Native Construct - The Spark of the Archon (PLAYTHROUGH)

[@Cynntu]

"Mute" was enough to sell me on this album. This song has only sold me even more on it. This is exactly the type of music I've been looking for in metal.

[@BTBAM819]

Mute is incredible... One of the best I have heard in modern prog.

[@palmettopew3771]

Cynntu... these guys are getting it! Totally agree. Love the depth and fusion of sound. Love that there are a few bands making beautifully composed music that breaks skulls.

[@willyoliveira3853]

how i wish there was more of them, Please go back to the studio and gift us with another masterpiece

[@equiusoceano8493]

Same as fuck

[@gmyersgilmer9470]

Look up Sikth, Aliases, Protest the Hero, Journal, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Unexpect there are other bands out there that do this type of amazing material. Native Construct will always be special tho!

[@akhilgusain2866]

Check their fb now 😄

[@charlestietje7317]

​@@gmyersgilmer9470Borknagar Rivers of Nihil Be'lakor Persephone Gorod Primus if you want to get weird

[@nope8827]

​@@charlestietje7317 Akphaezya if you want to feel like you're in an asylum

[@123fiona456apple789]

Eight years ago today. One of my favorite concept pieces.It's been a long time; hope everyone has settled into something good. Peace.

[@sirzechsazazel1150]

The whole song is beautiful, but 3:22-4:16 ...it's magic. It really is magic. Perfect

[@0stringking0]

Sirzechs Azazel yup. Love how he says "make" in "make them see"

[@fernandogaray1681]

Glad someone talked about it❤

[@BuffedAcheron]

@@0stringking0it truly is *magical*

[@StewartGartland]

​@@0stringking0 The soul that he sings with!! There is a lot going on rythymically as well as melodically and all sung fabulously.

[@yutface]

Pretty solid for a headless band.

[@tyroneacus1822]

Goteem

[@DissYraiN]

dudes hand has an x on it. too young to even drink but they made literally one of, if not THE best prog metal albums of all time while studying at Berkeley MA. it's been over 6 years and this is still my favorite album of all time.

[@thetophat5332]

The whole water section, the oasis-like vibes are so breathtaking. It's my favorite section of the album. I just love it, especially that sort of water jug 'woop' sound. Damn. Can't praise it enough.

[@zealobiron]

This band is sorely missed. Nothing else like it out there

[@rodrigoperez244]

The chorus and main riff is very Haken-ish. They even reprise the chorus in a minor key just like in 'Atlas Stone'. Their major scale sounding moments are very reminescent of A.C.T, and the solo/instrumental section could fit in a BTBAM or DT song just right. Quite good, but in my opinion... not as unique as some people are stating. I guess I have to listen to the album in its entirety first, though. EDIT: I've listened to the whole thing like 20x times already. Pretty fuckin' amazing stuff. Prog AOTY material right here. BTBAM, Leprous and these guys are taking the cake this year for me.

[@0BFUSCATION]

Hopefully Intronauts new one will land this year.. That would be in the running as well. Lots of good prog makes me happy:)

[@ajb-drums]

Native Construct was with us for only a short time but they sure left their mark!

[@magetaaaaaa]

2:52 God damn man, that vocalists range is incredible

[@elasdickband027]

Nice to see an 8 string guitar band using bass. Extended range guitars can hit notes as low as a bass, still can't replicate the chunkiness of a bass's tone.

elasdickband027 Don't think I've ever seen an 8 string band that doesn't use bass.

[@elasdickband027]

Adrian Ocaña Animals As Leaders don't. That's the main one I was thinking of.

elasdickband027 I'm pretty sure I remember hearing in an interview that they record bass for the album and play it through backing tracks for live shows. At least that was the case for their first album.

[@elasdickband027]

Adrian Ocaña Definitely not the case for TJOM. They actually had a bassist earlier in their career, but they don't know, pretty sure They just use the 8 strings for the bass register.

elasdickband027 Don't think they ever had a bassist. I watched them live when they were touring for the first album and they had no bassist, just backing tracks.

[@jonajon91]

Jesus, this album exceeds my hype for even bloodborne, and I don't say that lightly.

[@SDMF20]

Bloodborne is fucking awesome.

[@SDMF20]

Sahil Londhe May the good blood guide you!

[@SDMF20]

Sahil Londhe Indeed my friend, indeed. It was a cool password.

[@ProvenTechniqueGtr]

Who or what is bloodborne?

