Archspire - Lucid Collective Somnambulation

     Yesterday's Inanimate Existence song was both techy and heavy, but I'm going to turn it up a notch today with a track from Vancouver's Archspire.

     "Lucid Collective Somnambulation" is just as much of a musical earful to hear as it is a mouthful to say. All the riffing is dextrous and super tight, and boy are there some riffs. Throw in a handful of tech death staples (your blast beats and such, all masterfully handled) and some shreddy lead work that comes complete with tasty tapped arpeggios (also masterfully handled) and you've got tech death at its finest. I love it when I find out a band like this is Canadian. Check 'em out.

Inanimate Existence - The Rune of Destruction

     Buckle up, kids, because tonight I've got some tasty tech death for you from Santa Cruz's Inanimate Existence.

     "The Rune of Destruction" from the band's new album A Never-Ending Cycle of Atonement is a good example of the band's fusion of melody and brutality, with blast beats and trem picking sitting comfortably alongside some brooding ambience and a mid-track melodic interlude, all of it tied together with some intricate, menacing-sounding riffs and a couple of cool grooves. This is the kind of technical death metal I can get behind, and it's the kind you should be getting behind. This is your daily dose of heavy right here.