1994–2006 Chaos Years

~ Release by Strapping Young Lad (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

'Best Of' compilation from 1994-2006, CD containing 17 remastered tracks:
- tracks 1,2, and 17 from "Heavy As A Really Thing"
- tracks 3-6 from "City"
- tracks 7-9 from "SYL"
- tracks 10-13 from "Alien"
- tracks 14-16 from "The New Black"

DVD contents:
- UK Download Festival show from 2006
- rare live footage
- all 7 promo videos the band made

Annotation last modified on 2024-09-17 11:35 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: The Best of 1994–2006 Chaos Years
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1S.Y.L.
engineer:
Blair Calibaba
producer:
Devin Townsend
mixer:
Greg Reely and Devin Townsend
drums (drum set):
Adrian White
recording of:
S.Y.L.
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Strapping Young Lad, Devin Townsend and Adrian White
44:46
2In the Rainy Season
engineer:
Blair Calibaba
producer:
Devin Townsend
mixer:
Greg Reely and Devin Townsend
drums (drum set):
Adrian White
recording of:
In the Rainy Season
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Devin Townsend and Adrian White
44:44
3Velvet Kevorkian
engineer:
Daniel Bergstrand and Matteo Caratozzolo
additional producer:
Daniel Bergstrand
producer:
Devin Townsend
mixer:
Daniel Bergstrand and Devin Townsend
drums (drum set):
Gene Hoglan (American drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Byron Stroud
electric guitar:
Jed Simon and Devin Townsend
lead vocals:
Devin Townsend
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magic Arts Publishing (from 1997 to present)
mixed at:
Soundfront Studios in Uppsala, Uppsala (Uppsala county), Sweden
engineered at:
Red Stripe Studios in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada and The Mothership in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Velvet Kevorkian
lyricist and composer:
Devin Townsend
publisher:
Magic Arts Publishing (in 1996)
51:17
4All Hail the New Flesh
engineer:
Daniel Bergstrand and Matteo Caratozzolo
additional producer:
Daniel Bergstrand
producer:
Devin Townsend
mixer:
Daniel Bergstrand and Devin Townsend
drums (drum set):
Gene Hoglan (American drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Byron Stroud
electric guitar:
Jed Simon and Devin Townsend
lead vocals:
Devin Townsend
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magic Arts Publishing (from 1997 to present)
mixed at:
Soundfront Studios in Uppsala, Uppsala (Uppsala county), Sweden
engineered at:
Red Stripe Studios in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada and The Mothership in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
All Hail the New Flesh
lyricist and composer:
Devin Townsend
publisher:
Magic Arts Publishing (in 1996)
55:25
5Oh My Fucking God
engineer:
Daniel Bergstrand and Matteo Caratozzolo
additional producer:
Daniel Bergstrand
producer:
Devin Townsend
mixer:
Daniel Bergstrand and Devin Townsend
drums (drum set):
Gene Hoglan (American drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Byron Stroud
electric guitar:
Jed Simon and Devin Townsend
lead vocals:
Devin Townsend
additional membranophone arranger:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magic Arts Publishing (from 1997 to present)
mixed at:
Soundfront Studios in Uppsala, Uppsala (Uppsala county), Sweden
engineered at:
Red Stripe Studios in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada and The Mothership in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Oh My Fucking God
lyricist and composer:
Devin Townsend
additional drums (drum set) arranger:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer)
publisher:
Magic Arts Publishing (in 1996)
3.23:34
6Detox
engineer:
Daniel Bergstrand and Matteo Caratozzolo
additional producer:
Daniel Bergstrand
producer:
Devin Townsend
mixer:
Daniel Bergstrand and Devin Townsend
drums (drum set):
Gene Hoglan (American drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Byron Stroud
electric guitar:
Jed Simon and Devin Townsend
lead vocals:
Devin Townsend
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magic Arts Publishing (from 1997 to present)
mixed at:
Soundfront Studios in Uppsala, Uppsala (Uppsala county), Sweden
engineered at:
Red Stripe Studios in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada and The Mothership in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Detox
lyricist and composer:
Devin Townsend
publisher:
Magic Arts Publishing (in 1996)
55:37
7Relentless
recording of:
Relentless
43:03
8Rape Song
recording of:
Rape Song
43:09
9Aftermath
recording of:
Aftermath
56:47
10Imperial
additional engineer:
