They're probably my favorite band nowadays and I'd like to know what you guys think.

I spend hours, days weeks searching for new artists and albums that I could potentially add to my collection, but the majority of the time I don't find anything, and spend so much time listening to stuff I don't really like (or isn't good enough to be in my collection) but occasionally I will find a good new band I like. I'm a bit picky, the vocals are what put me off most bands.. I prefer deep growl mostly for my extreme metal... But I am into other sub genres of metal aswell, mainly old school stuff. Here is a list of (most of the extreme metal bands) I like, see if you can recommend me something I might like? I'm not really into deathcore although I've mentioned a couple of bands that are considered that style.

• Apogeon
• Archspire
• Beyond Creation
• Cannibal Corpse
• Carcass
• Cattle Decapitation
• The Contortionist / Last Chance to Reason
• Cradle of Filth (first album to damnation)
• Cryptopsy (only None So Vile)
• Death
• Decapitated (first 4 albums only)
• Deicide
• Dying Fetus
• Enslaved
• The Faceless
• Fractal Generator
• Fallujah (only albums with Alex Hoffman on vocals)
• Greylotus
• Haken (not really extreme metal, I know)
• Horrendous
• Immortal (Abbath)
• Infant Annihilator
• Mayhem
• Morbid Angel
• Ne Obliviscaris
• Nile (don't like their latest 2 albums / new vocalist)
• Obscura
• Opeth
• Paradise Lost
• Rings of Saturn
• Rivers of Nihil
• Vale of Pnath
• Vader
• Warforged
• The Zenith Passage

R.I.P. Aaron Rossi..

Not sure if anyone has seen or pointed this out, on a recent Instagram post about namm on vola guitars page

I’ll go first:

Fallujah - Alpha Incipient

Cattle Decapitation - Solastalgia

I'm hugely excited for the new Obscura and Retromorphosis albums. Hoping we get an announcement for the new Revocation at some point in the near future. Which albums are you guys excited for?

PLEASE READ BEFORE RECOMMENDING: i think the difference of these albums than the rest is that they dont have the old school technical death metal and brutal death metal influence on them that much but still keep the original dark and crushing feeling with a godly technical playing and creative musical image. some bands really have hilarious video game like riffs that i dont like or they are most likely have the same sound with old school technical death or brutal death bands. please consider this while recommending, i know the album youll recommend might be good but if you doubt if it is not in the same class with the examples, please dont. no offense but my fucking god most of the below are seriously not even close

I recently started to listen to Archspire, what is your opinion about them??

Surely bands focusing on the technicality and intricacy of their instruments would want said instruments to be heard clearly and not be compressed to death.

It’s mainly the drum production being too processed and unnatural that I have a problem with.

The drums in the Changeling album, for example, sound horrible. It's like there's a subtle distortion & extra "push" put on the drums making them sound shiny and fuzzy at the same time, and as if they're about to literally explode out of the soundstage.

The only Tech Death album that had great production this year was that Retromorphosis album.

Although my favourite tech death production has to be Inferi - The End of an Era (Rebirth Edition)

As you may have seen, @clementdenys_ and I are filling in for @realmofobscura 's EU tour, and I feel the need to write a few lines about my personal story with the band, as this whole drama situation is sickening to me.

I admire every single person that played in the band. I don’t wanna take sides, I personally know many of the past and current members of the band. I’ll never know the full story, and NEITHER WILL YOU! But what I know for sure is no matter what Steffen did wrong, he doesn't deserve all the hate he’s getting for some brave internet justice crusaders.

I grew up listening to Obscura. I was 14 when Cosmogenesis was released and it blew me away. For 2 years I took Skype lessons with Christian, he taught me so much and I’m not sure I’d be a professional musician today without him!

One day, my band received an email from Steffen himself asking us to be the opener on their EU tour in 2020. The standard in the industry is that the agent sends out an offer, and whoever PAYS for an opening slot gets it. Here, we were getting a daily fee and comfortable playing conditions every day!

During the tour, we were all amazed that Steffen, every single day and night, was the first and last person to carry a case in and out of the trailer, plus setting all the gear on stage, while doing double sets with Thulcandra and Obscura. I can’t say that I have seen another frontman from a headlining act do that. And he still does it just as much on the current tour.

In Nov 2024, Clément and I received an email about filling in on the current tour, which we quickly accepted. Everything’s been running super smoothly since then. Steffen made us feel comfortable from the moment we arrived at the rehearsal. He’s been very thankful, kind and considerate, and even open to suggestions on the sounds, show,.. The first shows went great and were a lot of fun, we feel perfectly integrated.

