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I'll give it a look-see.
But why, though?
a bunch of ****y "progressive" 90s riffs with unlistenable power metal crooning or in the case of their newer stuff, terrible harsh vocals. the lyrics run the gamut from simply corny to so far up the bandmembers *****. they are the lamest, corniest, no balls emotionless old-prog band with beyond pretentious songwriting.
They sound like Painted in Exile's little brother. Those cleans vocals were awful in my opinion, but the excellent musicianship and the fact that he's screaming 75% of the time saves it and makes it enjoyable to listen to as a whole.
But parallax II, Intrinsic, and Autotheism were much better than their respective band's previous stuff (Excluding colors, as BTBAM's transition has been pretty gradual)
It's not that I liked it, it's that I hated planetary duality.
This too. There's about 3 minutes of Lay Your Ghosts to Rest that I skip because it adds absolutley nothing
I agree with most of this besides the Veil of Maya comment. They still chug a lot, but it's not really breakdown oriented like on the Common Man's Collapse.the first Faceless is the only good one. Rings of Saturn is garbage music that is recorded at half speed.
BTBAMs problem isnt no breakdowns, its shoving way too many monotnous repetitions of riffs into a song until there is like 4 minutes of filler on many tracks.
Veil of Maya has barely changed and if anything their last album has more chug parts and breakdowns than anything.
Hahaha, I just love breakdowns. My name actually comes from the breakdown in the song "The Plot to Bomb the Handle" by A Day To Remember (I know ADTR is gay but whatever).
I agree so hard.
Breakdowns aren't bad. They are just often abused and not taken to their full potential. There are bands that will use at least 5-6 different breakdowns and ruin the punch they are supposed to have, OR they will throw some sort of cheeky synth over it to make it seem all artsy or something like that, when really they are also just sterilizing it. A breakdown should be not just a change of pace, but a physical and emotional sway in the song completely. For example, Parkway Drive's "Dark Days." The song does have some chugging in it, but it has an ending breakdown that shakes you, and there's no going back to the same feeling that you had earlier on in the track. Another good example in Rolo Tomassi's "French Motel". You understand the chaotic atmosphere that they are trying to bring right from the get-go, but the breakdown really brings that pandemonium home. The song then turns to a more heavy, dark tone compared to the lighter chaos taking place in the beginning.
Is Axel Rudi Pell metal enough? :D