[sakeido]

Originally Posted by 420n7strings

I think for this style there's a lot of better alternatives...in my humble opinion. I've heard they put on a pretty good show though

Like what? I'd seriously be interested to hear other bands like them

I went and saw them about a couple months ago. The playing was bang on, but the mix wasn't great, which I've come to expect from that venue. I'm going to see them again in a week, and this time they are co-headlining, so I'm hoping their set will be much longer and the mix better.

[420n7strings]

After thinking about it the way they couple the tech metal guitar with alternative/punk-rock (to my ear and not in a bad way) is pretty unique...but some SIMILAR bands would be:

Veil of Maya
Between the Buried and Me
Sikth
The Dellinger Escape Plan
The Faceless
Burning the Masses

Again, all of these bands are fundamentally similar, but very different at the same time...Hope you enjoy them.

[sakeido]

I listen to most of them already

[420n7strings]

Originally Posted by sakeido

I listen to most of them already

I was gonna say lol. I guess I just like the few I mentioned more because they're heavier to my ear. That's just what I prefer. I guess quantifying/rating their guitar skill and songwriting ability is a bit pointless in that they all write good music...but they're just not my favorite band for that style. Stellar musicianship though