Also I dunno about everyone else, but the fat sound of the sax in this mix and its strong presence does my ears many favors. I love saxes in metal, and this one sounds freaking great!
The first time I listened through Rise I didn't "get it." I knew you were Berklee crew before I looked at your bio, because I know what whackiness issues forth from that land and my older brother got a degree from said land. I thought "interesting, but not sure I'd buy it." I saw your collegemates Native Construct at PPUSA last year and I feel the same way about them. Then Glenn Harveston put Rise in his top 50 albums for 2015 and I said "I need to go back with fresh ears," and boom. After listening to Umpfel's Cactus I don't know how many times I got into your groove and now I'm in love. I tried to go back to Native Construct the same way but they feel a bit too angular for my ears. You guys hit the right balance though, more metal than Umpfel, less angular than Native Construct, but all kinds of fun and proggy and jazzy. You keep makin em, I'll keep buyin em.
Just found your channel and I'm loving every bit of it. You guys have just become one of my favorite bands and I am definitely going to recommend you to all of my friends. You guys absolutely rock!
+Nino Wow. This is an incredibly apt description. And it's good to see another fan of Snarky Puppy in the metal community! I was beginning to fear I was alone, lol.
Would love just the instrumental. Awesome talent there. You guys are surely talented, in that aspect.. NOT a fan of the vocals. Lyrics are good, just not applied very well. Too choppy, too jumpy. Difficult to follow. Guess you gotta ask yourself if you just want to make music, or make money....making music. Just my opinion. Not being a dick. WAY worse critics out there. I give it a 7out of 10. Fix your vocals, and you'd have at least a 9. You have to have some flow to them. The style is really bad.
1:26 and 3:51 were totally Weather Report but flawlessly blended with metal. SOUL METAL! This is a horizon that 150% needs to be explored more deeply.
You guys are taking progressive metal to another level. Simply love this band!
They really are.
Also I dunno about everyone else, but the fat sound of the sax in this mix and its strong presence does my ears many favors. I love saxes in metal, and this one sounds freaking great!
Djazz
The word "struggle" shouldn't be anywhere near your music because you guys fucking SLAY!!
Holy production value batman. This is so slick and sounds so good.
+Hex's youtube account Appreciate it man, mean alot!
would love to see you guys doing a show
GREAT MUSIC for the jazz and metal aficionado
Very nice. Awesome! Great song, great production and super video.
+James P Cushman Thanks Jim!
Great work guys. Stunning
Brutal!!!!! Excelente!!!
The best Experimental\Progressive that I've heard for the last time! Rise rules!
The first time I listened through Rise I didn't "get it." I knew you were Berklee crew before I looked at your bio, because I know what whackiness issues forth from that land and my older brother got a degree from said land. I thought "interesting, but not sure I'd buy it." I saw your collegemates Native Construct at PPUSA last year and I feel the same way about them. Then Glenn Harveston put Rise in his top 50 albums for 2015 and I said "I need to go back with fresh ears," and boom. After listening to Umpfel's Cactus I don't know how many times I got into your groove and now I'm in love. I tried to go back to Native Construct the same way but they feel a bit too angular for my ears. You guys hit the right balance though, more metal than Umpfel, less angular than Native Construct, but all kinds of fun and proggy and jazzy. You keep makin em, I'll keep buyin em.
+Gwunhar Glad you enjoy it man!
I don't regret finding this band.
Awesome Performance for one of my faviourite songs :) I listen to this album every friggin' day and never get sick of it --- to me it's perfection!
this is just magnificent
Just found your channel and I'm loving every bit of it. You guys have just become one of my favorite bands and I am definitely going to recommend you to all of my friends. You guys absolutely rock!
Thanks Isaac, Glad you like it!
Love the keyboard solo!!!
+Daniel Cortes Thanks man! - Joey
that is exactly the music i am searching for, and i like it
You guys are having so much fun! Adds 1000% hype to the already great song! Great stuff boys!
