Composer/Musician Reacts to Spawn of Possession - Apparition (REACTION!!!)
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- Bryan reacts to and talks about his thoughts on Spawn of Possession - Apparition
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This song is infinitely better following along with the lyrics. Terrifying.
Facts
Necrophagist - Fermented Offal Discharge
Necrophagist could really be done as a whole- just listen to their whole albums and just take it all in.
It's interesting that you note that the vocalist, Dennis Rondum, was lining up with the snare rather than the melodic instruments and how that was something you haven't heard before. The vocalist is also the drummer and if you listen to a lot of Spawn of Possession's first album where he did vocals and drums as well you will notice something similar (example: Church of Deviance).
Very cool information. It isn't very typical to hear about vocalists being drummers and you can definitely hear how that experience melds into his singing technique.
Dennis also SOLELY composed 'Sour Flow' (instead of Jonas Bryssling, the guitarist who is otherwise the sole composer) from Noctambulant, which is an absolute masterpiece and just generally an incredible achievement!!! There is nothing remotely close to Spawn, love them to absolute bits.
Röndum didn't do the drums on Incurso but his experience with the drums probably led to that anyway. For reference it was Henrik Schönström.
@@bloodaxis ah you're totally right, my bad. I'm not sure why I thought Rodnum did drums on this album. I have a vague memory that he was going to originally and then something came up and he wasn't able to but I can't quite remember.
The composition skill level in this song is unparallelled.
This band is undeniably fantastic imo, every song offers a thrilling journey
Aether Realm - "The Sun, the Moon, the Star"
Wilderun - "The Unimaginable Zero Summer"
I concur
If you want orchestral death metal with cleans:
The fool by Fleshgod Apocalypse or
Violation by Fleshgod Apocalypse
It's Fleshgod Apocalypse ... 😉😉
@@wolverine669 not according to autocorrect haha. Thanks for the catch
For sure, Fleshgod is more intense in some way
Septicflesh- anubis
@@yotambraunshtein9786 yes! Also "Dark Art" would be fine
If you love the baroque/classical composition, listen to First Fragment - Le serment de tsion
lentite and emergence are way better because they keep musical integrity around as well as technicality
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if you want to hear funky death metal there's always Gorod
Yeah, Gorod is the shit. I'd like to see him analyzing The Mystic Triad of Artistry or Æthra.
gorod is aaaawesome
Chronicles from the Stone Age or in general something out of Leading visions. That album is glorious.
it is, all their albums have really good songs though, some are just more inconsistent
Chandra and.... something is my favorite track by them
*Xoth* has great, fun techdeath/thrashdeath too
Their track Haruspex is a good example of that
Before there was Archspire, this guy's growl speed and delivery were always my go to for showing someone growling fast. Takes me back.
Exactly!!! Omg. I found Spawn Of Possession in 2012, I bought the album in 2012 Incurso and the tshirt for this album. I found Archspire in 2018, and Archspire was my new favorite band that can compete with Spawn of Possession. I'm so glad he is reviewing one of the most best Technical Death Metal bands in history.
Dallas Toler-Wade could go even faster on some of Nile's tracks.
Dont forget he was also the drummer on cabinet and noctambulant before the last release.
The Cabinet was a monumental for tech death and it still is.
Spawn of possession is a amazing band their talent as a band is astonishing.
I'm a big fan of the analysis you do! It's not just a reaction video, you really go in depth and that's more of a rarity for these kinds of videos!
If you do more Spawn of Possession, I think you'd really like analyzing "The Evangelist." Rhythmically it's the most impressive song I've ever heard!
Septicflesh utilize a lot of orchestral parts in their music too
Love septic flesh
Spawn of possession and the Faceless? You missed Necrophagist
Wow someone who sees through the blast and hears the insane composition.
I'm doing my best. :)
This song is Legendary in its own right. Spawn of Possession is a force to be reckoned with. Definitely not for the faint of heart.
