The Fall of Troy - Live @Chain Reaction 2007-01-21

Set list:
01-Intro

02-Cut Down The Trees and Name the Streets After Them

03- F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.

04-Jam

05-Laces Out, Dan!

06-The Dark Trail

07-Shh! If You're Quiet I'll Show You A Dinosaur

08-What Sound Does A Mastodon Make

09-Act One, Scene One Intro

10-Act One, Scene One

11-Quarter Past

12-Fail (Tom Waits)

13-The Holloway Tape

14-Rockstar Nailbomb

15-Outro

Enjoy!!

City of Ifa - Owl Eyes (Demo)

And it seems City of Ifa doesn't like resting from making new music, so here's a new single by City of Ifa from their upcoming new album. According to facebook statuses and stuff, they're planning to release an split with Henrietta (band in which is involved now their former drummer -they seem to share their band's members very often with other bands or something like that) Well, the main subject here is that new City of Ifa is coming up, so let's have a sneak peak at their brand new sound

Tommy the Warden - An Architect's Revelation pt. 1

asdjfhadbfmjffa I'll post this one really quick 'cause my stomach hurts so bad. Just take a listen to it, and free dl from their bandcamp :)

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Light Black - Joy and Sunshine Just Beneath your Feet

Here's Light Black (side project by Paul Hundeby -guitar/vox from City of Ifa). I would say this project is more chilled out and experimental, anyway you can notice the mathy tappings and his signature screams.

Walter Kappler: Guitar/Bass

Paul Hundeby: Vocals/Drums/Bass

You can download their album for free:
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Stream more songs:

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Thomas Erak, Ashley Mendel & Ben Kenney - I.D.F.A.R.

This is a recording made on 2010 by Thomas Erak, Ashley Mendel and Ben Kenney (Incubus).

Nuff said, here's the link:

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Good Citizens - Soma Holiday

I would say this is the totally math/instrumental version of Oh No! It's Birds! Without a bassist, and including the artwork's style- pretty damn kickass. These two guys released this EP on October, so it's still fresh out of the oven. This band is totally natural, no pedal effects or whatsoever.

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My favourite track of the whole EP:

The Dead Revolt

xThisisdisaster (Yougotablog) did it again!

Progressive rock three-piece-band from Houston, Texas. This band combines all sorts of rythms, goin from acoustic and slow intros up to fast and heavy drumming. Lots of tapping, intense riffing and an awesome drummer going on over there. If you are more into progressive stuff you'll definitely dig this band.

Download their discography for free or support them:

Bandcamp

MySpace

(No, they don't have facebook)

My favourite drum track of theirs:

She Looks Like a Horse

She Looks Like a Horse is an awesome math 3 piece band that might sound as a perfect mix of TFOT and Tera Melos, including some happy songs using TFOT-ish pull ons and pull offs, clean vocals, instrumentals, lots of pedal effects, and also some insane tappings and crazy breakdowns. Listen to them and you'll see what a I mean. Highly recommended.

Thanks to xThisisdisaster for this one (Yougotablog)

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Needles To Say - Live @ Showcase Theatre (Full Set)

Thanks to Jake for this one.

Tracklist:

Beat of Vibration/Intro

Moonlight Romance

Barbara

Number 4

DSKO

Blank Expression of a Mannequin

One Night Stand

The Raccoon

Let's Call This Treachery

Outro

CHON - O.G. (New Song)

It's CHON again and their amazing guitar playing skills. Make sure to check out their newest song O.G., totally badass.

And more CHON:

The Fall of Troy - Live at the Glasshouse

[Updated*] Yeah! it's tfot live at the glasshouse in 6 parts (mediafire to megaupload). It's not a torrent as you will find it anywhere else. So check it out!

*Part 5 was missing. Now is up!

City of Ifa - EP

Did you know City of Ifa also went through a mathy/experimental phase?

This EP begins with the typical math guitar tapping song (rough version of British Museum), in order to continue with repetitive, quick breakdowns and solos. There also you can notice the exploration process of these guys seeking a sort of own signature sound, since there's from acoustic parts to progressive bridges. Listen to the whole album and you'll see what I mean.

Bandcamp

EP

The Para-medics - Switch It On Em!!!

Math/Prog/Instrumental band from Lansing, IL.

This album has a sort of soft-agressive mathcore begining, mathing their way out and finally reaching a progressive section. Then it continues with their song Tropical Caterpillar (the song's name gives you an accurate idea about the sound of it). And finally Mosquito Pope as the serious-prog. section of the album.

