Right on! I saw these guys up in Schaumburg at Jackhammer lounge on this tour. With Stuck Mojo and Testament. No pics, no vid, nothing... so this is really a great find!
I have a relatable story...one Saturday I went to buy a guitar in a city close to where I live. I get to the guitar store and there's a line to go upstairs where the guitars are. I asked what was going on and the employee says children of bodom are signing autographs. So got a guitar and some autographs. Pretty sweet..if your a COB fan.
@@jasonjuneau2948 Once I went to see my neighbour's post-rock band, walked into the wrong entrance to a different club and was asked: "Are you here to see Eyehategod?" Luckly my neighbor was going on first in the other place. Sick set, Mike Williams did his low-key bottlesmash and everything.
1:15 - Intro (In the rainy season choir) 2:38 - Velvet kevorkian 3:58 - All hail the new flesh 9:26 - Home nucleonics 11:53 - Oh my fucking god (Devin breaks a string) 15:34 - S.Y.L. 20:32 - In the rainy season 25:43 - Far beyond metal 30:55 - Spirituality 33:10 - AAA
I love how the young Dev had all the same stage moves and facial expressions as he does now, just shows he has always been himself and totally genuine. I met him last year and he's the nicest guy around
strapping is truly one of the most talented bands to ever walk the earth. They should be in the category of greatest metal bands based off of music alone
Well, thanks for posting, man. Killer memories. I actually met Devin in the bathroom as he was taking a shit at that show. There were mirrors in front of the urinals, so I saw him walk behind me into the stall. "am I listening to Devin taking a shit?" I asked. "Yeah, but I kinda can't do it when people are talking to me, uh, wanna wait outside?". Nicest guy.
I saw them the following year 1998 at the Highbury Garage in London. The support band didn't turn up so he played Ocean Machine with jed, Byron and Gene. Then they all played as strapping young lad, super lucky.
makes sense, Frank Zappa influenced Steve Vai quite a lot in his music carrier, then Steve Vai influenced Devin quite a lot (even when you consider Devin was mad at him in the past)
2:39 - Velvet Kevorkian 4:08 - All Hail The New Flesh 9:26 - Home Nucleonics 11:54 - Oh My Fucking God 15:34 - S.Y.L. 20:32 - In The Rainy Season 25:40 - Far Beyond Metal (9 years before it was released o.O) 30:57 - Spirituality (riff) 33:10 - AAA
Oh man. This is incredible. I love how even though nobody is there (seriously, he's asking people to come to the front!) they still kill it as if they're in an arena. This is prime SYL. Where the hell was everyone?
Its rare to see bands enjoying themselves these days...these guys were trully amazing. I can all of them really love performing these songs. You can tell by their faces.
25 years ago this, and city still sounds as fresh as the day it was released. arguably the finest metal album of the 90s if not ever, definitely the most underrated.
For me it's Demanufacture of Fear Factory. That album is a breakthrough and it changed heavy metal forever. Even Devin said publicly that Fear Factory were his inspiration.
@@Tobitube93 While I think the 2006 sets were pretty iconic, at that point his singing vocals were pretty shot and he was pretty blatantly not enjoying his time with the music anymore. Here, at least, it seems like him and the guys were much more fresh and enjoying performing the relatively new music they came up with, so I'd agree and say this is among the best Devin has sounded live with the band
Apparantly Devin also hates that album, written in the liner notes of the reissue. He didn't even wanted to have it reissued too. As a musician I can understand he evolved into something better, but for me that's the best album he ever wrote.
@@Casketkrusher_ totally agree! My fave SYL/Devin one. Guess i was one of the 143 who bought it then when it came out. Saw the debut vid SYL on Headbanger's Ball when it premiered and loved them ever since. Guess normal for someone extremely creative like Devin to distance from debut cuz he's busy writing tons of music constantly so i don't blame him but Heavy as a really heavy Thing is something special and mindblowing and my fave SYL record.
0:00 Soundcheck/Dev Begging 1:25 In The Rainy Season sample 2:39 Velvet Kevorkian 3:59 All Hail The New Flesh 9:26 Home Nucleonics 11:50 Oh My Fucking God 15:35 SYL 20:23 In The Rainy Season 25:35 Far Beyond Metal 30:48 Spirituality (Partial) 33:14 AAA
Wow! This video brings back memories. I saw this same set a month earlier at The Pacific Club in Superior, Wisconsin. I went to see Stuck Mojo and Testament, but walked away a SYL fan. At one point Devin says, "I can't believe we're doing this tour out of the back of a f'kn van." I'll never forget that.
There will never be a more amazingly crafted character like Devin in SYL. He has a perfect personality for what he has done and what he is continuing to do.