Hell yeah some TechDeath love! SoP are a classic, would love to see more tech in this channel! Would suggest some bands
Necrophagist - Fermented Offal Discharge
GOROD - Elements and Spirit
VIRVUM - Illuminance
First Fragment - Le Serment de Tsion
Beyond Creation - The Deported
The Ocean - Permian: The Great Dying
Yes!
Agreed!!!
The shift in the sound with the solo imo is because the solos on this album were written remotely by a player named Christian Muenzner (who is a really popular player in the sub-genre, hes played in Necrophagist, Obscura, etc). So I assume they sent him material and he wrote the solos based on it, and his choice/direction when playing/writing solos is usually phenomenal in tech death.
That’s actually one the best things about his playing; namely his solos make songs *better*. But on this album, not being with the guys and writing with them, not hearing perhaps all of the finished arrangements (my guess), or whatever it was as I’m only guessing, led to solos that not only didn’t sound right in tone with the songs, but in most cases just didn’t sound right for the song at all (which is shocking coming from him). Something tells me that he had very limited material or time to work with.
Oddly there is one song, the first song, where he plays a solo like he always does, aka its frigging amazing and makes the song 10x better. It also oddly sounds far better in tone and volume, etc etc, like normal. That was the “single” type song for the album when they announced it after years of being dormant. I think he rushed it (or was rushed), or didn’t have enough time or material to work with, because it just doesn’t sound right on most songs and that’s the opposite of his playing. On many songs on this album the solo is the worst part and that hurts to say.
You sir are validating my taste in music, thank you for taking the time for this video!
I am a newcomer to this channel, but based on some of the songs you have reviewed and aspects of the music you liked and noted, Apparition immediately came to mind. I'm glad others are on the same wavelength.
I'd be really curious to see how you react to Shadow of Intent- The Heretic Prevails. Many vocal techniques by 1 vocalist and symphonic elements.
Please react to *Ulcerate - Withered And Obsolete*
This or "There Are No Saviours"
I'd recommend Everything is Fire or even something off their latest album. Withered and Obsolete is awesome for its riffs though.
Ulcerate is sooo tight
Its PEAK Extreme MUSIC!!!...Take a while to get into.not For the WEAK mind!!
Omfg yes
Spawn of Possession were always among THE techiest of tech death bands. Incurso was my favorite album from them because it finally introduced more melody and atmosphere, and this track is a perfect example of that. I haven't listened to them in ages, though. My latest obsession in that genre is Ulcerate. I'd highly recommend Everything is Fire or Stare Into Death and Be Still.
For more melodic counterpoint in their music I'd suggest you listen to "In My Own Greed", the middle section is just perfect. They often work short sections of counterpoint into even their most dissonant tracks like "Bodiless Sleeper".
SepticFlesh is a good example of orchestral symphonic death metal. Their guitarist Chris is an orchestral composer and writes all their orchestral parts.
If you're ever having a few Math core themed videos be sure to check out:
Botch - 'Transitions from Persona to Object'
Car Bomb - "Gratitude" or ''Sets"
Frontierer - Bleak
Alkaloid - rise of the cephalopods Some super fun proggy death metal
You'll probably get used to death growls. I hated them when I first heard them as a teenager, but because there were so many great, interesting bands using them I kept listening and over time they grew on me and now I enjoy them, especially when done well. I think it just requires a brain switch to listen to vocals similarly to how you would a distorted rhythm guitar as opposed to an emotive vehicle for lyrics.
once you hear the voice as another instrument instead of focusing on the lyrics, it just clicks, at least it did for me.
Glad you got to it man! Hard to believe this was composed by human beings, especially after learning it on guitar.
Great album. Among my favorites.
You gotta listen to liquid anatomy by alkaloid, very very dynamic technical metal
Same guitarist, too lol.
@@SKULLEDBUICK muenzner ftw
@@TheApsodist Müenzer is a fucking god.