Line-up:

-Dylan Piskula/Guitar

-Brian Baliga/Bass

-Nnamdi Ogbonnaya/Drums

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*Their drummer, Nnamdi, has done a lot of music appearances as guitarist and drummer in different projects:

-Richard Def and the Mos Pryors (Math/Rock/Alternative)

-Itto (Math)

-Nervous Passenger (Punk)

-Nnamdi Sooper-dooper Secret Side Project (Alternative/Rock/Hip-Hop)

The Math Corner - New Section

Alright guys, I was thinking of a new section for the blog. Since I've seen a lot of suggestions about really cool math bands, and it would be such a shame losing those suggestions during the course of the time -and also to give them the chance of seeing the light of day-, the blog will now have a new section named The Math Corner. The bands belonging to this section will be tagged under "The Math Corner", and the corresponding band name, so you can find them quickly in the "Bands" section (below at the right side of the blog).

Hope you like this new idea! Cheers!

Giant Battle Monster - Gaint Battle Monster Vs Man With a Gun for a Head EP

Progressive/Math/Experimental band from Houston, Texas. They have shared stage with Sunrise and Ammunition. I have listened to this countless times lately. What I mostly like about this band is the sound of their drums, reflecting a sort of agressive and energetic feeling.

(Thanks to Me and My Music Call it Insanity, for this recommendation)

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Anisette - Fruit Salad

Didn't find info about this one. They define themselves as organic/pop/rock and roll. I would include math within their description.

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Free download from their Bandcamp

Future 1983 - Future 1983

Mathy/Experimental/Prog. difunct band from Florida. Their guitarist, Danny, has a strong Jazz influence. Most of people compare them to bands such as Tera Melos or Them Roaring Twenties. They broke up and Danny has a new proyect named Friends.

Free download from their Bandcamp

Tera Melos - Aped [Guitar Tabs]

As me, most of you were amazed by Tera Melos' acoustic version of Aped that Nick plays on their tour documentary teaser. After several attempts I finally did tab out the first half of that song. I did it using a software named TabIt (Google it and you'll find it for free from their official page). Although, there's still much to figure out.

So here are the tabs! and my cover.

Tiny Moving Parts - The Dan Martin Split w/Victor Shores

An amazing band which I had posted their first EP before. If you didn't get the chance to know about them before, I suggest you to go immediately check 'em out.

Also they re-record De La Exorta, one of the coolest songs from their first EP titled Waves Rise, Waves Recede, The Ocean Is Full Of Waves.

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The Dan Martin Split

De La Exorta

Groundskeeper - Trails EP

Math/Progressive/Post-punk 3-piece band from Oakland, Ca. A crazy guitar driven band that will blow your mind as you take a listen to the first tweleve seconds of their song The Wilderness. Highly recommended to math lovers.

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Trails EP

I'm Sorry Callfield - Discography

I'm Sorry Callfield is a Math-ish/Progressive band which I haven't found too much info yet. I know that the guitarist is currently in a Math/Alternative band called Zefs Chasing Cara. He also had/have (not sure about it) another proyect called Gerga Forda.

MySpace (I'm Sorry Callfield)

Discography (I'm Sorry Callfield)

Bandcamp (Zefs Chasing Cara)

Love American - Love American

Post-hardcore/Screamo band from Palmdale, CA. Quite similar to Hot Cross and For Want Of. Among their influences you'll find The Fall of Troy, Hot Cross, Sparta, Thursday.

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Love American

Back Seat Driver - Demo

Progressive/Experimental/Post-hardcore band from Puerto Rico with female vocals. They have very dinamic and harmonic riffs, with intense instrumental sections. Among their influences you'll find The Fall of Troy, Animals As Leaders, August Burns Red, Rise Against.

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Bandcamp (Download directly from them)

Demo

For Want Of - Self Titled

Hardcore/Punk/Screamo band from Austin. If you like Hot Cross you'll like this band also. They play energic fast songs that will make you feel like throwing yourself down a staircase. Cool band.

Bandcamp (Download directly from them)

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Self Titled

City Of Ifa - Blue Shoes

ok ok ok, there you have it :)

demos included

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Zapatos Azules

The River Unrest - New Album Update

Hey everybody!

Yeah, it's been a while, I'm not spending too much time at home lately so therefore no time to investigate for new music nor uploading stuff.

