JOB FOR A COWBOY "Entombment Of A Machine" ANALYSIS by Metal Vocalist / Vocal Coach

[@KardavoxAcademy]

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[@noahwalden1757]

You wouldn't have to hold the disc man if you had some JNCOs

[@TankTheTech]

So wild. This is the first song I ever heard by Job For a Cowboy and it's what really opened me up to this music scene/style. 🤘

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Me too, man! I had NEVER heard music like this before. This is the song that seems to have gotten a lot of our generation into harsher music

[@jessecondren6987]

Saw these guys on the sounds of the underground tour with through the eyes of the dead ect…such a great band live 🔥

[@L3sserDrag0n]

For me it was "Hell Chose Me" by Carnifex.

[@yesguy245]

Literal scene style

[@SceneCoreIsNotDead]

For me it was You Only Live Once by Suicide Silence :)

[@Healpl0x]

I always liked how they literally started the Deathcore subgenre and promptly nope'd the fuck outta there. Sun Eater is a friggin masterpiece.

[@carcher4525]

They didn’t start it dude Jfac is fantastic but they weren’t good vocally

[@mongoahuman9087]

Check out JFOCs singer and guitarist are now Serpent Of Gnosis, killer tunes

[@jonnylawless6797]

Nah they didn't start it, but they were the pioneers of modern deathcore.

[@juliotorres3147]

Lmfao this dude said they started Deathcore. What a riot

[@reezy8899]

They definitely blazed a trail for a bunch of bands

[@Cobhcrew22]

Johnny is by far one of my favourite metal vocalist. Can't wait for the new stuff they've been working on.

[@KardavoxAcademy]

JFAC has new tunes in the works?!

[@NORDINILINI]

I´m sorry what? I thought they´d thrown in the towel?!

[@jacobeberhardt1649]

@@KardavoxAcademy Yeah, it seems like they are. Their Facebook has gotten kinda active all of a sudden.

[@RustyGonzo]

I'm hoping it's new material! Since their social media's been more active lately. Sun Eater was my favorite album by them so far, and I'd hope they keep it going in that direction. But I've been under the impression they're just doing/advertising LP represses? If it's new material though, holy shit, I'll be stoked.

[@Cobhcrew22]

@@KardavoxAcademy yeh mate, Metalsucks interviewed him last year. Was supposed to hit the studio late last year but obviously the situation in the world had hindered that. There's an article out there.

[@shawnd.misfortunato1400]

The nostalgia 😍 This was around the time I first got into Whitechapel, Winds of Plague, Oceano, Suicide Silence, Carnifex, and so on! The first wave of deathcore was and still is INCREDIBLE.

[@Colin-ch6zh]

respect to an og im just now getting into making my own stuff

[@cominbacktolife]

So true man, there was so much more variety and energy to this wave of deathcore. Today is so much more cookie cutter.

[@n0rst4thew1cked3]

I've been hoping for this. I heard Job for a Cowboy for the first time in like middleschool and thats what got me into the genre. Knee Deep and Entombment of a Machine are my favorite songs. Excited for this

[@theresnogods]

Oh man the nostalgia! Doom EP was my first introduction to JfaC. Listened to them throughout Sun Eater, Ruination and Demonocracy eras and need to go down memory lane the rest of the night. Time to relive my high school years with some As Blood Runs Black, Despised Icon and iwrestledabearonce. Sick analysis as always, maybe blast to the past bangers once a month or something, be cool to see what your taste was like back in day.

[@Yero_Celgne]

Man I remember redrawing the cover art in Microsoft paint to use as my zune wallpaper

[@Hipno702]

One thing I loved about Johnny Davy’s pig squeals is he was extremely good at enunciating the words so it didn’t just sound like “Brees” Like you can kind of hear the words in the pig squeals and when you develop an ear for harsh vocals and he says “entombment of a machine” you can hear it pretty clearly

[@Unknownusername1004]

He also sounded like it was false cord pig squeals that weren’t inhales but it was actually inhales which aren’t done really now. He may have been doing inhales for them but I’m so glad I can gladly do them exhales

[@neolbioldey]

