Archspire - Golden Mouth (REACTION!) 

Thanks for listening haha. Appreciate you guys trying to listen to our music, it's definitely a lot lol.

There is no way they're going to like this

I would say Archspire is actually one of the more listenable techdeath bands when it comes to musicality. They incorporate a lot of melody and catchy riffs as opposed to some tech death bands that seem like they make music for robots or something lol. As an example I would say a band like Brain Drill, a lot of times their stuff just feels like a bunch of notes played really fast.

One of the reasons these dudes have risen in popularity is their ability to be supremely technical while actually achieving a level of songcraft and groove most technical death metal bands cannot.

Oliver Rae Aleron, the vocalist, has specifically mentioned Tech N9ne as a major influence, it's cool you picked up on his rapping cadence

There's a structure 100%. Pure baroque vibe. Edit: tourette riffs, I'm dying

Also, the guitarist Dean is a RU-vidr. He's a cool guy, he'll love this reaction! 😄

Never thought I'd actually see Archspire on here, but I'm thrilled to death to see it. I'm actually wearing an Archspire shirt right now lol. They play even faster live if you can believe such a thing. My husband can't do tech death at all because he gets overwhelmed by everything going on, so I can understand where you're coming from. It's a lot to take in. I feel like the song structures are not unlike jazz. There are so many moving parts. Tech death is not everyone's thing, but I love it. I appreciate your honest reaction and I think it's great you gave it a chance.

If you notice, the more melodic sections really sound like classical music.

This song grooves hard. Real Catchy rhythm.

Literally my favorite band of all time, crazy yall are reacting to it. As for the band sounding like they're just showing off their chops, yes, its that in part, but Archspire is a little different when it comes to song structure. They really try to interpret the 'pop' structure, as in implementing choruses in their music. Bands like this are almost meant to be too much on the first listen, because then you'll listen to it again and again and focus on different things. It takes a while to really get the whole picture. Even I didn't like the band my first couple of listens. It was fast and brutal yes, but the vocals didnt seem to match, but on multiple listens I cant imagine it any other way. Everything just meshes so well when you get the full picture. If I were to suggest a song though i'd have to be "Remote Tumor Seeker". It has those traditional metal riffs that yall would like but obviously with a technical twist. Super good band, I hope you guys do at least a couple more songs from them, this whole album is amazing, but the one I suggested will do fine. Love the content guys!

since you two had the courage to listen to Archspire... it doesn't hurt to try some > Dying Fetus - From Womb To Waste

Archspire is one of the best Technical Death Metal masters out there for the past 6 years. Guys are kings. Im a drummer and Spencer Prewitt is ungodly behind a kit.

I find that the first listen of technical bands is always supposed to be that slap in the face effect because most people can't process it all right away. It's usually jarring and the shock is what usually garners the attention. It's after subsequent listens, when you know what the structure is, is when you can start to appreciate the compositional aspects. At the end of the day, it really is musicians that appreciate this music and always will be for the most part.

Cattle Decapitation - Scourge of the Offspring would be fun to see you guys listen to. It's not tech death but one of the better death metal songs to have come out recently, in my opinion.

Props to you guys for taking this. I gotta keep the Undeath - It's Time to Rise from the Grave reaction train moving. Death Metal yes, but definitely more of a traditional song structure. Groovy as hell too, for you, Ryan.

It looks like "focus on bands that haven't been reacted to" is winning the poll, so I highly recommend a newer metal band, Zeal & Ardor! They're a new metal band that is an interesting mix of Spirituals/Soul and Black Metal that you guys need to check out. They have such a variety of song types so it's hard to pick one... For a new single you can do Zeal & Ardor "Death to the Holy" For an older single you can do Zeal & Ardor "We Can't Be Found" or "Ship on Fire"

Love Archspire! But they threw y'all in the deep end with this lol. If you listen to extreme metal long enough, you can find awesome jammy parts even in crazy songs like this. Alot of their fans are probably musicians as well so we are really drawn to the extreme instrumentation. Their guitarist Dean Lamb has a RU-vid channel y'all should check out.

