Being Progressive Doesn't Make Your Song Better

[@BaenaCarcosa]

I can't disqualify you, but you didn't win hahaha

[@TheJammerman]

You're here, he didn't play your song again, you went back to your song and listened to it yourself to make sure it's still good. Admit it

[@Maverick7r]

I do this every video, lol!! 😁

[@NateRange]

Self consciousness intensifies

[@SorooshMhs]

How did you… how did you read my mind O.O

[@crescendo5594]

Humans are so predictable. But we’re pretty fun, right?

[@Metaldad87]

Not when you didn't submit one 😂

[@RudyAyoub]

just wondering cz u never mentioned it, did you ever take german by any chance?

[@BeanDogStudios]

Where did you get that idea???

[@treyxaviermusic]

It will forever remain a mystery

[@TheTSamC]

@@BeanDogStudios Will you please make your song available on SoundCloud now that he's heard it already?

[@silent-trouble]

Rudy!! Your sheer presence is sucking the quality out of this content here. Go away.

[@BeanDogStudios]

@@TheTSamC I will pressure my drummer into laying down the drum tracks for this song before anything else on the album and release it as a single as soon as possposs. KZbin.com/trilobite

[@marcelo.bassalo]

Mom, can we have Kreator? - We have Kreator at home. Kreator at home: 01:04

[@marcelo.bassalo]

Nice solo btw. Vocals sound like a teen still figuring it out though.

[@megatedassaultituary6783]

lol that shit sounds like drowning pool with an old korean lady singing

[@RAAZR-]

Metal Church - Metal Church he even stole the main riff

[@LexiPixeL_]

3:24 "That is what we all get. All for me, I'm Shrek." Fun tune. Sorry to meme on ya. "I Need a Cycloptician" stands out so much for me. All the variation throughout, and then blending the main riff with the chorus riff for the final chorus was a really clever way of spicing up that ending. Great tune, Bean Dog.

[@PERPowns]

Cycloptitian is a fucking banger!

[@moydamer]

Yeah, I think it's my favorite in the contest so far.

[@stevenswisher4339]

Favorite so far

[@Ryan-ro1dg]

Yeah it was really good! I only wish it was like 30 seconds shorter

[@malliakoschristos]

holy shit. I need a cycloptician is awesome. I would easily listen to the whole album.

[@BeanDogStudios]

Thank you for that feedback! I'm really happy with everyone's comments! I'll announce it on my KZbin channel when we have a release date for the next Trilobite album.

[@eduardomelo6046]

@@BeanDogStudios just subbed to your channel, that song is great

[@Krockz10]

@@BeanDogStudios are you a fan of Haken? i thought your track was awesome and it kind of felt like cockroach king by them.

[@BeanDogStudios]

@@Krockz10 I don't actually listen to enough Haken. People keep telling me I should!

[@BeanDogStudios]

@@eduardomelo6046 thanks man 👍🤘

[@zacharymicah]

The Cycloptician song had me dancing The Carlton!

[@PooNinja]

It’s contagious I’m doing It too!! 🕺🏽

[@BeanDogStudios]

That is the highest compliment I have ever received!

[@xxxfallenseraphxx]

That was a wild ride for sure! Like holy shit I was legitimately taken off guard by this one. Well done!

[@saintlotus93]

Ostern 2021 is just Creed. When it went into the second part it was dangerously close to just being "My Sacrifice".

[@DanielPerryRally]

I started singing it in my head the first time hearing that. It lines up pretty spot on.

[@dekadenser]

"I Need A Cycloptician" is cool stuff. Sounds like a fun merge of Opeth, Ghost and Rush. Especially reminded me of the goofy parts in Rush's La Villa Strangiato.

[@brianbergmusic5288]

"One does not simply prog in four minutes!" - Boromir

[@BeanDogStudios]

You're right, the full version is almost six minutes long. I'm not exactly a concise songwriter.

