1994–2006 Chaos Years

1994–2006 Chaos Years
1994–2006 Chaos Years
Compilation album by Strapping Young Lad
Released	March 31, 2008
Recorded	1994–2006
Genre	Extreme metal, industrial metal, heavy metal
Length	66:29
Label	Century Media
Producer	Devin Townsend
Strapping Young Lad chronology
Devin Townsend chronology

1994–2006 Chaos Years is a retrospective compilation album from the heavy metal band Strapping Young Lad. The album contains tracks from all of the band's studio albums, as well as a DVD with live footage and music videos. The album had a European release on March 31, 2008.^[1]

All of the songs were hand-picked by the band members and remastered by Devin Townsend.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Devin Townsend; all music is composed by Strapping Young Lad (Devin Townsend, Jed Simon, Byron Stroud, and Gene Hoglan), except where noted.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"S.Y.L."	Townsend, Adrian White	4:47
2.	"In the Rainy Season"	Townsend, White	4:37
3.	"Velvet Kevorkian"	Townsend	1:17
4.	"All Hail the New Flesh"	Townsend	5:24
5.	"Oh My Fucking God"	Townsend	3:34
6.	"Detox"	Townsend	5:37
7.	"Relentless"		3:03
8.	"Rape Song"		3:09
9.	"Aftermath"		6:46
10.	"Imperial"		2:17
11.	"Skeksis"		6:42
12.	"Shitstorm"		4:21
13.	"Love?"		4:53
14.	"You Suck"		2:40
15.	"Wrong Side"		3:35
16.	"Almost Again"		3:43
17.	"Satan's Ice Cream Truck"	Townsend	2:34
Total length:			68:59

Tracks 1, 2, and 17 are from Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing (1995)
Tracks 3 to 6 are from City (1997)
Tracks 7 to 9 are from Strapping Young Lad (2003)
Tracks 10 to 13 are from Alien (2005)
Tracks 14 to 16 are from The New Black (2006)

DVD

Live at the Download Festival - UK - 2006
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Imperial"
2.	"Velvet Kevorkian"
3.	"All Hail the New Flesh"
4.	"Wrong Side"
5.	"Aftermath"
6.	"Love?"
7.	"Polyphony"/"The New Black"
8.	"In the Rainy Season"

More Live Stuff
No.	Title	Length
1.	"S.Y.L." (Live at the Roxy in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 2001)
2.	"Detox" (Live at the Roxy in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 2001)
3.	"Home Nucleonics" (Live at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, Canada, 2004)
4.	"Love?" (Live at the Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, New Jersey, 2005)
5.	"All Hail The New Flesh" (Live at Zeche Carl in Essen, Germany, 2005)
6.	"Skeksis" (Live at the Flame Fest in Bologna, Italy, 2006)

Promo Videos
No.	Title	Length
1.	"S.Y.L."
2.	"Detox"
3.	"Relentless"
4.	"Love?"
5.	"Zen"
6.	"Wrong Side"
7.	"Almost Again"

Personnel

Gene Hoglan – percussion, drums
Will Knapp – production
Dr. Kevin McBride – production
Jamie Meyer – keyboards
Jim Parsons – production
Marcus Rogers – direction, production
Jed Simon – guitar
Doug Spangenberg – direction
Byron Stroud – bass
Devin Townsend – guitar, vocals, production, mastering, video production, track compilation
Adrian White – drums
Dave Young Orchestra – keyboards

Charts

Weekly chart performance for *1994–2006 Chaos Years*
Chart (2008)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[2]	32

References

^ "Strapping Young Lad 1994-2006 Chaos Years due in March". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
^ "Strapping Young Lad: Chaos Years 1994-2006" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2022-09-12.

[Blabb-1] "Strapping Young Lad 1994-2006 Chaos Years due in March". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-02-29.

[ac_Finland_Strapping_Young_Lad-2] "Strapping Young Lad: Chaos Years 1994-2006" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2022-09-12.

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Strapping Young Lad
Devin Townsend Jed Simon Byron Stroud Gene Hoglan Adrian White Ashley Scribner Mike Sudar
Studio albums	Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing City Strapping Young Lad Alien The New Black
Live albums	No Sleep 'till Bedtime
Compilations
DVDs	For Those Aboot to Rock: Live at the Commodore
Related articles	Band members Devin Townsend discography Punky Brüster Steve Vai Zimmers Hole Fear Factory Dark Angel Death Dethklok Front Line Assembly