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sean
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 02 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1155 |
Posted: November 03 2007 at 15:15 | ||
opeth is a great band, although i only have from blackwater park to ghost reveries. |
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Dim
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 17 2007 Location: Austin TX Status: Offline Points: 6890 |
Posted: November 03 2007 at 17:44 | ||
I got Skullgrid!
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Dim
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 17 2007 Location: Austin TX Status: Offline Points: 6890 |
Posted: November 03 2007 at 18:17 | ||
IT'S BLOWING MY MIND!
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TheProgtologist
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Baltimore,Md US Status: Offline Points: 27802 |
Posted: November 03 2007 at 18:36 | ||
^^^^^^^^
They have a tendency to do that to people.The other band Colin Marston is a member of,Dysrhythmia,is also superb.
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sean
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 02 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1155 |
Posted: November 04 2007 at 11:03 | ||
I haven't heard Dysrhythmia. What is it like? |
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MikeEnRegalia
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 21156 |
Posted: November 04 2007 at 11:24 | ||
^ have a listen: http://www.myspace.com/dysrhythmiaband
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sean
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 02 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1155 |
Posted: November 04 2007 at 13:18 | ||
sean
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 02 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1155 |
Posted: November 04 2007 at 13:25 | ||
Another band that's listed in the tech section that i think deserves some attention is Fredrick Thordendal's Special Defects. anyone heard of them?
Also, I saw John Petrucci on there. As much as I enjoy Dream Theater, I didn't find his solo album that enjoyable. I think the guitar on there was great, but the drum and bass parts were rather bland, which is the case with a lot of solo albums. Another one I can't get into is Psyopus. I don't know what it is about them, because one of my friends recommended them because I like the Dillinger Escape Plan a bit, and I see the similarities, and I can appreciate what they do, but I just can't enjoy it too much. I've also noticed Between the Buried and Me getting a bit of attention. I've been meaning to check them out. I didn't like the song I had heard off of "Alaska" that much, but i've been hearing a lot of praise for "Colors" so I'll have to check that out sometime. |
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el böthy
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 27 2005 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 6336 |
Posted: November 04 2007 at 20:09 | ||
That album is soooooooo good!!! Its just as good as any Mehsuggah album, and even better that some too!!! In my book only "I" beats it!!! |
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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sean
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 02 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1155 |
Posted: November 04 2007 at 23:11 | ||
i still don't have the album, i just listen to the samples they have online a lot. great stuff, really weird but still technical. i love playing that sort of thing for my "normal" friends. |
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heyitsthatguy
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 17 2006 Location: Washington Hgts Status: Offline Points: 10094 |
Posted: November 04 2007 at 23:14 | ||
Dysrhythmia didn't click with me me nearly as much as Behold...The Arctopus did, but I might give them another listen sometime soon
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Atavachron
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Online Points: 65253 |
Posted: November 04 2007 at 23:14 | ||
BTW, though not categorized as 'Tech', Sleeping People's new Growing is really good.. a big jump forward for them, and very complex
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heyitsthatguy
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 17 2006 Location: Washington Hgts Status: Offline Points: 10094 |
Posted: November 04 2007 at 23:20 | ||
I can't take Psyopus either, except in very small doses, and they remind me of a more annoying Dillinger BTBAM's "Colors" is definitely worth checking out- I personally don't even like the whole "metalcore" subgenre but I really like Colors (much more than Alaska, might I add, which had a few pretty good tracks and the rest were meh, but I'm not that into "extreme metal") |
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Progdrummer73
Forum Newbie Joined: November 04 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4 |
Posted: November 05 2007 at 10:37 | ||
The new Between the Buried and Me album Colors sounds like they've really dropped their "-core" sound completely. it's my album of the year for 2007, as it's nearly perfect IMO. They combine extreme metal with jazz and even bluegrass so well it's mind-blowing.
I also like Becoming the Archetype, LOOOVE Death, Atheist, etc. and love Meshuggah. |
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TheProgtologist
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Baltimore,Md US Status: Offline Points: 27802 |
Posted: November 05 2007 at 11:00 | ||
I totally agree.BtBaM started moving away from the metal-core sound with Alaska,and the "core" sound is completely gone on Colors(which is also my pick for best album of the year).
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sean
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 02 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1155 |
Posted: November 05 2007 at 16:32 | ||
i've been hearing that a lot. alaska didn't do much for me but i'll look into colors because i've heard a lot of praise. i'm usually not too much into "core" bands, so i'm glad they're moving away from it. |
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TheProgtologist
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Baltimore,Md US Status: Offline Points: 27802 |
Posted: November 05 2007 at 17:18 | ||
I put a track from Colors on the streaming player on BtBaM's page awhile ago,check it out.
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TheProgtologist
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Baltimore,Md US Status: Offline Points: 27802 |
Posted: November 05 2007 at 17:22 | ||
Just curious....but do you guys know that Between the Buried and Me released an all-instrumental version of Alaska recently?
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sean
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 02 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1155 |
Posted: November 05 2007 at 23:01 | ||
i'm listening to the between the buried me track on their page, "informal gluttony". earlier today i went back and listened to the song "alaska" and found it more enjoyable than before. i'll be buying colors soon. also, i'm looking forward to that upcoming tour with dream theater, opeth, between the buried and me, and 3.
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Dim
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 17 2007 Location: Austin TX Status: Offline Points: 6890 |
Posted: November 06 2007 at 19:20 | ||
If 3 were a bit more metal, and a LOT less poppy, they would fit great in this thread.
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