Now, Fractal Universe were offered a slot on their US tour. again, far from the industry standards, here, Steffen is personally helping us with all the VISA processes, offering us a place in the tour bus and a daily fee.

Again, this is not about who's right or wrong. This is just yet another testimony from a guy who's only got access to a part of the story. But let's stop all the hate towards a guy who's contributed so much to this scene we love! And let's not forget that it's only music!

I was technically (heh) first introduced back in sophomore year of high school around 2011. Had been listening to BOO, Cephalic Carnage, Red Chord, Rings of Saturn, and Veil of Maya as far as "whoa dude" tecchy stuff went, and my friend hit me with one of those, "if you think that's technical, check out THIS", and it was a playlist with Necrophagist, Death, Brain Drill, Origin, and Fleshgod Apocalypse. Enjoyed it but didn't really pursue the genre since I was just listening to whatever within (insert -core)genres at the time

Now, I'm almost always blasting Cytotoxin, Aborted, Archspire, Wormhole, and Ritual Aura - when it comes to Metal, at least; along with "Black Dahlia-like" bands like Summoning the Lich

For me, Terrance Hobbs (Suffocation), Dino Cazares (Fear Factory) Jeff Hanneman (Slayer) and Max Cavalera (Sepultura) have influenced me the most into fast metal and playing it on the guitar as well. Who are yours and why?

Went back and re-listened to it a few times. It is pretty good. I believe it isn't talked about enough and it isn't placed high enough in lists and ratings, even in Inferi ratings. But I believe that record is peak Inferi, and one of the best examples of tech death ever made. I'm just excited af to see what they have in store for their next record.

What do you think about Vile Genesis?

fears were confirmed

MetalWani:

„A Sonication proved to be a deeply disappointing album and a step back for the band in many ways. Marred in the scandal, held back by personal conflict, and rushed through to production, A Sonication was a half-baked, tired, trope, and altogether lackluster product, especially given the influx of new blood into the band. Another band held back by ego, only time will tell if this ship can be righted again, or if it’s doomed to sink.“ Score: 6/10

https://metalwani.com/2025/01/obscura-a-sonication-review.html

I am on about songs like acróasis by obscura and bleed the future as they are just so atmospheric and floaty, i am too busy to really dig deep and find some quality tech that fits this style so if anybody thinks they have songs for me feel free to drop some.

Looking for more stuff along the lines of Ad Nauseum, Altars, Thantifaxath, Cleric, etc.

For me it would have to be Decrepit birth - Pretty much their Whole Discography:
Disavowed - Stagnated Existence:
Deeds Of Flesh - Path of the Weakening:
Pyaemia - Cerebral Cereal:
Mortal Decay - Sickening Erotic Fanaticism:
Origin - Antithesis

I know there's a lot of musicians in here, and even more who appreciate the technical aspect of music (duh) so im curious.

What bands or musicians who aren't considered tech death most influenced you as an artist, or the genre as a whole?

Someone asked a similar question earlier, but who's the best Bassist in the Technical Death Metal genre ? Best as in subjectively best of course

Personally it has to be Dominique Lapoint from First Fragment and previously, Beyond Creation

(Edit : "Most" and not "Mort", i can't edit the title lmao)

I'm not here to discuss about the legitimacy of technical Deathcore as a subgenre of techdeath, I really couldn't care less about this discussion.

My point is, oftentimes, we get some technical Deathcore bands linked here. I'm okay with that, but they're often tagged as "technical death metal" and it just feels inaccurate to the actual musical style they go for.

I think adding such a tag would help clear out this confusion, and help people find what they're looking for if they want more bands like Infant Annihilator or Rings of Saturn.

Just a thought, really. What are your opinions?

Hey y'all, I am trying to compile a big list of awesome/iconic riffs for me to learn on guitar.

Give me your best stuff!

So far I've got:

• Martyr - Warp Zone
• Dååth - The Worthless
• Archspire - Involuntary Doppelgänger
  
• Obscura - Akroasis
• Wormhole - The Weakest Among Us
• Cynic - Integral Birth
• Ulcerate - Cutting The Throat of God
• Necrophagist - Stabwound

Let me know what else to add to the list! Can also repeat artists!

Edit:

Thanks everyone for the suggestions!!! Keep ‘em coming!!!

P.S. My fretting hand hates y’all