Technical Death metal

kevin_de_big

I don't tend to go by genres (whatever they are) when it comes to my musical inclinations and experimentations. I've come to realise, as of late however, that I'm mostly to bands of the ilk of Arsis, Decapitated, Neuraxis, The Faceless etcetera.

Anybody else into the likes of these? I adore them. I'd be up for recommendations as well lads/lassies.

mp3guy

Necrophagist

Karl Hungus

kevin_de_big wrote: »

Anybody else into the likes of these?

Definitely. Neuraxis are especially terrific.

As for recommendations, it might be a little too obvious, but seeing as you haven't mentioned them already, Cryptopsy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMd8BN1Xt_8

The albums None So Vile and Whisper Supremacy are a great place to start.

Another band you might like is Mithras:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhN_1fDCSUY

Absolutely love their stuff, and they've a very unique sound. Check out the album Worlds Beyond the Veil.

christophicus

Lol, its funny, you say you like Technical Death Metal, and yet you have Neurosis in your sig ( who are amazing btw ) . I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that by any means, just strikes me as odd, I would have thought that for the most part people that like one of the genres would tend to not like the other.


Reading back what I just wrote, I see that I actually would not agree with that post were it to come from someone else :P . I suppose its just cause I quite like the whole sludge, type stuff and can't stand the technical stuff for the most part.

Just my own predgujice so to speak .

Karl Hungus

christophicus wrote: »

Lol, its funny, you say you like Technical Death Metal, and yet you have Neurosis in your sig ( who are amazing btw ) . I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that by any means, just strikes me as odd, I would have thought that for the most part people that like one of the genres would tend to not like the other.


Reading back what I just wrote, I see that I actually would not agree with that post were it to come from someone else :P . I suppose its just cause I quite like the whole sludge, type stuff and can't stand the technical stuff for the most part.

Just my own predgujice so to speak .

It's odd, I didn't even think there was such a division with people. I like both kinds myself, bands like Neurosis and Isis. I love the furious chaotic atmosphere of the more technical bands. I'll listen to Sleep or Sunn O))) and Morbid Angel or the like, and not even think about it.

kevin_de_big

mp3guy wrote: »

Necrophagist

I think Muhammad has said, for the past three years or so, a new album is coming out this year. I personally can't wait!

I've been meaning to check Mithras out, as coincidence would have it Karl. They're sounding great there (apart from the vocals, may be a grower though). Cheers for the heads-up. What do you make of the newest Neuraxis? I think it sounds like a different band, but not necessarily in a bad way. A vocalist's stamp will always bear a mark. Trilateral Progression is bounteous.

christophicus wrote: »

Lol, its funny, you say you like Technical Death Metal, and yet you have Neurosis in your sig ( who are amazing btw ) . I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that by any means, just strikes me as odd, I would have thought that for the most part people that like one of the genres would tend to not like the other.


Reading back what I just wrote, I see that I actually would not agree with that post were it to come from someone else :P . I suppose its just cause I quite like the whole sludge, type stuff and can't stand the technical stuff for the most part.

Just my own predgujice so to speak .

Well I do like both styles...quite a lot. It's down to personal taste though after all. I don't listen to the likes of the aforementioned bands because they can play 17,365 ± 6 notes per split-second, I just find them to be a stimulating listen. Which goes for Russian Circles, Red Sparrows, Explosions in the Sky, Neurosis and so on. They're as captivating, but in a different way. At least, that's as far as I'm concerned. I'm not one for sticking to absolutes. All for mixes of flavours.

Otis Driftwood

Job for a Cowboy

Gojira

The Black Dahlia Murder

kevin_de_big

New Gojira's definitely a grower.

The Black Dahlia Murder have Ryan Knight from Arsis as their lead guitarist now. Don't quite know what to make of that.

Job for a Cowboy get a far tougher time, for whatever reason, than they deserve. I don't love them by any means, but they're far from atrocious.

Pugsley

Most of the great ones have been mentioned, definitely check out Mithras though, well worth your time, Necrophagist played a savage gig in Dublin a few years back too.

You should also check out Arsebreed, their 'Munching the Rotten' album is brilliant:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=55002271

+1 for sludge metal too, Russian Circles and Pelican especially.

rgt320q

Can't talk about tech death without mentioning Atheist. Elements is an absolutely classic album.

kevin_de_big

Pugsley wrote: »

Most of the great ones have been mentioned, definitely check out Mithras though, well worth your time, Necrophagist played a savage gig in Dublin a few years back too.

