Alien (Strapping Young Lad album)

Alien
Studio album by Strapping Young Lad
Released	March 22, 2005 (2005-03-22)
Recorded	19 August – November 2004
Studio	The Armoury (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Genre	Extreme metal[1] industrial metal[2] thrash metal[2]
Length	54:45
Label	Hevy Devy, Century Media
Producer	Devin Townsend, Strapping Young Lad
Strapping Young Lad chronology
Strapping Young Lad (2003) Alien (2005) The New Black (2006)
Devin Townsend chronology
Devlab (2004) Alien (2005) Synchestra (2006)

Alien is the fourth studio album by Canadian extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad. It was released on March 22, 2005. The album was written by Devin Townsend and Gene Hoglan over a six-month time period. The album reached No. 32 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and No. 35 on the Top Independent Albums chart.