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Gene Hoglan
Gene Hoglan
American musician
1
Jed Simon
Jed Simon
Canadian musician
2
Devin Townsend
Devin Townsend
Canadian singer and guitarist
3
Dark Angel
Dark Angel
American thrash metal band
4
Travis Smith
Travis Smith
American heavy metal graphic artist
5
Byron Stroud
Byron Stroud
Canadian musician
6
Chris Valagao
Chris Valagao
Canadian singer
7
Munesh Sami
Munesh Sami
Canadian musician
8
Fear Factory
Fear Factory
American metal band
9
A Life Once Lost
A Life Once Lost
band
10
Testament
Testament
American metal band
11
Steve Souza
Steve Souza
American singer
12
Christian Olde Wolbers
Christian Olde Wolbers
Belgian guitarist
13
Unearth
Unearth
American metalcore band
14
The Berzerker
The Berzerker
Australian metal band
15
Adrian White
Adrian White
Canadian musician
16
Forbidden
Forbidden
American thrash metal band
17
Dirk Verbeuren
Dirk Verbeuren
Belgian drummer
18
City of Fire
City of Fire
Canadian metal band
19
Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour
American metal band
20
Nicholas Barker
Nicholas Barker
British drummer
21
Death
Death
American death/progressive metal band
22
Opeth
Opeth
Swedish progressive metal band
23
Katatonia
Katatonia
swedish metal band
24
Becoming the Archetype
Becoming the Archetype
band
25
Bleeding Through
Bleeding Through
American metalcore band
26
Avatar
Avatar
Swedish melodic death metal band
27
All That Remains
All That Remains
American heavy metal band
28
Ralph Santolla
Ralph Santolla
American musician
29
Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage
American metalcore band
30
Xerath
Xerath
heavy metal band
31
Anneke van Giersbergen
Anneke van Giersbergen
Dutch musician
32
Mikael Ã…kerfeldt
Mikael Ã…kerfeldt
Swedish musician
33
Trivium
Trivium
American heavy metal band
34
Stu Block
Stu Block
Canadian singer
35
ReVamp
ReVamp
Dutch band
36
Meshuggah
Meshuggah
Swedish extreme metal band
37
Liam Wilson
Liam Wilson
American bassist
38
Mudvayne
Mudvayne
American music band
39
Sepultura
Sepultura
Brazilian Metal Band
40
Gojira
Gojira
French metal band
41
Paul Bostaph
Paul Bostaph
American drummer
42
Doro
Doro
German singer and frontwoman of Warlock
43
Michelle Meldrum
Michelle Meldrum
musician
44
Soilwork
Soilwork
Swedish melodic death metal band
45
Lamb of God
Lamb of God
metal band from United States
46
Disturbed
Disturbed
American heavy metal band
47
Kreator
Kreator
German thrash metal band
48
Zeuss
Zeuss
American record producer
49
Dethklok
Dethklok
animated American metal band
50
Bloodsimple
Bloodsimple
band
Members, past and present

Strapping Young Lad was a Canadian heavy metal band formed by Devin Townsend in Vancouver in 1994. The band started as a one-man studio project; Townsend played most of the instruments on the 1995 debut album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing. By 1997, he had recruited permanent members; this line-up, which consisted of Townsend on vocals and guitar, Jed Simon on guitar, Byron Stroud on bass, and Gene Hoglan on drums, lasted until the band's dissolution.

Strapping Young Lad's music was characterized by the use of polyrhythmic guitar riffing and drumming, blast beats and wall of sound production. The band's musical direction was mainly determined by Townsend, whose battle with bipolar disorder and dark sense of humour were major influences on his songwriting. Townsend was also noted for his eccentric appearance and on-stage behaviour, which greatly contributed to the band's intense live performances.

The band gained critical success and a growing underground fan base from their 1997 album City. After a hiatus between 1999 and 2002, the band released three more albums, reaching their commercial peak with the 2006 effort, The New Black. Townsend disbanded Strapping Young Lad in May 2007, announcing his decision to retreat from public view while continuing to record solo albums.