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

Alien was originally intended to be released as an EP, with 4 cover songs and 4 new songs.[1] The band also recorded a cover of Tom Jones' "What's New Pussycat?" that was scheduled to appear on Alien, but it was not recorded entirely because "it did not fit the flow" of the album. The song is not expected to be released anytime, even though blabbermouth.net has reported so.[2] The album reached number 32 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and number 35 on the Top Independent Albums chart. "Love?" became the album's single and had a music video which aired on Headbanger's Ball. The video (a tribute to the movie Evil Dead) depicts the band performing in a haunting cabin in the woods.

Track listing

  1. "Imperial" – 2:17
  2. "Skeksis" – 6:42
  3. "Shitstorm" – 4:22 [1]
  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 Japanese edition of Alien includes "Zodiac" (The Melvins cover), "Love? (Extended Version)", and "In the Rainy Season (Live)"
  • The Australian edition of the album includes "Aftermath (Live)"
  • The Korean edition of the album includes "Force Fed (Live)"
  • All live bonus tracks are taken from the For Those Aboot to Rock DVD

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

References

  1. ^ Blabbermouth.Net - Strapping Young Lad To Release New Ep
  2. ^ Blabbermouth.Net - Strapping Young Lad Confirmed For New England Metal And Hardcore Festival
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