Saw this tour at Ziggy's in Winston Salem: SYL, StuckMojo and Testament. Pantera ,Machinehead and Coal Chamber played LVJ coliseum in Winston Salem earlier the same night. I was hanging near soundboard watching SYL set with my bands drummer when Vin and Dime came up and started chatting with us. Then to our surprise they left and came back bringing us back shots and downed them with us they watched a few SYL songs before they started being recognized then Vin and Dime left to the back.very memorable night .
That's how it was in the late 90's at a lot of metal shows. I saw Strapping with Testament and was honestly embarrassed for the guys. City had rocked the shit out of me and I expected a rabid crowd... I was wrong. Nobody knew who they were. Undeterred, SYL went out and unleashed their brand of sonic mayhem. Great to see how far they ended up coming. Cool footage. Good times.
Found this a few weeks ago after searching a framus guitar review. I've watched every SYL vid on youtube now. New fan for life, sad I missed them in the day. Freaking awesome
Haha, what a great show. I wish I'd have gotten into SYL/DTP earlier so I could have gone to some of Devin's early shows. He's still great, but it would have been cool to see him during his extreme metal days.
I was lucky enough to catch SYL live in 2005 at the Sounds of the Underground tour in Lowell, MA and they put on a badass show. I'd kill to see them play again though when it's not a festival type concert so they have more than a 45 minute-1 hour set to play more material from all their albums.. unfortunately doubt he'll get SYL back together though. Would also love to see his solo work live.
+EricJh21690 I would travel up to Mass from NY just to shoot the Woosta shows. Always a happy place memory wise. But I bring this funny memory to you as it;s perm-burned into my mind..Gene &; a few other guys ..Byron RAN..lol.off the bus in attempts of getting away from an annoying female who thought her shit didnt stink. She was not liked..AT ALL....I get the mouthing/whisper/begging looks from Gene as in ";help me/get me the fuck outta here please!!"; trying to flee this chick who was once famous because she was told she was ";hot enough to be on a tv show for metal music".(I was given the, Who is the fat chick talking to me routine brush off when I attempted to talk to her.(I lost it years later. but still, whaddah fat bitch she really was inside..)..It was GREAT..she thought she was Tyra Banks of metal.So about 20 mins later..Dev runs on the bus..and mind you the Beastie Boys were playing..(friends had no clue..but were staring at me like I left my 3rd breast on that evening as I was rapping to the musical grooves on the system) So Dev stops in his haste, literally in his tracks looks at me as I realized oh shit..lol..umm Devs looking at me and realizes actually I'm singing to it, yes, she knows...so surreal..and hes like..You like the Beasties? ..Yeah..true story. But you are aware, he does SYL if he feels like it w/ the DTP which is..sooooooo amazing to see everyone play..
+L8dyAriel Haha cool story man.. yea I am aware that they do play some SYL songs occasionally live and they do an awesome job.. just would be so epic for Dev, Gene, Jed, and Byron to be back together. Especially if they put together a new album. All SYL albums are great especially City and Alien in my opinion and it's a shame their music isn't better known.. can't get much more talent together in one group than these guys had.
Well I wouldnt go as far as saying its a shame they are "less known" lol..far from it. Plus the DTP line up .. theyre just amazing to see ..very very tight. Go if you get the chance. You wont regret ever having such a fun time. I like City ..
+L8dyAriel I mean SYL is obviously pretty well known but I've known a lot of people who had no clue who they were or only their most mainstream song "Love".. I've turned a good amount of metal heads into fans of SYL; people who've never listened to em are missing out haha. And I def will try to catch Devin live I gotta see when he will be in the Boston area again. The band he plays with now is definitely very talented and play very in tune with eachother.. but there's just something about it when Dev and Gene etc play together that's just epic haha.
Damn we seeing Fear Factorys influence right here and just imagine seeing these as a support act you would be blown away. Also this popped up on my news feed 19th December 2019
Thanks, Lepers for uploading. Absolutely love this! The musicianship, the give a fuck attitude, Devin's humour ~ everything. Awesome capture of the band at a particular moment in time. SYL rules!
Wow. Amazing that such talented guys had such low crowd downers like that at their beginning.. yet performed like there were 50k people! One of a kind video!
Especially weird because Gene Hoglan was already also the drummer for Death AND Devin Townsend sang for Steve Vai. You'd think just those two things would bring more people to this.
@@anolaf yeah but metal heads didn't really care for vai at all if they didn't play guitar on an advanced level. same for Hoglan. I mean, who ever fucking cares for the drummer? I know I do but then i remember i'm one myself lol
Wow even back in the volatile and violent Strapping Young Lad days Devin us quirky, funny uncool (In a cool way) Brilliant and essentially the Devin we all know and love.
