Spiral Architect - Spinning

[shakriviere]

"Itsejam2007", he shouldn't be Dream Theater's new drummer. He's perfect in Spiral Architect!

[omnyxia]

Song tells about working out with exercise bike?

[WinterDeath001]

I can't Play this song on my guitar @_@

[savablin]

it's fucking good!!!!

[Svudin]

@erixorcist A new album is in the works, just don't expect it to drop anytime soon. This is a quote from Asgeir Mickelson on the Ultimate Metal Forum dated february 12th 2011 "We've been working on the next album - obviously more off than on - since 1999(?) and have maybe an hour's worth of music (bits and pieces). The good news is that it looks like there will be continuous work on this album from March this year. Time will tell..."

[ITSEJAM2007]

he should be dream theater new drummer hehehe he plays very nice...

[unicursalhex]

Fuuuuuuckkkk! This never ceases to amaze me

[Elvianor]

сука, какие же они неебические

[GreaterSeraph]

It's Dream Theater on PCP! AWESOME!

[TheMorfiend]

There is was looking for the album version and nearly didn't watch this...A few seconds in and I though the sound was gonna ruin it but fuck me blind was that worth it. ABSOLUTELY SHIT HOT DRUMMING.

[fabioadias]

This is absolutely insane.

[ciudadneo]

puta la wea esta banda q es buena..por q no vualven a tocar ..mi faborita en lo q es progresivo...

[chrismaxpayne]

Thanx a Lot !!!

A backstage camera filming a very good musician!the Drummer!

At first Ron Jarzombeck himself lists the band in his greatings.Than there cannot Be

any quality questions.Norberg the hyper bassist of the band whos fucking good is the songwriter.Wicked!A further prog comment of

Chris the painter infected by the Jarzom virus

[OfficiaWINTERHORDE]

come into my profile and check out the new WINTERHORDE songs!

[vocalpd]

@OfficiaWINTERHORDE Why should I do that?

[qlmaster]

great band. fresh see on metal sound.... i love Spiral Architect...

[unicursalhex]

filthy nasty. Wheres the next album dammit!

[IllusionaryMind8]

This band liquifie my shit every day!

[twotails1967]

@IllusionaryMind8 hehe !!

[MrNattisk]

nice band!

[paistedw762]

this would be great if the vocals weren't poorly executed and out of control power metal style

[blakfloyd]

They formed in '95 when that sorta thing was a bit more the norm in Euro metal circles. Check out Psychotic Waltz's album A Social Grace for some perspective(their from San Diego but were definitely a profound influence on Spiral Architect.)

[sobeto28]

@paistedw762 Ok,sorry for commenting a year late on your comment,but the vocals on spinning are porrly executed and power metal like?

OK,srsly,wtf?

[paistedw762]

@sobeto28 These vocals and power metal vocals do have their differences, but my opinion is that the instrumentation alone outshines the vocals.

[MrRivethead]

I love the odd time signatures and bellowing vocals;it's like a fabulous disaster.

[ECXExport]

my god I thought Tool was pretty messed up stuff...I have no idea how these guys do live shows lol

[Kornhell91]

Simply one of the best bands I've heard...their songs are complex as hell, the song composer (I don't know who is) is without a doubt a fuckin' genius!!! It will be great if they release a second album...

[micanut48]

I bought it when it came out, my buddy who owned Bluemeanie record store pointed me in that direction. To be truthful, this is so intense and complex that not even once I finished listening to the entire cd. I always have to take in pieces. Totally sick and it puts to stop to any argument to which band is THE top gun. They keep talking about making the second one but still no album. Can't wait.

[blakfloyd]

I wouldn't hold my breath on a followup album. I was excited as hell to see an update around '05 or '06 on their official site talking about having made progress toward this 2nd album but 4 yrs later we still have nothing.

[deadporko]

i agree...

[joaoalbu]

please i need more from this band please upload videos from this guys great.

[supersaiayin666]

they only did few concerts.. its like a side project for the guys

[ciudadneo]

por q no siguen tocando...son unos genios alguen save como se llama el batero y el bajista...??

[supersaiayin666]

Asgeir Mickelson y Lars Norberg

[hYpYz]

album that provides years of entertainment...genius

[Edenbridge]

I amazed they can play this stuff live. One missed beat and it's a trainwreck!!!!

