My Favorite "Math" Bands

[kalloused]

"math rock" for the most part is shit, it's technical just for the sake of being technical with no real melody, just trying to be a technical as possible. The same with all of this extremely technical metal out there. It's amazingly unenjoyable. There is some good stuff out there but it's rare

[Dridgeism]

@kalloused ... but what if we enjoy it more than other genres of music. Don't listen to it if you don't like it. No problems needed.

[barreleye]

Heard King Crimson for the first time a couple years ago, dismissed them as just being sort of weird. Listened to this video today - instantly hooked by the complexity of the music. Thanks for sharing!

[Momowantstobeirish]

I don't wanna seem really stupid...but at first I though they sang about math...awkward...but the music's really good!

[BeakyRed]

@Momowantstobeirish i thought they sang about math too lol

[amanky11]

where's hella?

[PlubbyDough]

Why arent the songs that you posted on here?! Why did you not list them!?! #myheartweeps...

[PlubbyDough]

@PlubbyDough wait, or did I not see them?

[Knives219]

I love this town needs guns<3

[knothead89]

I can't help but think a lot of these bands cram waaay to many notes in a measure and they lose the groove of the music



[electroCMWM]

Planets' Bassist has to be one of my favourites

[SitarKnight]

@electroCMWM Totally agree!

[themackailshow]

where in the blazing HELL is Dilute?

[whitakerfineberg]

Awesome list! Enemies is pretty cool as well.

[kakooffaf]

nice one bro!.. you got some good taste in music!

[patakema]

Nice List!!! :D

But you forgot Battles... ;)

You must listen "Jardin de la Croix". They are spanish and fucking awesome! :D

[MattGolgotha]

nice list. Check out Adebisi Shank, and We Are Knives

[vegadomis32988]

Check out PAKRAT, Call Me Old Fashion, Battles

[brianownsall123]

hipsters unite :3

[RedSandStudios]

Six Gallery :)

[suzukipro219]

If you like math rock. Check out Monster Machismo or Zona Mexicana. 2 very good math rock bands that never got as much exposure as the should have.

[Jbanks75]

@suzukipro219 Monster Machismo is fucking amazing. Love that band.

[suzukipro219]

@Jbanks75 I know all those guys pretty good. They are all mad chill and down to earth. Monster is defiantly one of my all time favorite bands.

[AuroraSunset]

bands like this really put into perspective how simple and repetative pop music is.

[downfallin]

i knew about math metal, didnt know about math rock this cool strange and refreshing.

[jshanye101]

how is maps and atlases not the best? this video is good but the second one is like all creepy emo math rock. maps and atlases is 100x better than anyone in that video and this video

[nicknack175]

what is an angular melody? as if melodies are plotted in spatial dimensions?

[Tataru5117]

@nicknack175 ...yes

[DementedSquirel]

have you heard of And So i Watch from a Far, Quality band, believe me!

[ChairRavers]

check out Dresden - Sunset view

[vivelavidarocka]

@audiocel In one word: You are a clueless IDIOT. (Sorry, two words)

[henriwi]

foalsss

[sigurdtk15]

Good music!

[RockstarNailbomb1234]

Anyone that Likes Math Rock Should Check Out The Speed Of Sound In Seawater, Rooftops, And Welcome To Limerick!!! There All Sick!!

[ukuleleallnight]

TTNG!!!!!!!!!

[TheG0nzo1]

TOE!!!!!

[Neotron21]

check out this Japanese band:

TOE - path

TOE - I do still wrong

TOE - Past and language

comeback here and thumb me up if you like them.

[mg196]

Myu god this shit's awful - Free Jazz sucks in any form.

[fretshr3dder]

only form of math ill ever like

[rauljess]

Great video man! Great bands too.

[MissLoveTantei91]

That was really, really.... relaxing.

[JohnnyTwilight]

Just because you don't hear the emotions/feelings in a certain genre doesn't mean they aren't there. Someone else may hear Math Rock and hear tons of intense emotions, and feelings being expressed through the music. And I know a lot of people would be able to look at Prog. Metal and claim there's no emotion in it, or that it's static and displays the same emotion every time (as quite a lot of people would argue about any Metal genre)

[ALAU85]

Don Caballero, Battles ?

[panchociarer]

an interesting sound, but i dont think i would want this on my ipod

[orphiccoma]

the hosemobile. love them.