[@russellzauner]

@@BeanDogStudios make it a trilogy. I have trouble making a simple email as I'll write a whole page and all of it looks necessary so I got to spend an hour distilling it... Remember, something is done not when there is nothing left to add but when there is nothing left to take away. :-)

[@caseygroves3046]

The song I submitted is called "Shadowfax"... it's a memory as told by an old man from Edoras about the siege of Helm's Deep. Not prog, but I think the ghost of Boromir would approve.

[@BeanDogStudios]

Thanks for the awesome feedback, Trey. I'll see what feedback I get from a crowd of metalheads soon. Bloodstock!!! Wooohooo!!!! Anyone else going?

[@omynel]

Sick tune, for real that was great.

[@RiffsByJake]

Got major Down I Go vibes from your tune.

[@2012Ronan]

Did you take this down from soundcloud after? I can't find it!

[@BeanDogStudios]

@@2012Ronan no, it's set to private because it's a demo for a Trilobite album. The only current way of accessing demos I've recorded for the album is through patreon.com/trilobite.

[@diecast4556]

amazing tune man

[@thecompletejake]

The cyclopitician song is everything. It's the 2nd best I've heard in this series so far. It's clever, well written, fun, and performed well. I loved it.

[@paulurban5603]

Whats your number 1?

[@thecompletejake]

@@paulurban5603 I can't rember the name of it but it had orchestral parts and was remarkably professional. It was complicated and exciting. I'm 95% sure it was instrumental.

[@toliveanotherday1697]

"songs exist, whether or not, there's a great recording of it" makes perfect sense dude.

[@defaultthis7194]

Cycloptician is absolutely my jam, 💯 pure off-kilter joy

[@fallenshallrise]

A producer back in the day would have thrown a modulation into that Cyclops song near the end. Move it up 2 frets for the last chorus and that would be more than enough of a change up - or modulate down for the bridge and then back up for the same effect but with the same chorus riff.

[@MykeOwns]

That's pretty much what I was thinking too

[@PackinForSuperbowl]

I Need A Cycloptician is bad ass. It kinda reminds of a 12 Foot NInja vibe.

[@MykeOwns]

Someone probably already mentioned it but Bean Dog also did a sick song for Grandma Glenn's contest too.

[@rickfeith6372]

This was a pretty good batch. The last one was pretty sick.

[@julianaraneta5416]

I like the way treys beanie blends in the background perfectly and makes it look like he's not wearing any headgear.

[@TheJammerman]

I can't spell it and I don't know what it means but at some point today I'll probably randomly shout "ATARAGOTTEEEEEE". So well done, good on that guy.

[@BaneOfMan]

Ataragatis was the goddess in ancient Syrian myth and was described as half woman and half fish and the 1st written example of a mermaid. Her counterpart was Astarte in Phoenician myth and Aphrodite in Greek myth. She's the goddess of love and fertility.

[@ManuelAriasTV]

This series is actually something that I look forward to throughout the week. I’m scared

[@nosir5596]

Ataragatis was interesting in that it was like equal parts modern power metal thematically and like, mid-60s experimental fantasy rock. Definitely too blunt with the wording but it was cool.

[@LordZama]

"That's right, I took German" Drunken me belting Rammstein at 3 in the morning

[@alisongama2667]

The Cycloptician one is so amazing, I want a link to this song so bad omg

[@jonahcovers1856]

I can’t be the only one who watches these entire videos just for the edits.

[@shredforceone]

That short song at 18:30 reeks of the chord progression from My Sacrifice by Creed once the distorted guitars pick up

[@Ryan-ro1dg]

Ataragatis was pretty slick! Cool drums and riffs 🤙

[@henrystuart7736]

"I need the cycloptition" reminds me of Mr bungle.

[@DJ2017KEH]

The editing on your vids is so good! Keeps me coming back for more.

[@orlock20]

Words in a song? Are these entries evolving? Is the riff salad dying?

[@riffrigerator666]

"i need a cycloptician" was awesome! 👍🏼

[@TheJammerman]

Cyclops song was awesome, great job

[@lunanimomusic]

“I need a cycloptician” reminds me of Kevin Gilbert.