Kristina Ardron and Dave Young (keyboardist/guitar player from Vancouver)
engineer:
Shaun Thingvold and Devin Townsend
associate producer:
Byron Stroud
producer:
Devin Townsend
bass guitar:
Byron Stroud
drums (drum set):
Gene Hoglan (American drummer)
guitar:
Jed Simon and Devin Townsend
keyboard:
Devin Townsend and Dave Young (keyboardist/guitar player from Vancouver)
sampler and lead vocals:
Devin Townsend
recording of:
Imperial
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
52:17
11Skeksis
additional engineer:
Kristina Ardron and Dave Young (keyboardist/guitar player from Vancouver)
engineer:
Shaun Thingvold and Devin Townsend
associate producer:
Byron Stroud
producer:
Devin Townsend
bass guitar:
Byron Stroud
drums (drum set):
Gene Hoglan (American drummer)
guitar:
Jed Simon and Devin Townsend
keyboard:
Devin Townsend and Dave Young (keyboardist/guitar player from Vancouver)
sampler and lead vocals:
Devin Townsend
recording of:
Skeksis
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
56:43
12Shitstorm
additional engineer:
Kristina Ardron and Dave Young (keyboardist/guitar player from Vancouver)
engineer:
Shaun Thingvold and Devin Townsend
associate producer:
Byron Stroud
producer:
Devin Townsend
bass guitar:
Byron Stroud
drums (drum set):
Gene Hoglan (American drummer)
guitar:
Jed Simon and Devin Townsend
keyboard:
Devin Townsend and Dave Young (keyboardist/guitar player from Vancouver)
sampler and lead vocals:
Devin Townsend
recording of:
Shitstorm
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
44:23
13Love?
additional engineer:
Kristina Ardron and Dave Young (keyboardist/guitar player from Vancouver)
engineer:
Shaun Thingvold and Devin Townsend
associate producer:
Byron Stroud
producer:
Devin Townsend
bass guitar:
Byron Stroud
drums (drum set):
Gene Hoglan (American drummer)
guitar:
Jed Simon and Devin Townsend
keyboard:
Devin Townsend and Dave Young (keyboardist/guitar player from Vancouver)
sampler and lead vocals:
Devin Townsend
recording of:
Love?
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
54:53
14You Suck
assistant recording engineer:
Rob Stephenson
recording engineer:
Dave Young (engineer)
engineer:
Chonand Sho Murray, Rob Shallcross, Shaun Thingvold and Devin Townsend
producer:
Devin Townsend
assistant mixer:
Mike Cashik
mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
editor:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer) and Rob Shallcross
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Byron Stroud
electric guitar:
Jed Simon and Devin Townsend
keyboard and sampler:
Will Campagna
vocals:
Devin Townsend
arranger:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer) and Devin Townsend
recording of:
You Suck
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
4.52:40
15Wrong Side
assistant recording engineer:
Rob Stephenson
recording engineer:
Dave Young (engineer)
engineer:
Chonand Sho Murray, Rob Shallcross, Shaun Thingvold and Devin Townsend
producer:
Devin Townsend
assistant mixer:
Mike Cashik
mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
editor:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer) and Rob Shallcross
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Byron Stroud
electric guitar:
Jed Simon and Devin Townsend
keyboard and sampler:
Will Campagna
vocals:
Devin Townsend
arranger:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer) and Devin Townsend
recording of:
Wrong Side
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
3.153:35
16Almost Again
assistant recording engineer:
Rob Stephenson
recording engineer:
Dave Young (engineer)
engineer:
Chonand Sho Murray, Rob Shallcross, Shaun Thingvold and Devin Townsend
producer:
Devin Townsend
assistant mixer:
Mike Cashik
mixer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer)
editor:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer) and Rob Shallcross
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Byron Stroud
electric guitar:
Jed Simon and Devin Townsend
keyboard and sampler:
Will Campagna
vocals:
Devin Townsend
arranger:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer) and Devin Townsend
recording of:
Almost Again
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
43:41
17Satan’s Ice Cream Truck
engineer:
Blair Calibaba
producer:
Devin Townsend
mixer:
Greg Reely and Devin Townsend
recording of:
Satan’s Ice Cream Truck
lyricist and composer:
Devin Townsend
42:34
2▼DVD-Video
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1Imperial
shot at:
Download Festival 2006, Day 1 (2006-06-09) (on 2006-06-09)
live recording of:
Imperial
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
?:??
