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user-inactivated  ·  2566 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 219th Weekly "Share Some Music You've Been Into Lately" Thread

new s p o o n

also tesseract





zebra2  ·  2565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I have to ask: have you hear the Errai EP? How do you feel about it?

user-inactivated  ·  2565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

no and i have to apologize for being misleading. i don't think i've ever even heard a prog metal song until i found some tesseract album this weekend and dug it. normally i know a bit more about the bands i listen to.

raisin  ·  2566 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Which tesseract is that? Just looking at artists listed over at Spotify it seems like it's somewhat of a popular band name.

user-inactivated  ·  2565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

prog metal

rezzeJ  ·  2565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

On the subject of prog metal, have you listened to Animals as Leaders? They've been up their with my most listened steadily for the last year or so.

user-inactivated  ·  2565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

fuck everyone stop asking me questions about prog metal i don't know anything about it

when i was like 15 i listened to some boris. metal's not usually my jam. i don't remember how many parentheses there are in sunn o)). i'm so sorry guys

zebra2  ·  2565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This reminds me I haven't even listened to their new album yet and I've been a fan since their debut.

user-inactivated  ·  2565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I was going to suggest just this. I think this is the same core group as Periphery except no vocals, if memory serves. Periphery has some of my favorite covers.

On another note, one of my good friends happens to be the daughter of Jonny Z. She had some great recommendations for other bands in the vein of TessaracT:

- Knife Fight Orchestra

- Baroness

- Good Fight Music

- Strapping Young Lads

- Checksters

Haven't gone through them myself yet, but thought I'd share my list in hopes then popping up here another day.

rezzeJ  ·  2565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I was going to suggest just this. I think this is the same core group as Periphery except no vocals, if memory serves.

Not quite, at least not now. Matt Halpern & Misha Mansoor of Periphery did some work on the debut album. But apart from that, I believe AAL are completely separate, member wise:

Tosin Abasi - Guitar

Javier Reyes - Guitar

Matt Garstka - Drums

user-inactivated  ·  2565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Makes more sense. I was introduced to there debut album (I thought in 2008, but it released in '09) and was going off dated information since. Thanks for the check. Wikipedia says you've got the member list right. Assuming auto-correct got the best of you, turning Mansoor into Moor.

Looks like I have to catch up on Madness of Many. Sounds like a great soundtrack to my proofs homework tonight.

rezzeJ  ·  2565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Assuming auto-correct got the best of you, turning Mansoor into Moor.

Actually, it was just me being an idiot and not checking what I wrote. Fixed.

Madness of Many is fantastic. It's more complex and has less big riff led tracks, but as a result has lot more depth. It's become my favourite of theirs. I hope you enjoy it!

user-inactivated  ·  2556 days ago  ·  link  ·  

On my third listen. It's lovely. :)

user-inactivated  ·  2565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Happens to the best of us, especially yours truly. Bless the edit button.

    Madness of Many is fantastic. It's more complex and has less big riff led tracks, but as a result has lot more depth.

Oh... looking forward to the listen. Their debut album still rings in my head from time to time despite not remembering the last time I gave it a listen. No doubt this'll be as enjoyable. If not, it'll grow on me after a few rounds. I tend to be a fan of swelling riff-driven tracks (hence, love of Soilwork), but theme and variation will be refreshing.