[Davidinofunghettino]

never gettin tired of spiral

[jonvanflan]

@Davidinofunghettino I agree -- I bought this record 4 or 5 years ago (I know, it came out like 9 years ago), and I still listen to it a lot. It keeps on giving... The most impressive thing is that this record came out in 2000 when metal was at a pretty low point, and not during the metalocalypse resurgence. Now every douchebag on the street is wearing some Master of the Puppies Metallica t-shirt, and even House is referencing (very lame) Metallica material. DILDOS! Lars is not the best drummer

[Davidinofunghettino]

thats true my friend..soooo amazing...genial!!

[metalstylex]

isnt that drummer from endromeda???

[RelentlessEwok]

No but he has been in quite a few bands.

[Garnacher]

Asgeir Mickelson

 drums (Borknagar, Ihsahn, Lunaris, Scariot, Vintersorg)

Source: bnrmetal

[santanatas]

awesome,

the drummer!!!!

[madmanRT83]

i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[laboy54]

Okay for the trash in Watchtower, but there aint any black metal in Spiral Architect...

[Forkroute]

*Thrash

[domogunner]

Even some t h r a s h metal bands use the name trash, who cares.

[Forkroute]

just keep things accurate

[spiralcosmosart]

Anyone here care remember the Black Sabbath song for namesake? Please check out my page.

[daeron1980]

poor quality but "the song" is a fuckin masterpiece

[szatanesque666]

this live songs are shit-kickass. Amazing.If You want similar shit check Twisted into form.

[IIIIIIII]

This band is great if you're looking for an exercise in pure technicality. If you're looking for a band with similiar technicality but with artistry to match it, look for Gordian Knot.

[guazakk]

la caga el vocalista

[jacobn842m]

guazakk, escucha el disco, y si la caga el vocalista no te gusta este tipo de música. El factor que marca tu desición es que usa tonos poco convencionales si quieres escuchar algo mas comercial no escuches Spiral...

[kuzeda]

como d q no hay banda capaz d hacer eso reconosco son demasiado buenos pero dream theater puede :P

[jacobn842m]

dreAM es una exelente banda, es una de mis bandas favoritas, pero dream jamás compondría un progresivo tan técnico. Spiral architect es muy muy bueno

[arterialdark]

Insuperable, no hay banda en de rock progresivo en el mundo capaz de hacer eso...

INCREIBLE

[joaoalbu]

magnificent.

[herbalicious74]

the sound is soo goood

[tilloriordan]

the best band of metal,very very technical!!!

[stromghoul]

this band sound a bit too much like the originators. watchtower.

[julesickdrums]

technically, it isnt that hard to play but he changes a lot from tempos, first 5/4 then a fill in 7/8 and well, so on. The only hard thing will be to memorize it, but i think he doesnt always plays it the same.

[MrGul]

I'm pretty sure that 5/4 and 7/8 are time signatures and not tempo, though...

[SabuPtolemy]

This is what Watchtower would've sound like back in the day if they couldn't write songs. Spiral trainwreck.

[tehriverdragon7129]

Spiral Architect > Watchtower, and I like Watchtower...

[SabuPtolemy]

Well, it'd be very weird if you didn't like WatchTower since Spiral A is nothing but a WT ripoff - except they can't write a coherent song.

[tehriverdragon7129]

Spiral doesnt ripoff Watchtower...their definitly similar but Spiral Archiect is a lot more complex and incorporates more influences from outside metal...Watchtower is good it's just they get a bit stiff sometimes IMO, Spiral Architect is more varied.

[drzip1993]

There is no black

[andysciro1]

and i got -6... because lol

[largemoose]

I like how I get -2 for suggesting that the music isn't difficult to understand. I'm not going to be pretentious about the album's complexity, it is what it is.

[5stringgod]

hey dudes the singer is all the money

he sings many voices though the whole album doing harmonies and he uses his voice as an instrument

all of them are great musicians and the nine compositions are excellent and the hard time that each other spent to write the songs it does seems!!!!

[largemoose]

"I can only accept your negative comment if you've heard the entire album through a few times, otherwise you have light years of understanding to go through in order to properly assess this gem of an album."

haha. people act like this album takes an epic to understand. if you are a good musician you can get the songs in 5-10 listens.