This was around the same time I got into SYL, and then all of Devin's other work. I am so happy to see him exploring and branching out into other types of music, because I believe he is a true artist that is following his heart. But I really, really miss the SYL-era days.
On this date in Christopher Hurley history 24 years ago I saw Devin Townsend & Strapping Young Lad play the Middle East in Cambridge, Ma. Aug. 27, 1997 (14 days after this clip was filmed) They were touring in support of the groundbreaking album" City." It was a musical revelation to me. Since then I've adopted "All Hail The New Flesh" as my personal theme song and have never looked at music the same way again.
Not very often you catch such a top notch talented band at a small venue like this before they get better known and play bigger shows... these people probably had no clue what had just smashed them in the face hahah. While the crowd seems pretty tame and boring for the most part..I laughed my damn ass off when Devin had a string break and mentioned it mid song before a brutally heavy part then the camera switches around 14:20 and you see this kid in the front row laughing his ass off having the time of his life hahaha. I got to see SYL in 2005 at Sounds of the Underground but I wish I got to see them somewhere other than a festival so it could've been a longer set.. or if Heavy Devy ever decides to get the group back together I'd get tickets to see them in a heartbeat. Still need to catch his solo project live, enjoy his solo work practically equally with SYL.. dude is just a musical genius.
+Champy Woodie I hear ya man.. I'm glad I got the chance to see them period; but I do wish I could have seen them at a venue where they could've had a longer set, not at a day long festival with a lot of bands like Sounds of the Underground.. Also, I had just started getting into them back then, so I didn't appreciate it as much as I would now haha... I was only 15 or 16. We can only hope that one day Dev decides to get the guys from SYL back together, if not to do a new album, at least a reunion tour.. In the meantime, seeing Devin with the Devin Townsend Project is at the top of my list of concerts I'd like to go to lol.
I had the pleasure to meet and talk to Dev at a Framus/Fishman clinic a couple months back, such a fucking chill dude! I asked him about a possible Strapping reunion, he pretty much said no. Apparently they no longer has the drive to do stuff like Strapping that they did back in the day, and it wouldn't be the same. But it's cool to see them all doing their thing, and I think Zimmers Hole is still touring. it's pretty much Strapping with a different frontman.
Haha I love the expression that guy gets, pretty much sums up every Devy concert. I went to see DTP in Oslo about 5 years ago and it was both the best and the funniest show I've ever been to. There's nothing like Devy shouting "I HAVE A FOUR INCH PENIS" in the middle of a song. Beav's reaction was great
Pretty much every great band we're cutting their chops in small clubs like this at some point, and to small crowds who'll always remember it! These people are some lucky ones that fall into that category! Epic stuff!
Wow, they were really nailing these songs. His vocals are on point. Towards the end of SYL they were starting to get kinda sloppy and you can tell Dev wasn't feeling it as much. This is fucking epic... These songs bring back some good memories!
That’s what I was interested in hearing; how he could possibly have the same intensity on the studio track live. Because he pulls that type of power out from somewhere deep.
FadingFires My first "pit" experience was at Download Festival in 2006, and it was the first time I'd ever heard SYL. It was both a brilliant and terrifying experience. Spent most of my time during their set being a human shield for a tiny girl as we were squashed against the barriers. They were a complete force in terms of sound though. It was massive and brutal. Thank God he soon after dropped the skullet!
I don’t remember what the fuck I was doing back in 97, but it sure as shit wasn’t as cool as seeing SYL live at a local bar. This video kicks so much ass. Thank you so much for posting this. ♥️
Fucking crazy that in the really early days Devin Townsends music was called just noise, Devin is a the mad instrumentalist A TRUE GENIUS, Zappa for his style was a Genius as well.
Thanks a lot for this video, man! I don't hesitate to say that I'm jealous for all these people who were able to see SYL in their early years. As their best, so to say. Hails from Finland, altogether!
I hope those lucky enough to witness this piece of musical history survived to educate our younger generations of aficionados. A true watershed moment IMHO
First time I heard this a bazillion years ago, I was a 16 year old confused nerd. And I thought these guys were some kind of gods or aliens. But they're just a bunch of nerds lol. Just a couple chill awesome dudes. Yet a testament to the ingenuity of the human mind.
If you are passionate and dedicated to the cause and are willing to bust your ass off, then you are as relevant and important as anyone else; it doesn't matter if you're playing at Donnington Park or a frat kegger. Name a world famous metal band, and I'd bet my last dollar they started life playing to 4 drunks in a bar.
