Special thanks to GreekHouse for his tour de metal (and at least a few of its many subgenres) last week!
How about some moody music for a Monday?
httpv://youtu.be/EBXNNgcBG74
Speaking of falling, there nothing quite as unfortunate as falling for a band only to discover they've already broken up. Oh, well. This performance is from January 2011.
(1 votes, average: 7.00 out of 10)
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These guys have really made me want to take up playing the guitar again so I can learn how to finger tap. They do it so well and integrate it throughout the songs as opposed to just reserving it for a fast, cheesy guitar solo.
--GH
(2 votes, average: 9.00 out of 10)Loading... httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcxRI2bSTEY
There aren't a whole lot of females out there who share my taste in music, so you can imagine how excited I was when I found out a female coworker of mine not only likes metal, but knows BOO personally! This song kind of blew my mind the first time I heard it. The sound quality on this one is not great, so I suggest finding the original as well.
--GH
(2 votes, average: 9.00 out of 10)Loading... httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm3OpBpwzBs
As Dream Theater is to my past, Periphery is to my present. Misha "Bulb" Mansoor gained a reputation for the music he posted online and then later filled in the rest of the band later with extremely talented musicians (including John Petrucci's nephew Jake Bowen). They've pretty much become the definition of "djent."
--GH
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This one has one of the coolest intros ever. If you're a fan of games and/or counting, trying playing "guess the time signature" for the intro. Also, beware of this video if you're susceptible to seizures.
--GH
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Dream Theater is a band that has had more influence on my musical tastes than any other band when I discovered them in high school. Here they are doing their only song that ever got significant air play, during with the break into some Metallica.
--GH
(3 votes, average: 9.00 out of 10)Loading... httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1hmI4eqzps
Meshuggah are the godfathers of djent and an influence on basically every modern metal band. The drums here are double bass throughout--sixteenth notes interspersed with thirty-second notes.
--GH
(5 votes, average: 8.80 out of 10)Loading... httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVSQnsuTs-g
Greetings all! I know you've all been eagerly awaiting my turn as guest DJ so I can hit you up with some nice bone-crushing metal. We'll start the week off with some light instrumental progressive metal.
--GH
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Nice little percussive song.
Continue reading Sedge Wren “Song”
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