You should also check out Arsebreed, their 'Munching the Rotten' album is brilliant:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=55002271

+1 for sludge metal too, Russian Circles and Pelican especially.

Was that were they opened, as well as encored with Stabwound? The craic was mighty all right. Didn't see them the second time, as I opted for Red Sparrows, playing the same night as it happened.

Something, unnameable perhaps, stops me from liking Atheist. Bad taste on my part, probably.

lee_arama

No more Decapitated unfortunately... I'veour own posters from those gigs all over my wall here.

And Necrophagist were great the last time they played down in Cork. Thursday night show as I recall.

lee_arama

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I do believe they'll be in Fibbers come January...

kevin_de_big

lee_arama wrote: »

No more Decapitated unfortunately... I'veour own posters from those gigs all over my wall here.

It's been confirmed so? Don't know quite what to think. Overall though, I think they'd be better off ending it. Can't stop listening to Planetary Duality and Aa celebration of Guilt by The Faceless and Arsis respectively. The beef is brought with these.

Morf

Alarum
Anata
Brain Drill
Kataklysm
Origin
Scar Symmetry

millington

Death or Pestilence do it for me. Job For A Cowboy are pure deathcore ****e! IMO

Alcoholocaust

Try Blotted Science.. Ron Jarzombek's instrumental side project. VERY GOOD..

kevin_de_big

Blotted science are great all right! Prodigious musicianship.

nacho libre

Theory in Practice
Demilich
Gorguts
Lykathé
Nocturnus
Psycroptic

Alcoholocaust

kevin_de_big wrote: »

Blotted science are great all right! Prodigious musicianship.

I dare ye to try figure out a time signature to some of their stuff.... It'd wreck yer head..

Pugsley

kevin_de_big wrote: »

Was that were they opened, as well as encored with Stabwound? The craic was mighty all right.

That's the one, savage gig. Good sized crowd for the voodoo too, not too packed but enough to get a good atmosphere.

Prezatch

Well they haven't been mentioned but an obvious choice is Nile.

Other than that I really like Aeon. Their album Rise To Dominate is a real grower.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmlXgxrnezk

Prezatch

Pugsley wrote: »

Necrophagist played a savage gig in Dublin a few years back too.

I posted a video up from that gig here. October 2006

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=515QnwpSE8Q

kevin_de_big

JoeyD wrote: »

I posted a video up from that gig here. October 2006

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=515QnwpSE8Q

Sound's perfect there! Good man.

Otis Driftwood

Best TDM band about at the moment IMO.
Beneath the Massacre.Their "Mechanics of Dysfunction" album is frickin awesome.

Morf

nedtheshed wrote: »

Best TDM band about at the moment IMO.
Beneath the Massacre.Their "Mechanics of Dysfunction" album is frickin awesome.

They're aren't really death metal though, i think deathcore is the applicable term I bought an album of theirs, it's quite rubbish. Technical alright but it does naff all for me.

kevin_de_big

Gave them (Beneath the Massacre) a listening to. There's virtually no song-craft going on. Rather, excess at every opportunity. Not my thing at all, personally speaking.

sound_wave

JoeyD wrote: »

I posted a video up from that gig here. October 2006

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=515QnwpSE8Q

Anyone know the name of this song? Its pretty good.

Morf

sound_wave wrote: »

Anyone know the name of this song? Its pretty good.

Didn't you wait until the end of the video? It's ignominious and pale from epitaph.

sound_wave

Morf wrote: »

Didn't you wait until the end of the video? It's ignominious and pale from epitaph.

Ah yes indeed. Ha! Thanks for that!

kevin_de_big

On a related subject, Germany's Obscura have a new album coming out shortly. Two former Necrophagist members, namely Christian and Hannes. I'm adoring what they've on the following page. Deft is all I'll say.

www.myspace.com/realmofobscura

subzero12

hmm kev from veritas by any chance man thats just guess from thee auld musical tastes cause there rather similar to myself. obscura is rather excellent i must say ,
have you gotten into bloodbath at all . its a shame with opeth being so big they wont get out there as much as they should .
and its Al by they way if is lol

Otis Driftwood

Cant believe I forgot about the monsters that are Hate Eternal

bigdeal

Hey has anyone ever heard of 'sleep terror' the band. awsum.
seriously best ever. just single guitarist with music programmed but he is the craziest and most talented musician.

also like 'spawn of possession' . just these technical metal players influence me so much that i find it difficult to not pick up on everything other people are doing that could be better.

bands like 'necrophagist' are taking giant leaps which the rest of us must aspire towards.

i play metal guitar, and i just can't get technical enough,, but the real challenge is to have it interesting and keep the groove so its still 'catchy'
when writing new material my band which i wont name argues constructively about every little detail.
breaks have to be perfect, time changes modulation harmony ect. an i love it.

