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2009 album already became an all time cult classic for me. It is the new standard of this music. I will study its' details and celebrate its' grandeur for many years to come. Thank you for all the genre-defining releases since the early 2000's. Exivious rightfully deserves its' place in the tech...

Guys check out VIOLENT DIRGE from Poland. They released their last album in 1995, called Craving. Fantastic Cynic-esque tech death. It's not nearly as complex but the essence is there. Cool groove, enough technicality to keep us players interested in the chops, very cutting edge production, free...

I'm really losing my mind over how good Exivious is. Top level. 2009 album rocks my world, totally unique. Their demos are even crazier in terms of tech-death. I'm speechless.

Theory In Practice does have some very SERIOUS tunes. But their last release disappointed me big time.

I think I like it. They have a very very strong Holdsworth style abstract fusion thing going on. Great lead playing, great bass, very original and powerful vocals. The only thing that I can't totally get into are these long Meshuggah-esque grooves that they employ a little too much. But they...

Yeah you've got to trust your ears and technique. Having a fretless 5 string bass helps as it was the instrument used on this recording.

DAMN! All links are dead. Can you PLEASE post them again? :)

Thanx for this great article.

PLEASE upload again. The link is dead. There are so few SA tabs out there (and all wrong/missing parts) if at all.

Yeah some parts are wrong, here and there. One of these days I'll make a proper tab of that song, at least the bass lines. I'm half way into the song now, right before the bass solo and I learned by ear. It's so much fun to play, and very HARD. Especially because I'm playing a 4-string bass...

Cynic's return was a HUGE letdown for me. They have taken a BIG step back from Focus and simplified everything. I did not like that. I do not like Cynic for it's clean vocals and sugar coated solos which the last few album had in large doses. I want them to progress and leave Focus behind but I...