I think it's funny because he's notorious for being terrible at enunciating words

[@Hipno702]

@@neolbioldey I don’t really know how I’ve never had an issue understanding him At least as far as Demonocracy I kinda stopped following so closely after that album but I need to check out the new album cause the singles are fucking killer

[@neolbioldey]

@@Hipno702 the new album is so. Good. I think it's the best Job for a Cowboy album. Period. Also, you should hear Encircled by Mirrors while reading the lyrics. It's not so much his enunciation and more his pronunciation

[@heyitsAmethyst]

2006-2009 were such iconic years for deathcore! Thanks for bringing back these awesome memories! Gives the good ol flashbacks of Suicide Silence, Whitechapel, Chelsea Grin, Despised Icon, Annotations of an Autopsy, Carnifex, BMTH etc.

[@lorenstickler4482]

This was and still is my fucking shit.

[@richardjohnson8991]

Yeah I agree 1000% this was my favorite time in metal music and where I got started in my metal vocal journey. This song will always hold a special place in my heart no matter how dated it feels now

[@abdo19code]

Despised Icon, Suicide Silence, Whitechapel, Through the Eyes of the Dead and throw The Black Dahlia Murder on the list... So good

[@neurodadvirgent]

This is the song that brought pig squeals into my life. I was early 20s when this came out. Still have this album in any playlist.

[@vitorshaw]

For me it was KNEE DEEP, and I clearly remember laughing out loud at it cause it sounded like "a pig getting butchered". Fast forward to 2021 and I've been a vocalist who screams at microphones for over 10 years now. That's just awesome. Thank you, JFAC.

[@SHINTA1035]

"If you're not familiar with their vocals just go check out their discography" LMAO thanks for the advice Mark. Just listen to every song they have ever done to be more familiar lol. Love you Mark

[@camdudley428]

He's not wrong lol

[@mrsimonamon]

This song, holy shit. I heard this song back at the end of highschool and it blew my mind. I often forget this song exists and rediscover it. Beautiful.

[@BigUpsToARealOne]

Suneater is such an underrated album.

[@LTR1420]

Haha I remember when this came out in high school and it was totally groundbreaking. There was literally nothing else that sounded like this at the time.

[@TigerPaint92]

I was in 8th grade when I first heard this. I was at a friend's house and this song popped up on the computer and my friend didn't know his speakers were so loud and the song was literally blasting while we played it...good times lol.

[@LTR1420]

@@TigerPaint92 haha for sure. I think I was a senior in highschool. I used to blast it when we lifted for baseball with the awful earbuds we had back then that let everyone around you know what you were listening to. I had one teammate that loved that kind of stuff too, but everyone else looked at us like we were summoning satan lol. Miss those days.

[@aK1baby]

your intro hit me right in the heart. this album (CD) was the first thing i bought as an entry to the real harsh metal stuff for me. it was not only a wakeup call it was rebelism, it was different to everything i've heared before. especially this song - the scream, the solo everything so unique to the time it was released. i even had to find a music shop (yes !) where i could buy it. good old times and what a job they've done for all the new stuff we have now!

[@theremain9299]

The first Job for a Cowboy song I’ve ever heard, was Knee Deep and it is still by far my favorite.

[@ole86]

Same here. For me it was the Spongebob voice over still here on YT /watch?v=4p6_WZJJNBw

[@charlesgarey5723]

I've always love JFAC and Jonny Davy. Their albums never disappointed me, at all. The cool part about the Doom EP was that it was still an atypical deathcore release. Entities had a fuckin' guitar solo.

[@InsanityPrevails]

Pre-heat pizza rolls, pre-heat almost done It's still everything I hear after all these years haha

[@thecrimsonweasel1973]

This was such a wonderful time for metal, you had so many bands coming out of the woodwork like JFAC, The Faceless, Veil of Maya, After the Burial, The Black Dahlia Murder, BTBAM. ugh... I miss Highschool.

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Absolutely, those were good years!

