I could never really get into all that dungeons and dragons metal bullsh#t.
Always liked that technical/mathmatical metal but could never really get into bands like Meshuggah. They try way to hard to be random and in tern loose their musical aspect.
Splitter, that I The Breather video was pretty bad ass. I can recognize talent when I hear it. I'd love to see these guys live and see how good they really are.
Speaking of techie metal, anyone hear of Animals as Leaders? By far one of the most talented lineups out there. Their music takes a certain taste to really like but there is no denying, these guys know their instruments inside out. And having seen them live, I can tell you they sound just as good live as on their recordings.
No kidding, you have to see this sh#t to believe it.
salamanizer - (I The Breather) "i'd love to see these guys live to see who good they are." -- evidently there pretty good live. they did the Mayhem Festival 2012 tour with Slayer, Slipknot, Anthrax, Motorhead, etc. and played the mainstage with them. glad you like them.
here is another band i have been following since '05 that are pretty tight, & also good in live...
Let us know!