Strapping Young Lad | The New Black | MC

Strapping Young Lad, commonly abbreviated SYL, was a Canadian extreme metal band founded in 1994 that was originally a solo project of Devin Townsend. The band became known for fast, extreme songs, Townsend's varied vocals and a layered wall of sound production. It was placed on hiatus in 1998, reassembled in 2002 and was effectively disbanded in 2007.

The New Black is a cassette album by Strapping Young Lad, released in the UK by Back On Black on November 11, 2022. It has one disc and its styles are heavy metal, industrial metal, progressive metal and thrash.