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Mark Michell and Scale The Summit

Silver Blues

Silver Blues

Jul 8, 2012
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Ottawa, Canada
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Any fellow prog metal fans out there, what are your thoughts on Mark Michell replacing Jordan Eberhardt in STS? I thought JE was really great but listening through "The Migration" repeatedly reveals some extremely great bass work by new guy over here. He's technical and in-your-face without ever losing the groove, I daresay more so than JE was. Every song has something impressive bass-wise.

So, what do you think?
 
#7
^90% of the record can be played with a 5 string, so buy your book! I love StS and mark as their new bassist. I just recorded with Jamie king who also recorded The Migration. He had nothing but good things to say about mark.
 
#8
Just wanted to revive this old thread to say I bought the bass tab book for The Migration and it is awesome! Great rhythm workout and fun to play. I play it on a 5 string.

Also check out Pomegranate Tiger if you like Scale the Summit.
 
#11
therhodeo said:
I've enjoyed their newest album alot. Just like I'd enjoy Periphery if they didn't have a vocalist.
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I'm with you there. But you know what... check out the instrumental version of Periphery I, it is actually very good. I am really not a fan of the original but the instrumental version is up there with a lot of other great prog metal instrumental records. It all sounds so great without the singing.

Also, I just bought Clear (their newest EP) the other day, and the vocals on that are vastly different from any other Periphery that exists, I think you might like that, too.

Periphery (Beware that a few of the songs are cut like a second short)

Clear
 
#15
therhodeo said:
I'm guessing its being so forward in the mix and his tone mostly.
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Yeah. I like how forward he is, his playing is, as I said, in your face and technical without ever losing the groove, it's great. I find his tone is a lot smoother than Geddy's, it's still charged with high-mids and is a nice active-with-rounds tone, but Geddy's tone has a snarly edge to it that Michell's doesn't quite.
 
#17
Just got into STS via spotify. It's so nice to hear a prog band without vocals and keys (not that I hate either of those) - but it just opens up the listening. I can hear both guitars and the bass, and the drumming is equally in its zone without just being double kicked to death
 
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