[@AlexGJams]

The cyclops song was an absolute banger!

[@Dram1984]

“I turned into a mermaid, and i didn’t really like it.”

[@Hanssone]

I like bean dog, has that 90s groovy prog vibe

[@strike_true]

I think that I Need A Cycloptician might be my favorite song of the year.

[@Anshul1614]

Very very good point. I've been thinking this for the last two years listening to modern metal bands. But then progressive doesn't have a ceiling or walls which I enjoy listening to.

[@rolandlemus203]

"Tara for short" LOL! Love this format:)

[@allyourbasearebelongtous2191]

That last one.... that shit was badass. So good.

[@nickp440]

cycloptician was so damn groovy and interesting. these dudes need to make more music!!!

[@stevenswisher4339]

"What r u fading out of, you didn't even do anything yet" 😂😂😂

[@deadtotheworld00]

Man after watching all these submissions I know my submission is really subpar but at least I've been learning what it's missing and how to make it better

[@TheJammerman]

No video this week?

[@bornindisorder151]

I know Robsess personally. We shared a stage once and after he had been complaining about my live tone I saw him pick up his bass as he entered the stage, so I can't really take him seriously anymore. But nonetheless, that was a pretty solid track he submitted here!

[@waric13]

Atargatis /əˈtɑːrɡətɪs/ or Ataratheh (/əˈtærəθə/; Aramaic: 'Atar'atheh or Tar'atheh) was the chief goddess of northern Syria in Classical antiquity. ... Primarily she was a goddess of fertility, but, as the baalat ("mistress") of her city and people she was also responsible for their protection and well-being. I had to google it.

[@gckbowers411]

That change-up to moody jam in the middle of Ataragatis was badass though

[@malodesi]

Yeah, man! That BigKit-track is at least the first one, that made me wanna buy an Album and REALLY see this live! Or have him/them tour with Mantar. That Black/Crust/Thrash combination is very defferent, but just fittingto that! And i love it for its Rock'n'Roll! \m/

[@Myserieden]

Watched a few of these. Not in order of course... but so far the songs in this video have been better than all the more recent one's. lol The first one was great.

[@naejin]

It would be kind of cool to see what song number you're presenting us out of the total number of entries.

[@danielastorga6853]

That ataragatis song was very cool!

[@user-yk4gd1fl4z]

To. Be honest , this needed WAY more gong.

[@cjw1397]

DUDE. I NEED A CYCLOPTICIAN SLAPPED. 😂

[@chilledpenguins8381]

"I Need a Cycloptician" is such a hilarious name. Edit: also hilarious words, from a fan of greek mythology. Fun groove, good song!

[@bryanalilvguitars]

I've since given up on feeling nervous about my track being critiqued. I just want to hear my damn submission already.

[@kevinmbtbass]

Definitely got some Jonathan Coulton vibes in the Cycloptician song, especially in the chorus

[@TheOriginalEUrban]

Atargatis was the chief goddess of northern Syria in Classical antiquity. Primarily she was a goddess of fertility, but, as the baalat ("mistress") of her city and people she was also responsible for their protection and well-being.

[@madiimad]

I'm.waiting on the throne!

[@SlyHikari03]

Trey dancing killed me. That’s some funny shit. And that German accent was funny too, There needs to be a compilation of that stuff. The sfx and edits are pretty funny too.

[@exitspree]

About that Atagaris song: It's better than anything you've ever made Trey (at least in my opinion). I fucking loved that shit. Not saying your shit is bad Trey, I'm just saying enjoyed Atagaris way more and it felt like you highly underappreciated that song.

[@RAAZR-]

Major Legacy is Metal Church - Metal Church with variation

[@MegaDraws24]

ohohh im looking forward to this, I love reactions to the good and the bad songs, both just as entertaining.

[@slipspectrum9253]

Lot of Uriah Heep and Styx meets Mr. Bungle influence in “I need a Cycloptician”

[@donicsm7684]

Last song def came from someone whose been writing a long while. Chops are insane.

