Best/Your favorite technical death metal album

[Vitor]

That's easily their worst album. It's all funky and happy sounding.

i like it cuz the personal evolution of the musicians and the wish to show a different sound with technic is very cool.


to be honest, the album Elements is almost fusion, and i like this style so much, as bands like The Dixie Dregs and Uncle Moe's Space Ranch.

 

[zoidberg]

Piece of Time is their best imo. Unquestionable Presence was good but I can only take so much of the jazzy stuff.

agreed. except for the part of only being able to take so much of the jazzy stuff.

 

[S<issors]

What can I say. You're brimming over with wrong.

an excellent line.

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

Demilich - Nespithe

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Demilich - Nespithe

OK yeah this is probably mine too, to be fair.

 

[Zhou Tai 04]

Gory Blister - Skymorphosis
Decrepit Birth - Diminishing Between Worlds
Psychotogen - The Calculus of Evil
Neglected Fields - Mephisto Lettonica, Splenetic
Virulence - A Conflict Scenario (don't see too many people mentioning this one)
Psycroptic - Symbols of Failure
Insidious Decrepancy - Decadent Orgy of Atrocious Suffering
Disavowed - Stagnated Existence
Sickening Horror - When Landscapes Bled Backwards
Atheretic - Apocalyptic Nature Fury

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Virulence is decent but nowhere near best material, imho. It can sometimes be kind of grindy/core-y in composition, and the vocals are very one-dimensional.

Neglected Fields have a few great SONGS, but I don't really think any of their albums are too hot on the whole (lack development and cohesion)...but the songs that rule just absolutely rule.

Not even close to the best Psycroptic album. New vocalist fucked it up for me...Chalky is the man.

Insidious Decrepancy isn't "technical DM" (though they are "technical" but pretty much all death metal post-1996/Cryptopsy's NSV is technical to SOME extent).

 

[ShredHeadJHJ]

What can I say. You're brimming over with wrong.

No logical reason to be a tool, I basically just said I like "Elements" in one way or another. I really can't put it up against "UP" as it's totally different. I do respect what they did on "Elements".

Atheist > Cynic

 

[Phrozenspite]

Spawn of Possession - Noctambulant
Anata - The Conductor's Departure
Decrepit Birth - Diminishing Between Worlds
Symbyosis - On the Wings of Phoenix... if that counts despite the other influences

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Lykathea Aflame - Elvenfris. Not sure if that counts as techdeath, if it doesn't I'll go with Atheist - Unquestionable Presence.

 

[Personified Hatred]

At the moment my favourite one is "Individual Thought Patterns" by Death, but my knowledge of Death Metal is very restricted.

 

[waif]

Does IDP really count?
In that case...

The only tech death I own is Death - SoP and IDP and Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines.

SoP is my favorite.

 

[swizzlenuts]

Gorguts

 

[The Ozzman]

If Sound of perseverance is tech death, then Symbolic is tech death and that would be my favorite tech death release

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Death is not tech death, they're more progressive death for half of their career.

 

[Zephyrus]

I think we need a clear definition between tech death and progressive death.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Technical death metal relies mainly on rhythmic and time signature changes, slithery, complicated riffs and abstract songwriting.

Progressive death metal is defined by its use of "progressive" instrumentation which can include cleaner sections, songwriting sections including lots of instrumental interplay, complex drumming which isn't exactly obstinately "technical" but still complex...etc.

I admit there is a good deal of crossover, but it is usually apparent for anyone versed in either style.

For a good progressive death rec to see the difference, I'd check out Symbyosis - On The Wings Of Phoenix, one of the best examples of the modern progressive death sound.

 

[Personified Hatred]

Technical death metal relies mainly on rhythmic and time signature changes, slithery, complicated riffs and abstract songwriting.

Progressive death metal is defined by its use of "progressive" instrumentation which can include cleaner sections, songwriting sections including lots of instrumental interplay, complex drumming which isn't exactly obstinately "technical" but still complex...etc.

I admit there is a good deal of crossover, but it is usually apparent for anyone versed in either style.

For a good progressive death rec to see the difference, I'd check out Symbyosis - On The Wings Of Phoenix, one of the best examples of the modern progressive death sound.

Sorry, I didn't know. As I said, my knowledge of Death Metal is very restricted.

 

[The Ozzman]

I'll get this shit down eventually.

 

[waif]

Technical death metal relies mainly on rhythmic and time signature changes, slithery, complicated riffs and abstract songwriting.

Progressive death metal is defined by its use of "progressive" instrumentation which can include cleaner sections, songwriting sections including lots of instrumental interplay, complex drumming which isn't exactly obstinately "technical" but still complex...etc.

Always associated progressive death with bands like Opeth and Orphaned Land. W/e.

Death is not tech death, they're more progressive death for half of their career.

Oh...ok. Then the only tech death album I own is Nile (unless that counts as brutal death or progressive death).