One of the best metal albums of 2013 lands in 2 weeks

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This is the most accessible song for the light-eared bastards, I can't embed it :P

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Wormed is a highly regarded death metal band from Spain who hasn't released a full length album since their first album, Planisphaerium, in 2003. Almost a decade later, they've composed another engaging full-length, Exodromos. Without a doubt, Wormed creates some of the most technical and conceptually innovative metal music that any band has to offer.

Fans of metal music shouldn't miss this mind-melting release. It's already floating around the net and the reaction to it appears to be overwhelmingly positive....

"...compositionally the record is close to flawless, the music is exceptionally varied, and the band has evolved this is a bold step forward in death metal, and a nearly perfect record but for the rarest moment of tedium.9/10" - www.globaldomination.se

"I remember when I first heard PlanisphÆrium the first thing I said was These guys are on their way to being the most important brutal death metal band today. Now that Exodromos is here, that statement seems so quaint its practically insulting. This is a 'Buy Or Die' release, without a goddamn doubt. 10/10" -  technicaldeathmetal.com

"I can't stop listening to the album. I haven't been this excited by a release in some time. Each listen brings a huge smile as well as new revelations in the riffs. It is so intricate and full of depth. The songs are perfectly woven to create what is easily not only one of the year's best releases, but one of the genre's best releases in many years. 5/5" - www.stereokiller.com

"Its a confusing experience to trying to sum up: youll probably never catch your postie whistling the likes of Tautochrone, but if youre disposed to the heavier end of metal and want to hear where the rest of the technical death bands are slowly evolving towards, then Exodromos should be high on your list. 5.5/6" - www.thrashhits.com

"Overall, Exodromos is a ridiculously brutal album that also manages to be mind-blowingly unique. Wormed have crafted some of the most alien yet memorable riffs ever, and strung them together to create a stellar album full of masterful songs. Exodromos is clearly one of the best extreme metal releases of the past few years, and a must-listen. 5/5" - heavyblogisheavy.com

"...it is a masterful and supremely confident example of how subtle changes to a conservatively-defined genre can, in the hands of a band who know their craft well, deliver distinctive and exciting results. It is also highly recommended to anyone desperate for interesting, characterful modern Death Metal, even if hyper-speed Technical/Brutal DM isnt normally your thing its not normally mine. 9/10" -destructive-music.com

"But this is really one of those albums where I could point to a section in pretty much every song that will make tech-death fans at least partially tumescent. It really is that f*cking good, and hopefully it wont take them another decade to release album number three.Final Grade: A" - ironhops.com

Are there any other Wormed fans anticipating the release? If you're a fan death metal, you should check it out. In terms of composure, it's as dense as I've heard music get, so I recommend atleast a couple listens before passing judgment.  :)

How can you call it best when you haven't heard it all?LJS9502_basic

it's kinda boring texturally. LoG-Sacrament

Listened to it on youtube just now.. And i still don't understand how some death fans feel metal/deathcore is cheesy/lame vocals. I like the instruments and vibe, but the vocals just destroys it for me, is he actually saying anything or just going Rowwworrrrorreeeeeerorrwwoooorrr.

it's kinda boring texturally. LoG-Sacrament

Listened to it on youtube just now.. And i still don't understand how some death fans feel metal/deathcore is cheesy/lame vocals. I like the instruments and vibe, but the vocals just destroys it for me, is he actually saying anything or just going Rowwworrrrorreeeeeerorrwwoooorrr.

FrostyPhantasm

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Nobody is insulting deathcore here. I enjoy some of it myself. Obviously none of the bands that look like this are worth listening to. I can't stand gang vocals though. That's the definition of cheese especially in [mainstream] deathcore where the lyrics are primarily about teeny-bopper relationship tripe.

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When it comes to BDM you should just accept the rhythmic aspect of the vocals. That's their primary purpose in a large part of the subgenre, although other times they're there for the energy or aggression elements. It completely depends on the band in question's style.

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"]it's kinda boring texturally. Saturos3091

EDIT: The best part about the Wormed album is that the last song takes the melodic stand-out moments in the album and splices them back together into a purely epic-sounding conclusion. I haven't heard any band do this before, yet it's such a basic idea...it has to have been done!

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"]it's kinda boring texturally. KHAndAnime

[QUOTE="Saturos3091"]

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"]it's kinda boring texturally. KHAndAnime

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"][QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"]it's kinda boring texturally. Saturos3091

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"]it's kinda boring texturally. KHAndAnime

I like heavy... Heavy is good...