[largemoose]

"Ugh, they need to ditch that god awful singer. I love the music, but the singer completely kills it for me. I would love to hear this band with Russell Allen or Daniel Gildenlow...or anyone other than the current singer. :-("

He's not a bad singer. The vocal lines however, are kind of eh.

[jerkincrokus]

they were my favorite heavy metal band along with Nevermore for a very long time. i am so disappointed they didn't keep going

[BassAwareness]

They aren't going to have a new CD they were a once in a lifetime super group.

I want one to man, I just doubt it'll happen

[violeta9109]

una de las mejores bandas que conozco, y su disco a sceptics, de lo mejor junto al ultra de depeche, el white pony de deftones, el undertow de tool, el abcense... de impled nazarene, o el killing... de RATM, ah, la neta del planeta!!!

[SabianAxis]

Ugh, they need to ditch that god awful singer. I love the music, but the singer completely kills it for me. I would love to hear this band with Russell Allen or Daniel Gildenlow...or anyone other than the current singer. :-(

[Nythram]

controlled anarchy.

simply controlled anarchy.

fuck dream theater, that's the only REAL prog i've ever heard!!!

[tomodrum]

The vocal sounds as good as the cd. what's taking them so long to complete the 2nd album?

[rpaolob]

excelente banda, progresiva de principio a fin!

[obitbodom64]

wow.they are just beyond progressive

[shadowguardianlouie]

This is the definition of Technical/Math/Prog Metal

[speedrhai]

one of inspiratin on technical...rhai of mirror phil.

[screamtheater]

Is this sound quality or what? ;D

[abortedeformed]

keratalar

[ArcturusXIV]

Chaos set to music. Beautiful!

[TopDollar77]

i love technical death metal...my favourite bands: SPIRAL ARCHITECT,WATCHTOWER,SPASTIC INK,CYNIC ,DEATH,CONTROL DENIED,PESTILENCE...and RIVERSIDE GREAT POLISH PROG ROCK/METAL BAND

[oblivionsoul666]

is the most difficult band i've seen ... and listen .... im so confused when i listen this musi ... i cannot understand it :S...

anyway ... isa fucking great band

metal owns!!!!!!!!!

[finhooffy]

algo dificil es spastic ink...

viva el progrometal....¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[Pedophilesex]

casi todo lo que Ron Jarzombek hace es dificil.

[kynsum]

Esto si es un bataco de verdad!!!!

[deluge71]

An interesting clip. Sounds like the recording mics were all placed behind the drum kit, which is pretty odd. Nonetheless, an incredible display of technical prowess and (dare I say) SONGWRITING that will forever be lost to time.

[thepanagiot]

hehe i know what u mean about the mics.but i think that the audio is just from the camera.

[finhooffy]

cierto my friend, es eso....

[Panasper]

what you might call an acquired taste

[GianniStunato]

HAH they had the other tapes destroyed at the show...

[eyvindeidesen]

totaly crappy sound dudes!

[sijja]

I agree da sounds are terrible but their music is awesome, I think it's da fault of da bloody recording.

[graywolf87]

the quality of sound is terrible...what's wrong with the video? damn you tube...anyway this band is incredible and this songs is great.

[Herreken]

I don't think it's Youtube's fault. It looks like this was recorded with a shitty video phone or something.

[Stormland]

this bands album is fucking magnificant... gretest album

[Muimbwa]

well, you cannot move along to this listening, and that is a serious minus. groove is important, being technical is no excuse for not creating a hammering groove.

[dartosdeathmetal]

groove is a very common excuse for lack of technique and/or ear.

[Muimbwa]

yes, but only in metal music.

[dartosdeathmetal]

I don't think so. I mean, most of the time people confuse "groove" with "cool", which means easy to listen, which may also mean simple. This doesn't mean a technical piece lacks groove, just means it is not confortable to listen as a more conventional thing.

[Muimbwa]

i agree. but then again there is stuff difficult to play and easy to listen to. And so there is different levels on how well can someone play an easy to listen song, etc...

i think that if the drummer didnt play in such a flat way things would be "groovier". He hits even the cymbals with the same power he hits the drums. anyway, i like this band a lot.

