Alien (album)

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Alien
Alien cover
Studio album by Strapping Young Lad
Released March 22, 2005
Recorded 2004
The Armoury, Vancouver
Genre Progressive metal
Length 57:12
Label Hevy Devy Records
Century Media
Producer(s) Devin Townsend
Professional reviews
Strapping Young Lad chronology
Strapping Young Lad
(2003)		 Alien
(2005)		 The New Black (2006)

Alien is the fourth album by Canadian heavy metal band Strapping Young Lad. It was released on March 22, 2005.

Strapping Young Lad recorded a cover of Tom Jones' "What's New Pussycat?" that was scheduled to appear on Alien, but it was taken off at the last minute because "it did not fit the flow" of the album. It is expected to be released sometime in the near future, however.[1]

Alien was originally intended to be released as an EP, with 4 cover songs and 4 new songs.[2] Alien reached number 32 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and number 35 on the Top Independent Albums chart.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Imperial" – 2:17
  2. "Skeksis" – 6:42
  3. "Shitstorm" – 4:22 [3]
  4. "Love?" – 4:53
  5. "Shine" – 5:13
  6. "We Ride" – 2:37
  7. "Possessions" – 4:12
  8. "Two Weeks" – 3:28
  9. "Thalamus" – 3:58
  10. "Zen" – 5:02
  11. "Info Dump" – 11:56
  • - The Australian edition of this album includes "Aftermath (Live)"
  • - The Korean edition of this album includes "Force Fed (Live)."
  • - The Japanese edition of this album includes the following bonus tracks:
  1. "Zodiac" (The Melvins cover)
  2. "Love? (Extended Version)"
  3. "In the Rainy Season (Live)"

[edit] Credits

  • Devin Townsend - Keyboards, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Sampling, Engineer
  • Greg Reely - Mastering
  • Chris Stanley - Choir, Chorus
  • Gene Hoglan - Drums
  • Jed Simon - Guitar
  • Per Johansson - Artwork, Layout Design
  • Byron Stroud - Associate Producer, Bass Guitar
  • Sharon Clark - Choir, Chorus
  • Travis Smith - Art Consultant
  • Dave Young Orchestra - Keyboards, Vocal Engineer
  • Shaun Thingvold - Engineer, Mixing
  • Alan Moon - Assistant
  • Alex "Condor" Aligizakis - Editing
  • Adam Manning - Choir, Chorus
  • Kristina Ardron - Engineer, Editing
  • William A. Cochrane - Choir, Chorus
  • Ross Gale - Choir, Chorus
  • Bryan Seely - Editing, Assistant
  • Rob Stefanson - Assistant
  • Omer "Impson" R. Cordell - Photography

[edit] External links

Alien lyrics

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