 Townsend 's solo run lasted until 2002 . After a five @-@ year break from recording , Strapping Young Lad reunited to record a new album . Townsend credits the album , Strapping Young Lad , as an emotional response to the attacks of September 11 , 2001 , in the United States . " If the world 's about to blow up , " said Townsend , " let 's write the soundtrack for it . " The album 's lyrics were based more around fear and insecurity than the " hostile " lyrics of City . Musically , Strapping Young Lad was less industrial than City , and more reminiscent of death metal , with a " larger @-@ than @-@ life " rock production style . Townsend cited Front Line Assembly , Grotus , and Samael 's Passage as influences . The self @-@ titled album was released in February 2003 . It received lukewarm reviews , with critics finding it inferior to City , but it was the band 's first charting album , entering at 97th place on Billboard 's Top Heatseekers chart . 
 Townsend <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>solo run lasted until 2002 . After a five @-@ year break from recording , Strapping Young Lad reunited to record a new album . Townsend <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>credits</mark></a> the album , Strapping Young Lad , as an emotional response to the attacks of September 11 , 2001 , in the United States . " If the world 's about to blow up , " said Townsend , " let 's write the soundtrack for it . " The album <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>lyrics <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> based more around fear and insecurity than the " hostile " lyrics of City . Musically , Strapping Young Lad was less industrial than City , and more reminiscent of death metal , with a " larger @-@ than @-@ life " rock production style . Townsend cited Front Line Assembly , Grotus , and Samael <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>Passage as influences . The self @-@ titled album was released in February 2003 . It received lukewarm reviews , with critics finding it inferior to City , but it was the band <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>first charting album , entering at 97th place on Billboard <a href='null_genetive' title='7'><mark>'s</mark></a>Top Heatseekers chart . 
Townsend  solo run lasted until 2002 . After a five @-@ year break from recording , Strapping Young Lad reunited to record a new album . Townsend credit the album , Strapping Young Lad , as an emotional response to the attacks of September 11 , 2001 , in the United States . " If the world 's finna blow up , " said Townsend , " let 's write da soundtrack for it . " Tdamixtape  lyrics was based more around fear and insecurity than the " hostile " lyrics of City . Musically , Strapping Young Lad was less industrial den City , and more reminiscent of death metal , w a " larger @-@ than @-@ life " rock production style . Townsend cited Front Line Assembly , Grotus , and Samael  Passage as influences . Thdaelf @-@ titled album was released in February 2003 . It received lukewarm reviews , with critics finding it inferior to City , but it was the band  first charting album , entering at 97th place on Billboard  Top Heatseekers chart .