Well, I'm proudly announcing to you that our good friends The River Unrest are finnally in their recording process for their new album, which is goin to be sick -faster tempos and more tappings than in their first album. They apparently have included two new members (rythm guitarist and new drummer). They've been having writing and jamming sesions since a month ago or so. And now they're planning to release this new album hopefully within the next two weeks. So keep an eye on their Facebook and Bandcamp.

The Fall of Troy - Live @ Hurley Studios

Their live set at Hurley Studios. (Audio)

Tracklist:

- Chapter III: Nostalgic Manerisms

- I just Got This Symphony Goin'

- Nobody's Perfect

Live @Hurley

I Just Got This Blog Goin':

The Helix Nebula

Welcome to these Australian guys who are currently on a studio project titled The Helix Nebula. They have a very technical style that might remind you a bit to CHON, with their very complex structures in timing and solos. Stop wasting your time reading this and go check'em out.

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Track 1 (Incomplete)

Thank to xThisisdisaster for the recommendation

A Kiss Farewell - Tiananmen Square Dance

Before The Hills Have Eyes was formed, Brent Landon (former bassists of them) was in a band called A Kiss Farewell, which recorded a Demo and a full lenght album titled Tiananmen Square Dance.

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Tiananmen Square Dance

Lady Radiator - Bounce Energy Hear Me Out

LR was a posthardcore-ish 4-piece band based out of Union City, NJ. Some people compare them to ATD-I. Unfortunately they are in what they called an undefined hiatus.

MySpace

Bounce Energy Hear Me Out

Their other albums:

Party With Villians

Demo EP

Needles To Say - What's Light, What Sound

Here's another album by NTS. This album includes instrumental demos, alternate mixes for Bourgeoisie.

Check it out

(Passwords: symphonygoin.blog)

What's Light, What Sound

...Anddd here is the rest of their discography:

I know where I am But I'm So Lost

Demo 2007 (The New-ish)

Thanks to ImJeDiJaKe

Sun!let Me Out - Do you Believe in Fairies7 Yes, I really Do1

Prog Rock/Post-Hardcore/Math Rock band based in Moscow. I didn't find info about this band. Just to give you an idea, they might sound a bit like Pacific Proving Ground. Thanks to Timur from Seconds Before Disaster for this one.

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Do you believe in fairies7 Yes, I really do1 EP

City Of Ifa - New Song!

COI has oficially announced their upcoming album tracklist, titled "Blue Shoes", including two "old" songs - The God Damn Point (from B-sides) and Black Pyramid (from Black Pyramid album).

Tracklist:

1. Beach Demon

2.Wings Clipped

3.Dry Seasons Pt. 1

4.Dry Seasons Pt. 2

5.Bliss Pelican

6.The God Damn Point

7.Black Pyramid

8.Pygmy Jerboa

9.Spring 52'

10.The Human Atlas

Here's an instrumental demo for their song Bliss Pelican (password: symphonygoin.blog), and their song Beach Demon, in case you missed it.-

A Kiss Farewell - Demo

Another difunct band from Seattle. Do you remember Brent Landon (The Hills Have Eyes former bassist) and the demos he recorded in a proyect titled Splendid Teeth? AKF is one of the bands he played, and in their 2005 demo they re-recorded 3 songs from ST. Take a listen to the song 2.2 (under the name of Psychic Sleeves by Splendid Teeth).

Members:

Mike Clark - Vox

Shane Deegan - Vox

Brent Landon - Guitar

Jeff King - Bass

Kendahl Kapetan - Drums (Red Museum, in Harley Quinn EP)

MySpace

2005 Demo

Tera Melos - Live @ Atlas Clothing

Seattle, 2007-05-01

(More details on the .txt file within the .rar one)

Live @ Atlas Clothing

The Galileo Affair - Demo

A three piece band from Wareham, MA. Found about them thanks to their "What Sound Does a Mastodon Make?!" cover. Currently they are working on new songs. They released a demo, but they say their current songs (which are not released yet) reflects more the influence by TFoT.

In the meanwhile enjoy their demo.

TGA - Demo

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Their cover:

Some Guitar Lessons w/Thomas Erak

For those of you who haven't seen these videos yet, there's a youtube channel in which there are some videos of Thomas playing a bunch of his songs.