I saw these guys open for Meshuggah in like 2004 and it was awesome. I didn't really know much about them, I was there to see Meshuggah headlining after the Nothing album came out but SYL was fucking awesome.
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Whoever preserved this piece of history deserves some sort of Metal medal or something.
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Right on! I saw these guys up in Schaumburg at Jackhammer lounge on this tour. With Stuck Mojo and Testament. No pics, no vid, nothing... so this is really a great find!
Agreed
Seriously.
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Imagine going to your usual local bar and having a drink. All of a sudden this show happens. *mind blown*
My life would be complete!
Eardrums blown as well.
@@jonathanwilsonemail Worth it
I have a relatable story...one Saturday I went to buy a guitar in a city close to where I live. I get to the guitar store and there's a line to go upstairs where the guitars are. I asked what was going on and the employee says children of bodom are signing autographs. So got a guitar and some autographs. Pretty sweet..if your a COB fan.
@@jasonjuneau2948 Once I went to see my neighbour's post-rock band, walked into the wrong entrance to a different club and was asked: "Are you here to see Eyehategod?" Luckly my neighbor was going on first in the other place. Sick set, Mike Williams did his low-key bottlesmash and everything.
These people had no idea of the musical genius in front of them. lol
+TheStatuatoryApe Devin was only 25 here, and already had all that talent.
They were either completely blown away or confused, regardless all jaws were dropped for sure
Incorrect. We knew.
Neither did I when I saw them open for Fear Factory in 2005
Bullshit! I see some youngsters around 14min. that are ready to burn the fucking club down with SYL. Lol
1:15 - Intro (In the rainy season choir)
2:38 - Velvet kevorkian
3:58 - All hail the new flesh
9:26 - Home nucleonics
11:53 - Oh my fucking god (Devin breaks a string)
15:34 - S.Y.L.
20:32 - In the rainy season
25:43 - Far beyond metal
30:55 - Spirituality
33:10 - AAA
The 12 people that gave this a thumbs down are wrong about everything in their lives.
I love how the young Dev had all the same stage moves and facial expressions as he does now, just shows he has always been himself and totally genuine. I met him last year and he's the nicest guy around
Jed is the underrated star imo
I saw them probably 15 years ago and he was a total goofball and hilarious, lol def always been himself
It's almost like he's the same person as back then
Practically no one in the audience, but these guys played like they're in an arena packed with thousands of people. Mad respect!
strapping is truly one of the most talented bands to ever walk the earth. They should be in the category of greatest metal bands based off of music alone
True
This is the most metal thing I’ve ever seen. Relentless, unapologetic, and borderline out of control at all times.
"I just broke a fuckin' string and I don't have a replacement guitar. THAT SUCKS!" *insanity*
14:03
Doctor: “Full head of hair era Devin isn’t real, he can’t hurt you.”
Full head of hair era Devin: “Hold my Bong”
Wouldn't really call it a full head of hair. His hairline is hanging on by a thread lol.
@@JonnyCrackers ha, by a thread
I actualy like his hair this way
Hair today gone tomorrow
Lmao poor Devin, he already balding here badly. he looks badass bald though.
Well, thanks for posting, man. Killer memories. I actually met Devin in the bathroom as he was taking a shit at that show. There were mirrors in front of the urinals, so I saw him walk behind me into the stall. "am I listening to Devin taking a shit?" I asked. "Yeah, but I kinda can't do it when people are talking to me, uh, wanna wait outside?". Nicest guy.
Lol 😂
I had the pleasure of seeing them tour in 97. In a small bar with 20-30 people there including myself...was EPIC!
Dan Maccioni YOU LUCKY BASTARD !!!!! 🤘🏻
I saw them the following year 1998 at the Highbury Garage in London. The support band didn't turn up so he played Ocean Machine with jed, Byron and Gene. Then they all played as strapping young lad, super lucky.
I'm beyond jealous.
holy fuck
They played in Germany too. Same Lineup. Strapping was one of the most intense gigs I ever witnessed.
Wow. That must have been incredible.
That must havw been the most awesome show ever.
Devin is the Frank Zappa of metal...\,,/
Huh! Thats a good asessment
makes sense, Frank Zappa influenced Steve Vai quite a lot in his music carrier, then Steve Vai influenced Devin quite a lot (even when you consider Devin was mad at him in the past)
@@emily_vaughn That's a great point! I'm curious as to the extent of how that lines up.
i literally hadnt heard of this band until last night. now im playing their albums nonstop. they have all the rage that most of todays metal lacks
How are things 3 years later?
Exactly!
He's still catching up on Devins discography. Almost halfway done I'm betting
@@mattmain237 if he'd just stop making albums for a minute!
