Nothing cheers you up like finding out one of your favourite bands has a new and unexpected release out. Nothing bums you out more then having to wait until you can actually afford to go out and get it. Canada's very own Strapping Young Lad have released their new album entitled "The New Black". As excited and anxious as I am to hear it, I am also a little fearful. Last years "Alien" was (in my arguably twisted opinion) the absolute pinnacle of the SYL library. I dare say even more artistically realized then 1997s acclaimed "City". Another one of my all time favourite records.
A qoute from SYL's page on Wikipedia regarding the Alien Album:
"Devin himself has said on multiple occasions that Strapping Young Lad functions also as a conduit to pour out his "darker side" (as he has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder) . . . For example, he himself said that in order to get the mood for the "Alien" record, he stopped taking his medication for the disorder for a length of time, and the lyrics on that record are supposedly a reflection of some of his feelings during that time."
Hows that for artistic dedication.
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