1994–2006 Chaos Years

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1994-2006 Chaos Years
Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 31, 2008 (2008-03-31)
Recorded1994–2006
GenreExtreme metal, industrial metal, heavy metal
Length66:29
LabelCentury Media
ProducerDevin Townsend
Strapping Young Lad chronology
The New Black
(2006)
1994-2006 Chaos Years
(2008)
Devin Townsend chronology
Ziltoid the Omniscient
(2007)
1994–2006 Chaos Years
(2008)
Ki
(2009)

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.[citation needed]

Track listing[edit]

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.TitleMusicLength
1."S.Y.L."Townsend, Adrian White4:47
2."In the Rainy Season"Townsend, White4:37
3."Velvet Kevorkian"Townsend1:17
4."All Hail the New Flesh"Townsend5:24
5."Oh My Fucking God"Townsend3:34
6."Detox"Townsend5:37
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?" 5:43
14."You Suck" 2:40
15."Wrong Side" 3:35
16."Almost Again" 3:43
17."Satan's Ice Cream Truck"Townsend2:34
Total length:66:29

DVD[edit]

Live at the Download Festival - UK - 2006
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
1."S.Y.L." 
2."Detox" 
3."Relentless" 
4."Love?" 
5."Zen" 
6."Wrong Side" 
7."Almost Again" 

Personnel[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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

References[edit]

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