1994–2006 Chaos Years
2008 compilation album by Strapping Young Lad
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1994–2006 Chaos Years is a retrospective compilation album from the heavy metal band Strapping Young Lad. The album contains tracks from all of the band's studio albums, as well as a DVD with live footage and music videos. The album had a European release on March 31, 2008.[1]
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| Released | March 31, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–2006 | |||
| Length | 66:29 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Devin Townsend | |||
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Track listing
All lyrics are written by Devin Townsend; all music is composed by Strapping Young Lad (Devin Townsend, Jed Simon, Byron Stroud, and Gene Hoglan), except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "S.Y.L." | Townsend, Adrian White | 4:47 |
| 2. | "In the Rainy Season" | Townsend, White | 4:37 |
| 3. | "Velvet Kevorkian" | Townsend | 1:17 |
| 4. | "All Hail the New Flesh" | Townsend | 5:24 |
| 5. | "Oh My Fucking God" | Townsend | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Detox" | Townsend | 5:37 |
| 7. | "Relentless" | 3:03 | |
| 8. | "Rape Song" | 3:09 | |
| 9. | "Aftermath" | 6:46 | |
| 10. | "Imperial" | 2:17 | |
| 11. | "Skeksis" | 6:42 | |
| 12. | "Shitstorm" | 4:21 | |
| 13. | "Love?" | 4:53 | |
| 14. | "You Suck" | 2:40 | |
| 15. | "Wrong Side" | 3:35 | |
| 16. | "Almost Again" | 3:43 | |
| 17. | "Satan's Ice Cream Truck" | Townsend | 2:34 |
| Total length: | 68:59 | ||
- Tracks 1, 2, and 17 are from Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing (1995)
- Tracks 3 to 6 are from City (1997)
- Tracks 7 to 9 are from Strapping Young Lad (2003)
- Tracks 10 to 13 are from Alien (2005)
- Tracks 14 to 16 are from The New Black (2006)
DVD
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Imperial" | |
| 2. | "Velvet Kevorkian" | |
| 3. | "All Hail the New Flesh" | |
| 4. | "Wrong Side" | |
| 5. | "Aftermath" | |
| 6. | "Love?" | |
| 7. | "Polyphony"/"The New Black" | |
| 8. | "In the Rainy Season" |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "S.Y.L." (Live at the Roxy in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 2001) | |
| 2. | "Detox" (Live at the Roxy in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 2001) | |
| 3. | "Home Nucleonics" (Live at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, Canada, 2004) | |
| 4. | "Love?" (Live at the Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, New Jersey, 2005) | |
| 5. | "All Hail The New Flesh" (Live at Zeche Carl in Essen, Germany, 2005) | |
| 6. | "Skeksis" (Live at the Flame Fest in Bologna, Italy, 2006) |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "S.Y.L." | |
| 2. | "Detox" | |
| 3. | "Relentless" | |
| 4. | "Love?" | |
| 5. | "Zen" | |
| 6. | "Wrong Side" | |
| 7. | "Almost Again" |
Personnel
- Gene Hoglan – percussion, drums
- Will Knapp – production
- Dr. Kevin McBride – production
- Jamie Meyer – keyboards
- Jim Parsons – production
- Marcus Rogers – direction, production
- Jed Simon – guitar
- Doug Spangenberg – direction
- Byron Stroud – bass
- Devin Townsend – guitar, vocals, production, mastering, video production, track compilation
- Adrian White – drums
- Dave Young Orchestra – keyboards
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[2] | 32 |