Will look into it :P

[QUOTE="Saturos3091"][QUOTE="KHAndAnime"] Their first release went with a "characteristic" (bad) production that gave it a lot more 'umph' and texture. This new release utilizes clean production to its advantage IMO because it opens up the sound a bit. There is a really good mixture of melodic and dissonant chords mixed into the rapid-fire tremolo and heavy chugging which gives flashes of beauty amongst the chaos. If the production were sh*t, I don't think they could get that sound across as 'accessibly' as they've put it here. If you're talking about the actual music rather than the sound or production, I'm not sure specifically what you're referring to. I find each aspect to be intricately detailed and textured, particularly the guitar work. There's only one guitarist playing, which blows my mind. KHAndAnime

I also recommend checking out the new Katalepsy too if you haven't yet. It's significantly better than their past, somewhat more stereotypical releases.

How can you call it best when you haven't heard it all?LJS9502_basic

How can you call it best when you haven't heard it all?LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"][QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"]it's kinda boring texturally. LoG-Sacrament

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]How can you call it best when you haven't heard it all?Pirate700

Doesn't sound that special to me. Also, Gorguts, Ulcerate, and Immo are releasing albums this year... so that's some tough competition for best album of 2013.wizzardjeff

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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]How can you call it best when you haven't heard it all?KHAndAnime

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Listened to it on youtube just now.. And i still don't understand how some death fans feel metal/deathcore is cheesy/lame vocals. I like the instruments and vibe, but the vocals just destroys it for me, is he actually saying anything or just going Rowwworrrrorreeeeeerorrwwoooorrr.

Saturos3091

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Nobody is insulting deathcore here. I enjoy some of it myself. Obviously none of the bands that look like this are worth listening to. I can't stand gang vocals though. That's the definition of cheese especially in [mainstream] deathcore where the lyrics are primarily about teeny-bopper relationship tripe.

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When it comes to BDM you should just accept the rhythmic aspect of the vocals. That's their primary purpose in a large part of the subgenre, although other times they're there for the energy or aggression elements. It completely depends on the band in question's style.

That isn't KING


This will leave all black metal obsolete for at least 14 years

It's worth pointing out that the musicians in this band could can play circles around most musicians in the genre. There aren't two ways about it - this album contains some of the most technical guitar and drum work that I've ever heard. Their last album, and this new one, both maximize these musician's potential. I can really appreciate when virtuosos band together and patiently write music that taps into all of their potential. It just doesn't happen that often. So unless there are about a dozen other metal bands other there that have been patiently writing their "balls out" album, I highly doubt that this album will be anything other than one of the best of the year. KHAndAnime

Ugh, one of those bands. Musicians like that...yeah, they're nice and technical, and can play circles around most everyone. The proplem with those musicians is that they're so often so filled with showing off what they can do that they they don't actually create music worth listening to, in my opinion anyway. It's kinda like Dream Theater - incredible musicians who create frightfully boring musical-masturbation.

Honestly that song was pretty boring.

you'll love this then :P

i guess it is fair to say that i'm not the biggest fan of the stuff that gets labeled with the grind/core genres though. still, i do listen to a lot of heavy bands, so it's not like i went into it thinking "metal sucks" or something. and actually, i have the lykathea aflame album which has it's moments and has some of the qualities of the grind/core bands. still, like you, it's not something i normally listen to.

Guess I'll check it out the next time I'm in a tech death mood.

"7h target"KHAndAnime

It seems people these days are afraid to stray from well-known and more established bands, even though less popular bands are doing the same thing just as well, if not better.

KHAndAnime

Ugh, one of those bands. Musicians like that...yeah, they're nice and technical, and can play circles around most everyone. The proplem with those musicians is that they're so often so filled with showing off what they can do that they they don't actually create music worth listening to, in my opinion anyway. It's kinda like Dream Theater - incredible musicians who create frightfully boring musical-masturbation.

worlock77

Although I am not the biggest death metal fan, I do appreciate a lot of it. However, this one sounded a bit lackluster. In terms of technique, the drums are very good, but nothing unlike what has been done before. The guitar work on the other hand was very unimpressive. From the two tracks I've listened to, most of the guitar was just fast alternate picking and chugging with only a few quick glimpses of any sweeping or melodic guitar work.

I get that some people who listen to this type of music want just straight brutal, but adding a little bit of variation could only do good. Certainly to my ears, the playing didn't have enough groove to be as repetitive as it was (unlike say, Meshuggah).

Alright OT, give me your worst.

My body is ready.

Not bad, the song reminded me of Suffocation.

