Strapping Young Lad

Summary

Strapping Young Lad is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,227 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Strapping Young Lad's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Strapping Young Lad's genre is industrial metal^[4].
• Strapping Young Lad's genre is thrash metal^[5].
• Strapping Young Lad's genre is death metal^[6].
• Strapping Young Lad's genre is progressive metal^[7].
• Strapping Young Lad's record label is recorded as Century Media Records^[8].
• Strapping Young Lad's discography is recorded as Strapping Young Lad discography^[9].
• Strapping Young Lad's Commons category is recorded as Strapping Young Lad^[10].
• Strapping Young Lad's country of origin is recorded as Canada^[11].
• Strapping Young Lad comprises Devin Townsend^[12].
• 1994 marks the founding of Strapping Young Lad^[13].
• Strapping Young Lad's location of formation is recorded as Vancouver^[14].
• Strapping Young Lad's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Strapping Young Lad^[15].
• Strapping Young Lad's Commons gallery is recorded as Strapping Young Lad^[16].
• Strapping Young Lad's topic has template is recorded as Template:Strapping Young Lad^[17].
• Strapping Young Lad's start of work period is recorded as 1994^[18].
• Strapping Young Lad's member category is recorded as Category:Strapping Young Lad members^[19].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[20]

• Country: CA^[21]

• Began / founded: 1994^[22]

• Ended / dissolved: 2007-05-02^[23]

• Genre(s): death metal, industrial metal, progressive metal^[24]

• Community tags: death metal, industrial metal, progressive metal^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: 584b72a4-45f7-46ce-b440-e9ee579d71c4^[26]

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Founding

1994 marks the founding of Strapping Young Lad^[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Vancouver^[14].

Why It Matters

Strapping Young Lad ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,227 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]