[@unleashedskater1]

I think these guys can make it far! As a musician myself, I can appreciate the difference and the uniqueness to their sound and style!

[@noapav3483]

damn. i respect whatever career decisions these guys made, but it's a shame they stopped making music together. they would have changed prog metal forever.

[@geoffbremner193]

i'm so glad i re-remembered these guys good lord this is a legendary album

[@RogveStatvs]

These guys are reshaping the game. I present to you a a new era of Progressive Metal

[@ihuntfortheleak1334]

RogveStatvs That could be said for a ton of modern bands though. It's all a matter of perspective and really only time will tell who's right.

[@rodrigoperez244]

RogveStatvs Reshaping the game? Not really.

[@RogveStatvs]

Roderick Peterson oh yeah? Then name any other prog metal band that has this much creativity and potential besides the gods BTBAM... Yeah thats what I thought. These guys are destined for greatness.

[@rodrigoperez244]

RogveStatvs "the Gods BTBAM" Oooookkkk, lol no. I like BTBAM, and I definitely think that Colours was a "game changing" album back in 2006, but now, they are far from "Gods". They haven't done anything really novel since then. Needless to say, I like them and I'm eager to listen to Coma Ecliptic. (...long post incoming...) What I'm going to state is basically my opinion, but you asked for it. Leprous, Exivious and The Contortionist... these are three bands that I think are really shaping Progressive Metal in an absolutely different way these days, different to any of the "supposedly" Prog Metal bands of the later years. If you gonna listen to them, take your time, and as with everything prog, open your mind... Leprous with their unique approach and proposal... a proof that a band doesn't need a thousand notes and difficult riffing to be complex, compelling and progressive. Add to that that they are original and don't sound like any of those pseudo-prog bands with overly ridiculous riffing and generic 'metalcore' kind of sound (ugh... "djent") or those cookie cutter bands that sound like old prog metal from the 90's. From the mixing to the composition, just Proggy ear-candy. The Contortionist's Language... while their two earlier albums were nice (although a bit too "coreish"), it wasn't until Language that they experimented a whole lot more... I mean, heavy ass riffing that goes along with post-rock atmospheres? They usually get lumped with shitty djent bands... but man, they don't sound like those bands and most definitely, they are doing things way different than simply chugging the 7th string. Listen to Intuition, speaks for itself. Exivious with their unique brand of jazz fusion-ish metal. Pushing forward the genre by being the first true real mix of 50% Jazz Fusion and 50% Metal. Those who thought that Cynic was the definitive crossover of Jazz and Metal can go fuck themselves (with all respect). Improvisation, fusion-ish chromatic playing, legato playing worth of Holdsworth praise... just so unique. (If you don't like these bands, fine, but if you don't think these bands are "unique", or different enough to be "reshaping the game", I would politely ask you to tell me to which bands they sound like) There are other bands that are definitely worth checking out (Haken, Disperse, Tesseract, Riverside, Corelia, Extol, Transatlantic, and a long etc...) that might not be changing the "game", but still have uniqueness going in them. I might have forgotten some bands, I know. Well..., changing the "game" is quite difficult these days, and I think that these guys (Native Construct) are really fuckin' good at what they do, but they still have a long way to go until they can show they are able to break some ground. What I've heard from them is stuff I have already heard before (quick example, they kinda sound like Haken in this song, same kind of chorus... they even reprise the chorus in another key, just like in Haken's Atlas Stone, while the verse has a very A.C.T happy sound, while the instrumental part speaks out loud BTBAM and Dream Theater)... maybe done differently, but still not worthy of a "These guys are reshaping the game." kind of comment. My two cents on the matter.

[@jacksonroe1138]

Roderick Peterson Language is definitely a game changer.

[@itsybitsyzombie]

Well this was a pleasant discovery.

[@jonajon91]

This video is at least 40% sweater.

[@DaelinD]

It is in fact 66,66, repeating of course, percent sweater. One is tempted to make a stale joke substituting sweater for a certain bell of the bovine type, but... eh.

[@mesadude]

This makes me proud to be a listener of jazz... wait a minute

[@xenon9717]

Stumbled on this masterpiece through gd, I think a lot of us can relate

[@TheEditoor]

yep

[@lauscho]

Myles' thumb and finger picks definitely explain why I can't play any of this shit properly. Guess they should have mentioned that in the tab book.

[@Oxfordstudios]

So damn unique....

[@Oxfordstudios]

Is that sarcasm or a band? I have a feeling it's sarcasm.

