NDSP Quad Cortex
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2dor
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“Just plug shit into ‘em.”
Enchilada Jones
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I must be getting too old, there is so much noise in that the music, if there is anything remarkable, is buried! QC? Who can tell what it sounds like?
Now, THAT sounds good, lots of music in that! And I think I can judge the tonez by that example
2dor
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You're not alone in that - I'm a high-gain guy but could never get into Periphery. I appreciate their technicality (?) but I can't listen to their music & enjoy it vs pick it apart for technique.
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likitlikeyoulikeit
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I remember bulb (Misha) from the 7 string forum days ..and then watching him jam the f out in his boxers on YouTube, fresh from a nap. That dude is so flipping good ...led me to sikth, and those dudes ...
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I agree that way too noisy for my taste about the heaviest grunt and scream vocals that I can listen too is FFDP because I actually like some of the riffs and they generally also have some good melodic hooks
Ironically I don’t think Periphery was using QC here
It’s real amps or a Fractal I would guess
likitlikeyoulikeit
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Nolly is still part of Periphery, he is their producer...and very close friend of the band.
I contend, without periphery and nollys work in the studio, no Neural and QC.....
He is a massive engineer...and uses all tools at his disposal, digital and analog....very bright dude
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I used to really dislike Periphery but got into them a bit. I really dislike Blood Eagle. Just noise to me. On the flip side I love It's Only Smiles which has some melody. Mark seems to write pretty melodic riffs.
They are all Fractal + real amps. I don't know of a single note any of them have recorded either together or in side bands or solo work with Quad Cortex.
As for Blood Eagle - the song - it's aiiiight. I really like Misha's solo in it, and there are a few heavy, but melodic bits near the chorus. Largely, however, that album is a yawner for me. The first song, Reptile, is a phenomenal 16-minute epic.
Much of the rest is a potpourri of side project leftovers (Crush is clearly a Spencer/diet-Nine Inch Nails song, Sentient Glow is old Haunted Shores), and radio-friendly Spencer-forward tracks.
As for Blood Eagle - the song - it's aiiiight. I really like Misha's solo in it, and there are a few heavy, but melodic bits near the chorus. Largely, however, that album is a yawner for me. The first song, Reptile, is a phenomenal 16-minute epic.
Much of the rest is a potpourri of side project leftovers (Crush is clearly a Spencer/diet-Nine Inch Nails song, Sentient Glow is old Haunted Shores), and radio-friendly Spencer-forward tracks.
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I think they've used the QC before but I don't recall anything official nor do I care enough to do extensive research
I just recall it being mentioned in some capacity
the swede
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Same, one of the few instrumental progressive metal bands I care to listen to, kinda because they sometimes flirt with early post-rock. Great dudes.
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I like Nolly and he gets some great tone
His get good cabs demos sound great as does his BKP polymath , hell I am considering buying a set because his tones are so good
So no disrespect to the dude
Just don’t love the song
Periphery has some cool tunes Marigold I love the riffs in
Marigold is soooooo catchy. Same for Remain Indoors, which just showcases insane vocal range for Spencer (and he can actually pull it off live!):
They got some bangers. Probably my favorite album-length offering of theirs is Juggernaut, which perfectly balanced the tuneful, prog, and technical metal sides of the band.
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