Seriously, is there any music that sounds like

[henrebotha]

bulb?

I seriously fucking dig his music so much but every band I've heard mentioned alongside him and his Periphery buddies (Nevermore and, I dunno, Mercenary and some other stuff I can't remember because it was so boring) comes nowhere close, especially in terms of the proggy/dissonant/interesting harmony vibe.

 

[Nats]

nevermore was compared to periphery?

 

[Snorelax]

SikTh, Fell Silent, TesseracT, and Textures have similar styles.

 

[TravisMontgomery]

I don't think my music sounds like bulb, but it's definitely in the same style/genre! So yeah, check it out it you want to!

Travis Montgomery on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
SoundClick artist: KirkPetrucci - I lurb t3h p0lyrhythms!

 

[henrebotha]

Cool schtuff. I am getting some SikTh from a friend this week (have been looking for them anyway but have only a vague idea what they sound like). TesseracT sound much the same and I just wish I could find their music somewhere.

hahaha kirkpetrucci I'm listening to Mean Aliens now, it's like bulb meets thrash hahaha. If I could offer some crit: I'm not a fan of the guitar tone, for two reasons. One, the pick noise is unbearably loud and makes a sound similar to a quick, trebley wah in the extremes of the stereo spread. Two, the deep rhythm tone needs less "gwah" and more "grrr", if you know what I mean. But then, what do I know. I barely listen to metal.

okay but you say it's in the same genre. What genre would that be? It's obviously more specific than "instrumental prog metal".

How similar is what Meshuggah does to what bulb does?

 

[punisher911]

I just checked out the KirkPetrucci stuff. Mean Aliens sounded good. I think the mix sucked though. Drums too loud and covered up the guitar.(that's coming from a drummer)LOL

 

[DDDorian]

How similar is what Meshuggah does to what bulb does?

If you haven't heard Meshuggah then prepare to have your teeth kicked in All the bands listed in this thread, including Bulb/Periphery, owe a hell of a lot of their sound to Meshuggah, although they're also more melodic than the typical Meshuggah stuff. I know Bulb's stuff takes a few cues from Dream Theater and Deftones, so check those bands out if you haven't already.

 

[MF_Kitten]

it´s funny though, because it sounds like meshuggah, but it is in no way similar to meshuggah

the similarities are djenty tones and polymetric riffs with the drums still following the 4/4 beat. that´s like the main thing, but the actual melodic content, the note choises, all of that, sounds nothing like meshuggah. they have a darker and more evil sound to their compositions, while most of these other bands are melodic sounding.

 

[Demeyes]

Where did you get the notion that Nevermore or Mercenary might sound like bulb? Just wondering because it's pretty far off the mark!

 

[henrebotha]

I can't remember, some or other forum online but it was probably a shitty one tbh.

I'm going to make a mission of finding some Meshuggah to listen to. I've heard New Millennium Cyanide Christ and thought it was decent, if not something I'd listen to on a frequent basis.

bulb, on the other hand... Füf is number 2 on my Top Tracks on last.fm.

 

[MF_Kitten]

I can't remember, some or other forum online but it was probably a shitty one tbh.

I'm going to make a mission of finding some Meshuggah to listen to. I've heard New Millennium Cyanide Christ and thought it was decent, if not something I'd listen to on a frequent basis.

bulb, on the other hand... Füf is number 2 on my Top Tracks on last.fm.

listen to Meshuggah - Stengah

 

[Naren]

bulb?

I seriously fucking dig his music so much but every band I've heard mentioned alongside him and his Periphery buddies (Nevermore and, I dunno, Mercenary and some other stuff I can't remember because it was so boring) comes nowhere close, especially in terms of the proggy/dissonant/interesting harmony vibe.

Meshuggah. MF Kitten mentioned this song:

YouTube - Meshuggah - Stengah (remastered)

And it does sound a lot like Bulb's stuff. Bulb makes more melodic stuff than Meshuggah usually, but listen for yourself.

 

[m3ta1head]

 

[henrebotha]

Listened to the Meshuggah song... Too straightforward, not melodic enough, and damn it people, lern2harmony! Nah, I do not dig too much, needs moar of teh awkward harmonies and more of teh intricate 16th-note riddems.