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| Producer = [[Devin Townsend]]
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| Last album = ''[[Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing]]''<br />(1995)
| Last album = ''[[Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing]]''<br />(1995)
| This album = '''''City'''''<br />(1997)
| This album = '''''City'''''<br />(1997)

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City is the second album by Canadian heavy metal band Strapping Young Lad. It was released on February 11, 1997. The album was re-released in 2007 with several bonus tracks and altered cover art.

Frontman Devin Townsend assembled a permanent lineup of Strapping Young Lad to record City, including prolific metal drummer Gene Hoglan, along with Townsend's former bandmates Jed Simon on guitar and Byron Stroud on bass. The album was critically acclaimed, with Revolver naming it one of "the greatest metal albums of all time",[1] and it is widely considered Strapping Young Lad's best work.

The song "Oh My Fucking God" was later covered by fellow Canadian extreme metal band Cryptopsy, for a compilation album by Century Media.

Background

After releasing the first Strapping Young Lad album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing, as a solo album, Townsend recruited a permanent line-up for the second album: Jed Simon on guitar, Byron Stroud on bass, and Gene Hoglan on drums. City was released on February 11, 1997 and received highly favorable critical reception. Kerrang! praised the album for its heaviness, claiming it sounded like "sticking your head into the jet nozzle of a Stealth Bomber",[2] while Metal Hammer ranked it #13 on its "Top 20 Albums of 1997" list.[3] The album soon gained a cult following and a loyal fan base for the band.[4] City is considered to be the band's best effort by a large number of fans[5] and critics alike.[6][7] In 2002, the album was #45 on Revolver magazine's "69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time" list,[1] and also appeared on their "Must Have Metal Albums" list in 2005.[4] It also appeared on the "100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties" list conducted by Terrorizer.[8] Townsend himself stated City "is the real Strapping record. That's the ultimate one out of all of them".[9] City sold well over 9,000 copies its first week.[10]

Track listing

  1. "Velvet Kevorkian" – 1:17
  2. "All Hail the New Flesh" – 5:24
  3. "Oh My Fucking God" – 3:34
  4. "Detox" – 5:37
  5. "Home Nucleonics" – 2:31
  6. "AAA" – 5:21
  7. "Underneath the Waves" – 3:40
  8. "Room 429" – 5:21 (Cop Shoot Cop cover)
  9. "Spirituality" – 6:34

2007 Reissue

  2. "Centipede" - 7:51 (Japanese Bonus Track)
  3. "Home Nucleonics" - 3:02 ('96 Demo)
  4. "Headrhoid" - 1:38 (Gunt Demo)
  5. "Detox" - 5:48 ('96 Demo)
  6. "AAA" - 5:22 ('96 Demo)
  7. Detox Video (CD-Rom Track)

Credits

Musicians

Additional musicians

  • Chris Valago - Extra Beef Vocals (also known as Chris Valagao)
  • Tanya Evans - Tanya Type Vocals
  • Mc2 - Tweekor (editing)

The Cruxfrog Choir

Val (Chris Valago), Stoolie B. Flames (Byron Stroud), The Tower, Pete "this beer reminds me of the beaches in Portugal" Maia

Production Credits

  • Producer - Devin Townsend
  • Engineer - Daniel Bergstrand
  • Assistant Engineers - Mercello Gomes, Steve Good
  • Overdubs (& Hell) - Matteo Caratozzolo
  • Overdubs assistant - The Tower
  • Studio coordinator - Steve Good
  • Mix engineer - Daniel Bergstrand, Devin Townsend
  • Additional production - Danne the Manne
  • Power editing - Mc2 and Lulu Devine

Additional credits

  • Devin Townsend - Song composition
  • Gene Hoglan - Additional Drum arrangements on Oh My Fucking God
  • Adrian White - Additional Drum arrangements on AAA
  • Additional arrangements by S.Y.L.
  • Management - Devin Townsend
  • Masa Noda - Photography
  • Dan Collins - Photography

References

  1. ^ a b "The 69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". Revolver. 2002, September/October.
  2. ^ Sheils, Liam. "Strapping Young Lad - City". Kerrang!. February 1, 1997, Iss. 633.
  3. ^ "Top 20 Albums of 1997". Metal Hammer. December 1997.
  4. ^ a b "Strapping Young Lad: ALIEN CD Release". Metal-Rules.com. 2005-03-23. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. ^ Rademacher, Brian (2005-08-11). "Interview with Jed Simon". Rock Eyez Webzine. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. ^ Bergman, Keith. "Strapping Young Lad - The New Black review". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  7. ^ Begrand, Adrien (2005-03-25). "Strapping Young Lad: Alien review". PopMatters. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  8. ^ "100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties". Terrorizer. February 2000, Iss. 75.
  9. ^ "Strapping Young Lad Are All Rocked Out". Exclaim!. 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  10. ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=3145
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