[QUIKN1K]

simply wonderful



[ShadowCrowX]

whoa math rock > prog metal

[Litjlien]

@ShadowCrowX

nah. more emotions / feelings in prog metal. Opeth / Tool etc. Its important to feel music u know.

But math rock / metal is interesting, yes.

[kornvelez]

@LordOctemeus thunderstuck... complex? was my first tapping song

[Frankieborrego88]

Why wasnt Maps and Atlases part of the list?

CANN WE GET MAPS AND ATLASES UP IN HUR?

[InLocoParentis96]

@Frankieborrego88 great band!

[ferdianeary92]

Where are "cast of cheers" in this?

[TraceurOmega]

hmmmm, everyone is saying 'add (insert a math-rock bandname)', it clearly says that it is his favourite math rock bands, not every math rock band ever.

Great group of bands though, I like them all apart from Planets!

[Theblob516]

@TraceurOmega " If you know of a band you think I should have included, write it in the comment section. ; D"

Found that in the song description =o

[InsomniaJunkie]

@TraceurOmega Why don't you like Planets?

[TraceurOmega]

@InsomniaJunkie I dunno, I tried to like them but couldn't get into them. I might try again sometime

[LordOctemeus]

dude i can play all these songs using just my butt on the guitar! why dont you play something complex like the intro to thunderstruck!

[charvinaldo]

i love videos like these. this, and another similar one on djent music where enourmously helpful to me. i enjoy this genre a lot

[RyuuzakiXIII]

Most of the pieces you listed make me think of Animal As Leaders, though it must be AAL who were inspired by those bands.

[GilmesaCorporation]

/watch?v=yQ4LygEACwI

Jardin de la croix are a spanish math rock group. Hear them, it worth. :]

[arwestromen]

most of this sounds like like a rock form of jazz

[ridizzle2]

them roaring twenties

[malved889]

@tfotrulezd00d

im sorry but Fall of troy isnt dead they just stopped for a while and got a new bassist

[EddietehFace]

@malved889 Dude..they broke up.

[Arachnidius]

@EddietehFace True, but their most recent album is like 2010, they broke up ages ago? Therefore they must have reformed.

[kakooffaf]

@EddietehFace yeah they broke up! :'( but ive heard they are getting back together! :')

[aldinaneves]

@malved889

yes they broke up!

[Grunge00125]

@malved889 Yeah they broke up like last year i think. Or maybe it was this year...

[Inverted314]

@malved889 Thomas Erak started a new band called Just Like Vinyl

[drewcox010101]

@malved889 didn't you notice the whole farewell message thing?

[VengefulHawk]

@malved889 They split a while ago, Thomas Erak started a new project called Just Like Vinyl, it's not the same as the stuff the Fall of Troy did but they're still decent IMO

[Grunge00125]

@malved889 Yeah they broke up like a year or two ago. Pretty much right after their last album came out. Erak is doing Just Like Vinyl now which is like a continuation of fall of troy

[pedrosanc07]

TERA MELOS <3

[musiqman203]

Ok def check out Tellison, Map and Atlases, Foals, Dartz! (r.i.p), Tubelord, Algernon Cadwallader

[chopper6man]

you need some maps and atlases in the video

[PeteBigChief]

@chopper6man agreed



[MichaelEdwardCurtin]

thank you for posting this video! let good music be shared and heard!

[triffle69]

also " cheval de frise " from France.....

[TheSeanFTW]

i knew giraffes giraffes, tmv, tfot, tera melos, by the end of tonight, piglet :DD love this

[TheSeanFTW]

@MichaelEdwardCurtin whatt dudde thats mad sick ahaha

[MckyMseNTarotCrds]

Wow, I've only even heard of two of these bands. I'll definitely check them out more. I've been into post rock for the past four years, including Don Cab. But I kept hearing the Don referred to as "math rock", and I was like, "Wha?" So, math rock is all super busy like this? I always just think of the Don as post rock, just a more frantic sort of post rock. Maybe I need to get used to the genre more, but they all kind of sound like they're just imitating Don Cab.

[nlo13]

@MckyMseNTarotCrds

once you get over the general "busy-ness" of this genre, you will find A LOT of distinguishing attributes unique to each band.

[spawn10317]

minus the bear isn't really a math band but whatever nice taste in music

[bpkvids]

@urbeat2006 Yes, they're definitely a Math Rock band. Moreso in their earlier albums than in stuff like 'In the Unlikely Event'. Those albums were characterized by intense drumming, intricately layered guitar, and time changes on a dime. The Fall of Troy has all the characteristics of Math Rock blended with a Post-Hardcore influence to make pleasing music.