Yep, the rage of GEN X dude
2:39 - Velvet Kevorkian
4:08 - All Hail The New Flesh
9:26 - Home Nucleonics
11:54 - Oh My Fucking God
15:34 - S.Y.L.
20:32 - In The Rainy Season
25:40 - Far Beyond Metal (9 years before it was released o.O)
30:57 - Spirituality (riff)
33:10 - AAA
Far Beyond Metal was actually on Devin's original demos, pre Sex & Religion. It's one of his oldest songs.
Still, it's pretty unreal to see a non-dreaded Dev play far beyond. At least if you haven't. Which I haven't. x-)
@@SupahflyJazzguy Shit, is it that old? Woah.
Far Beyond Metal is also on the live SYL EP "No Sleep Til Bedtime".
Was also live on their Live EP and one hell of a performance that is. Incredible.
I never realized how young Devin is here. He's only 25 and absolutely killing it
@HaCH Me too 😂😂... but that never stopped me from headbanging 🤘... I must confess that having long hair will be cool
@HaCH A guitar playing buddy of mine had severe hair loss already at 18. Not fun for him at all...
Knowing Devin has a bald head doesn't make me scared of getting bald, I mean he's one bald badass.
Oh man. This is incredible. I love how even though nobody is there (seriously, he's asking people to come to the front!) they still kill it as if they're in an arena. This is prime SYL. Where the hell was everyone?
They weren't a known band yet. That's how it goes starting out.
Although, Gene was a pretty well known drummer by then from his work with Death and such. So that is a little weird.
And StL kinda sucks for shows a lot of the time it seems.
I was 5, otherwise I would have absolutely been there!
@@anolaf Actually Devin was already somewhat famous for work with Vai. I guess this shit was too tough for that pussies)
Here you can really hear how important the keyboards were to their sound.
Frontman 101 here folks
+Gabe Dotti Productions Exactly. If I had any ambition to be in a band, I'd study him like a Pope studies the Bible
Gabe Dotti Couldn’t have said it better myself!
Here's one for your ass!!!
Its rare to see bands enjoying themselves these days...these guys were trully amazing. I can all of them really love performing these songs. You can tell by their faces.
Not rare. Not everybody shows up at to local shows.
I'm so happy the video of this exists, this is outstanding! The camera work is actually really great too, with the panning and all.
25 years ago this, and city still sounds as fresh as the day it was released. arguably the finest metal album of the 90s if not ever, definitely the most underrated.
For me it's Demanufacture of Fear Factory. That album is a breakthrough and it changed heavy metal forever. Even Devin said publicly that Fear Factory were his inspiration.
So much power throughout the entire set! Amazing to see Devin rock his younger self out with hair haha. Sick performance.
14:03
*I just broke a string and don't have a replacement guitar! THAT SUCKS*
And continues to deliver with all his got!
Now THAT is how you handle an instrument/equipment issue on stage!
Can safely say this is probably the best I've ever heard Devin sound like with Strapping live.
Those aboot to rock, or the live albums in spotify. Those are clean
Also Hultsfred 2006
And Download 2006
@@Tobitube93 While I think the 2006 sets were pretty iconic, at that point his singing vocals were pretty shot and he was pretty blatantly not enjoying his time with the music anymore. Here, at least, it seems like him and the guys were much more fresh and enjoying performing the relatively new music they came up with, so I'd agree and say this is among the best Devin has sounded live with the band
@@MetalandMGS true
In its first six months, Heavy As A Really Heavy Thing sold the grand total of 143 copies.
Really?
@@prefernoto4788 yup
Apparantly Devin also hates that album, written in the liner notes of the reissue. He didn't even wanted to have it reissued too. As a musician I can understand he evolved into something better, but for me that's the best album he ever wrote.
143 thousands..?
@@Casketkrusher_ totally agree! My fave SYL/Devin one. Guess i was one of the 143 who bought it then when it came out. Saw the debut vid SYL on Headbanger's Ball when it premiered and loved them ever since. Guess normal for someone extremely creative like Devin to distance from debut cuz he's busy writing tons of music constantly so i don't blame him but Heavy as a really heavy Thing is something special and mindblowing and my fave SYL record.
0:00 Soundcheck/Dev Begging
1:25 In The Rainy Season sample
2:39 Velvet Kevorkian
3:59 All Hail The New Flesh
9:26 Home Nucleonics
11:50 Oh My Fucking God
15:35 SYL
20:23 In The Rainy Season
25:35 Far Beyond Metal
30:48 Spirituality (Partial)
33:14 AAA
What a fucking diamond in the rough this is, can't believe this is my first time seeing this. Thanks for uploading.