2Velvet Kevorkian
shot at:
Download Festival 2006, Day 1 (2006-06-09) (on 2006-06-09)
live recording of:
Velvet Kevorkian
lyricist and composer:
Devin Townsend
publisher:
Magic Arts Publishing (in 1996)
?:??
3All Hail the New Flesh
shot at:
Download Festival 2006, Day 1 (2006-06-09) (on 2006-06-09)
live recording of:
All Hail the New Flesh
lyricist and composer:
Devin Townsend
publisher:
Magic Arts Publishing (in 1996)
?:??
4Wrong Side
shot at:
Download Festival 2006, Day 1 (2006-06-09) (on 2006-06-09)
live recording of:
Wrong Side
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
?:??
5Aftermath
shot at:
Download Festival 2006, Day 1 (2006-06-09) (on 2006-06-09)
live recording of:
Aftermath
?:??
6Love?
shot at:
Download Festival 2006, Day 1 (2006-06-09) (on 2006-06-09)
live recording of:
Love?
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
?:??
7Polyphony / The New Black
shot at:
Download Festival 2006, Day 1 (2006-06-09) (on 2006-06-09)
live recording of:
Polyphony
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
live recording of:
The New Black
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
?:??
8In the Rainy Season
shot at:
Download Festival 2006, Day 1 (2006-06-09) (on 2006-06-09)
live recording of:
In the Rainy Season
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Devin Townsend and Adrian White
?:??
9S.Y.L. (live at the Roxy in Hollywood, LA, 2001)
shot at:
Century Media Records 10th Anniversary Bash (2001-09-28) (on 2001-09-28)
live recording of:
S.Y.L. (on 2001-09-28)
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Strapping Young Lad, Devin Townsend and Adrian White
1.9?:??
10Detox (live at the Roxy in Hollywood, LA, 2001)
shot at:
Century Media Records 10th Anniversary Bash (2001-09-28) (on 2001-09-28)
live recording of:
Detox (on 2001-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Devin Townsend
publisher:
Magic Arts Publishing (in 1996)
?:??
11Home Nucleonics (live at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, Canada, 2004)
shot at:
Strapping Young Lad at Commodore Ballroom (2004-01-16) (on 2004-01-16)
live recording of:
Home Nucleonics (in 2004)
lyricist and composer:
Devin Townsend
publisher:
Magic Arts Publishing (in 1996)
?:??
12Love? (live at the Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ, 2005)
shot at:
Strapping Young Lad at Starland Ballroom (2005-11-01) (on 2005-11-01)
live recording of:
Love? (in 2005)
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
?:??
13All Hail the New Flesh (live at Zeche Carl in Essen, Germany, 2005)
shot at:
Strapping Young Lad at Zeche Carl (2005-06-08) (on 2005-06-08)
live recording of:
All Hail the New Flesh (in 2005)
lyricist and composer:
Devin Townsend
publisher:
Magic Arts Publishing (in 1996)
?:??
14Skeksis (live at the Flame Fest in Bologna, Italy, 2006)
shot at:
Flamefest 2006 (2006-06-05) (on 2006-06-05)
live recording of:
Skeksis (in 2006)
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
?:??
15S.Y.L.
recording of:
S.Y.L.
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Strapping Young Lad, Devin Townsend and Adrian White
?:??
16Detox
recording of:
Detox
lyricist and composer:
Devin Townsend
publisher:
Magic Arts Publishing (in 1996)
?:??
17Relentless
recording of:
Relentless
?:??
18Love?
recording of:
Love?
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
2.45?:??
19Zen
recording of:
Zen
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
?:??
20Wrong Side
recording of:
Wrong Side
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
?:??
21Almost Again
recording of:
Almost Again
lyricist:
Devin Townsend
composer:
Gene Hoglan (American drummer), Jed Simon, Byron Stroud and Devin Townsend
?:??