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Una volta lessi che al primo concerto degli Strapping Young Lad, si erano riversati centinaia di fan di Steve Vai, poichè Devin Townsend, il cantante degli Strapping, avevo collaborato con codesto ed i fan del chitarrista erano curiosi di assistere al concerto del suo amico. Risultato?
La leggenda narra che dopo 10 Minuti tutti questi fan curiosi furono costretti ad andarsene per la brutalità, la potenza e la violenza della musica degli Strapping Young Lad.
Tutte queste loro doti le possiamo trovere in un cd come "Alien". La ferocia più totale raccolta in 10 canzoni. La voce terrificante di Townsend, la bravura di Byron Stroud e Jed Simon e la tecnica sopraffina di Gene Hoglan (che in questo cd supera se stesso) formano un gruppo eccellente (secondo me anche sottovalutato).
Questo cd, datato 2004, è probabilmente il migliore degli Strapping ed il suono raggiunge la maturazione completa. Le prove dei musicisti superano ogni aspettativa e le canzoni sono sempre più brutali e più complesse. "Love?", "Imperial", "Skeksis", "Zen" e tutte le altre canzoni sono autentiche perle e probabilmente rimarranno parecchio nelle loro scalette dal vivo.
In poche parole è un cd che lascia senza parole, che fa rimanere sicuramente impressionato chi lo ascolta. Questa volta gli Strapping Young Lad hanno fatto davvero centro perfetto... ora bisogna aspettare il nuovo album e vedremo se sarà all'altezza di questo capolavoro.
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01 Imperial (02:17)
WE HAVE RETURNED
FOREVER'S INVENTION
THE TWO BECAME ONE
TILL WE COLLIDE
TWO WORLDS COLLIDE
TILL WE COLLIDE...OH...
Further...further...FURTHER!!!
NOW is the TIME we DELIVER!!!
...SING and BE HEARD!
NOW!!! by the PROPHECY of the fucking weak
that fucking wept...
WE SHALL BE HEARD!!!
03 Shitstorm (04:22)
YOU BASTARD!!!
Know, know, KNOW
I HATE YOU!!!
EVERYTHING...everything, EVERYTHING...
is WRONG!!!
And I don't want to fight...
Because I don't know what's
WRONG or RIGHT
But I'll do ANYTHING just to get some
FUCKING sleep tonight...
And I can't even EAT
And I can't even FUCKING PISS!!!
All I've been doing is thinking about
GOD and DEATH InFiNiTy!!!!!
Sleep little baby, don't you cry...little baby...
NOW
You'll fucking listen to me...Everyone of you in my
MOTHERFUCKING LIFE;
All I've been looking for is an excuse to
feel this way...
...and now I know...
HA!
I KNOW!!!
I'm in control of the infinite mind,
And I control infinite Power
When?!?!?!?
EVERY BLACK MINUTE
And self-control is something I've learned...
But don't think I won't do it,
Don't you EVER forget;
If you want crazy...
IF YOU AWNT FUCKING CRAZY...
I'll SHOW YOU HOW TO BE CRAZY
FUCK YOU!!!!
LADIES!!!
All this time I thought you wanted me to be
like YOU
...you don't want me to BE LIKE YOU,
now you'll sing for ME!
Baby!!! Little baby, little baby...YEAH!!!
Aw, FUCK!!!! FUCK!!!!!!!!
KNOW...KNOW...KNOW...
I FUCKING HATE MYSELF
EVERYTHING...EVERYTHING...EVERYTHING
about this is FUCKD!!!
Now it's
SCIENCE!!!
SCIENCE!!!
SCIENCE!!!
...and...
MATH!!!
MATH!!!
MATH!!!
07 Possessions (04:12)
I want your HEART
Your SOUL...
...and your MIND
You'll give me TRUST
...Your body,
Then you're mine!
...And being HUMAN
...is FUCKED as it is.
With all these questions
Of FAITH, and of...KIDS!!!
So what do you wanna do now baby???
...Do you wanna have a fucking BABY!?
NO!!!!!!!!
Whoa no...God no...
Whoa no...God...
GIVE IT AWAY (Goddamn I need it...)
GIVE IT AWAY (Goddamn I need it...)
GIVE IT AWAY (Goddamn I need it...)
GIVE IT AWAY, GIVE IT AWAY, GO!!!
GIVE IT AWAY (Goddamn I need it...)
GIVE IT AWAY (Goddamn I need it...)
GIVE IT AWAY (Goddamn I need it...)
GIVE IT AWAY, GIVE IT AWAY, ALL!!!
GET AWAY (Goddamn I need to...)
GET AWAY (Goddamn I need to...)
GET AWAY (Goddamn I need to...)
GET AWAY, GET AWAY, GO!!!
GET AWAY (Goddamn we need to...)
GET AWAY (Goddamn we need to...)
GET AWAY (Goddamn we need to...)
GET INTO THE CAR AND DRIVE!!!
Far!!! Far!!! Far!!! Far!!!
Vacation, procreation, sterilization,
DISNEYLAND!!!
...should we do it?
...d'ya wanna DO IT?!?!?!?!
I'll protect you...
Mommy!!!
Children and money and family and DEATH and
TAXES and CAREER
And PICKET FENCES
...JUST GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!
TAKE IT!!!
FUCK IT ALL!!!
[Chorus]
HERE IT COMES!!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YEAH!
10 Zen (05:02)
Oh, did you think that I was KIDDING???
Oh, DID YOU THINK THAT I WAS???
Oh, too late, too late...
Aw, TOO LATE MOTHERFUCKRE!!!
MUST REMEMBER TO KEEP BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND
EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE IS TURNING ROUND
Then... we're the only ones
We're GODS, not demons
ZEN
ZEN
Zen...on the way I'm feeling
Zen...on the way we're feeling
On we go...we're waiting now...
Are you looking at me?!?
...Why do you keep looking at me?!?
...am I not merciful?
YES!!! we're the only ones
We're GODS AND DEMONS
ZEN
ZEN
Zen...on the way I'm feeling
Zen...on the way we're feeling
Zen...on the way I'm feeling
Zen...on the way we're feeling
Connect now and emerge.
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Di BathoryAria
"Dopo la pubblicazione di Alien sarà difficile per gli SYL non ripetersi o cambiare rotta, ma chissà cosa questi alieni venuti da tanto lontano ci riserveranno ancora negli anni."
"Il futuro del metal è tutto in quelle undici canzoni."
