Daath
11.24.2008
DAATH: KEVIN TALLEY RECORDING VIDEO AND COMMENTARY
Kevin Talley of DAATH describes the bands writing process and posts a recording video on RR.com! Check out what he has to say, and check out the video link at the bottom!
"Many people often wonder about writing techniques and how artists go about creating songs. Well there are many different ways but in my experiences, the best way to go about the writing process is to find someone you click with and jam in a room with them. Sure there can be some preliminary recordings with a drum machine but don’t let the initial demo restrict your natural desire to change it. Get in the room and jam it out. Speed it up; slow it down; change the time signatures. The possibilities are endless but don’t get caught up in the rules of writing – just do what feels and sounds good.
Songs are like women… some can be banged out on the first night and others can take weeks to bang out (so I’ve heard). But anything over 3 weeks should be kicked to the curb. “Sharpen the Blades” took a while and was created in several different writing sessions. Emil was messing around with the opening riff for a while and I suggested that we start the song with that riff and I would come in with a blast… No fill – just straight to the blast. The verse riff is a variation of the opening riff but notice the interesting kick drum pattern (turn the music off and sing the drums to yourself). Then we go back to the blast for the pre chorus chuga chuga riff. This pre chorus riff was in a different song that Emil wrote on drum machine and we stole it for this song. I think we were originally “breaking it down” for the chorus but it was too typical so we kept it upbeat and worked on the chorus riff for a while making sure it was simple and effective.
We then decided to do a solo and go half time after the solo. Again, I didn’t want a “break down” fell so I stayed on the ride with a 2 and 4 groove on the bell. I pick up the drums for this next bridge/vocal section where Emil and I originally played a “temp” riff. Later on Eyal wrote a different riff, which fit the song better. After hearing Eyals newer riff, I placed some 6-tuplet bursts on the kick drums. At the end of this vocal bridge we could’ve gone back to the chorus (typical) but we felt it still needed more. In this case I like to play the song from the beginning and then decide where the song should go when we get there. After doing this, we decided to pick up the tempo and do another solo.
This very musical middle section is killer and, like the majority of this record, was mostly written jamming in the room together organically (Yes -- at Wholefoods). Some of the album was written with a drum machine but in my opinion, you should only write on a drum machine if it’s your only option. Finally, we bring it back around to the pre chorus and chorus which is pretty standard. Then we finish the song with the verse riff with half time groove on the drums. It was weird to go back to that riff with the different drumbeat but it sounded good so we kept it. Don’t get caught up in the rules of writing – just do what sounds good to you.
Alas, Sean Z added some punishing vocals and Jeremy wrote some actual bass parts (not just playing the guitar parts all the time) and it was time to move on to the next girl.
-Kevin Talley "
Check out the video of Kevin recording HERE!
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10.30.2008
ATTENTION GUITARISTS! GET TAUGHT BY DAATH
Daath's latest track, "Sharpen The Blades", off of their upcoming album The Concealers, has been getting an amazing response from fans. Lots of questions about guitar parts in the song have been asked, so the band decided to give a special tutorial that kicks ass.
Click here to check it out on their myspace blog.
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10.21.2008
WHAT DOES THE NEW DAATH SOUND LIKE?
As promised..here is one of Daath's newest songs, "Sharpen The Blades"
More to come from Daath soon....
10.16.2008
DAATH - THE CONCEALERS
Those southern maniacs Daath have gone ahead and created a teaser video for their next album, The Concealers. A ton of you have written into the site over the months asking about it, commented on videos and tracks all over the net, and generally seem pumped for their next release.
Watch the teaser on the Daath Facebook page. While you're at it, add yourself as a fan to the page!
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10.06.2008
NEW SITE CHANGES!
You may have noticed that over the past few months quiet changes have been made to the site. First we gave you new artist pages. Check out your favorite and you'll find widgets, videos, music, and much more. Plus they look great.
A few weeks back we also updated our Artists page. You'll see highlighted artists up top in blue. These change as artists are updated with news, video, and music. This is a great page to make your first port-of-call after the news section!
Today we've relaunched three other pages. Music and Video are all new. You can now embed all of our music and video posted to the site in your blog, web site, or MySpace/Facebook profiles. At the right of these pages you'll see charts driven by what YOU do on our site. You can also leave comments at all songs and videos, rate them, and favorite them in our new profile system (more on that in a sec).
The Releases page has gotten a huge makeover. Every album now has its own home page where you can see the available tracks, rate it, leave a review, or comment on others' reviews. Snazzy huh?
Finally, we just launched our new profile pages. If you're a subscriber to our email newsletters, you can log in, add your own picture, keep track of the latest updates on our site (and partner sites), follow your favorite videos and music, and tell us what bands you want to hear about.
Of course, many of these new features require that you be a member of the site to use them, so please join today!
We are, of course, in a beta phase and need your help to make the site work the best for YOU. If you see any problems or want to suggest changes to the new features, please send an email to webmaster@roadrunnerrecords.com with "NEW SITE REPORT" in the subject line. If you receive an error, please be as detailed as possible, including what page you were on, what browser you are using, and copy any error message you receive into the body of the email.
Please feel free to leave comments here below!
Cheers!
Jeremy Rosen
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Roadrunner Discography
Format: CD Release Date: 07.17.2007
Dead on the Dancefloor [Digital EP]
Daath's Roadrunner debut, The Hinderers, isn't just one of 2007's most brutally inspired metal releases, it's also one of the most eclectic, and no track more so than the techno-inflected "Dead on the Dancefloor." This track has now been given a remix by former Nine Inch Nails man, Danny Lohner, so we're making it available for download from your digi-retailer of choice, along with The Hinderers' version of "From the Blind" and previously unreleased outtake, "Inversion," just in time for Daath's participation in this year's Ozzfest.
Tracks:
Track Listing:
1. Dead on the Dancefloor [Pyrexia Mix] *
2. Inversion *
3. From The Blind
* Previously unreleased
Format: CD Release Date: 03.20.2007
The Hinderers
Extreme metal with a purpose, Daath is poised to emerge as one of the most exciting new bands of 2007 with its Roadrunner debut, The Hinderers. Fusing elements of death, thrash, and black metal with technical virtuosity, the 13 songs comprising The Hinderers showcase the crushing power of this Georgia six-piece.
Tracks:
1. Subterfuge [ listen/comment ]2. From The Blind
3. Cosmic Forge
4. Sightless
5. Under A Somber Sign
6. Ovum
7. Festival Mass Soulform
8. Above Lucium
9. Who Will Take The Blame?
10. War Born (Tri-Adverserenade)
11. Dead On The Dance Floor
12. Blessed Through Misery
13. The Hinderers
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Ozzfest 2007
See Daath at the 2007 Ozzfest (photos courtesy of LadyLush)
Summer Slaughter Atlanta
Photos by Adrienne Darnell and Shawn Elmore
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MetalFest 2007
Daath at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival 2007 courtesy of Aub Driver.
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The Hinderers Photo Shoot
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