[@gorehammer42o]

Craig Storer Actually Cancer is an amazing late 80's early 90's death metal band. Check out thei album To The Gory End, or Death Shall Rise.

[@Oxfordstudios]

hahah ok Thanks

[@remco138]

***** There are many variations of cancer and it is a common disease, nothing unique about it. If you're being edgy at least put some effort into it. Simpleton.

[@ButPirate]

***** theres also a thrash metal band called sarcasm, i think they've been around since the '90's too

[@SDMF20]

Fantastic stuff, i'm really looking forward to this album!

[@Warhammer40J]

between the zappa and queen

[@joethefoeyo]

+Jay Sheeler haha yes!

[@codyhansonbass]

Lol yeah. Dont get me wrong I love this music, but a lot of prog bands these days get praised for doing things zappa did 40-50 years ago

[@STAY_AT_PLAY]

Still rocking in 2022.. this sounds futuristic still haha.

[@guydude4124]

Best thing I have heard in a long time

[@ProvenTechniqueGtr]

Lets all imagine they come back for a 2nd LP with a live drummer and fretless guitars and bass. We need this.

[@MattHernandezDrums]

7:00 getting a huge Snarky Puppy vibe! Love it!

[@rodrigomillan3861]

I do appreciate their melodic and symphonic/theatrical tendency when composing…it's simply fucking awesome! I love this album and I do hope to see them live!

[@markphoenix22]

*It sounds superbly sublime to my ears...* _SO EARGASMIC !!!_

[@HEAVYxxMETAL]

If you could post a mini-tutorial on how to use the Alaska Pik, or how *you* use it, that would help so many of us!!

[@StewartGartland]

I could consume this diet for breakfast, lunch & tea, all day everyday!

[@RedRampage9776]

SINISTER SILENCE??? GD REFERENCE

[@TheNergaahl]

Those orange bass strings are dope.

[@ShadowFlame420]

Looks red to me

[@RoddSantiago]

ihateusernamemaking i dont know man they look pretty green to me.

[@NupaLittleOwl]

This is some good shit! Buying this album for sure.

[@ryananderson9905]

thx ItsWinter for introducing me to this :)

[@Kronikman07]

i wonder if his fingers get orange from the strings

[@dan_ward]

Ive used these strings. Nope :)

[@otherwhere8492]

Yes they do. They are colored with Cheetos. I have the Flamin' Hot red set.

[@hloyhesit8403]

fightwatcher07 no its a powder coat that flakes of, it doesn't liquefy

[@hloyhesit8403]

*off

[@VHflyboy]

Nope. It's actually the stuff trump uses for his "tan".

[@returntolifeband]

This makes me proud to claim to listen to metal

[@hloyhesit8403]

Alkalilee what bands don't make you proud? Maybe stop liking those bands

[@returntolifeband]

Hloy Hesit If I tell people I listen to listen to Meshuggah they'll just say I listen to screamo garbage

[@hloyhesit8403]

Alkalilee they suvk

[@returntolifeband]

Hloy Hesit You're hilarious

[@TheFowo]

ikr? I love metal but im not emo guy, even when i listen to heavy scream types too. IT annoys me that people (even my friends who listen to techno, rap etc) think of 99% people listening to this kind of music as emos with little friends. And yeah, this song is a great thing and nobody will call me emo for listening to it LOL

[@zaxbyeth]

Wow this is huge! I first heard you guys when Chromatic Aberration was uploaded some years ago. Was wondering if I'd ever hear any new music from you guys and then BAM! all of a sudden I see you on Metalblade Records. Well fuckin' deserved, guys. Keep makin' weird music, boys!

[@zealobiron]

When do we get pieces of the new material!?!?!? And Come Hell or High Water may have set the bar too high... good luck following that song up!

[@thisissentimentalillness]

Got turned onto you guys by Seth Detrick of Weston Super Maim. I say this word a lot, but it doesn't mean it doesn't speak truth..... that word is fantastic. This is fantastic. I'd love to have you guys on my show. Great stuff!

[@archiefarrer6983]

I like the red bass strings

[@EllenEllenEllen]

SINISTER SILENCE

[@ShadowFlame420]

I hope the 2 songs they've shown so far are the softest off the album. Im totally digging the experimentation but i could personally go for a slightly harder approach. What do u guys think?

[@jonajon91]

They had a song on youtube called chromatic aberration before they signed with this label. It's got lots of heavier parts in.

