The Tech/Extreme Prog metal appreciation

^^ The band name is?

After many listens of Cynic's Traced in Air, I actually wrote my first review on the said album.
I am very pleased with it...

When the album is officially released, I am definitely getting myself a copy of it. :{D

burritounit wrote: Yeah, judging by the rave of reviews this album is receiving seems to be worth getting it. I'm quite impressed. Good band.

Thanks and yes they are a good band.
Its so surprising how they decided to suddenly come back to record a new album.
I didn't expect anything else to happen to Cynic.
This new album caught me completely off guard.

just got to see BTBAM today
set was kind of short but I really cannot see how anyone says they lack stage presence

heyitsthatguy wrote: Don't flame me, but simply riffwise, the guitar parts for Meshuggah aren't anything to technically behold, its just memorizing a weird rhythm and ignoring the drums behind it. Tomas Haake's parts on the other hand are extremely difficult for the sole reason that he's basically playing 2 beats at once constantly. The solo's may be difficult, but the riffs just don't strike me as very hard to play, just hard to memorize sometimes (this is more exemplified by the later output that I've heard).

Fail.

Meshuggah is insanely hard stuff dude.
The  "weird rhythms" in itself is what makes half the difficulty.
Being able to execute a gallop triplet/sixteenth note triplet and crazy fast 16th notes in one riff, absolutely makes your picking hand fall off very quickly.
That sh*t needs serious practice and has to be constantly practiced to be able to maintain it and you have to be in completely top form to be able to play it without tensing up at some point and destroying your arm with lactic acid.
It's like saying what an athlete does is easy because "it's just running fast".
Clearly, they have to constantly put in the hours, be in absolute top form to perform what they do.
Some with playing technical stuff on a musical instrument... it's not stuff you can just bum around on every weekend or so, you gotta be at it regularly or you lose it. You gotta train for it.
If that's not technical.. than I don't know what is...


Post some videos up of you playing Meshuggah songs some time will ya

You have to send them an email. They recorded it not thinking that they'd ever sell it so it's widely available on the web too. If you DO want to support the band then send them an email with your order info to: [email protected] Xanoyr will take good care of you and your order! 

Tapfret wrote: What? You can't read my mind? Heh...that would be a vital detail, wouldn't it? Arsis would be the bands name. Apparently tolerance for death metal vocals is not the only thing I'm losing with age.

I suggested them, they were rejected. Great band.

avestin wrote: Bumping this again. avestin wrote: A friend over at Progressive Ears has posted a link to this brilliant Japanese band called MUTYUMU that has all sorts of styles mixed in their music including classical, metal and avant. Some of you might dig this: http://www.myspace.com/mutyumu http://sound.jp/mutyumu/

Like the new Cynic, just not as much as the old one.  Needs more listens.

HughesJB4 wrote: heyitsthatguy wrote: Don't flame me, but simply riffwise, the guitar parts for Meshuggah aren't anything to technically behold, its just memorizing a weird rhythm and ignoring the drums behind it. Tomas Haake's parts on the other hand are extremely difficult for the sole reason that he's basically playing 2 beats at once constantly. The solo's may be difficult, but the riffs just don't strike me as very hard to play, just hard to memorize sometimes (this is more exemplified by the later output that I've heard). Fail. Meshuggah is insanely hard stuff dude. The  "weird rhythms" in itself is what makes half the difficulty. Being able to execute a gallop triplet/sixteenth note triplet and crazy fast 16th notes in one riff, absolutely makes your picking hand fall off very quickly. That sh*t needs serious practice and has to be constantly practiced to be able to maintain it and you have to be in completely top form to be able to play it without tensing up at some point and destroying your arm with lactic acid. It's like saying what an athlete does is easy because "it's just running fast". Clearly, they have to constantly put in the hours, be in absolute top form to perform what they do. Some with playing technical stuff on a musical instrument... it's not stuff you can just bum around on every weekend or so, you gotta be at it regularly or you lose it. You gotta train for it. If that's not technical.. than I don't know what is... Post some videos up of you playing Meshuggah songs some time will ya