The Tech/Extreme Prog metal appreciation

TheProgtologist wrote: sean wrote: has anyone heard the new dillinger escape plan yet? i've heard the songs they've posted online but i'm not sure yet if i want to buy it, but they've always been one of those bands where the songs grow on me each time i hear it, and i think i've only heard a couple songs of theirs that i've heard the first time and liked quite a bit.    I have,and love it.   It's a little more accessible than their earlier work,but I think Ire Works is a pretty solid album.

i'm surprised that you say it's more accessible, since they said they were going to go to a style more like calculating infinity, but i've only heard two songs, "fix your face" and "black bubblegum". fix your face seemed like typical dillinger fare but i was really surprised by black bubblegum. i liked the eerie feeling it had and greg was using a falsetto, not exactly what you expect from a dillinger song, but still pretty cool. i've read interviews with greg and he says he's really into mogwai and a lot of electronic stuff so maybe that's been more of an influence.

Mmmmmmm... Dilinger!

I haven't listened to Skullgrid enough, but as of now I still prefer Nano...
Skullgrid wasn't vastly different, but I have only listened to it once! What do I know?!?!

Three are really technical Mike, well, the instrumental stuff. Too much pop though, cant really get into them.

Good to see you are listening to some Continuo Renacer,they are superb.

Edited by TheProgtologist - November 12 2007 at 08:42

Oh man, I think I gave myself a techaneurysm.  Picked up Blottted Science and Skullgrid on the same day. OUCH!!!

schizoid_man77 wrote: If 3 were a bit more metal, and a LOT less poppy, they would fit great in this thread.

Agreed, but I think they're a great band nonetheless. I saw them opening for Porcupine Tree and I had never heard of them before, so I was pretty impressed. I hung out with them after the show and they were really cool guys as well. It's always when you meet those types of musicians.
i'm not normally into poppy stuff, but there was just something about three. maybe it was that the singer played almost flamenco, finger style acoustic guitar and they had two drummers and the lead guitarist wore what looked like a jedi robe and had a fan blowing his hair back the whole time. just a lot of real unique show. it sounded like a more technical sort of coheed and cambria to me.

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. 

sean wrote: TheProgtologist wrote: Progdrummer73 wrote: 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 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). 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.

Progdrummer73 wrote: 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.