[@scottswift8153]

Had a buddy in high-school that was a natural prodigy on the drums. He tried out and got the gig to play drums for job for a cowboy. His mother wouldn't let him because he was in school. This was before they got their current drummer. He ended up working a regular job and doesn't play last I heard. I'd never forgive my mother for that. I'd give anything to go back to this time around 2004 when all the deathcore bands came out and it was new and exciting.

[@FurorAeternumXBL]

Get ready to preheat those pizza rolls, ladies and gentlemen

[@easytiger7808]

Dang this is like the album that got me into death core. Nice throwback.

[@SawtoothGrin1986]

Hey Kardavox When you started this video you were talking about vox who ruined their voices. I heard of the singer from see you next tuesday doing that. Maybe a video on vocalists who did this to themselves and you listening to some of their songs showing us why it is wrong. I would love this if possible. Thanks man keep it up

[@MetalCoreHog131]

Chris Fox still sounds the exact same! He’s in a few bands and SYNT is still together (plays shows occasionally and has been teasing that they’re in the studio right now). He’s a tattoo artist so he’s not the most active in music. Not sure if he uses inhales or frys but his voice has held up regardless

[@SawtoothGrin1986]

@@MetalCoreHog131 Their previous vocalist not Chris is what I heard it about.

[@Johnfromthedesert]

If you want to hear other vocalists sounding amazing while ruining their voices, I'd recommend James Malone of Arsis or Adam Frappolli of Psyopus. You can hear the decline over their discography.

[@SawtoothGrin1986]

@@Johnfromthedesert I don't want to hear people ruin themselves but thought it would be a cool video. Also Arsis sounds like a scottish guy calling a bunch of people asses.

[@drpibisback7680]

I can't believe the high scream at the beginning is an actual vocal, I always assumed it was a sample from a horror movie or something.

[@KardavoxAcademy]

The more you know!

[@Rotkanga]

What a trip down memory lane, man. JFAC was definitely one of the bands that kept me in the harsher territory of music. Genesis album's Altered from Catechization and Strings of Hyprocrisy are songs that immediately come to mind when I think JFAC. I'd say Cattle Decapitation's Total Gore? was probably where I started and got hooked.

[@Verdugothewatcher]

Embedded is one of my favorites. Such a great performance from everyone.

[@bradsux666]

such a throwback, i remember the myspace days when deathcore was really coming out in full force. it'd be awesome to see some more JFAC analysis throughout the discography or something. thanks for everything you do man, been subscribed for a little while now and i love the channel!

[@kyleharmon2309]

All the elder scene kids are in this comment section haha

[@scottyd0530]

When he said brokencyde, I started getting PTSD flashbacks. I love me some Job For A Cowboy. Johnny always captivated me with his ability to make the most disgusting and amazing pig squeals.

[@KardavoxAcademy]

PTSD, or pure joy?! :P

[@ericbowen6541]

I haven’t signed into my KZbin account in a while. Once I saw this video I had to sign in to make a comment. I am so thrilled to see this video 15 years after the release of Doom. I consider this song to be my favourite metal vocal track of all time. To this day, I can’t get over how perfect it is. I’m so happy that you outlined the importance of this song. Thank you!

[@KardavoxAcademy]

That's awesome, thanks for watching!

[@Lamenter69]

Back when i was 15 i played this on my brothers subs and it was the 1st time i had heard a bass drop in metal. It blew my young brain away :)

[@dualwieldsoftware]

This was my actual first time hearing this song! I got into deathcore a few years back (Primordial by Shadow of Intent), so I'm not familiar with the older waves of it. Back in 2006 I would have hated this. Heaviest I went then was Linkin Park and maybe the occasional Slipknot tune. Took me years to really slide into more heavier music, the big gateway bands being Bullet for my Valentine and Five Finger Death Punch. In this Moment helped too. Been a very wild, ride as far as my musical tastes go. This was dope though. Honestly I really like those lower toned pig squeals (and I can actually do them whereas the higher ones elude me) so that's cool.