Wow! This video brings back memories. I saw this same set a month earlier at The Pacific Club in Superior, Wisconsin. I went to see Stuck Mojo and Testament, but walked away a SYL fan. At one point Devin says, "I can't believe we're doing this tour out of the back of a f'kn van." I'll never forget that.
A four-string guitar! How cool!
There will never be a more amazingly crafted character like Devin in SYL. He has a perfect personality for what he has done and what he is continuing to do.
Just think, this amazing man now fills the Royal Albert hall in my country whenever he plays ☺
Saw this tour at Ziggy's in Winston Salem: SYL, StuckMojo and Testament.
Pantera ,Machinehead and Coal Chamber played LVJ coliseum in Winston Salem earlier the same night. I was hanging near soundboard watching SYL set with my bands drummer when Vin and Dime came up and started chatting with us. Then to our surprise they left and came back bringing us back shots and downed them with us they watched a few SYL songs before they started being recognized then Vin and Dime left to the back.very memorable night .
Holy shit that lineup alone would be an unforgettable night, let alone shots with Pantera! RIP Dime
That's how it was in the late 90's at a lot of metal shows. I saw Strapping with Testament and was honestly embarrassed for the guys. City had rocked the shit out of me and I expected a rabid crowd... I was wrong. Nobody knew who they were. Undeterred, SYL went out and unleashed their brand of sonic mayhem. Great to see how far they ended up coming. Cool footage. Good times.
Found this a few weeks ago after searching a framus guitar review. I've watched every SYL vid on youtube now. New fan for life, sad I missed them in the day. Freaking awesome
Pops was a legendary place and had so many great acts there! Thankyou ,i lived in Cahokia right by there
it’s still there :)
The crowd has no idea of the legend that they are witnessing, would love to have been there, Devin Townsend is a fucking beast.
Haha, what a great show. I wish I'd have gotten into SYL/DTP earlier so I could have gone to some of Devin's early shows. He's still great, but it would have been cool to see him during his extreme metal days.
I was lucky enough to catch SYL live in 2005 at the Sounds of the Underground tour in Lowell, MA and they put on a badass show. I'd kill to see them play again though when it's not a festival type concert so they have more than a 45 minute-1 hour set to play more material from all their albums.. unfortunately doubt he'll get SYL back together though. Would also love to see his solo work live.
+EricJh21690 I would travel up to Mass from NY just to shoot the Woosta shows. Always a happy place memory wise. But I bring this funny memory to you as it;s perm-burned into my mind..Gene &; a few other guys ..Byron RAN..lol.off the bus in attempts of getting away from an annoying female who thought her shit didnt stink. She was not liked..AT ALL....I get the mouthing/whisper/begging looks from Gene as in ";help me/get me the fuck outta here please!!"; trying to flee this chick who was once famous because she was told she was ";hot enough to be on a tv show for metal music".(I was given the, Who is the fat chick talking to me routine brush off when I attempted to talk to her.(I lost it years later. but still, whaddah fat bitch she really was inside..)..It was GREAT..she thought she was Tyra Banks of metal.So about 20 mins later..Dev runs on the bus..and mind you the Beastie Boys were playing..(friends had no clue..but were staring at me like I left my 3rd breast on that evening as I was rapping to the musical grooves on the system) So Dev stops in his haste, literally in his tracks looks at me as I realized oh shit..lol..umm Devs looking at me and realizes actually I'm singing to it, yes, she knows...so surreal..and hes like..You like the Beasties? ..Yeah..true story. But you are aware, he does SYL if he feels like it w/ the DTP which is..sooooooo amazing to see everyone play..
+L8dyAriel Haha cool story man.. yea I am aware that they do play some SYL songs occasionally live and they do an awesome job.. just would be so epic for Dev, Gene, Jed, and Byron to be back together. Especially if they put together a new album. All SYL albums are great especially City and Alien in my opinion and it's a shame their music isn't better known.. can't get much more talent together in one group than these guys had.
Well I wouldnt go as far as saying its a shame they are "less known" lol..far from it. Plus the DTP line up .. theyre just amazing to see ..very very tight. Go if you get the chance. You wont regret ever having such a fun time. I like City ..
+L8dyAriel I mean SYL is obviously pretty well known but I've known a lot of people who had no clue who they were or only their most mainstream song "Love".. I've turned a good amount of metal heads into fans of SYL; people who've never listened to em are missing out haha. And I def will try to catch Devin live I gotta see when he will be in the Boston area again. The band he plays with now is definitely very talented and play very in tune with eachother.. but there's just something about it when Dev and Gene etc play together that's just epic haha.
Yes - there was about 30 people in a club that could hold about 500, but it was such a fun tour.
