Fallujah is an American band from San Fransisco and California that started playing together in 2007.
Their genre is "Progressive/Technical Blackened Death Metal/Deathcore with Atmospheric Influences". people would think that I'm joking or I'm being mislead but I shit you not! The band seriously plays those genres all together with many variations and lots of influences. And for a guy who loves complexity in music, they were -without a doubt- a joy to discover online.
They started out as a Blackened Deathcore band which is also not an easy genre to pull off. Their demo in 2009 along with Leper Colony as an EP was a a good start that showed off their potential. but It's not their best in my opinion. Their riffs were a little bit repetitive and core-ish.
The vocals of Alex Hoffman were pretty good actually. Low pitched with a good range. Bursting suddenly most of the time. They are that of a more brutal vocals wannabe. I loved them. The guitars were good. not that good but still good. The bass playing was pretty good as well. I gotta praise Andrew Baird's drumming skills too. I think it's fair to say that the Black Metal element came only from the vocals' capabilities. The rest of the band was just a normal Deathcore band.
This whole collaboration was normal and good until their debut album "The Harvest Wombs" was released in 2011.
This was a turning point for the band as the album itself contained too many genres and influences collaborated together. It made the job of determining the genre pretty hard for the listeners. So it was only logical to tag them with a genre that would satisfy each element and opinion. It turned into a real Progressive/Technical band with their new skills.
Andrew Baird's drumming skills gone mad! Scott and Rob's guitars changed their way of playing drastically. Rob Morey's techniques improved as well. Alex Hoffman started to exhibit his vocal capabilities with the high pitched vocals too.
Some people criticized Baird's drumming saying that all that he ever does is blastbeating the fuck out of the song each time. I disagree with most of them. He uses the double pedals and snare a lot, I agree. But the variation of drum notes was present and it showed a lot in many tracks like "Cerebral Hybridization" and "The Assemblage Of Wolves".
In that album, Alex Hoffman's vocals were still the only Blackened element in this whole band. They added a little less breakdowns and more variation in their riffs. There was actual music in this album more than breakdowns so the whole band is to be praised for that progression.
-Nomadic- is their latest EP released in early 2013. Continuing their legacy as a really innovative band they presented 3 songs that contained too many influences and genres as well.
"The Dead Sea" was a pretty good song. They exhibited an even higher level of complexity and techniques. The solo was pretty impressive along with Alex Hoffman's vocals mixed with them.
The vocals went to a really high pitched zone and it was so good.
"Silent" however was a really strange track to put on an EP. I started listening to the song hearing only the atmospheres, midi notes and some traces of a faded talking in the background. I thought it was the intro but it wasn't. This was actually the whole song. You actually get what's written on the back of the tin can as people say. Just "Silence". It bored me. A lot.
"Venom Upon The Blade" tossed my mood right back up to the hype. Intro was as technical as hell. A truly good start for the song. The solo of the track was pretty innovative and creative even more than The Dead Sea's. I dare to even say that this song is their most "Technical" song so far. Starting from 4:45 in the song, this has got to be the fastest drum line I've ever heard in my life. It wasn't just fast as hell. It contained different notes and not just the same drum line over and over again. The guitar's notes with that fast drum beat was pretty good as well. It grabs the attention of any guy who loves complexity just as me. The bass playing however was not as Technical but was pretty good and it fits more than any other bass playing I can imagine.
The complexity of that band is not of how "Technical" they can be. The complexity lies within their playing itself that exhibits too many genres and influences. I personally think this is most complicated genre ever and the hardest to be played so far.
This is as complex as it gets. and I don't think complexity can reach a higher level than this.
A personal favorite of mine would be "Venom Upon The Blade" and I think you should hear it if you wish to blow your mind away with the variety of the genres and influences present in one song.
Cheers.
Their genre is "Progressive/Technical Blackened Death Metal/Deathcore with Atmospheric Influences". people would think that I'm joking or I'm being mislead but I shit you not! The band seriously plays those genres all together with many variations and lots of influences. And for a guy who loves complexity in music, they were -without a doubt- a joy to discover online.
They started out as a Blackened Deathcore band which is also not an easy genre to pull off. Their demo in 2009 along with Leper Colony as an EP was a a good start that showed off their potential. but It's not their best in my opinion. Their riffs were a little bit repetitive and core-ish.
The vocals of Alex Hoffman were pretty good actually. Low pitched with a good range. Bursting suddenly most of the time. They are that of a more brutal vocals wannabe. I loved them. The guitars were good. not that good but still good. The bass playing was pretty good as well. I gotta praise Andrew Baird's drumming skills too. I think it's fair to say that the Black Metal element came only from the vocals' capabilities. The rest of the band was just a normal Deathcore band.
This whole collaboration was normal and good until their debut album "The Harvest Wombs" was released in 2011.
This was a turning point for the band as the album itself contained too many genres and influences collaborated together. It made the job of determining the genre pretty hard for the listeners. So it was only logical to tag them with a genre that would satisfy each element and opinion. It turned into a real Progressive/Technical band with their new skills.
Andrew Baird's drumming skills gone mad! Scott and Rob's guitars changed their way of playing drastically. Rob Morey's techniques improved as well. Alex Hoffman started to exhibit his vocal capabilities with the high pitched vocals too.
Some people criticized Baird's drumming saying that all that he ever does is blastbeating the fuck out of the song each time. I disagree with most of them. He uses the double pedals and snare a lot, I agree. But the variation of drum notes was present and it showed a lot in many tracks like "Cerebral Hybridization" and "The Assemblage Of Wolves".
In that album, Alex Hoffman's vocals were still the only Blackened element in this whole band. They added a little less breakdowns and more variation in their riffs. There was actual music in this album more than breakdowns so the whole band is to be praised for that progression.
-Nomadic- is their latest EP released in early 2013. Continuing their legacy as a really innovative band they presented 3 songs that contained too many influences and genres as well.
"The Dead Sea" was a pretty good song. They exhibited an even higher level of complexity and techniques. The solo was pretty impressive along with Alex Hoffman's vocals mixed with them.
The vocals went to a really high pitched zone and it was so good.
"Silent" however was a really strange track to put on an EP. I started listening to the song hearing only the atmospheres, midi notes and some traces of a faded talking in the background. I thought it was the intro but it wasn't. This was actually the whole song. You actually get what's written on the back of the tin can as people say. Just "Silence". It bored me. A lot.
"Venom Upon The Blade" tossed my mood right back up to the hype. Intro was as technical as hell. A truly good start for the song. The solo of the track was pretty innovative and creative even more than The Dead Sea's. I dare to even say that this song is their most "Technical" song so far. Starting from 4:45 in the song, this has got to be the fastest drum line I've ever heard in my life. It wasn't just fast as hell. It contained different notes and not just the same drum line over and over again. The guitar's notes with that fast drum beat was pretty good as well. It grabs the attention of any guy who loves complexity just as me. The bass playing however was not as Technical but was pretty good and it fits more than any other bass playing I can imagine.
The complexity of that band is not of how "Technical" they can be. The complexity lies within their playing itself that exhibits too many genres and influences. I personally think this is most complicated genre ever and the hardest to be played so far.
This is as complex as it gets. and I don't think complexity can reach a higher level than this.
A personal favorite of mine would be "Venom Upon The Blade" and I think you should hear it if you wish to blow your mind away with the variety of the genres and influences present in one song.
Cheers.