[@abdo19code]

I've heard this song probably about 500 times lol it's so good

[@Colby_Purrins801]

Oooh the memories 💜 Awesome of you to do this! Was a pleasure watching as always. 🙏🏻

[@xSHOOTERTOOTERx]

Can't remember where I was exposed to harsh vocals but Dig by Mudvayne is one that always pops into my mind... Magnolia by Bury Your Dead is where I got exposed to metalcore and opened up a whole new world... JFAC was always a blast to jam out to... Even for those of us who couldn't do the vocals, the high pitched scream was always the best part to try and song along with... 😅

[@dreadedpresence2110]

Never thought I would see Job for a Cowboy on here, but it makes all the sense in the world! Thank you once again!

[@b4rk_b4rk]

Great video! My friend introduced this to me back when I was in middle school in 07-08 and it is what brought me into this type of metal. Also that intro is awesome, I wish there was a full song of it..

[@pieflies]

You mentioned you like Accursed by Vale of Pnath. That album is amazing and it would be super cool if you did a video on one of those tracks, although I understand they are not super diverse vocally so might not make the best video for this channel.

[@bradenturner09]

Black Page by Animosity was the first song I ever heard with harsh vocals, followed by Whitechapel and Winds of Plague.

[@davest.pierre]

Such a legendary song, and EP. Total high school nostalgia for me too, bro. It was a total game changer and got me into death metal for life. 🤘 This song still hits harder than almost any Deathcore song since. The riffs, the beats, but especially those vocals. 🔥

[@HollowSentence22]

Some OG Deathcore! I love that early 2000's deathcore

[@marlonmorris8245]

Dude I love Kardashev! Every release has been a banger

[@3klipse1]

That scream, god damn nostalgia. I saw them at Mesa amphitheater back in like 06, and everyone screamed along with that.

[@michaeljanny8247]

The first 2 minutes of you explaining this song was everything that happened to me in high school! On the bus with the Walkman and everything! Earned a sub 🤘🔥

[@timofeisukhodolov1608]

You mentioned "Vale of Pnath - Accursed". One of my favorite bands! Do you plan to analyze them as well?

[@KardavoxAcademy]

No doubt we'll get there one day!

[@xenomorph2056]

Daaaaaaaamn....what a throwback! Haven't heard this one in an AGE!!

[@Mimic634]

Serpent of Gnosis is the vocalists new project you should check them out too!

[@thisisbigbear]

Mark just starting right out trying to lie to us lmao

[@Pe4nutButter]

This was the song that turned me into this type if vocals aswell, i immediately heard The Devil Wears Prada - dogs can grow beards all over. And i was forever sold on it. Suicide Silence eventually became my favorite band of all time

[@Shy_Hulud]

This song holds a special place in my heart. It was the song I auditioned with for my first more real focused band. I got the job on the spot :) I gotta get back to that quality.

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Oh, that's awesome dude!

[@RaidenEdits]

I love how ecstatic you are to go over this song its so wholesome. I listened to metal all my life but I would say I am more so of a newer fan of deathcore and heavier stuff (started like 2.5 years ago). This song got me more into the older heavy metal deathcore/deathmetal (whatever you wanna call it). Its so unique for the composition and just sound in general. So Iconic.

[@jeremyschiesser3331]

I was bout to say, the fuck you talkin about never hearing this masterpiece of a band and song !? Omfg this is just pure bliss. Johnny Davy is masterful, stay humble tho please lol 🤘🏻 thanks for doing this one ! 🤘🏻

[@artrodriguez5291]

I've been a fan for 2 yrs and been learning vocals for almost eight yrs but still learning with your help ive become more than I ever thought I could as a vocalist

[@mattlovelace91]

I’m so excited to be here for this even though I’m late! This is OG shit!

[@joshdopp8780]

These style of music videos will always be my favorite

[@ADIMusic-md1ij]

The band and the vocals were so ahead of the times back then it was WILDDDDD

[@NickF6.6]

I can’t believe it took till 10:00 to hear the word pig squeal! I’m no vocalist whatsoever but I’ve listened to this since I was probably 6, and I can remember telling people about pig squealing. Love this stuff man!!

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Hell yeah - pig squealing can be dope.

[@Bedroom_Punk]

I was never in a band nor did I go to a lot of shows at the time but I remember experimenting with the metal vocals and thinking "No way can this be kept up". I return to this song from time to time. Love your analysis.

