For Those Aboot to Rock: Live at the Commodore

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For Those Aboot To Rock: Live at the Commodore
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ReleasedNovember 2, 2004
RecordedJanuary 16, 2004, Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver
Genre Extreme metal
Length70:46
Label Century Media
Producer Devin Townsend

For Those Aboot To Rock: Live at the Commodore is a live performance DVD by the Canadian Heavy Metal band Strapping Young Lad, released in 2004 by Century Media. A CD version was released along with the 2013 "Metal for the Masses" reissue of City to celebrate Century Media's 25th anniversary.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Devin Townsend

No.TitleLength
1."Dire (Intro)"1:05
2."Consequence"4:26
3."Relentless"3:11
4."Rape Song"4:01
5."Home Nucleonics"2:41
6."S.Y.L."4:31
7."In the Rainy Season"5:29
8."Devour"3:13
9."Aftermath"7:11
10."Oh My Fucking God"4:38
11."Force Fed"5:42
12."Detox"9:07
13."Velvet Kevorkian / All Hail the New Flesh"8:33
14."Far Beyond Metal"6:58
Total length:70:46

Extra features

No.TitleLength
1."Relentless" (music video)3:05
2."Detox" (music video)5:40
3."Interviews" 

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