[@ShadowFlame420]

Jonathan Keeler yea, the instrumental one?

[@jonajon91]

It's not instrumental, they did a backing track for their playthrough. The original is not on youtube anymore. (which makes sense because the album has seven songs and that would be almost half the album on youtube before its out)

[@GIGeorge23]

kind of sounds like a less death meatl Between the buried and me, cool.

[@dustinskaggs2724]

Heck yeah dude, as soon as I read your comment I could see that too.

GIGeorge23 And more orchestrated

[@tidealagain1]

these guys sound with nothing that I heard before, really great.

[@loboestepario165]

Tremenda obra amigos! ❤️ Saludos desde El Salvador !

[@zaxbyeth]

Is this music too avant-garde for people? The fact that anyone can dislike this song behooves the fuck outta me. It takes incredible skill to compose even half of this!

[@nicholasbudiman6850]

It's nice but this ain't Avant-garde. It's Prog Metal.

[@KuBaYa87]

+Nicholas Budiman I think you missed his point! lol

[@Wannalikemy]

Its because the singing. Its brutality mixed with full blown autism.

[@lethalslaughterband5498]

behooves?

[@lwandilelesabieprusent4792]

i cannot wait for this album, sfadudusfadudu

[@gilangzs777]

Goosebumps...

[@sleepingcyber6235]

I am surprised nobody mentioned how video game like the guitar sections sound. It sounds like it is from Sonic/Legend of Zelda at points. Really good find.

[@ryanm5317]

I liked "Mute" but this just sold me on these guys.

[@murderGD]

3:40 OOOOOOOH MISERYYYYY‼️

[@Stunprefo]

This album needs to come out faster.

[@enoughnonsenseplease3780]

How come the original guitarist isn't in the group any longer? He was recording tracks on the studio vids.

[@engracken4743]

Please give us another album D'x

[@crepuscule9209]

Sinister Silence 🙃

[@alanadrianruizmeraz3086]

Master piece 😎

[@VictorNG108]

What is that kind of pick the guitarist is using? Caught my eye...

[@itsybitsyzombie]

Looks like it's a finger pick. Lots of classical and banjo players use them.

[@jonajon91]

It's a special kind of fingerpick, really uncommon. I think he shared some links on the ask.fm page when someone asked.

[@Valentineskidd]

I know this question probably gets asked a lot, but can anyone tell me what style/brand/type of finger pick Myles uses? I've been finding myself using my fingers a lot more recently in place of a pick (Not nearly in anyway like he does) and it would be so much comfortable to use one like him. I've searched around but can't quite find one like his. Peace.

[@crunkulouss]

He uses brass aLaska piks

[@metalvocalistwanted]

Cool jammage \m/

[@npestafan]

i wanna be the guy

[@xenon9717]

Sinister silence

[@drewb614]

This band is made of full blown dankmasters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@qwertyasdfgh5955]

1:08 - 2:05 Шедевр

[@lucas_sg]

How the fuck do they play without fret inlays?! And how does he play at that speed and comfort with that weird finger-pick?!

[@HEAVYxxMETAL]

+Lucas S. G. Easily, the dots on the side of the neck better than inlays; more often than not inlays aren't visible when someone is playing unless you have those kinds of banana fingers. Also: practice. Get used to playing a certain way with a certain pick and it'll become second nature.

[@lucas_sg]

HerrStoneman Yeah, I suppose you're right. But I mean, come on, they're using 8-string guitars, how do you even hit the right note with those? Their skill is simply amazing.

[@seanbiggy25]

The guitar at 2:24 sounds like something from Corelia

[@carlosgalicia5363]

On a second thought is fucking awesome inteligent music with balls

[@agdaav78]

Hello, what is for FingerPic used for guitar player? Thanks!

[@carlosgalicia5363]

First hearing and sounds Awesome

[@Joshyweh]

Reign of kindo with heavier guitar parts

[@EthanRadell]

Anyone answer me, What string gauge should I get if im going to be playing in EBEADGBE?

[@you_tube618]

Start with the d'addario 9-80 set and go heavier until it feels and sounds right.

[@takaharrue]

would it ever be possible to get violin sheet music for this D:

[@jonajon91]

They have GP5 files of all their songs, they will probably see the light of day at some point once the album is out.

[@ihuntfortheleak1334]

Jonathan Keeler Oh man they BETTER fuckin make a tab book

[@elasdickband027]

Jonathan Keeler God putting these songs in GP5 must have been a fucking monumental task.