Red Museum - New Album

Now Red Museum's new album is available for hearing on their MySpace and on their Facebook Bandpage. It's titled Post Empire, and you can download for free on their Facebook bandpage (Ilike app) their song titled Love Never Dies.

This album has followed a totally different direction, it's not like their older TFoT-ish songs. Altough there are other songs Ilia published on their Youtube channel that doesn't appear on this album. So I think they are going into a experimentation phase, and afterwards release their power.

The album's credits and tracklist written by Ilia

Ghidorah - Self Titled

When TFoT recorded Ghostship demos independently, it was recorded by Gordon edward Greenwood III and Dustin Kochel of the bands Bird Shaped Holes in the Sky, Physical Demon and Ghidorah. The last one, Ghidorah, is a pretty interesting noisecore band form seattle. I say interesting because they remind me a lot the difunct band The Hills Have Eyes -and just found they are related at some point.

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Self Titled

Trinitron Meets the Mars People - Mars People Meets Trinitron

If you love math-ish stuff like Tera Melos, Don Caballero, etc, etc, you're gonna love this band. A trio influeced mainly by Japanesse pop, and jappanesse stuff. They describe themselves as Dance/Math rock band from Walnut, California. The band features a combination of musicians that have played and have interacted in the San Gabriel’s ever changing Prog/math/hardcore/Indie scenes. Their sound is a combination of Minus the Bear-esque guitar-taps and Keys, with minimal sophisticated time signatures and a majority of Dance beats.

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Mars People Meets Trinitron

Some Facebook Quick Updates

Tera Melos - Live @ WKDU Philadelphia

This set is one of the latest of Tera Melos playing live. It feels like journey trough time, goin from their newest songs up to their old stuff -the most listened songs.

Here you go.

Live @ WKDU Philadelphia

Just Like Vinyl - First Born (New Song)

Enjoying being lazy lately...

Here's JLV's new single titled First Born

Password: symphonygoin.blog

Red Museum - Greenlake Demo

As me most of you are waiting for RM's new EPs, so in the meanwhile I'll give you the Greenlake Demo in high quality, including the song Rome de Leon, which is a masterpiece and it's really hard to find. The drums for this EP were perfomed by Just Like Vinyl's drummer: Jay Beaman (Selftitled and Greenlake Demo). But in the Moonrocks From Mars music video appears another drummer: Ken Kapetan (Harley Quinn EP). Their current drummer is Mike Munro.

Trivia: The band's name comes from a song called Red Museum by Idiot Pilot (which are close friends with Red Museum). Also Dimiter has perfomed with them in some shows.

Greenlake Demo

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City Of Ifa - Beach Demon Lyrics

Clean the fire out

There wasn't time to describe

Massacres that occurred befire we knew this shit was life

It's only tragic if you know we know we know

It's only natural for wives to walk away

Today's got a dirty hard on

Theres something worng with you

Found it myself,

So I love you too.

Dirty interest lies

Behind the rat king

Were all of us dead?

Or is this a dream?

It's never taken but a bit of time to feel

That wound's weeping like a whore in ten-inch heels

Here at the end of it all

I feel I am below it

The whole worlds fucking over it

Love will bring you somewhere,

Not saying I'll be there.

Broken, coiciding with the only way out

We're still outrumbered by our own species

I'm just bones in a box.

City Of Ifa - New Song!

This is one of my favorite bands at the moment -thanks to xthisisdisaster-.

Last Monday COI published via Facebook a song off their upcoming new album titled Blue Shoes. This song -titled Beach Demon- reflects how this band has grown up. This song in comparation with the others in Overture or Black Pyramid, which I'd dare to say are TFoT and #12 rip offs, has a totally newer sound, more riffs and a more controlled crazyness.

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Beach Demon

Tera Melos - Zoo Weather

Tera Melos's "new" album. The songs in here are the bonus tracks from Patagonian Rats + three remixes of Manar The Magic.

...Now can't get that song out of my head.

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Zoo Weather

The Fall of Troy - Live At The Glasshouse Trailer

This is the trailer of what was released yesterday by Equalvision Records. They announced via Facebook, the release of a never seen before live footage titled The Fall of Troy live at the Glasshouse. This was filmed during their Oct. 2009 tour with Thursday, and the only way to obtain this is through ITunes.

Red Museum

The Number Twelve Looks Like You - Mongrel

The good old days...

I miss this band.

If you have never listened these guys before, then you must do it and quick!