I knew you guys weren't ready. I had to watch.

I love the rap style with Oli's vocals. Im not big into rap music (i only like the old school stuff)but listening to him actually made me appreciate rap again. I think its fine that metal and rap mix coz it brings more people to both tables

The thing that Archspire do better than a LOT of tech death is that they are unbelievably catchy while still being heavy and techy. You can see in parts of that clip where Ryan is nodding his head along to the beat. I can't think of a single tech death band that can get your toe tapping while still maintaining the brutality. As far as the chaos goes, I can see why you think it's chaotic but there are no parts to that song that don't continue to come back. It SOUNDS chaotic but it's actually not at all. It's just a song that happens to be built with more parts in it's structure.

Id love more extreme metal reactions, Archspire is really on the far end of the spectrum for tech death. Its perfectly fine to not be into it. I love them personally. I would recommend fermented offal discharge by Necrophagist.

They won a Juno award (Canadian music award) for this album! 🇨🇦

Hey guys, a little while back on the livestream you guys hosted, you ended up picking my song Every Time I Die - Wanderlust but due to the technical issues there wasn't really a reaction to it. I know Ryan was specifically irritated haha. These guys are one of the metalcore OGs and it'd be a cool spot to get back to and do some more from that genre. hope you guys decide to revisit it! cheers!

Never thought you guys would react to freaking Archspire of all things hahaha. This song slaps though, especially the beginning, kinda like Gojira on steroids.

So happy to see Archspire on the channel finally! Seen them four times and look forward to many more.

Respect you guys a lot by reacting to this band and putting it out there for us to see! I personally love this band, Dean Lamb, one of the guitarist, has a really cool and imo wholesome youtube channel, you can always try and hit him up for some kind of interview or meetup! To be fair, I find this band to have a lot of melodic elements, very classically musical inspired as well that sets them apart from other Tech Death bands. The singer has a lot of rap influences and tries to accommodate the instruments with his fast growls and voice. They are just as fast and technically accurate live as on their records which is pretty insane! Anyway thanks for checking them out, I was pretty much thinking this would be way too much to handle for you guys at first listen and not really yalls things but like I said I appreciate the honesty! Cheers fellas

Everytime I show this band to someone and watch them melt away and not know how to respond...I'm excited to see this. Good on you guys for getting outside of the comfort zone. No wonder you have 1.27M subs

Awesome. I dunno what's better, Archspire songs or watching people hear em the first time!!😂

These guys are one of my all time favorite bands, and they're some of the most down to earth dudes too. Oli, their lead singer, has one of the most unique voices in the business and you should absolutely check out "Calamus Will Animate (Official Karaoke Video)". The speed at which he raps the lyrics of that song and how accurate he is just blows minds. Random bit of trivia also. Jason Momoa is a huge fan of their music, and recruited Oli to help him create a "warrior chant" in his TV show "See". Also Dean Lamb, one of the guitarists, has his own youtube channel where his wife will jump on, and they're one of the most comedic couples on the internet.

U guys should just dive head first into a quick little death metal marathon while you're here. 4 more crucial bands in the genre voted by patreon. Cmon guys!

I like this song a lot, really nice to see you guys react to it, was fun!

Archspire is my favorite band ever. I'm listening to them since Relentless Mutation. (2017)

if you ever revisit this band I would suggest calamus will animate. A bit slower(still fast though) and far groovier. You probably won't love it but you might be able to appreciate it more.

I could never justify liking this band to anyone, least of all the death growl rapping. And yet I do. It just sounds cool, and there are heaps of catchy guitar licks. And yeah as George put it, random comedic tourette's riffs and adhd drum fills lmao

Glad to see y’all reacting to some death metal! I saw Archspire live years ago and they were damn near flawless, it was surprising. They can really play that shit.

Commenting pre-watch, I can't believe I'm seeing this reaction here lol.

I believe "Ollie" is the fastest death metal vocalist in the scene, he even had Guiness looking at him for his skills if I remember correctly.