[@jonajon91]

They were composed in GP5 as far as I know.

[@cooliocaptin517]

Wait...he doesn't use a pick on guitar? O_O

[@richardjimenez7669]

+cooliocaptin517 myles mostly uses a thumb pick.

[@cooliocaptin517]

+Richard Jimenez And it's very impressive

[@TheHoggopogo]

Are those bass strings made from gut?

[@albertvandrejer5003]

someone knows what guitar the 8-string is?

[@anthonyenriquez3424]

666 part of carbon no?

[@anthonyenriquez3424]

they r agents

[@Bl3ss3dburrito]

Are my eyes fooling me? Or is the lead guitar not using a pick?

[@DeathMetalOnToast]

Bl3ss3dburrito He's got some weird finger pick on his first finger I think

[@CureSapphire]

***** Yeah, it seems similar to the kind of pick a banjo player would use.

[@crunkulouss]

+Commander Sparkle it's called an aLaska pik. They're pretty rad

[@borismcsatan249]

what pickups for guitar are those?

[@denysartemenko767]

what kind of pick is that???

[@locotark27gd80]

epico

[@Tunainthebrine79]

Prog metal jazz fusion!

[@garsvenie59]

Wish they didn't break but it is what is

[@GreenFlame16]

They gotta return to writing, so good :'c

[@difquin]

Dat breakdown at 7:00 DAYUMMM... (changes underwear)

[@Wannalikemy]

So i went through the comment section and i found your comment, got excited for the breakdown, waited. Nothing happened. If thats what you think a breakdown is, you seriously need to explore Slam, Beatdown, Deathcore, and Metalcore more often and better. Lol

[@difquin]

+TheNamelessYeti You seem very hung up on terminology. I was referring to the way, the song suddenly is allowed to breathe, how the staccato parts are broken down. Also, the genres you mention couldn't be further from Native Construct in terms of melodic lushness, compositional virtuosity and general ability to spark my interest. Enjoy your... breakdowns 😉

[@Wannalikemy]

difquin​​ Yeah, probably because this has cleans. Cleans are for pussies. Cleans appeal to a larger group, sorry, i mistook you for someome with an intelligent music taste. And no, the music is not left to breathe, the symphonics still go on, theres no open ended chug, good luck with that terminology. And honestly, these vocals ruin everything. Im surprised Anthony Barone is okay with this, considering he likes slams. Plus dude, this shit is written all over the place, which isnt bad, this is just done horribly. Theres even fucking blasting, what in the actual fuck. So to say that the stuff i listen to isnt as complex, is total ass fuckery, because this shit is easy on the drums and guitar, yet has no groove.

[@difquin]

"Cleans are for pussies"? "...mistook you for someome with an intelligent music taste"? "total ass fuckery"? Wow. You really upped the ante on having a mature, unbiased and respectful discussion about music. [Unsubscribe].

[@wazzap500]

TheNamelessYeti Stop trolling please.

[@ianbent0n]

I liked it better when it was called Scenes From A Memory

[@toemasmeems]

long way since goodbye to berlin

[@Zekariomi]

Sinister silence

[@BuffedAcheron]

Sinister silence top 30 level

[@murderGD]

insane

[@LoganKramerMusic]

So fucking happy

[@Swaggerify]

Zoink never clear

[@BuffedAcheron]

Zoink never clear codependence

[@TheEditoor]

@@BuffedAcheronsoooo true

[@kroggy_doggy]

tab?

[@will4282]

Argyle sweater-core

[@petegruszek]

First tunes and it's like - Depeche Mode !!? and then they've added some Megadeth .

[@SOAD525]

HOLY SHIT AGAIN

[@markwakefield2030]

6:02

[@onlyaspanishperson2475]

They wanna be the guys

[@nutranger]

Is it just me or does this sound awfully close to Angel Island from Sonic the Hedgehog 3?

[@navicto]

omg dat picking techniqe

[@buddyblueyes]

Great arrangement! Great use of space. Solid guitar playing. Man, I wish those weren't programmed drums, though. Blast beats. Blast beats. Lot's of fills, all overly compressed with no dynamics. Ugh. Sorry. Drummer on a mission to keep real drums alive - and real drummers in work! Everything else is creatively fantastic, though.

[@evannicholson8379]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iorOimWKZrh6nbM

[@evannicholson8379]

Not programmed

[@henrylivingston7712]

Evan Nicholson Just because they have a live drummer doesn't mean the drums on the album aren't programmed, because they are.