Thanks so much for uploading this. I can say I’ve had the pleasure of playing that same stage 12 years after this
I love this gig, I come back to this from time to time
From this to The Retinal Circus. I'm so glad Dev didn't just fade into obscurity.
Almost a decade later, We have Empath and The Puzzle/Snuggles is right around the corner...
@@mykuntstynx9463 Outstanding development from Dev for sure. Best guy.
@@jord1son88
He headlined Bloodstock last night.
'nuf said
@@mykuntstynx9463 and now we have the Moth and Atmos coming up soon!
Glad I was able to see SYL just one time in 2005 before the split.
Thanks for the upload.
Damn we seeing Fear Factorys influence right here and just imagine seeing these as a support act you would be blown away. Also this popped up on my news feed 19th December 2019
Thanks, Lepers for uploading. Absolutely love this! The musicianship, the give a fuck attitude, Devin's humour ~ everything. Awesome capture of the band at a particular moment in time. SYL rules!
I remember buying City back in '97. It just crushes everything. Devin is a metal god. Thanks so much for posting this.
Oh snap! Still flawless even with a missing string, rofl! Devin is like the Honey Badger of metal.
I love this! Thanks so much for uploading it.
Wow. Amazing that such talented guys had such low crowd downers like that at their beginning.. yet performed like there were 50k people! One of a kind video!
Especially weird because Gene Hoglan was already also the drummer for Death AND Devin Townsend sang for Steve Vai. You'd think just those two things would bring more people to this.
@@anolaf yeah but metal heads didn't really care for vai at all if they didn't play guitar on an advanced level. same for Hoglan. I mean, who ever fucking cares for the drummer? I know I do but then i remember i'm one myself lol
This is the best show ive ever seen and im only watching on youtube. Live my head would have exploded.
Thank you so much!
This is the best show EVER.
If there were to be two omnisciences...I would be both.
Dustin Krefft wrong time period
@@captainpiefox9133 naw, the sentiment is timeless
They hide their finest bean
So excited to see this! Amazing footage!
Simply amazing
Thx Dev 👍🏻
Wow even back in the volatile and violent Strapping Young Lad days Devin us quirky, funny uncool (In a cool way) Brilliant and essentially the Devin we all know and love.
This was around the same time I got into SYL, and then all of Devin's other work. I am so happy to see him exploring and branching out into other types of music, because I believe he is a true artist that is following his heart.
But I really, really miss the SYL-era days.
Best SYL live clip I saw on RUclips and still is.
HOLY SHIT. Thnkx for posting this
I can’t help but laugh… I don’t have words for the pure joy in my heart seeing this footage. Wish I’d been around for this.
I subscribed to you yesterday and you continue to not disappoint!! Thanks for this!! Thanks for them all dude..
On this date in Christopher Hurley history 24 years ago I saw Devin Townsend & Strapping Young Lad play the Middle East in Cambridge, Ma. Aug. 27, 1997 (14 days after this clip was filmed) They were touring in support of the groundbreaking album" City." It was a musical revelation to me. Since then I've adopted "All Hail The New Flesh" as my personal theme song and have never looked at music the same way again.
THANKS FOR UPLOADING
Not very often you catch such a top notch talented band at a small venue like this before they get better known and play bigger shows... these people probably had no clue what had just smashed them in the face hahah. While the crowd seems pretty tame and boring for the most part..I laughed my damn ass off when Devin had a string break and mentioned it mid song before a brutally heavy part then the camera switches around 14:20 and you see this kid in the front row laughing his ass off having the time of his life hahaha. I got to see SYL in 2005 at Sounds of the Underground but I wish I got to see them somewhere other than a festival so it could've been a longer set.. or if Heavy Devy ever decides to get the group back together I'd get tickets to see them in a heartbeat. Still need to catch his solo project live, enjoy his solo work practically equally with SYL.. dude is just a musical genius.
+EricJh21690 Wish I had been there.
+Champy Woodie I hear ya man.. I'm glad I got the chance to see them period; but I do wish I could have seen them at a venue where they could've had a longer set, not at a day long festival with a lot of bands like Sounds of the Underground.. Also, I had just started getting into them back then, so I didn't appreciate it as much as I would now haha... I was only 15 or 16. We can only hope that one day Dev decides to get the guys from SYL back together, if not to do a new album, at least a reunion tour.. In the meantime, seeing Devin with the Devin Townsend Project is at the top of my list of concerts I'd like to go to lol.
I saw them at SOTU '05 as well, in Orlando, then again in December of '05 at the HOB at Disney World, best pure live show I've ever seen.
