![]() ![]() The band's musical direction was mainly determined by Townsend, whose battle with mental health and dark sense of humor were major influences on his songwriting. Strapping Young Lad's music was characterized by the use of polyrhythmic guitar riffing and drumming, blast beats and wall of sound production. By 1997, he had recruited permanent members this line-up, which consisted of Townsend on vocals and guitar, Jed Simon on guitar, Byron Stroud on bass, and Gene Hoglan on drums, lasted until the band's dissolution. 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. Strapping Young Lad was a Canadian extreme metal band formed by Devin Townsend in Vancouver in 1994.
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