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Points: 10094 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2007 at 23:20
Originally posted by sean sean wrote:

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.



I can't take Psyopus either, except in very small doses, and they remind me of a more annoying Dillinger LOL

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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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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Points: 10094 		Direct Link To This Post 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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Points: 1155 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2007 at 23:11
Originally posted by el böthy el böthy wrote:

Originally posted by sean sean wrote:

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?


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!!!



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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Points: 6336 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2007 at 20:09
Originally posted by sean sean wrote:

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?


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!!!
"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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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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Points: 1155 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2007 at 13:18
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ have a listen: http://www.myspace.com/dysrhythmiaband


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^ have a listen: http://www.myspace.com/dysrhythmiaband
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Points: 1155 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2007 at 11:03
Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

^^^^^^^^
 
They have a tendency to do that to people.The other band Colin Marston is a member of,Dysrhythmia,is also superb.


I haven't heard Dysrhythmia. What is it like?
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Points: 27802 		Direct Link To This Post 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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IT'S BLOWING MY MIND!
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Points: 6890 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2007 at 17:44
I got Skullgrid!
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Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

Did you buy Skullgrid online?
 
I dont like mastadon at all, but Opeth are very good! Have all they're albums!


opeth is a great band, although i only have from blackwater park to ghost reveries.
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Points: 1155 		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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Points: 6890 		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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maybe you're not suppose to remember any of it
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Points: 10094 		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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Points: 6890 		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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Points: 1155 		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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Points: 6890 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2007 at 23:41

Will do!
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