"Non-Djent" 8 string bands

Don Vito · 11-25-2011, 10:55 PM

I'm picking up an 8 string soon, and was wondering if there are any good metal bands that use 8 string guitars, that don't fall under the djent/groove metal umbrella. I'm looking for straight up metal stuff(no instrumental/prog bands;AAL,Scale the Summit, ect...)

sorry if this is the wrong forum(I figured this MIGHT fall under the ERG section)

AChRush1349 · 11-25-2011, 11:01 PM

Pretty sure Beyond Creation use 8's. Death metal stuff.

VILARIKA · 11-25-2011, 11:03 PM

Deftones - Diamond Eyes

Harry · 11-25-2011, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VILARIKA

Deftones - Diamond Eyes

This is literally the only non djent/technical record I can think of that uses 8 string guitars

BrainArt · 11-25-2011, 11:10 PM

Ihsahn uses an 8 on After.

Deftones' Diamond Eyes has 8s on it.

The Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza use 8s on Danza III.

shreddanson · 11-25-2011, 11:25 PM

Archspire uses 8's and 7's.

idunno · 11-25-2011, 11:27 PM

EDIT: My bad, this isnt metal. Missed that part, sorry. Its awesome anyway

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Hemi-Powered Drone · 11-25-2011, 11:40 PM

Well, this isn't djent, but it isn't any other sort of metal either.

These guys use eights, but they're more rock than metal.

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DANiMALxMD · 11-26-2011, 12:20 AM

Edit: nevermind, dind't read thread

MikeH · 11-26-2011, 12:27 AM

Not necessarily djent, but they are technical.

BIG ND SWEATY · 11-26-2011, 12:29 AM

every song on wormwood by the acacia strain uses 8s

rjnix_0329 · 11-26-2011, 03:29 AM

+1 for Ihsahn, he uses a custom 8 string Ibanez for the rhythm parts throughout "After".

HeHasTheJazzHands · 11-26-2011, 03:33 AM

Some later GWAR songs make use of an 8 string

EDIT: Check out some Divine Heresy songs. Its a combination of 7 and 8 string guitars, I believe.

HeHasTheJazzHands · 11-26-2011, 03:33 AM

EDIT: Doublepost.

Stealthdjentstic · 11-26-2011, 03:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shreddanson

Archspire uses 8's and 7's.

Dean doesn't use the eight string at all iirc. He does on some of the newer stuff that they haven't recorded yet though

Metal_Webb · 11-26-2011, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjnix_0329

+1 for Ihsahn, he uses a custom 8 string Ibanez for the rhythm parts throughout "After".

He also used it for the whole of "Frozen Lakes on Mars"

Why has Meshuggah not been mentioned yet?

Other bands and albums who use 8's tune into the 8 string range:
Mnemic - Sons of the System - Downtuned 7's
Divine Heresy - Bringer of Plagues
Fear Factory - Mechanised
After the Burial
Scar Symmetry - Some of their stuff off "Dark Matter Dimensions" and "The Unseen Empire" was recorded with 8's IIRC.

Plenty more out there. Also, most of these guys use either F or F# standard, so that does make life a bit more interesting. If you want to get a bit silly, try using an alternative tuning (an open one for example) Definately makes you think differently about composition.

c4tze · 11-26-2011, 05:26 AM

my bands new record, when stuff is recorded

. abso....inglutely no djent. just straight into your face mixture of what we like most. with guarantee for jizzy ears.

and ladies:

new all shall perish stuff of course!

Arteriorrhexis · 11-26-2011, 06:09 AM

Portal - Not really like AAL or Scale the Summit but they are metal

CyborgSlunk · 11-26-2011, 09:15 AM

Check out those guys. I don´t know in which genre they´d be categorized, probably good music! Just take a listen:

Mindcrime1204 · 11-26-2011, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arteriorrhexis

Portal - Not really like AAL or Scale the Summit but they are metal

what i just listen to, batman?

SenorDingDong · 11-26-2011, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idunno

That's how you play an eight string.

HumanFuseBen · 11-26-2011, 10:52 AM

Obscure Sphinx is a Polish band i got turned on to from this site. They're like what would happen if Tori Amos got possessed and fronted Neurosis.

BucketheadRules · 11-26-2011, 11:39 AM

Pretty sure Haken use 8-strings.

They're a really awesome prog-metal band in the general vein of Dream Theater etc. Check 'em out.

I'm talking particularly about the heavy bit from 5:00 on.

Don Vito · 11-26-2011, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BucketheadRules

Pretty sure Haken use 8-strings.

They're a really awesome prog-metal band in the general vein of Dream Theater etc. Check 'em out.

I'm talking particularly about the heavy bit from 5:00 on.

0_o

Demiurge · 11-26-2011, 12:43 PM

Metal Webb nailed it with Meshuaggah.

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Don Vito ....! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,181 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	"Non-Djent" 8 string bands I'm picking up an 8 string soon, and was wondering if there are any good metal bands that use 8 string guitars, that don't fall under the djent/groove metal umbrella. I'm looking for straight up metal stuff(no instrumental/prog bands;AAL,Scale the Summit, ect...) sorry if this is the wrong forum(I figured this MIGHT fall under the ERG section)

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AChRush1349 SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Taneytown, Maryland Posts: 328 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Pretty sure Beyond Creation use 8's. Death metal stuff. K3V1N SHR3DZ and DaethedralXiphos7FX like this. "A man should not strive to eliminate his complexes but to get into accord with them: they are legitimately what directs his conduct in the world. "

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