to be rewarded, and then you start to wonder why you didn't like it in the first place.
Although the standard is high throughout, with no track that I could single out as poor, there is no real standout track either. If forced, I would state a preference for Devour. The album should be enjoyed as a single,spikey unit, building up to the merciless penultimate track Dirt Pride, and letting then you down slowly into a bed of thorns with the last track, the menacing 'Bring on the Young'.
It's a bit like being in a fight - you know it will hurt - it's just a question of how you react to the pain.......
You might reasonably expect this to be a disadvantage, but you would be missing the point - the point being that this record is supposed to be as extreme as possible, and in that it succeeds. Extreme speed on Dirt Pride and Relentless, extreme heaviness on Devour, and extreme anger on (the anti-rape) 'Rape Song'. As a whole, the album is dark and malevolent and it challenges you to not like it.
If you take up the gauntlet, however, the tunes start to come out of the woodwork with repeated spins, and the album takes shape. By perhaps the third spin, your persistence starts to be rewarded, and then you start to wonder why you didn't like it in the first place.
Although the standard is high throughout, with no track that I could single out as poor, there is no real standout track either. If forced, I would state a preference for Devour. The album should be enjoyed as a single,spikey unit, building up to the merciless penultimate track Dirt Pride, and letting then you down slowly into a bed of thorns with the last track, the menacing 'Bring on the Young'.
It's a bit like being in a fight - you know it will hurt - it's just a question of how you react to the pain.......
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The unwelcome events in New York of September 11 inspired Devin Townsend to come back to the Strapping Young Lad monicker after five years absence. Good job. This eponymous third album is an object lesson to all wannabe heavy music-makers about exactly what "heavy" is. It also marks the first time that Devin has let the rest of his collaborators chip into the songwriting process and it shows. Gene Hoglan demonstrates his incredible drumming chops while Jed Simon and Byron Stroud tear down the house with the precision metal guitar attack. Which leaves Devin with "just" the flawless production, throat-eviscerating vocal delivery and trademark atmospherics to add.
SYL is a slight departure from previous Strapping albums in its directness. Much like the events that inspired it, the sounds here are less produced and more in your face. The result is likely to wake up any jaded metal fans and make them take note. Whether its the lushness of "Dire" or "Aftermath", the jagged contours of "Rape Song" or the chilling nature of "Bring On The Young", this album will grab your attention, nailgun its foot to the floor and shove its intentions straight down your throat.
Finally - something to sweep away the boring nu-metal and put it in the bin. Strapping Young Lad is back. About time too.
Format:Audio CD
After beginning a musical journey by getting into strapping young lad (by which i bought Alien) I went back into their catalogue and have since bought all albums released. I was impressed only by a few tracks on this album, then again, i have listened to Alien,City and The New Black. City is by far, for me, the best, then The New Black and then Alien, but SYL somehow fits between The New Black and Alien simply due to the fact it has songs such as Aftermath and Consequence. I saw SYL play aftermath at download last year and it impressed me enough to give this album 4 stars.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
so metal that it aches
this is strapping young lads third album and is as superb as metal gets,its as heavy as metal gets,in reading any review for syl the word heavy will usually be used and its clear... Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2006 by sean paul mccann
Strapping young lad are on their the way to the top!
The name of this band definately suggests the nature of their music. Dire is a brilliant intro, its spooky and has a decent riff winded in the middle of it, and then it hits you... Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2003 by "rich7881"
Great Metal
This album is one of the best I have heard, it combines the incredible vocals of Townsend with the drumming ingenuity of his band. Read more
Published on 22 May 2003 by "bondtasha"
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