Christian and Hannes writing songs together = eargasms
I'd love a reaction to Anata. Not sure what track. It'd have to be off "Under A Stone With No Inscription" or "The Conductor's Departure". Any suggestions from commenters? It'd take me ages to decide on a track.
Great reaction by the way! Been hoping for a Spawn of Possession track. 👏
Conductor's Departure works for me.
Any Kind of Magic or Miracle is a personal favorite.
@@rexlupis I'm with this, or A Problem Yet To Be Solved. That album is one of the best albums of all time, in my opinion. Conductor's Departure has some really interesting melodic ideas and has some interesting compositions, like The Conductor's Departure track, as @Holstorr Sceadus mentioned, or even Downward Spiral Into Madness. I'm seriously torn. 😥
@@fatbat9031 I think conductors departure refined what they did on under a stone... The counterpoint on that album is insane. Pan to left or right then listen to the song with the opposite pan and its so different.
I have actually done that before...unintentionally 😄. I do agree with you though. While "Under A Stone..." is my preference, that's only due to my history with the album. Conductor's Departure does indeed have a lot more melodic ideas, especially the counterpoint, it's delicious. I guess Brian would probably prefer "Conductor's Departure", or at the very least have a whole lot more to say about it. So maybe something off that album would be more suitable. I still love "Under A Stone..." though 😉
pretty sure that xylophone sound is a glockenspiel. the song In My Own Greed by Spawn of Possession has another really cool clean intro
Reminds me of Monolith Deathcult - Gods Aongst Insects. Great stuff🤘
Be'lakor - In Parting
Sorry they are boring.
You need to check out obsidious. Specifically iconic. Such incredibly composed music. This song is a classic
just want to repeat my recommendation to listen to Cast Down The Heretic by Nile
other tech death bands worth checking out (with song suggestions this time) include:
Decapitated - Invisible Control
Martyr - Carpe Diem
Necrophagist - Only Ash Remains
Psycroptic - Cruelty Incarnate
Glad to see this song on your channel. I really prefer the songs on their previous record Noctambulant. I would LOVE to see a reaction to Artificial Brain " Synthesized Instinct" or anything of theirs to be honest. Its technical but from a different angle then classical/neo-classical like Obscura or SoP. Been listening to this heavy/tech/death metal for 25+ years and Artificial Brain has brought me something new and it's amazing to me!!
Totally down a different lane here, but 'Aspiration - After the Burial' or 'Vicious Reforming of Features - After the Burial' are 2 really really fun tracks that use some wild syncopation and polyrythmic styles.
Listen to any song off of the album "Metaportal" by the band Wormed
I'm just gonna keep posting this one on all yer vids :)
Great suggestion, love Wormed.
I third the suggestion. Personally, I'd rather see him tackle some Inferi first, but I absolutely fucking love Wormed. +1
Wormed is so good
Rosen Bridge - Cassandra's Prophecy. Quite heavy compared to what you usually react to but the mix is truly something!
Would love to hear your opinion on Car Bomb! :)
The song "Tree" by Umpfel is super cool, and I haven't seen any reactions of it yet, I think you would really dig it.
Knew you'd dig these guys! Have a few more you'd enjoy.
I think you'd enjoy Orgone - Void of Course or The Joyless Parson. Lots of influence from modern classical music in there and really dense compositions with a very unique style of guitar playing.
Wow I'll have to listen to Orgone again. Very overlooked band.
Despite you not liking the vocals, i am grateful for you playing the songs i love. Please listen to Origin - Amoeba. Its really short. Brutal tech death, not your alley but will be a delight to get something that visceral on here:)
Portal or Larvae of the Lie would be better.
@@JM-ll6hd i wont disagree, ill take any origin song, im a die hard fan.
The drummer has done the vocals
Would love to hear a reaction to Scar Queen by Fallujah. They have a lot of synth and atmospheric elements in their music. their most recent album was kind of a bummer but The Void Alone and The Flesh Prevails were amazing.
