Strapping Young Lad

Strapping Young Lad was a Canadian extreme metal band formed by Devin Townsend in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1994. The band started as a one-man studio project; Townsend played most of the instruments on the 1995 debut album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing. By 1997, he had recruited permanent members; this line-up, which consisted of Townsend on vocals and guitar, <span title="Unknown artist" class="bbcode_unknown">Jed Simon</span> on guitar, <span title="Unknown artist" class="bbcode_unknown">Byron Stroud</span> on bass, and Gene Hoglan on drums, lasted until the band's dissolution.