Meshuggah – I

Math is at the core of pretty much everything we do in life. Ranging from the equations carried out within the human brain as synapses fire off neurons to different receptors which command your eyes to observe these words written on your screen and interpret them, to, well, other equations being conducted as the signals bounce from the satellites in space down to earth into you phone and are converted into streams of information which…

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High On Fire – Death Is This Communion

First notes hit like cannons. Fury Whip  starts out on full, fire fueled guitar crushing over the massive kicks pounding away through the complete assault that is the opening track. Welcome to the world of High On Fire, where everything is loud and big, all the time. The band came to existence in 1998, founded by guitarist and lead vocalist Matt Pike. Hailing from California, High On Fire takes much influence from the godfathers of…

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Arsis – A Diamond For Disease

Finally I can get to something Metal! I was introduced to Arsis many years ago by my guitar teacher, whom had a fantastic taste in music and expanded my horizons into the underground. I went in wanting to learn something by Slayer right off the bat (which did somehow happened, don’t ask me). Granted I had been playing bass for a year or so before, but this is all irrelevant to the article at this…

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Studio Upgrades – November 2016

This is one of my favourite times of year, where everyone puts their prices down to the floor, and the studio can get the best upgrades for the lowest price! This last month there have been three new pieces of hardware come into Okzygen, all in the pursuit of the perfect recordings. First off is the largest piece, the ART Digital MPA II. This unit completes the main recording setup here, adding two preamps to…

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