Mongrel

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Just Raptors - Birthed From The Chalk

This is a difunct band from Bothel, Washington, and played from Dec. 2005 to Dec. 2006. Among their influences there are bands such as At the Drive-in, TFoT, Botch, Circle Takes the Square, Fugazi, Thursday, Holy Molar (So you could make your own idea about how they sound like).

This was really hard for me to find and this is the first place where you'll find them.

Birthed From The Chalk

Password: symphonygoin.blog

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Protest The Hero - Scurrilous

Thanks to the person who posted the link on the shoutbox. I haven't listened the whole album yet, so I can't give an opinion about it.

...Now I've read some rumors that they leaked the album themselves.

Scurrilous

Tiny Moving Parts - Waves Rise, Waves Recede, The Ocean Is Full Of Waves

Tiny Moving Parts describe themselves as indie/punk/screamo. In MY words, and as I was suggested, they sound as a combination of an agressive Tera Melos plus TFoT and plus a bit of their own invention. Also they did a tribute to TFoT on their Youtube channel.

Bandcamp

Waves Rise, Waves Recede, The Ocean Is Full Of Waves

Gracias a FrancoFuentes for the suggestion

Solaseria - Grantle Fina EP

This is City of Ifa's bassit's side proyect. It's not as crazy as COI, instead it's acoustic and relax. You can stream it on his bandcamp page, and get it for free only for this week.

Grantle Fina, The EP

Tim Ward - What is he up to?

I think most of you might be wondering about Tim. He recorded some acoustic songs that you can get for free on his Reverbnation page, and also he posted not long ago a song of a band called Cheaters, in which he provided vocals. Apparently the band recorded only two songs, and one of them was lost.

Cheaters

Reverbnation

Tim's MySpace

Tera Melos - Interview

I found this funny interview to Tera Melos, so I thought you'd like to take a look at it:

http://www.myfavoritemaoi.com/2011/02/tera-melos.html

The Crinn - Dreaming Saturn

A band sometimes labeled as Mathcore, Techmetal, Techgrind. These guys are self taught and their results are phenomenal. Within some of the songs it feels like you're listening to several songs linked together because they don't have the same riffs, there's a constant change on their melodies.

Myspace

Dreaming Saturn

Mario Camarena from CHON

The Thirty Years War - Live @ The Paradox

Another goodie. All the songs performed here were re-recorded by Andrew, Tim and Erak as TFoT, except for "A Tribute to Orville Wilcox". Nice quality.

And yes... it's Erak with short hair.

Live @ The Paradox

The Fall of Troy- Live 2/2/06 Va Beach

Stream the full show from google video!

Facebook Page!

Now the blog has a Facebook page so you can keep updated at the comfort of Facebook.

Symphony Goin'

Needless to Say - Bourgeoisie

An experimental/indie difunct band from Fontana, CA. This guys split up in 2008. If you like Glassgow Drive you must listen to this band.

They had posted their discography on their myspace, but someday all the links went down. It would be awesome if someone could pass me their other albums.

Myspace

Burgeroisieaisiadasdf

Protest The Hero - C'est La Vie (Lyrics)

LYRICS:
Stepped off a chair so he could learn to let loose, learn to let loose before the pendulum wore off |his final sound a gurgle and a cough | and his final words "the pendulum wore off" | stepped off a building to find concrete evidence, concrete evidence that he'd ever make an impact |fiction splattered into fact | and his fiction splattered into another sidewalk painting on display | stepped off a bridge so he could make a splash, to make a splash he had to flounder like a fish out of water | another lamb that chose the slaughter | stepped off a chair so he could learn to let loose, learn to let loose before the pendulum wore off | his final sound a gurgle and a cough | stepped off a platform and briefly made the news, made the news and made the trains run fifteen minutes late | oh what a price to pay to be the author of your fate | the trains were fifteen minutes late (to be the author of your fate) | c'est la vie! a drooling old bitch and a house full of lies | c'est la vie!the little things that kill you make you glad to be alive | c'est la vie!disease in your genes and ocean levels on the rise | c'est la vie! sing a song of living before everybody dies

The Thirty Years War - Demo

Yes, it is. Some of the songs have different parts and it includes a track which wasn't included on Martyrs Among the Casualties.

Tracklist:

Mirrors Are More Fun Than Television

Chain Wallet, Nike Shoes

Crysanthemum

Tears of Greeneyed Angels

Demo

Thanks to InerRecords for this one