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Hi TL.
My best friend, who I used to be in a band with, has released the first song of his one man project, DAHLIAN, today. It's prog death metal, with a heavy Opeth influence; it also draws inspiration from 90's melodic death metal though. The song he released today is a pretty extensive 12 minute piece called DIVIDUAL, which is thoroughly composed and features completely acoustic passages next to neckbreaking up- and midtempo riffs.
I know there are people here who should definitely enjoy this music so I'll just leave it here and let it speak for itself. I hope you give the guy some props on facebook, soundcloud or right here on TL (he's 'Dahlian' on here).
http://facebook.com/dahlianmusic
http://soundcloud.com/dahlian
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/profile.php?user=Dahlian
Enjoy!
-drooL
 
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Meh.
While I am a definite fan of the genre itself what ruins this for me is that I feel he had a clear recording in mind but then had to roll with some low-budget thing. For something with such a trashy recording style it just doesn't sound right.
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I don't think it's trashy by any stretch. There's a lot of delay going on on the guitars and the vocals but in my opinion it gives the whole thing a very organic feel. Reminds a bit of Orchid or comparable records. The fact that the music isn't over produced makes it much more sympathetic.
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It's okay, I guess. I just found it to be nothing special. Also the transitions are kinda weird, even for prog standards. I know Cephalic Carnage songs with less jarring transitions.
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Yeah, I was just gonna post what Surfinbird said, the transitions between "sections" was a little rough...more rough in the last vocal section. Otherwise it was alright. I am not really a good judge, I really don't like vocals in this kind of music, so I enjoyed the last few minutes a lot more than the beginning sections
Jeff Loomis is my kind of prog metal :p
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the song and everything is pretty good. but something bugs me. i have a REALLY hard time putting my finger on it. is it because of him trying to sound exactly like opeth?
no idea. i'm listening to a band which is "heavily inspired by death" and i dont mind it a bit.
he should try to not copy anyone. i'm sure he'll make some more likable music then.
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Wtf, that was fucking awesome, your friend is very talented!
As for the transition comments I don't agree. The only one that felt kinda out of place was on the 5th minute mark.
Besides that everything was perfect.
I've just pressed the play button again.
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Sounds great. It's evident that he put a lot of work into this. I'm sure he'll go far, if he keeps up this work ethic.
If I should point out something to work on, it would be the drumming in particular. It is currently fine, but a bit bland.
I'm not looking for all sorts of funky fills or breakdowns. But it could be somewhat more interesting.
I like the vocal arrangements and the guitar harmonies (harmonics?).
Would like to hear more.
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On April 03 2012 06:01 BenBuford wrote:Sounds great. It's evident that he put a lot of work into this. I'm sure he'll go far, if he keeps up this work ethic. If I should point out something to work on, it would be the drumming in particular. It is currently fine, but a bit bland. I'm not looking for all sorts of funky fills or breakdowns. But it could be somewhat more interesting. I like the vocal arrangements and the guitar harmonies (harmonics?). Would like to hear more. + Show Spoiler +Sorry for english fail. My brain won't work at the moment.
I agree, the drumming is what I would also work on, being a drummer myself I usually pay a lot of attention to it.
Probably some more snare action with tom fills would work?
Otherwise, very good tell your friend to keep it up!
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