[@wild6child6]

I agree. Davy is top notch…his vocals on Tarnished Gluttony are absolutely insane. I’m so glad they’re finally working on new material.

[@Natrel62]

I discovered Job For a Cowboy in 2008, live at the Wacken Open AIr in Germany! What a blast! I remember I had an important call with my car insurance during the show and the girl was like: "There's a bit of noise behind you..." Not true, not true

[@ComposeArt]

I love his vocals so much man. What became before us is not a machine

[@HelixNebuIa]

Oh hell yeah didn’t expect to see a JFAC video, Jonny is one of my all time favorite vocalists. Would love to see a follow up video of something from their Sun Eater album.

[@spankyjeffro5320]

Dude! A blast from the past! I used to listen to these guys a TON when I was in a band!

[@B4RGU3ST]

YEEEEEEE I get so excited when you upload a new vocal dissection video, they're so interesting!

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Glad you like them - we post three times a week now! :)

[@kworkman1995]

crazy that this is the song that turned a lot of people on to the heavier scene

[@MondayHopscotch]

One of my buddies used to listen to this back in high school. He was also a metal vocalist at the time. He regularly had just one earbud in while living the rest of his life. Just to f*ck with people, he'd do the scream in the courtyard, unprompted, mid conversation when this song came on. Still makes me laugh to this day watching people react to it. Good times.

[@jackrice4064]

This was the first deathcore song I found that I really liked. If it weren't for this song, I wouldn't be the metalhead I am today

[@Johnfromthedesert]

As a fellow Arizonan, I loved JfaC. My old middle-high school cds were all JfaC, TBDM, Arsis, Necrophagist, Psyopus, Suicide Silence, TAiM, BMtH, Whitechapel, Veil of Maya, Gorod, The Faceless, Viraemia *nods*... The good ol' days.

[@ElliWoelfin]

My listening order to get into metal was like Evanescence (they had some harder stuff on Fallen), Disturbed, Korn/Slipknot, and then from a KZbin thing I used I came across Conquer All by Behemoth. So I jumped pretty quickly into the deep end and had to slowly climb out every so often to hear the "normal" heavy stuff like Whitechapel.

[@joshdopp8780]

The first deathcore album ever these guys deserve this credit

[@OfficialFinalGirl]

I was wondering when you were gonna mention Brokencyde and I'm so happy you did lmaoooooooo WHAT A LAWLESS ERA

[@xXGamerGod20Xx]

No way. I was listening to this song on the way home and thought to myself "Mark should do a video with this song" and boom here it is. I'm a few days late but still

[@DEATHrocket777]

I think the song that finally made me take the plunge into the screaming hell toilet was Behemoth's "At the Left Hand ov God." I had just gotten out of basic training (Air Force) and was going through tech school and fucking hated my room mate. I needed something heavy to vent with, and there was Behemoth, which a buddy of mine from high school always hyped up. But yeah, before that I was also the kid on the bus with Disturbed in his Discman. I wanted to sound like David Draiman (and still do, man's voice is incredible!) but ended up sounding like Johnathan Davis, which is fun for karaoke nights.

[@DEATHrocket777]

Also I vaguely recall the scream vocalist from 3 Inches of Blood being told by his doctor to stop screaming because he was going to lose his voice, which is why he quit the band. What a time that was. There's so many new sounds these days, but so many from back then that you just don't hear anymore just because it's not safe. That visceral brutality of someone literally destroying their throat on the mic is gone.

[@pedromoresco93]

I'm almost 30, and this song was the first time I noticed a distinct sound, that later I discover was called pig squeal. That was a good time for being inventive and I feel that now bands are doing this again.

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Hell yeah!

[@nicholasfitzgerald6209]

If you (or anyone else reading!) haven’t checked it, Serpents of Gnosis is Johnny and a few other members of JFAC + another member or two. It’s very good and good for holding over until we get JFAC proper.

[@joshgerschutz361]

OH SHIT, this song right here is what made me start harsh vocals

[@jauffreflannagan299]

Watching you geek out at the beginning and air-drumming was almost as enjoyable as listening to this old banger. I had forgotten about jfac. Thank you. 💚🤘😮

[@tigerjay3521]

Love your content, Mark! Keep it coming!

