Metal Band Practice with Deadtide

"Like" --http://bit.ly/DeadtideOnFacebook | READ THIS: I am NOT in this video. This is an old video of my band, Deadtide (melodic death metal), rehearsing one of Chromecelica00's compositions. I am the vocalist. The vocals are just about done, so expect to see me and hear them soon once we get a PA.

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Before you start asking...

-There is double bass... it just didn't come out well on this camera

-There's no bass (or synth) because we need a bassist and a keyboardist.

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[mrbdig]

Nice video man u should check out my band also tech melodic death metal

[blackened138]

@mrbdig Thanks, dude. I'm guessing you have material on your channel? I'll check you guys out now.

[dabest70]

just an idea for you to try,you say that there is double bass but the camera didnt pick it up. i have a point and shoot and it wouldnt pick up the kick drums at all from the front,so i started recording from behind and works pretty good with my point and shoot but is slightly out of sync, so i tried a sony digital8 camera,has crisp cymbals and in sync but a lil distorted and washed out color,and we just found a vocalist,so if you can make room, try recording from behind the drums!

[blackened138]

@dabest70 Hey, man. Sorry it took so long for me to respond. I must have missed your comment when you first posted it.

Yeah, we used a point-and-shoot, too. That's good to know. We'll give that a try next time. Sounds like it would work better based on the positioning of everything and the way sound travels. It's alright if it's out of sync--nothing a little editing can't fix. Always better than not being able to get decent-enough sound quality in the first place! Thanks for the advice, man!

[blackened138]

@Fraser387 Hey, Fraser... our name is Deadtide. You can find more of our material on my YouTube channel and on ChromeCelica00's YouTube channel. We're also on Myspace, Facebook, & Twitter.

facebook . com / deadtide

myspace . com / deadtide

twitter . com / deadtidemetal

[Fraser387]

whats your band called? Please reply

[blackened138]

@RicRam76 Had I known I was going to write an essay on music history, I probably would have just messaged you. The ADHD med I take is known to have that effect. \m/

[blackened138]

@RicRam76 (continued) When you hear our EP (coming very soon), you'll see what I'm talking about. The guitar tone & production sound on our EP are galaxies away from this crappy recording. That, along with the synth that isn't here, will change the way you perceive this. You'll just have to trust me on that. And yeah, no breakdowns--we just like heavy riffage!

[blackened138]

@RicRam76 (continued) I understand that it gets tricky when just calling it melodic death metal because different styles have been blurred together so much, but until there's a more contemporary description, we need something to tell new potential listeners so they can have a better idea of what style of metal we play. I can promise you, we're in no way a metalcore band, haha.

[blackened138]

@RicRam76 (continued) Metalcore is a fusion genre between metal and hardcore. It took that Swedish melodeath riffing style, and adopted the hardcore vocal style of screaming and yelling, and then later came to incorporate more singing as well. I know these things because of exposure & experience; I've done pretty much all these different vocal styles throughout the years because I listen to punk, old-school hardcore, and all types of metal and rock.

[blackened138]

@RicRam76 (continued) When you add catchier riffs, and even NWOBHM-style melodies and harmonies bands like (old) In Flames use frequently, to the death growls, it becomes melodic death metal. In Deadtide, I use death growls/grunts/what have you. Just because there's singing, doesn't mean it's metalcore. Many modern melodeath bands incorporate singing into their music.

[blackened138]

@RicRam76 Ever listened to Scar Symmetry? Those clean vocals (AND harsh vocals) sound nothing like AILD. The main difference between metalcore and At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul & much of Dark Tranquillity-Swedish-style melodeath (characterized by the alternating palm mutes and unmuted notes on the low strings), is the vocal style. Death growls come from death metal.

[RicRam76]

@blackened138 that would make it metalcore lol... if you have clean vocals in this it will sound like as i lay dying... but alot better and nto as generic... im glad you guys dont play breakdowns.

[blackened138]

@RicRam76 Glad you like it, man! Check my channel, though--I think you'll change your mind about the metalcore part when you hear the vocal preview. There's no screaming/yelling. Only growling and singing. Maybe something like "modern" melodic death metal. Thanks for commenting!