Anyone else feel like this

MeetReality

Origin are one of my favourite Tech-Death Bands, playing here in May so if your serious about this stuff I'd go see them, incredible live act their bassist is like a ****ing machine onstage, and Burning Skies may be supporting.

Also, I'd consider Beneath The Massacre a Tech-Death band and not "Deathcore" their newest album is great.

The newer Visceral Bleeding stuff is more techy so you should check them out too.

Morf

MeetReality wrote: »

Origin are one of my favourite Tech-Death Bands, playing here in May so if your serious about this stuff I'd go see them, incredible live act their bassist is like a ****ing machine onstage, and Burning Skies may be supporting.

Also, I'd consider Beneath The Massacre a Tech-Death band and not "Deathcore" their newest album is great.

The newer Visceral Bleeding stuff is more techy so you should check them out too.

I'm pretty sure you'll find they are deathcore whether you like them or not. Personally I don't.

Otis Driftwood

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055446778&highlight=technical+death+metal

redenemyjoe

The Faceless - Planetary Duality

Despised Icon - The Ills Of Modern Man

Listen to both, cry.

Also, less than tech, more than generic, Decapitated - Organic Hall...(can't spell it)

bigdeal

MeetReality wrote: »

Origin are one of my favourite Tech-Death Bands, playing here in May so if your serious about this stuff I'd go see them, incredible live act their bassist is like a ****ing machine onstage, and Burning Skies may be supporting.

Also, I'd consider Beneath The Massacre a Tech-Death band and not "Deathcore" their newest album is great.

The newer Visceral Bleeding stuff is more techy so you should check them out too.

Ye my band were meant to be playing with ORIGIN in May but my Bassist is unable to play then. Really sucks as i was really looking forward to them. i might go anyway though.
have every Visceral Bleeding album thanks. I like Beneath The Massacre alot but i dunno, it seems like they tried a little too hard and lacked a little dynamic, but then again its a full force kick in the face.

ye we played with Burning Skies last week with Misery Index there in Fibbers. Was ****ing great. were you there?

bigdeal

redenemyjoe wrote: »

The Faceless - Planetary Duality

Despised Icon - The Ills Of Modern Man

Listen to both, cry.

Also, less than tech, more than generic, Decapitated - Organic Hall...(can't spell it)

Organic Hallucinations ha. listen to it Daily on my walk to girlfriends house ha. so good. i think Decapitated are one of my favorite, like from Spears of Madness:
for the ages of the musicians; despite the extremely technical nature of the music, drummer Vitek was only 15 at the time of recording, and guitarist Vogg and vocalist Sauron were only 18.

15.. god damn. 18. i'm 18 now and thats amazing.
Like the best Irish bands are Bringing out our Demos E.P.s and maybe first full albums. these boys were so far ahead its not funny.

say faceless last year that was good.
Dying Fetus.
Suffocation
Nile.
(the old) Cryptopsy

Ohhh ****in... anyone else hate the new name Gorrotted have
.... The Rotted, i dunno. all my friends hate it too

bigdeal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=515QnwpSE8Q

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Looook at that. My friends and brother got to go but i couldnt. next time

bigdeal

ha the names on the top of the vid.

pale and..

Karl Hungus

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MeetReality

Necrophagist seem to have no stage presence at all.

Ya was at Misery Index 3rd time seeing them, they just get better each time, hopefully they'll be back during the summer tour.

redenemyjoe

Necrophagist are one of the few bands I'd excuse for having weak stage presence, that chap Suiçmez is a pure genius.

kevin_de_big

Odious Mortem and Decrepit Birth are my latest vices. They're both fantastic, but entirely dependent on one's mood.

redenemyjoe

On the slightly technical side but more grind than anything else, people should check out Burning Skies.

nacho libre

Benighted - Icon

kevin_de_big

Thought I'd resurrect the auld thread. I must have have listened to Meshuggah's "I" and "Catch-33" about five times each, today; wonderful stuff, really.

PeterIanStaker

Any Meshuggah reccomendations, man above?

kevin_de_big

Current Man Above, I bought "Destroy, Erase, Improve" first. It's likely the easiest to absorb, though that's definitely debatable. "I" and "Catch-33" should likely be the last to get a look; they're superb, but a bit esoteric. Here's a classic of theirs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOd-T58qHLA

Hopefully you'll enjoy it, mate.