Technical Death Metal poll
Original post
Posted by Stigmatized, 30.11.2006 - 23:36
As for myself, I'm at a tie between Martyr and Psycroptic. Both are bands I was introduced to recently, and both are very solid. I guess I'll go with Martyr at this point. Their music hit me faster than Psycroptic's so I'll go with them.
What about you?
Poll
Your favorite?
Other
57
Atheist
28
Cynic
19
Psycroptic
13
Pestilence
13
Gorguts
12
Demilich
11
Quo Vadis
9
Martyr
3
Total votes: 165
| Luciferion Posts: 139  |
My Fav Tech Death is Nile, i know some people don't say they are tech but for me they are. They have the skill and are amazing players
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| nana.MD Star-Queen Posts: 2052  |
Written by Metal_Militia on 04.06.2008 at 04:47 ...i agree cynic is an amazing band as such is their album focus but imo the new album traced in air isn't tech death at all, it's more prog for me and several friends think the same...
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| Metal_Militia Posts: 330  |
Written by nana.MD on 16.01.2009 at 23:20 Yeah...i wouldnt call it a letdown because it was pretty cool, but i was expecting something a little different to tell you the truth.
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| benvolent Posts: 189  |
Written by nana.MD on 16.01.2009 at 23:20 Silly question: is there any reason to call 'focus' death, other than that the vocals go clean and growled as well?? Simply don't understand - it's a milestone of course, it's prog, it's definitely technical, but I miss death a bit...
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| Guib Thrash Talker Posts: 3220  |
Written by benvolent on 17.01.2009 at 18:37 Yeah I agree with you on that.. I never understood why they put Cynic in tech ''DEATH'' I mean its not real Death to me lol
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| benvolent Posts: 189 |
Yep! My favourite tech death band is still Meshuggah - I know them the best and love all of their records. They are seldom as fast as Cryptopsy and never as melodic as Quo Vadis, which would be my second choice, but they still have these absolutely weird structures and a perfect live performance!  Btw: Psycroptic is a quite nice band too - just checked them out, because of this poll. Heavy!
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| SlaytallicA Lycanthropy Posts: 1261  |
Decapitated is my fav, followed by Pestilence!
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| HugeTheConqeror Posts: 148  |
I didn't actually cast a vote, since I am not familiar with all of the bands here. I do agree with the folks here that are arguing that some of the Technical Death bands are too much "technical" and not so much "Death." One exception that I would cite, though is Anata - great technical players, but still very brutal.
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| Guib Thrash Talker Posts: 3220 |
Written by HugeTheConqeror on 19.01.2009 at 19:27 Hell Yes Anata are the perfect mix of both Technic and Death Metal ^^ On that I must Agree with you
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| benvolent Posts: 189 |
Written by Guib on 19.01.2009 at 21:51 Yiiiihhhaaaaaa! Sounds good - let's try that!! =)
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| Guib Thrash Talker Posts: 3220 |
Written by benvolent on 20.01.2009 at 23:07 Yeah And tell us how you liked the band ^^
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| -DC-002- Mastercommander Posts: 1703  |
Where is Necrophagist in the poll? I'm just wondering, not complaining 
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| Deadmeat Necrobutcher Posts: 2437  |
Necrophagist may be the best!!! Also Nile, but I don't now if I should call them Technical or Brutal Death. Thesa 2 bands are amazing. Every album of them is just great..
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| Metal_Militia Posts: 330 |
Written by SlaytallicA on 19.01.2009 at 12:39 Hell yeah on Pestilence man! Testimony of the Ancients and Consuming Impulse are both goldy. Cant wait for the new record. I think id change my vote around a little and go with Atheist. Too bad i cant. But my top three would go: Atheist, Cynic, then Pestilence barley behind Cynic
---- "When night falls she cloaks the world in impenetrable darkness. A chill rises from the soil and contaminates the air suddenly... life has new meaning"
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Written by Metal_Militia on 27.01.2009 at 00:04 This poll is about technical death metal... what does Consuming Impulse have to do with it? Testimony of the Ancients I agree, Speheres too, but Consuming and Malleus have nothing to do with technical death.
