Cynic
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NFU
I like pie.
theyre mentioned here quite often actually. theyre pretty tasty, although a bit overrated at this point i think. my only gripe was the robot vocals...pretty hard to digest, and i have about as open a mind as it gets. oh well
Yeah, like in the intro to Veil of Maya, the robot vocals are a lil lame, but the
"screamy" vocals aren't bad. And I love the clean guitar work.
"screamy" vocals aren't bad. And I love the clean guitar work.
Focus is a great album. They have been mentioned quite frequently since I've been here but I'd rather talk about them than most other bands that are mentioned on here.
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PeeWee1473
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I never understood why anyone complains about those vocals. I can honestly say I never once thought they were out of place. Then I jump online after hearing them and all the reviews are like, "OMG holy shit jizz on Cynic's face!....except for the robot vocals." I always thought they were an interesting mix into the metal sound.
Edit: ^ Agalloch says, "Fuck looking into the camera. We cannot be bothered by such a pittance."
Edit: ^ Agalloch says, "Fuck looking into the camera. We cannot be bothered by such a pittance."
NFU
I like pie.
PeeWee1473 said:
lucky you. but thats how i felt about the mars volta vocalist actually...i thought he was always fantastic and then i hear people bitching about him. so what can you do.
Yeah, I liked Mars Volta guy too. As for robot vocals, usually I find they're low enough in the mix that I just don't notice them. But then, I don't usually listen to Focus all at once in general...
Still, they're the only real band to have successfully done the jazz-metal thing - at least to my knowledge.
In fact, this is great timing, because I was gonna ask if anyone could give some good jazz-metal recommendations. That is, besides Cynic, Atheist, Aghora, Pestilence, Death/Control Denied, Lunar Sphere, Spiral Architect, Zero Hour, Spastic Ink, Watchtower. Those are the ones I know (and I'm realizing I don't know very much in the genre at all, which upsets me). So, can anyone help me out yet?
Still, they're the only real band to have successfully done the jazz-metal thing - at least to my knowledge.
In fact, this is great timing, because I was gonna ask if anyone could give some good jazz-metal recommendations. That is, besides Cynic, Atheist, Aghora, Pestilence, Death/Control Denied, Lunar Sphere, Spiral Architect, Zero Hour, Spastic Ink, Watchtower. Those are the ones I know (and I'm realizing I don't know very much in the genre at all, which upsets me). So, can anyone help me out yet?
but the music is sexy
PeeWee1473
I just pretend to know
NFU
I like pie.
Sanzen
Noonish Is My Robe
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I dip my forefinger...
EveOfDarkness
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wow really?? i've been hearing great things about the demos and i finally found a (live?) set of three early songs, and they are great imo. different from focus because they lack the progressive traits but really good technical thrash/death metal type stuff, pretty similar to Consuming Impulse-era Pestilence, albeit much better.
