Tech/Prog Deth metal

m3t4lhed · #1 10-28-2007, 06:32 AM

ok what is the difference between prog deth and tech deth metal?

Mitchell Royce · #2 10-28-2007, 06:59 AM

In all likliness, if anyone can answer that question in a non-ambigious way then they should get out more.

May I ask why you think it's important to make a distinction on such a sub-sub-genre level.

m3t4lhed · #3 10-28-2007, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Mitchell Royce

In all likliness, if anyone can answer that question in a non-ambigious way then they should get out more.

May I ask why you think it's important to make a distinction on such a sub-sub-genre level.

just curious

Rusty Chainsaw · #4 10-28-2007, 07:12 AM

Pestilence - progressive death
Meshuggah - technical death

Not a great deal of difference in concept (long songs, funny time signatures, ultre-shredding), but I think the progressive death has more changes in terms of dynamics (quiet/loud sections, singing/grunting, distorted/clean guitar sounds, etc) where the technical death stuff just concentrates on the abrupt time signature changes, crazy solos, etc, and doesn't have a great deal of variance in dynamics.

That's my take, anyway.

Benjamin Strange · #5 10-28-2007, 08:25 AM

Genres are for suckers.

MoD_Scotty · #6 10-28-2007, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Benjamin Strange

Genres are for suckers.

Agreed. Listen to what you like, and don't worry about what niche it fits in.

m3t4lhed · #7 10-28-2007, 03:04 PM

i listen to a lot of stuff man. i just wanted to know why they are called that. that's all

#8 10-28-2007, 10:28 PM

None cares, unless you worship and live the calling of the one tr00000000000 genre of metal: east-southeast-melodic-blackcore-downtempo-techprog-gothjazz-doomgrind-dronemath-deathdeath-powersludge-ambiepic-synthprog-metal with thrashy elements.

Sorry, that's just the way we play.

steve21 · #9 10-28-2007, 10:37 PM

I'd say Opeth is Prog Death (Death metal, long complicated structures, different dynamics in songs, changes to clean sometimes [though not totally necessary]) while Meshuggah would be Technical Death, just built on uber-playing, not 100% as much about soloing as just making a song really hard to play. Kinda like how the drummer keeps two different times (4/4 with his hands and weird stuff with his feet).

m3t4lhed · #10 10-29-2007, 12:19 AM

well my band plays hardcore-death-prog-thrash metal. please check out my band webpage. we have only one demo up which was done in a hurry. hope you guys like it

ROON · #11 10-29-2007, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by m3t4lhed

well my band plays hardcore-death-prog-thrash metal. please check out my band webpage. we have only one demo up which was done in a hurry. hope you guys like it

Hey man,

I really liked that demo. I added you.

m3t4lhed · #12 10-29-2007, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ROON

Hey man,

I really liked that demo. I added you.

thnks man

**BullHorn** · #13 10-29-2007, 04:19 AM

Technical metal is mostly technical in a physical and knowledge way. It often has weird time signatures, key shifts, playing out of key, showing amazing skill and a bunch of other things I forgot. Mostly shown by bands like Necrophagist, Coroner, etc.

Progressive metal... I'm not sure, but I think it has something to do with making a music genre sound different (For example Death's last albums, compared to their first albums. They shifted from pure death metal to some weird scream-hybrid with lots of things that never appear in 'true' death metal).