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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WZF5eu4OQc[/youtube]
Not quite; but you know, still

I have liked a few Protest the Hero albums (the singer in this clip) but I have always wondered what he would do in a more traditional metal sense. His voice always reminded me of Eric A.K. from Flotsam I think he's got it covered

Some things I like:

Maiden
Danny Elfman
Protest the Hero
Dethklok

Will listen as soon as I get done with this meeting.

Listened to it, pretty rad. Rody has one of the best/most versatile voices of any modern metal singers I don't care what anyone says.
FIGHT ME.

K-Bizzle wrote:Listened to it, pretty rad. Rody has one of the best/most versatile voices of any modern metal singers I don't care what anyone says.
FIGHT ME.

He's great. I can see some maybe not liking it as it rides along in the higher registers? FWIW; I love the original song. And I love Maiden. I am trying to think of the last PTH album I dug...it was probably a decade-ish ago? Really good band; kind of in the BTBAM vein (minus the circuis riffage) with proggy metal that doesn't irritate me ala Dream Theater. I like hearing him in a more traditional song structure based format.

JiveTurkey wrote:

K-Bizzle wrote:Listened to it, pretty rad. Rody has one of the best/most versatile voices of any modern metal singers I don't care what anyone says.
FIGHT ME.

He's great. I can see some maybe not liking it as it rides along in the higher registers? FWIW; I love the original song. And I love Maiden. I am trying to think of the last PTH album I dug...it was probably a decade-ish ago? Really good band; kind of in the BTBAM vein (minus the circuis riffage) with proggy metal that doesn't irritate me ala Dream Theater. I like hearing him in a more traditional song structure based format.

There's always been something playful and goofy about them that has take what I don't like about super proggy stuff and made it fun. Hell one of the last times I saw them live Rody came back for the encore dressed in a hilariously skin tight Wolverine costume.
I liked them all the way through Volition but thats where I've dropped off.
But yeah when I say best I just mean that he's super fucking skillful, I love his high register stuff but also love all the different kinds of screams and shit he does.

But yeah I feel like his voice shines better on older songs more than newer stuff, there just isn't as much room for him IMO.
Have you listened to Mystery Weekend? I love that Rody decided to do that.

K-Bizzle wrote:

JiveTurkey wrote:

K-Bizzle wrote:Listened to it, pretty rad. Rody has one of the best/most versatile voices of any modern metal singers I don't care what anyone says.
FIGHT ME.

He's great. I can see some maybe not liking it as it rides along in the higher registers? FWIW; I love the original song. And I love Maiden. I am trying to think of the last PTH album I dug...it was probably a decade-ish ago? Really good band; kind of in the BTBAM vein (minus the circuis riffage) with proggy metal that doesn't irritate me ala Dream Theater. I like hearing him in a more traditional song structure based format.

There's always been something playful and goofy about them that has take what I don't like about super proggy stuff and made it fun. Hell one of the last times I saw them live Rody came back for the encore dressed in a hilariously skin tight Wolverine costume.
I liked them all the way through Volition but thats where I've dropped off.
But yeah when I say best I just mean that he's super fucking skillful, I love his high register stuff but also love all the different kinds of screams and shit he does.

But yeah I feel like his voice shines better on older songs more than newer stuff, there just isn't as much room for him IMO.
Have you listened to Mystery Weekend? I love that Rody decided to do that.

I have not listened to Mystery Weekend. The last record of Protest I listened to and really, really dug was Fortress. I'm old and behind Watching some vids from this album now and these guys are unreal musicians. Killer grooves while being technical but really straddling that line where they don't go too apesh!t where they lose the plot of having songs. Good stuff.

JiveTurkey wrote:I have not listened to Mystery Weekend. The last record of Protest I listened to and really, really dug was Fortress. I'm old and behind Watching some vids from this album now and these guys are unreal musicians. Killer grooves while being technical but really straddling that line where they don't go too apesh!t where they lose the plot of having songs. Good stuff.

Check out Mystery Weekend if you enjoy the punkier stuff off of Kezia, you'll dig it.
But yeah they're absurdly talented dudes. Also super fucking cool when I met them in person too, ridiculously humble given their talent. I really wish I enjoyed the last two albums more but for some reason they just don't scratch the itch for me yet like their earlier work did.

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You ever seen Oingo Boingo play live? Thats like 8 or 9 dudes, thats a lot for a single maiden to take on.

K-Bizzle wrote:

nightflameauto wrote:Looks at title: "Worst porn title ever."

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You ever seen Oingo Boingo play live? Thats like 8 or 9 dudes, thats a lot for a single maiden to take on.

Brutal.

Sounds great!!!!!!! This is a great song to begin with. I really liked Oingo Boingo.

GuitarBilly wrote:Sounds great!!!!!!! This is a great song to begin with. I really liked Oingo Boingo.

I honestly am only familiar with Elfman as a composer; Dead Man's Party and the Weird Science theme song This song really translated to this other style quite convincingly. The 2 Minutes to Late Night dudes do a lot of cool collab stuff on their YT channel.

JiveTurkey wrote:

K-Bizzle wrote:

JiveTurkey wrote:

K-Bizzle wrote:Listened to it, pretty rad. Rody has one of the best/most versatile voices of any modern metal singers I don't care what anyone says.
FIGHT ME.

