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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2007 at 12:04
Im a tech lover. Some of my favorite tech-metal bands are Meshuggah, Sieges Even, Zero Hour and Watchtower/Spastic Ink.
RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2007 at 12:40

Its funny how people perceive the sub-genre. Few can grasp how I find more in common between Spastic Ink and Return to Forever than I can between Gentle Giant and King Crimson. My favorites in the sub:

Martyr - Feeding the Abscess
Watchtower - Control and Resistance
Spastic Ink - Ink Compatible
Spiral Architect - Sceptics Universe
Voivod - Dimension Hatross
Coprofago - Unorthadox Creative Criteria
Canvas Solaris - Penumbra Diffuse
Death - Sound of Perserverance
Unexpect - In a Flesh Aquarium (More an RIO band, IMHO. And one I have PA to thank for the discovery)
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2007 at 15:18
Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

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I really dont care how heavy the album is, as long as it's not stupid heavy. THanks Frump


Definetely Symobolic...one of the best death metal albums ever made.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2007 at 18:58
heres some

diablo swing orchestra - the butchers ball room
behold... the arctopus : skull grind
spastic ink - ink compatable ( very hard to get a hard copy of this...)
anathema- alternative 4
psychotic waltz -  a social grace



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2007 at 19:15
Originally posted by #1floydfan #1floydfan wrote:

heres some diablo swing orchestra - the butchers ball roombehold... the arctopus : skull grindspastic ink - ink compatable ( very hard to get a hard copy of this...) anathema- alternative 4psychotic waltz -  a social grace<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>


Did you ever listen to Behold...the Arctopus debut album? I tend to like that one better.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2007 at 21:47
Originally posted by ProgBagel ProgBagel wrote:

Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

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I really dont care how heavy the album is, as long as it's not stupid heavy. THanks Frump


Definetely Symobolic...one of the best death metal albums ever made.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2007 at 23:32
Originally posted by #1floydfan #1floydfan wrote:

heres some

...spastic ink - ink compatable ( very hard to get a hard copy of this...) ...



 
Only hard if you don't have $12 plus s/h.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2007 at 23:28
These guys aren't in the archives(yet),but they are insanely good,check them out.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2007 at 19:31
^^^ I heartily agree with the Psycroptic recommendation. Seem 'em several times live, and they were something to behold. First saw them when I was 'round 15 at a metal festival called Blood lust III, they came on the stage after 'Destroyer 666' and absolutely blew them away. Matt Chalk's vocals floored me, never heard anything like 'em. Still have not picked up their latest album, my spirits were dampened when I heard Matt left the band. There is another band from Tasmania, which sound somewhat similar, but their name is escaping me at the moment, if I remember I will post it hear, they are quite good.   
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2007 at 19:49
Originally posted by FruMp FruMp wrote:

Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

Funny this thread pops up when I listen to Cynic for the first time.
 
Focus was pretty much awesme, amazing vocals and musicianship, I'm getting the album on monday!!!!
 
Best death album please?


Human if you're a death metal fan, symbolic if that's a bit too heavy for you.


Symbolic for me too but you should also try 'The Sound of Perseverance', their last effort

Wikipedia speaks the truth:

This album, in particular, employs a style more akin to progressive metal than the earliest Death releases, although since Human and the albums following it, the band had been developing more toward this style. The average song time on this album is around 6 minutes long.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2007 at 23:33
i just picked up unexpect's "in a flesh aquarium" and behold the arctopus's "skullgrid" because i had liked what i heard online. both were great albums, i'm looking forward to finding out more about this new genre and discovering some great bands. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2007 at 23:35
I REALLY wnat skullgrid!
 
What would you rate it?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2007 at 23:40
Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

I REALLY wnat skullgrid!
 
What would you rate it?


i'd probably say 4 or 4.5 out of 5. not perfect, but still amazing. great technical instrumental metal album, and some of the best musicianship i've ever heard. definitely pick it up if you get a chance.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2007 at 23:41

Will do!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2007 at 23:43
Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

Will do!



good choice. it's a real treat for anyone into that sort of thing. you'll have to let us know what you think.


also i think mastodon deserves some mention in this thread if nobody has mentioned them yet.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2007 at 23:47
Did you buy Skullgrid online?
 
I dont like mastadon at all, but Opeth are very good! Have all they're albums!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2007 at 23:48
Skullgrid!! Gah!! <3

I can't remember any of it (I'm surprised they do enough to play it) but the technicality of it is mindblowing


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2007 at 23:55
maybe you're not suppose to remember any of it
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2007 at 23:56
^ yeah, it's all just a bunch of jam sesions!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2007 at 15:14
Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

maybe you're not suppose to remember any of it


i agree, i don't think their purpose is for it to be memorable. i think they just try to assault your ears for half an hour and then when the album is done all you can remember is just how mindblowing the experience was. that album just gives me a constant adrenaline rush, and i'm surprised as well at how the band is able to remember to play those songs.
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