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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2008 at 23:36
Awesome avatar,btw.Cool


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2008 at 23:41

agreed.

Your new one isnt too shabby either Jody.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2008 at 00:06
Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Awesome avatar,btw.Cool
 
Who, me? If so, well, thank you. 8)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2008 at 00:09
Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

agreed.

Your new one isnt too shabby either Jody.
 
Thank ya kindly.Tongue
 
Do you like The Marriage of Heaven and Hell album?


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2008 at 00:45
Originally posted by p0mt3 p0mt3 wrote:

However, the fact that no Meshuggah album is even considered a key album of the genre pisses me off a bit. I mean, they are truly innovative.
 
Speaking of which, what other bands in this genre should I check out? I'm looking into expanding that aspect of my music collection a bit. I like Jnes Kidman's vocal style; it's powerfull and aggressive, but not that cookie monster crap. Any other bands in the genre that are similar to Meshuggah?
 


try Behold...The Arctopus. Just some of the most insane instrumental tech metal I have heard. Extremely technical, no repetition, no hint of melody. I can't listen to them all the time but when i'm in the right mood I really enjoy them. Definitely try them out, they have some samples on this site.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2008 at 19:23
I opened a thread for this, not knowing there was this thread.
 
I have recently received a promo copy of Sculptured - Embodiment, but only today have I given it a first listen and boy am I surprised and amazed. This is excellent. Wow, they have progressed! This is wonderfully prog rock woven into metal form.

Intricate guitar playing, fast changing rhythms, cool tunes, excellent playing, richness of sound, combined vocal styles (growling and clear) – a recipe for excellence. This is turning out to be a great album.

 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2008 at 19:28
While I'm here, let me second the Sclera recommendation.
 
In addition I'll also recommend In Lingua Mortua.
Here's a short review I wrote for another website and also posted here in PA - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=159495
 
Oh, and get that Sculptured album, it's fantastic.
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 27 2008 at 22:45
My favorite Progressive Sub-genre
 
Alarum
Cynic
Sleep Terror
Decrepit Birth
Meshuggah
Martyr
Atheist
Watchtower (although many regular fans enjoy them)
Spiral Architect (this one too)
Theory in Practice
Necrophagist
 
the list goes on
Get a 7 string or get out.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 28 2008 at 00:54
Nice to see someone else besides me who likes Theory in Practice,they are incredible.
 
If you like Spiral Architect you should try out Twisted Into Form,a band that contains ex members of Spiral Architect and Extol.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 01 2008 at 23:09
Ive been heavily into 'shuggs for several years now, and i never tire of their sound and disorienting (almost hypnotic) feel. Even their production is amazing. I still remember the first time i listened to 'caosphere' and was totally and utterly blown away by it. It felt as though the speakers were shooting shards of glass (no, i was not high...) the guitar tone is unlike any other on that LP     
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 01 2008 at 23:17
Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

agreed.

Your new one isnt too shabby either Jody.
 
Thank ya kindly.Tongue
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 01 2008 at 23:21
My two favourites of the genre are Spastic Ink and Spiral Architect, both of which I only discovered upon joining the forum in December, although I started listening to both of them bands last month. Are there many more humor tech prog bands like Spastic Ink around, but perhaps with a different musical approach anyone could suggest I try out?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 01 2008 at 23:24
Try out Unexpect, kind of humorous, but with a big avant garde touch to it.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 01 2008 at 23:28
Thanks, I'll look them up in the Archives nowThumbs%20Up
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2008 at 00:47
I highly recommend Unexpect, if you can take that zany energetic insanity.
[QUOTE=darkshade] [QUOTE=Sckxyss]
I'm disappointed - neither of these players are avant-garde!

Al di Meola.

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haha i know. but the poll itself is avant-garde
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2008 at 01:22
In a Flesh Aquarium is one of the best metal albums I've ever heard

seriously.
the biggest stumbling block might be the vocals, but then again, this is the EXTREME thread so I guess that's a given


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2008 at 02:34

Given I like Necrophagist, love Opeth and Agalloch, the extreme vocal style can be very well suited to certain music, and generally doesn't bother me.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2008 at 11:44
/\ then by all means go for it

and their clean lead vocals are very very good as well


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2008 at 22:34
Originally posted by HughesJB4 HughesJB4 wrote:

My two favourites of the genre are Spastic Ink and Spiral Architect, both of which I only discovered upon joining the forum in December, although I started listening to both of them bands last month. Are there many more humor tech prog bands like Spastic Ink around, but perhaps with a different musical approach anyone could suggest I try out?
 
Twisted Into Form is really,really good.There are ex-members of Spiral Architect and Extol in the band.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 03 2008 at 04:28
Originally posted by HughesJB4 HughesJB4 wrote:

My two favourites of the genre are Spastic Ink and Spiral Architect, both of which I only discovered upon joining the forum in December, although I started listening to both of them bands last month. Are there many more humor tech prog bands like Spastic Ink around, but perhaps with a different musical approach anyone could suggest I try out?


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