Canopy

Check this band out.

http://menhir.bandcamp.com

That's for their latest album; you can stream it. Wait until "Menhir," the first track, kicks in around the 3-minute mark. BRILLIANT!

I met the singer years ago on the MetalReviews.com forum. I even reviewed their early demo EPs here and here. Killer stuff.

I guess you'd label them melodic death metal, but they lean toward the more brutal death side of things when it comes to the vocals. Musically it's pretty progressive.

Anyway, I really dig these guys. Waiting on the new CD to arrive. Can't wait. I know some of you, like mc666, will love this.

Like a lot of these new melodic death-y bands, the "clean" part sounds much better than the "heavy" parts.

The heavy parts just don't rock enough ... they meander too much.

buying this right now. i also found one called Will and Perception for digital download on Amazon. grabbing it right now too. good stuff.

i disagree with ToB though. i think it all melds well together.

mc666 wrote:

buying this right now. i also found one called Will and Perception for digital download on Amazon. grabbing it right now too. good stuff.

i disagree with ToB though. i think it all melds well together.

I can rip you their debut EP, if you want it.

Eyesore wrote:

mc666 wrote:

buying this right now. i also found one called Will and Perception for digital download on Amazon. grabbing it right now too. good stuff.

i disagree with ToB though. i think it all melds well together.

I can rip you their debut EP, if you want it.

would love it, when you have the time. thanks.

This sounds great! I'm putting my order in for it!

http://rapidshare.com/files/416958413/Canopy_-_During_Day_One__EP_.zip.html

Link to their debut demo. There's a cool little outro that Dan Swano did on "Symbiotic." I believe he mixed and mastered the album for the band, then added all that stuff on a whim. The band dug it, so it stayed. Pretty cool.

The demo isn't as good as their later stuff, but it's still solid. Enjoy!

thanks for the up. much obliged.

Let me know if there's any of those "scratchy" noises. When I first started ripping my CDs, I did so on the fastest speed. Those noises are annoying as hell, so I know rip things on the paranoia setting.

I can re-rip it if any tracks are messed up.