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Well, I hope everyone enjoyed Metal March. Time for a brief retrospective. We got to listen to some of my favorite, like Fear Factory and Sikth, we met some interesting new friends like Twelve Foot Ninja, and we listened to some stuff that isn’t my favorite (like Cattle Decapitation) but that is worth listening to…

I’m not the biggest fan of the vocalist, but again, all types of metal must be respected in Metal March. This is an interesting and particular brand of math metal. Lots of synth sounds using virtual choirs which underscore the guitar works, and alternating between clean soaring vocals, growls, and screeching. The chord changes honestly…

Well, we can’t get through Metal March without talking about the modern face of progressive math metal, Polyphia. An instrumental 4 piece of extremely talented musicians, they make some really fun tunes to listen to. Complex riffs somehow manage to be catchy instead of putting off more casual listeners. Their drummer does a great job…

Dillinger have been around for friggin ever. They’re one of what seems to be earliest in the breed of “math metal” rock, but their music can actually go all over the place, which is why they’re worth checking out. The first things I remember hearing were extremely heavy and “mathy.” I think a lot of…

I mean, come on. With a name like this, how much more metal can you get? This is a weird band. I don’t particularly like their vocalist. I’m not sure if I’m the biggest fan of their riffs. They often feel generic to me. Not particularly inspired. That said, everyone should check out all different…

I’ll be honest, I’ve never heard of this band. I’d never heard of this song. It was recommended to me by youtube while I was putting together videos for Metal March. Man, I’m glad I clicked on this. I can’t say it exactly makes me to check out the rest of their catalogue, but holy…

This is a really fun djent tune, so I thought I’d share. This is not a band I’m intimately familiar with, but I stumbled upon this song a while back and really enjoyed the hell out of it. The playing is super clean all around, the melodies are fun, and it has just enough of…

Between the Buried and Me is a really difficult band to quantify. Is it metal? Is it prog rock? Is it just heavy rock? At various times, it can be all 3 at the same time. BTBAM, as they’re often abbreviated, are known for very long compositions. The one I’ve linked here is a 17…

Trivium has an old-school metal feel to me. The vocals are newer-style and more modern, and the drummer is definitely modern, but the sound of the tracks is overall more of a throwback. I think a lot of it has to do with the sound of the guitars. They have a very classic sounding fuzz…