In any genre or musical style, there are always standout artists that don’t just blindly regurgitate the tropes of their peers. They’re able to belong in a group of bands enough to be classified, but still have a sound all their own.
In modern progressive metal, it’s a task and a half even just keeping up with all the amazing players out there, so when you can do that AND do something new, well, it’s time to start paying attention – to The User Lives!
Lucky for you, if you haven’t heard or see Charlie Charpentier play some of The User Lives material, we have an exclusive playthrough video just for you, via the Hollowed Records YouTube channel. Their first single Valkyr (click to buy the song download, Guitar Pro tab, and lyric sheet for just $1!) is a tour de force of intricate guitar riffs and well crafted melodies. So hurry up and hit play below to see him destroy that Strandberg with extreme prejudice!
PhilipStevenHader / December 22, 2015 8:20 pm
Djent is terrible.
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Jason McCloud / December 23, 2015 1:09 am
Very productive comment! Also, this isn’t djent.
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IcarusLives / January 1, 2016 5:39 pm
Because dismissing an entire sub-genre of music is so not terrible or stupid.
Yet another metal elitist who needs to grow up.
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PhilipStevenHader / January 1, 2016 5:44 pm
I would retort but your name is the title of a djent song, so you’ve done enough to discredit yourself.
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IcarusLives / January 1, 2016 9:57 pm
My name is irrelevant, however I’m very sad to know I’ve discredited myself to an elitist dick who has no actual retort (Y)
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Damon Winebrinner / January 12, 2016 3:18 pm
What a knob.
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