He's great. I can see some maybe not liking it as it rides along in the higher registers? FWIW; I love the original song. And I love Maiden. I am trying to think of the last PTH album I dug...it was probably a decade-ish ago? Really good band; kind of in the BTBAM vein (minus the circuis riffage) with proggy metal that doesn't irritate me ala Dream Theater. I like hearing him in a more traditional song structure based format.

There's always been something playful and goofy about them that has take what I don't like about super proggy stuff and made it fun. Hell one of the last times I saw them live Rody came back for the encore dressed in a hilariously skin tight Wolverine costume.
I liked them all the way through Volition but thats where I've dropped off.
But yeah when I say best I just mean that he's super fucking skillful, I love his high register stuff but also love all the different kinds of screams and shit he does.

But yeah I feel like his voice shines better on older songs more than newer stuff, there just isn't as much room for him IMO.
Have you listened to Mystery Weekend? I love that Rody decided to do that.

I have not listened to Mystery Weekend. The last record of Protest I listened to and really, really dug was Fortress. I'm old and behind Watching some vids from this album now and these guys are unreal musicians. Killer grooves while being technical but really straddling that line where they don't go too apesh!t where they lose the plot of having songs. Good stuff.

Resident PTH fanboi checking in. I was wondering if someone ELSE would post this video. Bravo

Of all the PTH releases you can probably skip "Scurrilous". Everything else is great. Their latest offering "Palimpsest" is so fucking epic. Lots of orchestral parts that make the whole album sound huge. "From the Sky" features Rody fucking GOING FOR IT to show that he didn't blow his voice out like he thought he did. Song gives me chills.

JiveTurkey wrote:

GuitarBilly wrote:Sounds great!!!!!!! This is a great song to begin with. I really liked Oingo Boingo.

I honestly am only familiar with Elfman as a composer; Dead Man's Party and the Weird Science theme song This song really translated to this other style quite convincingly. The 2 Minutes to Late Night dudes do a lot of cool collab stuff on their YT channel.

What about Stay? That was a pretty big song. The guitar riffs is killer!


[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwRnW89EsxI[/youtube]

GuitarBilly wrote:

JiveTurkey wrote:

GuitarBilly wrote:Sounds great!!!!!!! This is a great song to begin with. I really liked Oingo Boingo.

I honestly am only familiar with Elfman as a composer; Dead Man's Party and the Weird Science theme song This song really translated to this other style quite convincingly. The 2 Minutes to Late Night dudes do a lot of cool collab stuff on their YT channel.

What about Stay? That was a pretty big song. The guitar riffs is killer!


[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwRnW89EsxI[/youtube]

Listening now. Not sure I've ever heard this tune? Great song! Elfman is sooooooo weird looking. He could have played Pennywise back in the day.

JiveTurkey wrote:Listening now. Not sure I've ever heard this tune? Great song! Elfman is sooooooo weird looking. He could have played Pennywise back in the day.

He would've been a great Joker too lol

GuitarBilly wrote:

JiveTurkey wrote:Listening now. Not sure I've ever heard this tune? Great song! Elfman is sooooooo weird looking. He could have played Pennywise back in the day.

He would've been a great Joker too lol

Oh yeah!

RyanDistortion wrote:

JiveTurkey wrote:

K-Bizzle wrote:

JiveTurkey wrote:

K-Bizzle wrote:Listened to it, pretty rad. Rody has one of the best/most versatile voices of any modern metal singers I don't care what anyone says.
FIGHT ME.

He's great. I can see some maybe not liking it as it rides along in the higher registers? FWIW; I love the original song. And I love Maiden. I am trying to think of the last PTH album I dug...it was probably a decade-ish ago? Really good band; kind of in the BTBAM vein (minus the circuis riffage) with proggy metal that doesn't irritate me ala Dream Theater. I like hearing him in a more traditional song structure based format.

There's always been something playful and goofy about them that has take what I don't like about super proggy stuff and made it fun. Hell one of the last times I saw them live Rody came back for the encore dressed in a hilariously skin tight Wolverine costume.
I liked them all the way through Volition but thats where I've dropped off.
But yeah when I say best I just mean that he's super fucking skillful, I love his high register stuff but also love all the different kinds of screams and shit he does.

But yeah I feel like his voice shines better on older songs more than newer stuff, there just isn't as much room for him IMO.
Have you listened to Mystery Weekend? I love that Rody decided to do that.

I have not listened to Mystery Weekend. The last record of Protest I listened to and really, really dug was Fortress. I'm old and behind Watching some vids from this album now and these guys are unreal musicians. Killer grooves while being technical but really straddling that line where they don't go too apesh!t where they lose the plot of having songs. Good stuff.

Resident PTH fanboi checking in. I was wondering if someone ELSE would post this video. Bravo

Of all the PTH releases you can probably skip "Scurrilous". Everything else is great. Their latest offering "Palimpsest" is so fucking epic. Lots of orchestral parts that make the whole album sound huge. "From the Sky" features Rody fucking GOING FOR IT to show that he didn't blow his voice out like he thought he did. Song gives me chills.

It probably took me more listens to get into it than any other PTH release, but I find myself getting a ton of ear worms from it that make me listen to it at least every other day lately. Rody really lets loose on this one, for sure. I thought the vocals were a little too forward in the mix, but that's nit picking.