Behold... the Arctopus

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Hailing from New York City, Behold… The Arctopus are a 3-piece neo-avant prog metal band that pushes the absolute extremes of technical and rhythmic complexity. The band currently consists of Mike Lerner and Colin Marston, after the recent departure of the band’s original drummer Charlie Zeleny. On November 25, 2009, Weasel Walter announced that he was moving to New York City to join the band on drums and will be writing “new, more extreme material from scratch.”

Fusing free-jazz, ambient soundscapes, and experimental math metal, Behold… The Arctopus swerve from the logical to illogical with ease. The Warr Guitar, a 12-string instrument that is primarily played by tapping and covers the range of guitar and bass, is the predominant instrument. That in itself is a tremendous oddity, as you rarely ever see such an instrument used in extreme metal, much less in the leading role. There are no vocals, but the density and texturing of their material eliminates any need for words.

Behold… The Arctopus are currently signed to Metal Blade Records for their first album, entitled Skullgrid that was released on October 16th, 2007.

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Raredrum wrote:
yesterday evening

http://www.last.fm/music/A+Rare+Fish/A+Rare+Fish *Free downloads of Progressive music* It's a little less hardcore than this great band, but it's free!

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DavidBN wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Amazing sound!

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ObscenityZen86 wrote:
yesterday afternoon

technical progress = emotional regress ;P Meshuggah "Nothing" is the best example that 3-4 simple sounds can take control of your brain ! :D

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AddictedAvi wrote:
Friday evening

Time to tour so I can finally catch em live. Another show to go to alone 'cause my friends are too lame to listen to this music.

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gkmy wrote:
8 days ago

Time to record a new album guys!!

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WCannibal wrote:
18 days ago

Hey guys, I'm going to jack off my guitar and everyone will see me as a technical god!

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Remifasol wrote:
20 days ago

If you like math metal, you should take a look to THE ALGORITHM ! (You can download the free demo here : http://bringthesilence.blogspot.com/2009/12/algorithm-demo-2009.html ) Myspace : http://www.myspace.com/thealgorithmband

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mcgillroy wrote:
26 days ago

bta + weasel walter = win! can't wait.

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becker_90 wrote:
27 days ago

Fucking mindblowing.

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Tri-Edge92 wrote:
last month

Weasel Walter of The Flying Luttenbachers will be filling in for the drums. This ought to be interesting...

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Callumsharpe wrote:
last month

Skullgrid is fucking mindblowing.

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Kretenos wrote:
last month

only one word: bad (not meaning bad, but bad meaning good)

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x_Steve_x wrote:
last month

I dont undertand anything about youre music. how is it possible to play such songs.

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Leichengott wrote:
last month

Nope

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holychameleon wrote:
last month

Also, does anyone else think that their earlier stuff is better than most of Skullgrid?

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inconforme wrote:
last month

so technical that scares :P

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holychameleon wrote:
last month

In my opinion, the point of Arctopus' music isn't to be cohesive or to have "feeling" like the sense of a typical metal band- it's meant to be unpredictable and at times seemingly random. If they wanted to have constant grooves and feelings throughout each song (which is the thing most haters seem to have against them), they could just make typical metal or whatever type of music.

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AddictedAvi wrote:
last month

Dysrhythmia is twice as listenable as Arctopus, but half as awesome.

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Leichengott wrote:
last month

This band is godlike. Dont try to understand, just listen! An experience in rhythm. An explosion for your brains. So fucking awesome ...

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Starfox10 wrote:
last month

This definitely fucked me up a bit! I lost focus halfway through the second track of Nano-Nucleonic.... you know the rest. Good stuff, but needs moar groove and a little less pomp.

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