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'Romantic Dreams' by Deftones. Another one of these albums that people are raving about so I decided to give it a go. Sounds a little like Trapt and Katatonia mixed with some shoegaze elements. It definitely isn't doing much of anything for me, but it's not bad. The key is that they've successfully convinced me that they're not just phoning in their emotion. The technical elements are also interesting.

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'Gauze' by Deftones.

It's a great album iceni' date=' do you enjoy their older stuff at all?[/quote'] This is the first time I'm hearing them. I've got to say, though, this is boring me at the moment. Again, not really a stylistic deficiency on their part. They're one hell of a lot more interesting and engaging than most bands that sound like this, but it still drags for me. I do love this Meshuggah guitar tone they use from time to time.
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'Gauze' by Deftones. This is the first time I'm hearing them. I've got to say, though, this is boring me at the moment. Again, not really a stylistic deficiency on their part. They're one hell of a lot more interesting and engaging than most bands that sound like this, but it still drags for me. I do love this Meshuggah guitar tone they use from time to time.
Awesome! Koi no yokan had a lot of good melodies and good use of guitar tones that replicate meshuggah, the guitarist Stephen Carpenter listen Meshuggah and Fear factory as his major influences and you can hear them show from time time. I highly recommend you listen to White Pony, my favourite album they have done :)
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'Rosemary' by Deftones. Seriously, whenever the Katatonia pops out it's great! Still, this 'wrenching ballad' tempo really gets on my nerves sometimes.
I first got into them through their similarity to Katatonia. White Pony was the first one I heard, and it's still a fan favorite, but if you like the Meshuggah-type sound (love those low tunings) you should also check out Diamond Eyes - it's a little more "progressive" than Koi No Yokan. I feel like they took more risks on that album, and probably failed a little as a result, but it's still a good album. You may also dig the self-titled if you like their "heavier" moments - it's a bit harsher and darker than their others. That one and Koi No Yokan are my favorites.
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I first got into them through their similarity to Katatonia. White Pony was the first one I heard' date=' and it's still a fan favorite, but if you like the Meshuggah-type sound (love those low tunings) you should also check out Diamond Eyes - it's a little more "progressive" than Koi No Yokan.[/quote'] That was my thinking, if I get around to looking at another Deftones album it'd probably be that one since people raved about it.
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I did listen to the song you posted - for some reason I thought I replied about it' date=' but it turns out I didn't... I like his tone. The music was a little monotonous. I'll listen to it again with fresh ears, but it honestly didn't grab me the first time around. Did you check out the Saul Williams and EL-P videos I put up? Familiar with those guys at all?[/quote'] Not yet. I'll check them out the next time I'm on the PC. Sent from my LGMS500 using Tapatalk
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