[amierdolo]

i dance to spiral architect everyday in the street

[yuggoth1986]

pure math!!!!!!! but great band

[JatinderGill9]

Great band, I can see why some people find the singer is annoying, haha. He's an awesome singer though, just takes a while to get used to.

[Hez1337]

Yeah hes excellent, first time i listened to them i was a bit put off though.

[BlazinAphattyBlunt]

masters of progressive metal

[ThreeHugeGuys]

The drummer is so calm and serene. He looks like Jesus.

[duhmzdaih]

LMAO XD

[TheCellarGuardian]

One of the best pregressive metal bands ever, in my opinion.

[HarlequinForest23]

This is amazing... get the album! They don´t copy they have their own extremly interesting sound! They are genious!

[StareAtNothing]

pure shit

[Muimbwa]

This is a terrible copying of Watchtower, Psychotic Waltz, Fates Warning and Hellstar. But still i enjoy it quite a lot.

[andreandreeee]

While I agree they do copy Watchtower and get a lot of inspiration on Psychotic Waltz, your comment makes little sense. It's a terrible copy but you still enjoy it a lot? lol.

[Muimbwa]

the extent to which they copy these bands is awful, but the music still makes me feel good.

[blakfloyd]

I can only accept your negative comment if you've heard the entire album through a few times, otherwise you have light years of understanding to go through in order to properly assess this gem of an album.

[Muimbwa]

i almost know the album by heart , listened to it over a hundred times.

[supersaiayin666]

Its big influence.. but i think this music is still having they own sound

[VampFreya]

I like this! I also like this angle of recording, drumming is great.

[ElectrickFingers]

Vocals are hilarious.

[sh00tmyself]

Yea this drummer has some mean cuts.

Reminds me of spastik ink and cynic drumming.

Vocals are pretty hardout too, tech as. This vocalist can go low also.

[Kapteinar]

I really don't understand you guys who don't like the vocals. Seriously, he's one of the best I've heard when it comes to this style of music. The voice suits the music like nothing else

[chupioftheloom]

I agree with you Kapteinar, I have never listened such great clean voice since Psychotic Waltz's best moments, he is probably the new Devon Graves! Up the Spirals!

[ajaxrunner]

If you listen deeply, (the album) you will realize how much the singer is a BEAST. Trust me.

[Wabbelboy]

This one sounds like Iron Maiden on drugs. This is no music at all cause it sounds totally random. Those guys are like the most of the new Progband generation: Just boasters.

[dartosdeathmetal]

I love when ignorant people comment to pretend they know shit!!!

[WonderfulWayne]

One of the most awesome bands ever!

[HopePoisoned]

yeah im a bigger fan of this band without the vocals - but they don't sound so bad on the album, great stuff i love it progged!

[metalmadajax]

I saw their only USA performance in Atlanta, Georgia. Many people in the audience were staring at them while scratching their heads in confusion. It went over many of their heads but those who got it will have that performance forever etched in their minds. Spiral Architect are true pioneers. I wish they would have continued their musical journey.

[mvunit3]

@metalmadajax -the next best band is their side project "Twisted Into Form". Go to Progulus. c o m to find more Math Metal like this :D! -MAVIII

[dre4mcatcher]

these guys rock.

[ulam82t2t2r]

vocal kills rest of music... what a pity

[Schloo]

I would really like this with no vocals.

[adriant0rres]

Awesome Band..Excellent Song!!This show looks like it would been so fucking good..oh well its all good!

[jclp777]

thats absurd

[ermanben]

they are really awesome

[tommanme]

my favorite!!!

[Mrslinger1985]

Such a great band, i love this song...even if all i can hear is drums.

[aghoraalan]

we want to play with them....

[skallvard]

Bra lyd.

[southofnonorth]

metal farofa.

[ibanezslz]

Sempre tem que ter um brazuca pra falar merda..

[JerichBlakk]

this is a treat...it is a shame most of it...is the drummer....great band Nil's the bass player is amazing...great music...thanks for posting it....

[MidgetMassacre]

Did the guitarists rape anyone after the show?

[mavartworx]

Asgeir is up there with the BEST! MORE VIDZ!!!!! pleeeeeeeaaaaase! -MAVIII(progulus.com)

[awkwardist]

Wow! That is killer! & from the drummer's perspective! Thanks!

[matochiba]

ASGEIR!!!!!YAY!!!!!