Discuss about the music genre that is somewhat overlooked by the mainstream. For more information:

Click here to learn about math rock

Click here to learn about mathcore

Or better yet, here are some examples:

Cut Down All The Trees and Name The Streets After Them by The Fall of Troy

Ex-Creations by The Fall of Troy

Panasonic Youth by The Dillinger Escape Plan

Grandfather by The Number Twelve Looks Like You

40 Rods to the Hog (The Sargent Glasshouse Jam Session) by Tera Melos

Tomorrow by LITE

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crabcore is better

You're most likely not going to find any fans of this music here. It's kind of an extreme style.

The only math band I've really found myself into in the past was Psyopus, but even they are a bit much for me.

Psyopus - Death, I

Make a death metal thread then I'll have plenty to share lol

@ Sam: Crab moves are cool, but I prefer crazy time signatures and complex poly-rhythmic playability though

@ Synesthesia: It is such a extreme style because of their varying time signatures and unorthodox song structure. I for one enjoy it very much so and I was hoping I can at least turn people on to this awesome genre. I mean, it's hard enough to go on a asymetrical time signature but to do it as a band...

And the only death metal I listened to is Dethklok (not really death metal but the tone is just the same) Detroit Metal City (epic movie where Ken'ichi-sama's skills are way better in that movie than when he was in Death Note) and "Disciples of Revenge" by Cannibal Corpse. And of course, how can I forget about "Visions"....

But mathrock/mathcore are my genres, as well as progressive rock, metal, 30 Seconds to Mars and Muse.

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And the only death metal I listened to is Dethklok (not really death metal but the tone is just the same) Detroit Metal City (epic movie where Ken'ichi-sama's skills are way better in that movie than when he was in Death Note) and "Disciples of Revenge" by Cannibal Corpse. And of course, how can I forget about "Visions"....

But mathrock/mathcore are my genres, as well as progressive rock, metal, 30 Seconds to Mars and Muse.

Cannibal Corpse is actually my least favorite Death Metal band.

As far as Math stuff, I never really got into it because the songs never really seem to go anywhere. It just sounds like really atonal scales and chords over unorthodox time signatures using every technique under the sun with high pitch screamed vocals.

I've tried plenty of times to get into it, but the lack of direction is kind of a turn off. I think the problem I have is it comes of as more of a showcase of technique rather than an actual musical statement.

I could definitely be missing something though.

I believe Norma Jean was somewhat Mathcore, but they aren't anymore, really. I liked a few of the songs, but nothing too much. It just doesn't really appeal to me.

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I can understand where you are coming from. Most of these songs don't have a general direction as far as I know. While most of these do showcase everything under the sun, some have actual talent which amazes me even more on how they are able to do some of those mind-boggling things while staying in-sync with their bandmates.

Example: Thomas Erak from The Fall of Troy. I don't know how it is possible for him to sing, dance around on stage all while hitting every note in his songs. Unless, maybe if you have about 20+ years of drumming under your belt. And he also plays bass too.

Norma Jean used to be good with mathcore but I believe they are grindcore now. A very good math rock band is Don Caballero.

And mathrock/mathcore is not for everyone, I can understand that not that many people are into songs that are basically jam sessions with jazzy drumming. But then again, this is one of the coolest genres and it's super-refreshing from all of the cookie-cutter thrash metal/hardcore/grindcore/screamo bands out there in your local music scene.

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it's super-refreshing from all of the cookie-cutter thrash metal/hardcore/grindcore/screamo bands out there in your local music scene.

lol, please.

The mathcore "genre" has become just as generic and cookie-cutter as everything else out there.

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Okay, your argument is valid. That was kinda bad for me to write that. I mean I live in Charlotte, where there is nothing but thrash-metal/hardcore/grindcore/screamo bands and there's only one mathrock band out here as far as I know. It's good, but gets boring after a while.

But yeah, pretty much ALL genres are becoming generic and cookie-cutters!

