STRAPPING YOUNG LAD: In Mixing Mode
April 10, 2006Canadian extremists STRAPPING YOUNG LAD have commenced the mixing process for their new album, "The New Black", for a tentative July release via Century Media Records. The follow-up to last year's "Alien" was recorded at the Armoury and Profile studios in the band's hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Commented guitarist Jed Simon: "Mike Fraser is doing a fantastic job, and the mixes are sounding precise, well-defined, and just amazing! It's a real treat to hear everything sitting so well in the mix. Everything is on track, and this has been a first-rate recording experience. All eight cylinders of this MF are humming nicely. Looking forward to getting this show on the road."
As previously reported, Century Media Records will re-release STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's 1995 debut album, "Heavy As A Really Heavy Thing", in Europe on June 12. The re-issue features a re-mastered version of this classic debut, four bonus tracks, the "S.Y.L." video and a 12-page booklet with extended liner notes from STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mainman Devin Townsend.
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD have secured a second-stage slot at this year's Ozzfest, which is scheduled to kick off July 1 in san Francisco, California. Other bands appearing the second stage include BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, ATREYU, UNEARTH, BLEEDING THROUGH and NORMA JEAN. Headlining the main stage at Ozzfest 2006 are SYSTEM OF A DOWN and DISTURBED, with OZZY OSBOURNE slated to close 10 shows.
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