[@Sheroo1992]

maybe it's just me but the song Ostern 2021 sounded a lot like a slow version of Bittersweet Memories from BFMV

[@jamrhein2]

It's 1:30am, why are 4 people already waiting? You guys think you get better seats? Lmao.

[@xenonvinc]

You know timezones, right?

[@jamrhein2]

@@xenonvinc point? The video came out live so time zones are irrelevant. Whether it was 1:30am for other people or not, they were still 10hrs early. That was my main point.

[@bmhyakiri]

@@jamrhein2 what do you mean "point?"? If you said "x hours early" your original comment would have made sense

[@jamrhein2]

@@bmhyakiri it had the same meaning. It was 1:30a for me with a scheduled premiere for 11a. No matter what time your clock said, it was the same amount of time away. My comment clearly says how many hours ago it was posted.

[@VIDEOdugo]

Decimate the Weak by Winds of Plague is another pretty good straight into it song.

[@bigkid757]

Thanks for the review, Trey! I laugh every time I hear that vocal. Oh, and by the way… that was a chick 😂

[@RAAZR-]

Metal Church - Metal Church

[@adambailey890]

Ostern 2021...or as otherwise known... my sacrifice by creed 😂

[@soulslayer8320]

Absolutely love the thumbnail lol

[@pablomontesinos6852]

19:00 Creed's My Sacrifice? 🙄

[@olivierpeartnoy]

100% haha

[@adrianvelante8014]

Bean Dog was sick!!!

[@brandontadday6288]

Robsess was actually some pretty decent quality melodeath.

[@mobbinator]

I need a Cycloptician was something else!

[@Coleman73]

That one dude was totally playing a Creed song...

[@Mune.T]

Oh no, that 5/3 in the verse coming back to haunt me

[@mmaviator22]

Overthinking's vox were way too upfront and in my face. I literally had the feeling that I wanted to step back because you were talking in my face lol.

[@conorbeech5914]

Liked the second you used Black Dahlia Murder as a great example of song writing, but it wouldn't be too fair comparing anyone to those guys really 😂😂👌

[@diemonos2818]

ATARAGATIIIIS

[@MetalZoned]

Yeah I just keep hearing "tamagatchi" -- cool song though. They're all pretty good actually.

[@kukukachu]

13:35 I bet you that was a recording of a juicy fart.

[@stratdax4028]

Was that the Atlanta Braves war chant in the German song?

[@donicsm7684]

The first song kinda sounds like old Mastodon trying on some old school black metal.

[@MarcDLange]

Bean Dog Studio's has some david bowie vibes.

[@lueysixty-six7300]

That first one was grouse!😎👍

[@robfox6103]

lmao that first one 🤣🤣

[@caius3849]

Is it too late to submit a song?

[@joe_brooks_music]

Ostern 2021is a Creed cover af

[@TheOriginalEUrban]

Ataragatis: vocals remind me of Rush

[@aliensporebomb]

Early Rush and the Canadian band Christmas who Rush were influenced by.

[@Foobymaster1]

Once you brought out the gong, the unfinished songs stopped.

[@dookieshoe2905]

I thought the thumbnail was a headcrab at first glance.

[@russellzauner]

*laughs in XBONEX remaster of orange box*

[@A.Moortal]

Anyone else think cycloptician kinda sounded like Trey singing?

[@SeagoGuitarist]

I said they're not for show! Trey, you wanna go? I'm a potato. Yo. 👀

[@SchwartzerAdler]

Someone's a bit mad at Ulysses... 😁

[@ronburgundy2660]

hahaha overkill. I laugh but Im pretty sure I have a live dvd of them laying around somewhere.

[@MykeOwns]

Bang a gong, get it on

[@fredlaroche6969]

First song, you were thinking Laaz Rockit... seriously, the vocals sound like old school Laaz!

[@okayguitarplayer]

19:25 is Creed... for real

[@flogginga_dead_horse4022]

That first song was actually refreshing :P