[@jordanstuck747]

God damn I love this band! Saw them in Indianapolis opening for Cattle Decapitation when the Doom album was their only release ❤️❤️❤️

[@NobodyMoves777]

This video was awesome! Davy has been one of my favorite vocalists ever since I got into extreme metal, so seeing you not only breakdown his vocals in depth, but also essentially fanboy over this song was amazing! Definitely check out Davy’s other band Serpent of Gnosis if you want to hear what his vocals sound like nowadays (or at least in 2019) because they’re even more gnarly than on Sun Eater. Also JFAC confirmed that they’ve been back in the studio, so we should be finally getting new material next year!

[@jasondahlke1834]

So stoked you are doing some Jonny Davy stuff. Like the new rebrand too, looking sharp

[@d.j.casanova960]

The first guitar cover I ever uploaded was Entombment Of A Machine by Job For A Cowboy, ElNegreTV was my original channel. It was the first time I ever recorded myself playing, my buddy and I made a dual guitar cover. I still have so much love for JFAC, and Jonny Davy.

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Hell yeah, such memories!

[@thatguy_5240]

His vocals sound very similar to the band In The Midst of Lions. If you haven't heard of them, they're definitely worth a listen, their guitarist is pretty nuts too

[@dylancarroll4607]

AHH the song that introduced me and made me fall in love with heavy music!! This album is still goated

[@TigerPaint92]

My friend and I were hanging out at his house when I was in 8th grade...we were randomly scrolling through youtube and this song popped up. He didn't know his speakers were turned up so we jumped first hearing this lol...good times

[@KardavoxAcademy]

Good times!

[@fractalwizz]

At the time of its release, I was aware of the bands existence (from fellow students). It was Genesis where I began to grow into the taste. Even then, I recognized that JfaC's Doom was almost revolutionary. At the time, nobody was doing deathcore as technical or ferocious as them. A stand-out in all forms of the word.

[@Johnfromthedesert]

Riding Valley Metro with Job for a Cowboy on a burned cd skipping in your Diskman. That hit me in the feels

[@supremexruler]

I wouldn’t consider myself a deathcore fan (not that I hate the genre or anything like that, just prefer other heavy genres) but entombment of a machine is genuinely one of my favorite songs of all time. I was in 7th grade when I first heard it, and I had never heard anything like it. I will jam the fuck out any and every time it’s on!

[@marksupinski2278]

I remember seeing them when I was like 16 or 17 with the acacia strain and see you next tuesday and some other banger bands. Miss those good old days

[@ComposeArt]

Sun of Nihility is my favorite track as well. AMAZING

[@corvo1324]

I thought it was just me, but this song definitely inspired my musical taste. Most iconic high school songs for me are ; TBDM Black valor Vanna-a dead language for a dying lady

[@tvidst]

Glendale/Phoenix AZ! JFAC we need you to come back!

[@codyeakinsbradley]

The first time I heard this sound was at a wrestling/live music show in northern Michigan in 03-04. It was a band called Lumberjack Legends. Dual vocalists.

[@ireworks2007]

i love watching u rock out dude XD thats exactly how i listen to music

[@elrevelde04]

Such a great era to discover deathcore! Jonny was always on my top metal singers, and I'll always be fascinated by the slide that he performs in "The Manipulation Stream" (Demonocracy 2012) around 3:30, going from a high pitch to a low growl, a complete beauty

[@bendevardo6276]

This was my introduction to deathcore I was going to a lot of local metal shows at the time but this song and then suicide silence was what got me into the genre.

[@thedruidzmademe666]

Jonny Davy is a seriously underrated and powerful vocalist, live videos of him from literally any JFAC era are insane. Massive projection and such a huge range

[@billyquade7098]

Jfac was my favorite band back in 2009 met them , I was shaking. They played a great show

[@aldosamayoa993]

Would love to hear your take and analysis on Landmvrks - Lost in a Wave. Even if you’ve heard it already, it’d be cool to see you dissect it!