Spawn of Possession - The Evangelist. Please, please please!
ULCERATE-THE IMPERIOUS WEAK!!!!.. the Most Epic Song i've ever Heard!!Even by this Legends Standarts!!
Aside from some superficialities this band is nothing like Archspire. Archspire is like a book of musical exercises. Spawn is a composition. Thanks for doing this track.
Well said. I still think SoP is the most avant-garde and original metal band in decades. Still feel kinda empty without a hope they drop another album.
SoP is the Apex Pedator of Tech Death. There is no other band like them in terms of composition.
Go watch Archspires guitarist Dean Lambs CZcams video on him attempting SoP riffs lol. Then make your way back here
@@cdula26 i mean…he did talk about compositions not a playing ability. Dean is a monster player and I love Archspire but I still think SOP wins in technicality, of course it’s just my opinion though!
the part that i love so much is around 6:10 in the song all the way to like 6:50
Please react to Fallujah - Sapphire or Plini - Cascade. Both are incredibly atmospheric pieces. Plini is an instrumental band that relies on mixing modern prog metal with jazz fusion, and Fallujah are tech\prog death metal that have got some pretty unique lead guitar playing and exceptional riff writing.
Necrophagist- Ignominious & Pale \m/
You need to loook for "neoclassical metal"
Equipoise - Dualis Flamel
The most insane solos you will ever hear
ooh, you gotta do Trepalium - Moonshine Limbo, sounds like if metal came from new orleans.
You sir need to do Septicflesh - Prometheus, and Fleshgod Apocalypse - Monnalisa. Symphonic Death Metal is just spicy right now,
A.J. Minette's other band Nobel is really good. Their album, The River's Rise, has sort of an indie folk feel.
I didn't realize he was doing anything else after THA. Thanks, I'll definitely be looking into this.
Please next time try to react to öOoOoOoOoOo - rules of the show. They make one of the most unique music I've ever heard
Please react to Mechanical Phoenix by Unexpect. Or really any of the first five tracks on Fables of the Sleepless Empire
Thanks for this!
I would recommend you to listen to In My Own Greed by Spawn of Possession.
Seconded. While Incurso is great, I very much prefer the style of Noctambulant. In My Own Greed is a masterpiece.
As much as I love metal, how about some other genres to spice things up? I'd love your dissection of any of these:
Boards Of Canada - Dawn Chorus
--> captivatingly hypnotic instrumental hip hop/downtempo
Culprate - Whispers (Part I)
--> lush and exquisitely textured rock with influences from electronic, ambient and psychedelia
Lift To Experience - Just As Was Told
--> rock with shifting tempos and time signatures, along with unconventional structure (and horrific album art)
Lil Ugly Mane - )))____◎◎◎◎█████
--> experimental hip hop with dark atmosphere and distinct sections
The Knife - A Tooth For An Eye
--> pop/electronic music with evolving layers
Herbie Hancock - Rain Dance
--> heckin' psychedelic jazz that sounds modern despite being from '73
Arvo Pärt - Cantus In Memory Of Benjamin Britten (performed by Dennis Russell Davies & Staatsorchester Stuttgart)
--> gorgeously melancholic minimalism
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Moya
--> post-rock with fantastic tension building and climax
Arvo Pärt. A man of culture, I see.
Could you react to "Chromatic Chimera" by UneXpect please? The version from their album "In a Flesh Aquarium", the version from "We Invaders" is just the piano track, so it's less interesting.
Wow, underground request, but a REALLY good one! UneXpect are soo underappreciated, it's cool that people are still keeping them alive!
check Nocturnus, the Key (album). lake of fire and before christ / after death
Yup Æther Realm - The Sun The Moon The Stars would be nice
i like the evangelist more, but i think this is a bit more accessible song
Man, the evangelist fucking rips. Easily one of the most insane openings to a metal song.
Archspire's Oli lines his vocals up with the drums (at least from what I've heard), you reacted to them 4 days ago.
