Metal Injection

Every week Whenever they feel like it, the editors of The Apparatus webzine will present a new tech album that you should do yourself a favor and grab to have your mind completely blown…

PARIA has gone through some tremendous changes and growth. The line up shuffle/struggle that this band has endured has worked out for the best. To make a long story short, singer Brian Craig left the band in Jan 2007, Paria was left to record an entire full length, in a new direction, as an instrumental band. Then at the last minute Brian returned to the fold. The band then recomposed most of the tracks with vocals. With all these member changes, 'The Barnacle Cordious' sounds refined and tweaked to perfection. Since a lot of these songs in theory were all instrumentals in a past life. All the instruments individually are pushed into the audible foreground. This album is definitely a bass players wet dream. The guitarist plays a tremendous range of both orthodox and unorthodox guitar playing. I hear everything from classic guitar virtuosity to the best elements of 'Misanthropos' (all the dissonant and abrasive Mathcore techniques). (more…)

Whenever they feel like it, the editors of The Apparatus webzine will present a new tech album that you should do yourself a favor and grab to have your mind completely blown…

Madrid's own technical metal band, Hybrid, is one part hardcore, one part death, one part groove, one part sludge, and one part jazz. Hybrid have come a long way since their 2006 EP, Beyond Undeniable Entropy and have made a full-length album that is very, very exciting. It's rare to find a band that has a lot of power present in the studio recording sessions, and Hybrid have carefully balanced all those aforementioned musical genres into a style that is completely theirs. The album is highly ambitious and provides a very diverse, controlled experience. Do you like Meshuggah? How about Despised Icon? Do Lye By Mistake do anything at all for you? If you answered any kind positivity toward those three bands, it's a must to check out the MP3 below for two new tracks up on their debut, The 8th Plague out on Eyes of Sound Records.

[ Hybrid on MySpace ]

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Every week Whenever they feel like it, the editors of The Apparatus webzine will present a new tech album that you should do yourself a favor and grab to have your mind completely blown…

What happens when you get four musicians who are fans of Steely Dan, Weather Report, Parliament, Machinist, Spiral Architect, and Spawn of Possession get in a room to make a few songs?

Spiketrain was formed in Tallahassee, FL, in 2005. They wrote four songs, played a handful of live shows, and recorded two tracks. Playing an extremely dissonant, chaotic, frenzied grind/jazz/hardcore concoction, Spiketrain wrote about five seconds of music every two hours. That's dedication and precision to the max.

Their songs were short, full of energy, and contained an unrelenting smattering of notes. They were excited to be part of a then-burgeoning metal scene with some exciting writing and playing styles. Unfortunately, for reasons not completely clear, the band was put on indefinite hiatus. Reports have been circulating that the band has started re-recording their older two songs as well as recording their other two as well. The only release by this bright, exciting band still might be in the future. Until then, check out their MySpace page at: http://www.myspace.com/spiketrain

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This Week's Pick:

The best technical metal band to come out of Chile is COPROFAGO, by far. Genesis, their first truly great record, is packed full of off-timed, polymetric chugs while effortlessly blending in clear, serene jazz fusion as well. Comparisons to MESHUGGAH are warranted, but think of it like this: COPROFAGO picks up in 2001 where MESHUGGAH left off in 1995. Except, COPROFAGO's tone is quite a bit heavier and filthy-sounding, and they seem to relish playing the jazzy parts. I believe this band could easily go straight-up fusion and still be as melodic, tight, and successful as they are on this album. However, if they were to do that, we would miss tracks like "Chaos" and "Empty Creature". Live recordings of COPROFAGO are rare and sought-after. Luckily, fans have uploaded promo videos featuring studio tracks over rehearsal footage and assorted live material, so it's better than nothing and quite welcome.

COPRAFAGO's Myspace page

Two live clips after the jump… (more…)