[urbeat2006]

see ok, i dunno that id put TFOT in here if we are talking about "math rock" exclusively. cause id say they were more of just a prog rock band that played complex shit.

[OneWayRoad]

pretty good list!!!!!

[vtmike13]

i don't really see how that minus the bear song is math. it has a really nice groove though. hella's song after that is wayyyy math hahaha

[ShaithMaster]

math rock = "dorks who feel they need to prove they are smart and on the fringe" rock

[Luvinhas]

@ShaithMaster it's just a different kind of technique.

It's much cooler to nail weird tempos and stuff than playing a metallica solo.

[OzcarMtl]

just one thing to say

'complex' doesn't mean fast and loud!

[FTRlogan]

I think you may have missed Maps and Atlases.

[vtmike13]

@FTRlogan agreed



[redkefka]

Nice collection. Great to see the Redneck Manifesto on there

[whateverthiswilldo]

what "ghosts and vodka" song is this?

[Snardbafulator]

edit: Faraquat = Faraquet

[Snardbafulator]

Nice stuff. I'm an old-school progger, but I love math rock (clean) and tech metal (fuzz and djent), too. Nobody mentioned Monsoon Bassoon. Faraquat is a very excellent band; check out early Medications which they morphed into. Koenji Hyakkei if Ruins isn't insane enough. Lacrimm is avant-garde metal; if you don't like math metal he'll blow you away anyway. Estradasphere are influenced by Balkan folk, which is odd sigs all the time. And Farmers Market if you want it straight, no chaser.

[urbeat2006]

cool that u added the fall of troy in here. i wouldnt have thought of them as math rock, but i guess they are very technical.

[RebbleInocation]

Moa Loni? Enemies?

[mewtter]

BATTLES??????

[TraceurOmega]

@mewtter lightweight math rock.

[Akiachrounoumena]

this is just another word for progressive. . . why do people try to classify things into a genre when the musicians who create this sort of music try so hard to carve out their own niche and essentially bury all GENERIC sound that creates genre's in the first place?

how many types of metal/rock are there now?it's just progressive ...IF anything at all

[XSt0n3rX]

@Akiachrounoumena Well, I feel the need to distinguish Progressive Metal and Progressive Rock (which in this case, is just Math Rock, by popular intervention) so that when I suggest a progressive band to my friends, they don't automatically assume that it's metal. It's just a minor classification, really, because there's a huge difference between Progressive Metal (otherwise, Technical Metal) and Progressive Rock (Math Rock). There's not a million genres, just a million ways of calling one.

[Isythos]

@Akiachrounoumena Because not all Math Rock bands are progressive and actually follow a normal Verse chorus structure. The defination of math rock usually revolves around time signiture whilst progressive music revolves around odd structure. Similar to some classical pieces IE Rondo where you would play A B A C A D A E etc. Rather than ABABABA

[Snardbafulator]

@Isythos Wikipedia may beg to differ; math rock might be primarily defined by odd siggies, but there's also a quest for more unusual chord changs and scale patterns than are found in most rock with the same instrumentation. There are some pretty gnarly chords in these examples. As a prog fan, I'd say it was more than elaborated structure that defines progrock; you can have pretty generic rock in rondo form. But for this sort of music, what's even more defining than siggies is tapping.

[pedro911212]

because of this ive become a big fan of giraffes?giraffes!

[poochyfish]

some - Algernon Cadwallader - Pennines - Rooftops, would be good options : )

[billynovolume]

good stuff, but you need don cab and definitely joules in there.

[TheInvisibleCollege]

You know what? This town DOES need guns.

[abarbar06]

check out cabezas de cera!!

[abarbar06]

planets is good

[pedro911212]

good list. you should listen to "You Slut!". very good

[pedro911212]

good list

[CyValkarion]

Don Cab?

[rotofrog]

@CyValkarion American Don is still f-ing amazing.

[xanhellxamayax]

-Add Colour, Meet me in St. louis, Damiera, Colossal, kidcrash, the reptilian..

[crazyguitarist57]

redneck manifesto is quite possibly the worst band name ever

[bbeaup]

Piglet is the best math band ever. Their music is just so incredible happy as well as technical. 