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| Metal_Militia Posts: 330 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 27.01.2009 at 07:52 Just commenting on Pestilence...chill the fuck out you old grumpy ass hole
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Account deleted Quote:Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 27.01.2009 at 07:52 HAHA where did you buy that Iron Fist of yours Marcel?  You really need to relax a little....Oh yeah...I vote for Necrophagist
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| benvolent Posts: 189 |
Written by Guib on 20.01.2009 at 23:08 So, that took some time =) : I really liked, what I heard of Anata on myspace - perfect description and example for tech death to me! Sounds quite familiar to Meshuggah though. Btw: tried Gorod today! Don't know, if they were already mentioned, and if they completely fit into the genre, but they make me whip on my seat... 
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| Guib Thrash Talker Posts: 3220 |
Written by benvolent on 09.02.2009 at 20:01 Hell yeah man Gorod's good.. and damn I knew you would like Anata Its such a great band, but I don't see how they sound like Meshuggah ? but yeah Tech Death rocks !lol!
---- - Headbanging with mostly clogged arteries to that stuff - Guib's List Of Essential Albums - Also Thrash Paradise Thrash Here
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Why do people keep on mentioning Meshuggah here in a technical death metal poll?  They are totally not death metal. Most of their roots lie within thrash metal.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| Deadmeat Necrobutcher Posts: 2437 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 10.02.2009 at 00:42 maybe because on their band profile that's one of the two styles they play. for me they don't play Death metal but if someone sees that he will post here!!!
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| benvolent Posts: 189 |
Written by Deadmeat on 10.02.2009 at 01:01 Yep, that's totally my case! I don't really care for the genres and I have never learned definitions at school (like some of you dudes seem to), so I just rely on the MS-profiles seriously and say, what I think. Concerning this poll here, I think, that the more important word is anyways "technical"! 
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| munson Posts: 117  |
Two things: No Necrophagist? Strange. Also, I voted for Cynic, even though their new album is more Prog than anything - they still own. It was a tough choice for me between Cynic, Atheist, and Necrophagist.
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| Metal_Militia Posts: 330 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 10.02.2009 at 00:42 Most of it sounds way more tech death than thrash. And where are you getting that their roots lie within thrash??? Im not saying theyre absolutely one genre and not the other but i dont hear anything thrash whatsoever.
---- "When night falls she cloaks the world in impenetrable darkness. A chill rises from the soil and contaminates the air suddenly... life has new meaning"
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| Derwood Posts: 511  |
I definitely have to go with Gorguts for the simple reason that listening to Obscura changed the way I hear music.
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| Metal_Militia Posts: 330 |
Written by Derwood on 09.03.2009 at 08:10 Thats a pretty good answer my friend. Its changed the way i hear things in music as well. One of the greatest albums of all time
---- "When night falls she cloaks the world in impenetrable darkness. A chill rises from the soil and contaminates the air suddenly... life has new meaning"
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by Metal_Militia on 09.03.2009 at 05:11 Just listen to Contradictions Collapse (or their demo and self-titled ep) that is pure unadultered technical thrash. And they evolved their into their current sound from there without ever using too much death metal. You might call them, although I hate the term POST, technical post-thrash. Btw, the weird thing is that when they are referred to as technical death metal or death metal in 99/100 cases it is by Americans and Canadians.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| Metal_Militia Posts: 330 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.03.2009 at 23:48 Hmmmm, ill give it another spin. Never really gave it the best of listens
---- "When night falls she cloaks the world in impenetrable darkness. A chill rises from the soil and contaminates the air suddenly... life has new meaning"
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| Guib Thrash Talker Posts: 3220 |
Lately Im really into Quo Vadis and Martyr.. Gosh Canada's music Ownz  I really enjoyed Day Into Night... Musically, Quo Vadis are incredible it always sound good to my ears And Warp Zone by Martyr... is also really good What d'you guys think about those two bands
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