+Chris P Yeah ya gotta move! Thanks!
This needs many, many, many more views
+Edgar Gutierrez Thank you sir appreciate it!
Nerd music for nerds. I love it!
+Ben anonnimous (Cracken) Thanks man!
Complètement dingue!
this is.. just.. awesome!! I finally found you, I've found my favourite genre of music tnx to you guys. You're all awesome.
Incredible!!
+litled432 Thanks!
Cool stuff!
DIRT. Killer keyboards!!
also cool shirts lol
You guys rule so much! Love everything about it
+BrandonParkerMusic Thank you sir
Intronaut comes to mind. I like Intronaut. I like this.
Metal Snarky Puppy :D
+Nino Oh. Yes.
+Nino Wow. This is an incredibly apt description. And it's good to see another fan of Snarky Puppy in the metal community! I was beginning to fear I was alone, lol.
+Gwunhar Why fear ? Snarky Puppy is tits. And so is Sound Struggle.
+Nino Not actual fear, more of the "wtf how can I be the only one of us with this crossover?"
+Gwunhar Got you. Anyways, just listen to whatever makes you happy.
It's...It's amazing!!! 842 followers on youtube...What's wrong with world. I mean this band may get 842.000 followers
there are some very interesting ideas going on here. Keep up doing it!
+artsandclouds Thanks we'll keep at it :)
Didn't know Aaron from Ghost Adventures can shred on drums! Amazing music guys🤘
2:05 I love that part
Native Construct, Bent Knee, Sound Struggle... Berklee just keeps on producing.
LOVE.
Sweet Iron Giant shirt.
dopeness in every fricken way!
+Gabriel Yudken Thanks Gaaabe!
You guys should be opening for devin townsend project!
+Dominic Fante OMG I love you
current personal most frequent song stuck in head, ladies & gentlemen
Jazz metal fusion? Fucking awesome! If Dream Theater and Mike Stern had a baby this would be it.
Love It ! keep it up with the fun. What's the bar at the beginning ? I counted a "phrase" of 15 but I can't get the decomposition by bar.
Wierd^ but very interesting mix of everything. Great job! I will definitely listen to this song again. And video is done well
+Pixel Rock Word thanks for listening in!
\m/ !
+Dzimka Bujiashvili Thank you!
Wait... Jazz Metal? Cooool!
Thank you.
First League!
I fucking love this :-)
I prefer this mix over the album version. Nice separation throughout. However, I prefer the guitar solo on the album version.
I wanna more ._.
Btbam 7/8 3/4 time. Hell yeah.
super
happy to be ur 666th sub; you earned it
HOLY SHIT
+Nick Kelley WITH TARTAR CONTROL
workout music!
djazz & djent
What kind of a name is Hogarth!?
+Gwunhar Yes! You are my kinda guy. Thanks for the kind words!
Felt like an interesting mix of Animals as Leaders and Gojira.
Really different stuff. :o
+AVEX Combo approved!
You and Native Construct on tour - and Andy is there.
+Andy Breivik That'd be great!
Bruford Metal.
putain le classe !
+Woo Merci!
Someone has listened to Holdsworth's "Metal Fatigue"...
jazzcore?
needs more sax :)
Less cut in the video post-production, and more instruments please! ;)
like haken but more jazz
Im sorry but I can't have a prepubescent looking guy front my metal
+Karlwojo1 Lol yeah we'll get right on crafting your metal for you.
Would love just the instrumental. Awesome talent there. You guys are surely talented, in that aspect.. NOT a fan of the vocals. Lyrics are good, just not applied very well. Too choppy, too jumpy. Difficult to follow. Guess you gotta ask yourself if you just want to make music, or make money....making music. Just my opinion. Not being a dick. WAY worse critics out there. I give it a 7out of 10. Fix your vocals, and you'd have at least a 9. You have to have some flow to them. The style is really bad.
Is it just me, or are those clean vocals really cringey? I really dig everything else though, these guys have some serious writing / playing chops