I had the pleasure to meet and talk to Dev at a Framus/Fishman clinic a couple months back, such a fucking chill dude! I asked him about a possible Strapping reunion, he pretty much said no. Apparently they no longer has the drive to do stuff like Strapping that they did back in the day, and it wouldn't be the same. But it's cool to see them all doing their thing, and I think Zimmers Hole is still touring. it's pretty much Strapping with a different frontman.
Haha I love the expression that guy gets, pretty much sums up every Devy concert. I went to see DTP in Oslo about 5 years ago and it was both the best and the funniest show I've ever been to. There's nothing like Devy shouting "I HAVE A FOUR INCH PENIS" in the middle of a song. Beav's reaction was great
very NICE quality. ThankYou!
Fok yeah. This shit is epic. Playing without string for 30 people with this effort and energy. Im not surprised where you are today. Good luck Man!
This is by far one of the best shows I have ever watched!!!
City is the best album in the world!
Pretty much every great band we're cutting their chops in small clubs like this at some point, and to small crowds who'll always remember it! These people are some lucky ones that fall into that category! Epic stuff!
uploader, you have my eternal gratitude for this
This is awesome sir, thank you very much.
Wow, they were really nailing these songs. His vocals are on point. Towards the end of SYL they were starting to get kinda sloppy and you can tell Dev wasn't feeling it as much. This is fucking epic... These songs bring back some good memories!
Wow, you can really hear how much stronger his voice has gotten over the years while singing live.
That’s what I was interested in hearing; how he could possibly have the same intensity on the studio track live. Because he pulls that type of power out from somewhere deep.
FadingFires My first "pit" experience was at Download Festival in 2006, and it was the first time I'd ever heard SYL. It was both a brilliant and terrifying experience. Spent most of my time during their set being a human shield for a tiny girl as we were squashed against the barriers. They were a complete force in terms of sound though. It was massive and brutal. Thank God he soon after dropped the skullet!
I don’t remember what the fuck I was doing back in 97, but it sure as shit wasn’t as cool as seeing SYL live at a local bar. This video kicks so much ass. Thank you so much for posting this. ♥️
I can't think of a band sounding this heavy, full and modern at that point in history.
Do prove me wrong if you do!
Ima look then get back to you
Thanks for this video
Oh wow. Thank you for this! \m/
Fucking crazy that in the really early days Devin Townsends music was called just noise, Devin is a the mad instrumentalist A TRUE GENIUS, Zappa for his style was a Genius as well.
Very nice to see old footage of Strapping Young Lad 🤘🏾😎🤘🏾
Such rare footage should be put in a museum.
This was great to watch. Genes drum sound was amazing. Devin was at his prime time with the vocals.
Devin is, honest to satan, the most underrated vocalist in metal
Thanks a lot for this video, man! I don't hesitate to say that I'm jealous for all these people who were able to see SYL in their early years. As their best, so to say. Hails from Finland, altogether!
I hope those lucky enough to witness this piece of musical history survived to educate our younger generations of aficionados. A true watershed moment IMHO
First time I heard this a bazillion years ago, I was a 16 year old confused nerd. And I thought these guys were some kind of gods or aliens. But they're just a bunch of nerds lol. Just a couple chill awesome dudes. Yet a testament to the ingenuity of the human mind.
The best metal band for 90,s and part of new century
Those isolated harmonies from the "Rainy Season" outro/breakdown used to introduce the show are absolutely beautiful.
Saw them at pops in 2002...never really listened to them much but there show was amazing!!!
A four-string guitar... how cool!
OOOhhh my Fucking GodDDD!!!!!!....30 years ahead of it's time!!!!
in 2027 we can see this video again and understand it.....
This is amazing!!!!
Man this recording is fucking awesome. It's good to see them enjoy it soooo much.
If you are passionate and dedicated to the cause and are willing to bust your ass off, then you are as relevant and important as anyone else; it doesn't matter if you're playing at Donnington Park or a frat kegger. Name a world famous metal band, and I'd bet my last dollar they started life playing to 4 drunks in a bar.
Hey now, this comment is heartwarming❤🤟😊 I hope many metal bands who are just beginning read your comment.
And now Devin's making live shows on his channel to found money for hospitals at the coronavirus pandemia. What a guy.
Check It. It's awsome
Saw them for the first time on this tour in Rochester, NY opening for Testament... one of the crazier bands I've seen live! \m/
Best band ever.
I saw these guys open for Meshuggah in like 2004 and it was awesome. I didn't really know much about them, I was there to see Meshuggah headlining after the Nothing album came out but SYL was fucking awesome.
Dude!!! Meshuggah aand SYL? Talk about a perfect set 😍
This footage is so sick. This era of SYL is so savage and awesome.
Devin is soo fucking rad :3