[Faythless2]

check out my compliation alot of great bands in this one some of the same ones in mine

[MagicsDevil]

O.K., I've only even HEARD of 2 of these bands before, but this is freakin' sweet.

YOU MUST MAKE ANOTHER ONE!!

[Adamthe4nt]

I've actually heard of all of these bands.

I'm happy to hear them all in one place.

R.I.P. The Fall of Troy

and Piglet. );

[TheInevitableTaunt]

add Look Mexico, Maps and Atlases, American Football, and Sharks Keep Moving to that list

[TelloPerd]

Awesome video!!

Check out Secondmile too, they are (well, were) very good...

I have uploaded one of their album if you are interested to check...:)

[murray001]

This is a proper list every band here is awesome.

[HayatoHuseman]

The Mars Volta. <3 Wouldn't at all call them math rock, but certain songs (like Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt) have their math moments. :)

[sayspain]

WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Fucking amazing!!!!!!

[MTVVH1sucks]

Ghosts and vodka were amazing Victor’s guitar is amazing

[tfotrulezd00d]

R.I.P., The Fall of Troy. <3

[joshwithguitarinhand]

@tfotrulezd00d don't despair, thomas has a new band:D

[tfotrulezd00d]

@joshwithguitarinhand true, but it won't ever the the same as the fall of troy, man.

[joshwithguitarinhand]

@tfotrulezd00d yeaaa:( check out the Dear Hunter, their no tfot, but their amazing nonetheless

[InfiniteEntirety]

@tfotrulezd00d Yesterday, today and tomorrow, never foretold.

[tfotrulezd00d]

@InfiniteEntirety you said it, man.

[KennyCulpa]

Thank you, I've been looking for good "math bands" but all I could find was what I guess could be called "math metal" I'm glad I could find some good shit. thanks!

[ultimateguitarwizard]

Definitely dig the fall of troy! thanks for posting. You might like Gaylord from Rochester, Ny. Everything has a bit of math/ prog in it over here. Take it easy!

[TheLoadLauncher]

Play this on your little Rock Band, I dare you.

[TheVinstri]

either is the mars volta they use to many synthesizers but nice try

[pfftokslut]

@TheVinstri

even tho i dont consider the mars volta too mathy, that particular part from take the veil cerpin taxt is ridiculous. 15/16 robot talky distortion. thats the only part of the song i cant play. even the tabs dont make sense

[TheVinstri]

@pfftokslut

like i said just becuase they have riffs that sound like math, doesn't make them it.

they're just a really creative, out there band.

[TheVinstri]

lmao fall of troy isn't math rock

[TheSAEmusic]

@TheVinstri Yes they are >.>

[TheVinstri]

@TheSAEmusic

no your foolish, just because they have some creative riffs that sound like math rock to you.

doesn't make them math rock, david bowie could have a mathy sounding riff, but it wouldn't make him math rock.

[nicolegaffney]

track list?

[TBSunday92]

Animals and More Skin with Milk-Mouth are my top 2 math records by far followed by Addicts and Drunks. Honestly I don't see why everyone is so in love with Tera Melos, they just don't do it for me :/ Sorry all

[ringowasbest]

lol foalz

[Painistheband]

haha if you didn't have tera melos on here i was going to suggest them... nice

[justinclitheroe]

i love you right now brother, you have truly stunned me with all of this, and then you put in the fall of troy, you are my favorite youtuber

[R2FDeciet]

No IWABO wtf

[ThomasLebeaumorley]

no Foals!?

I'm kidding..

[kuhntpunt]

I fucking love mtb even though they aren't math...

[jcpurleigh]

you've got so many of my favourite bands here, love this video!

[SP3flip]

self-evident- minneapolis three piece. check dem

[nlo13]

Tera Melos are going to take over the world. Best band ever.

[vulvatronic]

it´s really a new name for prog. rock. anyway, great list; never heard of most of these bands.

[BluesGee]

@vulvatronic not really.

[prrulz1]

Great stuff. I also really like Fang Island and Battles.

[Frostflakes08]

Stuff like this always make me wanna jam

[SecretAgent068]

Thanks for this upload!! Always looking for new kick ass bands.

[magicbag6790]

great colage of songs

[Theblob516]

this vid introduced me to a lot of great math rock bands, thanks!

[thelawnguys93]

ya son TRM!! fdidnt expect to see that on here...love the mix man, kjbfakbfglkagjkhabfdg

[Pedowfyl]

I FUCKING LOOOOVE CAPS LOCK!!!