Unless I picked a track where that didn't happen often then I must have missed that. Thanks for pointing that out to me I'll try to keep it in mind for when I return to Archspire.
I agree on your opinion of the vocals over the music. Ive been listening to metal for 30 years and I can dig death metal when its done right, but my issue with tech death is that the music is too good for the vocals. TO me they never really work well. Look at First Fragment. Amazing music. The vocals just make it so i don't want to listen. Many bands are like this. Anyway enjoyed the review! I did like this album btw for the most part.
One example of a great metal band that has an awesome vocalist is Benighted. He has 5 or 6 different styles of vocals and they fit well with the well composed metalodies. Maybe check them out.
Bryssling is a legend. PS That's one vocalist. He used to be their drummer too lol
This will probably get lost in the comments, but if you come across this- check out Pensees Nocturnes- Poil de Lune. Really interesting stuff.
You got it!
That's awesome! Thank you! This one will certainly be unique.
aww, I was recommended this, and I was thinking Dawn of Possession. Hehe, a kvlt classic old school death metal album by Immolation. But, by them I'd rather see you do a song from Unholy Cult. Very unique and interesting sound and composition, perhaps best exemplified by the album title track or A Kingdom Divided.
Allegaeon - Proponent for Sentience III
Have you done necrophagist yet? Ignominious and pale or the stillborn one are great!!
I have not but they are on the list :)
You should react to Epilogue by Fleshgod Apocalypse if you want to hear more Symphonic metal music! Different flavor though
It would be worth doing a Fleshgod Apocalypse epic, I reconmend 'Cold as Prefection'
Sam Hammond for sure
nutty band and song
Car Bomb - Sets
Colony by Alluvial.
Check out Architects of the Apocalypse by Soreption
Great. I think there's not a bad song of spawn of p..i personally preffer the two previous albums. Give an opportunity to the cabinet álbum, and do a video, if you could, analyzing one of the songs, or the álbum 😁. 👋
Have you done Obscura yet?
Yup, twice in fact. Weltseele and Diluvium
After watching this Video i think you would like the violation by fleshgod apocalypse
Please react to Aether Realm - The Sun, The Moon, The star
please react to Inferi - Cursed Unholy. Off of the Remastered album!!!
First a tech death recommendation
Allegaeon- Grey Matter Mechanics (fantastic classical guitarist applying it to death metal)!
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I requested this yesterday but will again today for another week...
HEILUNG- Norupo, Traust, alfadhirhaiti
You should check out some melodic death metal bands like Black Dhalia Murder
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im really hoping he'll react to Carach Angren, he's already done a lot of lesser known bands so im really looking forward to the day he does
You're the first to request this one so it won't be this week (assuming it's Death Metal) but at least it's on the list now.
it's more like symphonic black metal than anything I think
@@Skulldolphins Charles Francis Coghlan. I like that song for some unknown reason 🤔🤔🤔
@@CriticalReactions try Haunting Echoes from the Seventeenth Century by Carach Angren
Carach Angren maybe?
Revocation- dismantle the dictator
Another like yesterday. Loved the instrumentals- the genre inspiration blended with some death metal stuff, the sheer technicality from all instrumentals.
Personally not a huge fan of only death metal vocals. Might get crap for saying this, but I find them bland and not as expressive. I’ll keep listening to this band though because I really like the instrumentals. Maybe they’ll grow on me!
Any recommendations for more death metal with interesting genre mashing??
React to Beartooth in between next please
Shadow of intent - malediction
fall of troy - fcpremix
react to ULCERATE, ANY SONG
Seconded.
Cool video. Love that band, but their song The Evangelist is even better imo
Fleshgod Apocalypse - Fury
Could you react to The sun the moon the stars by Aether Realm? It's such a beautiful song
I think The Evangelist would have been the better song of that album, but Apparition is great as well.
Give "Pleiades' Dust" by Gorguts a shot. It's basically one long song broken into seven movements. I think you'd dig it.
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