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A Holdsworth-ripping alien at that! If only Holdsworth's albums had some of that singing...
I still LOVE his solo album and D.E.I. and Chaosphere. I haven't heard the new Meshuggah though.
I still LOVE his solo album and D.E.I. and Chaosphere. I haven't heard the new Meshuggah though.
his solo album is mindblowing.
the new Meshuggah is quite different, but still ery Meshuggah.
I guess the new 8 string guitars they have are pretty hard to play, and they can't really fast riffs on them.
So the album is definately taken at a slower tempo compared to their previous works.
Alot of the riffs focus on alot of bending. Quite cool.
And Fredrik's crazy ass lead work is all there.
highly recommended.
the new Meshuggah is quite different, but still ery Meshuggah.
I guess the new 8 string guitars they have are pretty hard to play, and they can't really fast riffs on them.
So the album is definately taken at a slower tempo compared to their previous works.
Alot of the riffs focus on alot of bending. Quite cool.
And Fredrik's crazy ass lead work is all there.
highly recommended.
I'm sure I'll get around to hearing it sometime but these days I haven't had it in me to listen to metal (well, besides Toxik and Watchtower...GODS!) so it may be a while before I pick it up.
Another thing...
I don't see why a band playing 8 string guitars would be slowed down drastically if there was still a bunch of crazy lead playing on their album!
Another thing...
I don't see why a band playing 8 string guitars would be slowed down drastically if there was still a bunch of crazy lead playing on their album!
I don't know, al I know is I read that playing on that lowest string is a little different, and it's hard to play faster riffs and make it sound good.
the soling probably isn't hindered, because he's mostly doing tapping stuff like he always does.
the soling probably isn't hindered, because he's mostly doing tapping stuff like he always does.
Ah... Where did you read that? Link? I'm intrigued. I'd like to see one of these 8 string guitar things for myself.
Also, I'm a much better/faster picker than a tapper. Curious. I thought he did his legato stuff Holdsworth style with just the left hand. Also curious.
Guess Fredrik's getting all Trey Gunn up in that piece!
Also, I'm a much better/faster picker than a tapper. Curious. I thought he did his legato stuff Holdsworth style with just the left hand. Also curious.
Guess Fredrik's getting all Trey Gunn up in that piece!
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Toxik was a prog/thrash band from Florida of the late 80s. They were on Roadrunner if memory serves. I only have a CD-R.
I can't remember what their debut was called but it's not as good as their second, and final, album "Think This". I'm tempted to say that they sound like a more straightforward Watchtower but that description isn't really fair because they had a sound entirely their own. I guess I just mean that the description holds true inasmuch as the vocals are high (dude has a REALLY good voice - maybe my favorite of all the really high metal singers), the guitars are fast, and the music is more thrashy than power metal. They aren't as wacky and humorous as 'Tower nor are they ever as dissonant but they do get surprisingly fast for they type of band that they are. Usually the tech/prog bands with clean vocals from the 80s don't even approach Slayer tempi but Toxik will occasionally play about that fast. I don't know what else to say about them really. They totally rule and from what I know about your tastes, you'd probably not regret going to Vintage Vinyl (a friend of mine found an LP of it there; maybe they have it on CD too) or looking on Ebay and just buying the album. It's a damn shame that they've been so overlooked.
I can't remember what their debut was called but it's not as good as their second, and final, album "Think This". I'm tempted to say that they sound like a more straightforward Watchtower but that description isn't really fair because they had a sound entirely their own. I guess I just mean that the description holds true inasmuch as the vocals are high (dude has a REALLY good voice - maybe my favorite of all the really high metal singers), the guitars are fast, and the music is more thrashy than power metal. They aren't as wacky and humorous as 'Tower nor are they ever as dissonant but they do get surprisingly fast for they type of band that they are. Usually the tech/prog bands with clean vocals from the 80s don't even approach Slayer tempi but Toxik will occasionally play about that fast. I don't know what else to say about them really. They totally rule and from what I know about your tastes, you'd probably not regret going to Vintage Vinyl (a friend of mine found an LP of it there; maybe they have it on CD too) or looking on Ebay and just buying the album. It's a damn shame that they've been so overlooked.
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