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local bands all suck, that's why they're still local

Eh music sounds really lame...no offence its just not my style. Im more into the Industrial, Gothix metal theme or metal that actually talks about real stuff going on. KMFDM=Antigoverment /DEATHSTARS=Hate and depression /In Flames=Dragging on life as it dies
They all have a subject of truth. Math core sounds like a band were drugs took over there minds and really have no idea what there singing about when there really thinking about them singing like Coldplay XD

They all have a subject of truth. Math core sounds like a band were drugs took over there minds and really have no idea what there singing about when there really thinking about them singing like Coldplay XD

This part of your post makes no sense whatsoever. I seriously have no idea what you were trying to say.

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Eh music sounds really lame...no offence its just not my style. Im more into the Industrial, Gothix metal theme or metal that actually talks about real stuff going on. KMFDM=Antigoverment /DEATHSTARS=Hate and depression /In Flames=Dragging on life as it dies
They all have a subject of truth. Math core sounds like a band were drugs took over there minds and really have no idea what there singing about when there really thinking about them singing like Coldplay XD

yes there is nothing to life other than hate and depression

no

This part of your post makes no sense whatsoever. I seriously have no idea what you were trying to say.

There off there mind when they really think there covering a song of Coldplay when there really covering a big mess...

There off there mind when they really think there covering a song of Coldplay when there really covering a big mess...

I still have no idea what you're talking about. Coldplay covers? Uh... What?

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yes there is nothing to life other than hate and depression

no

Hey now a days people are going through that due to the time were in...

Hey now a days people are going through that due to the time were in...

People who can find no good in the world are not looking hard enough.

People who can find no good in the world are not looking hard enough.

Maybe because you dont realize how people are too dependent? Maybe your not in the pool with the others...

Maybe because you dont realize how people are too dependent? Maybe your not in the pool with the others...

Maybe because I'm not fifteen.

The world is full of sadness, as it's always been. It's also full of happiness and hope.

This really isn't the topic for it, but listening to crappy music that only promotes more sadness is part of the problem, not the solution. Not to say there isn't a place for music expressing anger and sadness -- there isn't -- but to assume that this is the only correct view of the world is as childish and naive as unconditional optimism.

This thread suddenly needs some Linkin Park.

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Maybe because I'm not fifteen.

The world is full of sadness, as it's always been. It's also full of happiness and hope.

This really isn't the topic for it, but listening to crappy music that only promotes more sadness is part of the problem, not the solution. Not to say there isn't a place for music expressing anger and sadness -- there isn't -- but to assume that this is the only correct view of the world is as childish and naive as unconditional optimism.

Ok your really starting to sound like a person whos really against me for everything and never let me have it my way. Those bands talk about real stuff on suicides of there loved ones and how people really get on heavy addictions on suffer and pain. Expressing is what music really needs to be in a manner that really relates to the real life. Music of today are really big sellouts and really just want you to me like this > what the carp is Holla Back Girl? Love Game< Just a 40 something year old lady with heavy amonts of makeup and a slob dropping hot lady dancing like a pole dancer.

Music of today are really big sellouts and really just want you to me like this > what the carp is Holla Back Girl? Love Game< Just a 40 something year old lady with heavy amonts of makeup and a slob dropping hot lady dancing like a pole dancer.

If you want to generalize that much, the same could be said about a lot of the bands you listed.

I mean, all they are are a bunch of angry white dudes with beards, headbanging and singing screaming about how much they hate pretty much everything, right?




Wrong.

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If you want to generalize that much, the same could be said about a lot of the bands you listed.

I mean, all they are are a bunch of angry white dudes with beards, headbanging and singing screaming about how much they hate pretty much everything, right?




Wrong.

Dude I just wanted to say it isnt my style then Brad came and wanted to go against me and I dont like that.....hes like a magnet following me 24/7 and doesnt lets me just have it my way.

listening to terrible, forgettable music about how much stuff sucks isn't going to change the world

actually going out and working to make things better is (not that that ever occurs to 15 year old boys)

hes like a magnet following me 24/7 and doesnt lets me just have it my way.

Sorry, this isn't BK, you don't always get to have it your way. lol

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