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]It's worth pointing out that the musicians in this band could can play circles around most musicians in the genre. There aren't two ways about it - this album contains some of the most technical guitar and drum work that I've ever heard. Their last album, and this new one, both maximize these musician's potential. I can really appreciate when virtuosos band together and patiently write music that taps into all of their potential. It just doesn't happen that often. So unless there are about a dozen other metal bands other there that have been patiently writing their "balls out" album, I highly doubt that this album will be anything other than one of the best of the year. worlock77

Ugh, one of those bands. Musicians like that...yeah, they're nice and technical, and can play circles around most everyone. The proplem with those musicians is that they're so often so filled with showing off what they can do that they they don't actually create music worth listening to, in my opinion anyway. It's kinda like Dream Theater - incredible musicians who create frightfully boring musical-masturbation.

just fast alternate picking and chugging with only a few quick glimpses of any sweeping or melodic guitar work.

cgi15

Although I am not the biggest death metal fan, I do appreciate a lot of it. However, this one sounded a bit lackluster. In terms of technique, the drums are very good, but nothing unlike what has been done before. The guitar work on the other hand was very unimpressive. From the two tracks I've listened to, most of the guitar was just fast alternate picking and chugging with only a few quick glimpses of any sweeping or melodic guitar work.

I get that some people who listen to this type of music want just straight brutal, but adding a little bit of variation could only do good. Certainly to my ears, the playing didn't have enough groove to be as repetitive as it was (unlike say, Meshuggah).

Alright OT, give me your worst.

My body is ready.

cgi15

Can't stand modern technical death metal. I like the semi romantic aesthetic old school bands like Eucharist had.

RushKing

I suspect you're like most and are turned off by more technical music because it's simply not instantly rewarding or gratifying to listen to. I enjoy really enjoy Eucharist (and have for years), but the band is more or less straight forward melodic-death that was frankly done a lot better by early At The Gates. And frankly, it doesn't take that much of an artist to replicate that style of music. Either way, it gets old after awhile - don't you guys crave something a little different? Wormed is a breath of fresh air in comparison if you ask me. The band makes extremely good use of subtlety where many bands don't show much constraint.

Hell, first time I started listening to Suffocation, all I could get out of was a mish-mash of random riffs and drumming. But after listening to that band thousands of times, the music sounds comparable to Mozart for me. And then I can't imagine how people can't listen to it. :P But I do get that the extremity of brutal death metal is huge a turn off for you guys though. I wasn't a fan until a year ago, but challenging listens have always proved to be the most rewarding (if the substance is there).

Not bad, the song reminded me of Suffocation.

lensflare15

Of course. I consider this music to be an extreme twist on Suffocation. Except with a little less noodling and a lot more mind-bending riffs. Suffocation is one of my favorite bands though, I get to see them live for my first time in less than a month :D

Honestly that song was pretty boring.

chessmaster1989

I thought you were gonna talk about this

I thought you were gonna talk about this

 

Nude_Dude

the depth of the musicKHAndAnime

Also...

OMG they used a phi and a sigma to spell their band's name. WOW! SO friggin cool!!!

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I thought you were gonna talk about this

 

KHAndAnime

[QUOTE="Saturos3091"]

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"]it's kinda boring texturally. KHAndAnime

EDIT: The best part about the Wormed album is that the last song takes the melodic stand-out moments in the album and splices them back together into a purely epic-sounding conclusion. I haven't heard any band do this before, yet it's such a basic idea...it has to have been done!

Dream Theater does that constantly. With most of their albums. As do a whole lot of prog bands. Sometimes called an "underture" (but usually only if the album opened with an "overture").

Never did like over technical wankery on certain Death Metal bands dont like the vocals either, I prefer a more dirty raw no bull old school sound on some bands.

OMG they used a phi and a sigma to spell their band's name. WOW! SO friggin cool!!!

Teenaged

Eucharist is nice and all but honestly it sounds like you guys aren't willing to open your minds up to more complicated and dense music. Once you get past aesthetics and get down to the actual meat of the music (composure of riffs, drumming, musical concepts/ideas), modern technical death metal kills. The music was practically engineered for replayability. Therefore songs are so dense and often uniquely organized in their riffs and song-structure that they become vastly more interesting with subsequent listens. Not all great musicans write music to be a technical showcase. Many of them actually use their advanced playing abilities to create sounds, atmosphere, and soundscapes that lesser-skilled musicians would not be capable of creating. I'm not saying that technicality = superiority, just saying that it gives the musicians more possibilities to work with.

 

I suspect you're like most and are turned off by more technical music because it's simply not instantly rewarding or gratifying to listen to. I enjoy really enjoy Eucharist (and have for years), but the band is more or less straight forward melodic-death that was frankly done a lot better by early At The Gates. And frankly, it doesn't take that much of an artist to replicate that style of music. Either way, it gets old after awhile - don't you guys crave something a little different?

KHAndAnime

I don't like the vocals. Rest of it seems pretty good though.

I really only like regularish death metal vocals like Metalocalypse.

I don't like the vocals. Rest of it seems pretty good though.

I really only like regularish death metal vocals like Metalocalypse.

cain006

Never did like over technical wankery on certain Death Metal bands dont like the vocals either, I prefer a more dirty raw no bull old school sound on some bands.

Lord_Ronskins

To reiterate through A/V....

Not Wankery

Wankery

Wankery Schlock(that I hope you didn't just group Wormed with)