Welcome to technical death metal! Come out to a show sometime - it’s a blast and we love everybody. Metal fans are the nicest people you’ll ever meet. Thanks for taking a listen to Archspire

finally, amazing reaction!! thanks

I very much appreciate the fact you may not like the music but recognize it takes skill. Keep up the good work.

Thanks lost in vegas. I just found my new fav tech-death metal band :D

Yes! That’s so crazy that you guys are listening to one of my favorite bands. Love your guises reactions!

Long time subscriber, shocked y'all gave this a spin. Massive Archspire fan.. When this album dropped, it played on loop for months on end. Easily in my top 10 all time greatest metal albums. Wild talent for a relatively new band.

You guys should have watched the video. These guys are amazing musicians. Every one of them.

I'm usually not that big on technical death metal but archspire is just groovy enough for me to love them

It’s more about pushing boundaries than showing how well they can play.

Whitechapel's "The Saw is the Law" and Spawn of Possession's "Church of Deviance" come to mind with that sort of rap's cadence on the vocalist side.

best discription for this band ,spot on! Best channel on stuff like this! Keep up!

I was hoping you would like it because there is actually a lots of hooks and melody in this song, I hope you would revisit them . They're unique and more accessible that what the first impression could give.

Wow you have reached this far... That is crazy. I remember you were trying to listen to some rock / metal classics 3 4 years ago. It was fun to watch you guys doing what you enjoy. Now i see Archspire and i was like "WTF? Have they come this far now?" hhahaha.. Glad to see you guys doing your thing still and doing it in a fine artistic enjoyable way.

Not all Tech/Death sounds like this. Archspire is at the more experimental and abstract end of the genre. You guys would possibly appreciate the more melodic side of Tech/Death. Some suggestions would be Necrophagist “Stabwound” or Obscura “Tne Anticosmic Overload”

I think that liking this style really relies on getting desensitized to it. I listen to so much ridiculous shit that that i feel like this song is insanely groovy and fun to listen to. But if i heard it 20 years ago, i wouldn't get it at all.

Archspire is one of those bands where the first time blows your senses away but then you hear even more and more technique as your ears train in on the incredible groove but honestly not sure why this one was recommended. They have much better relatable songs with all the more listenable structure that you’d expect while still maintaining an Archspire uniqueness

Hit up Ollie, the vocalist. Love from Texas!

i've been waiting a long time for this; love archspire

I haven’t clicked on one of your guys’ videos so fast since your early gojira reactions! Very interested to see how this goes 😂

This is a killer song, I really enjoyed my first listen with you guys. Not something I would listen to often, but I will revisit when I'm in the right mood. Those drum fills really pushed it over the top for me, but everyone was on point here.

The metal community is a very big family of people from every walk of life and in our community there is no discrimination against anyone. We have punk rock fans, goths, and more. I do appreciate your honesty though in this genre of music.

I'm a musician, play in metal/tech bands and this band STILL caught me off guard the first time.

I haven't even watched yet, but damn I was excited to see this band on Here. Nice

Wasn't expecting to see this! I love Archspire! 🤯🤯🤘🏻🤘🏻

I thoroughly enjoy your reaction, its not for everybody, but im glad you can appreciate it for what it is.

I never clicked so fast in my life. I gotta see this. Lol

Oh boyy! This will be interesting 😂

Bout time! Thank you guys for checking out some more extreme stuff.

Omg you guys are finally ready for VEKTOR! Recharging the void please.

You really have to watch them play and pull this off live to really appreciate what they’re doing. They’re gnarly

was not expecting this here lol

I already knew this reaction was gonna be wild lmao. Hell, you don't even gotta like it, I know what it probably sounds like to others, the fact that you even gave it an honest chance is dope. As far as this song, in my opinion, it is pretty refined & perfected. Well, about as much as you can be at this speed & intensity. Like, this is one of their more catchy songs, if you can believe that lol. With Remote Tumour Seeker probably being *the* catchiest. But yeah, Archspire is like the pinnacle of speed+technicality+brutality+a hint of catchiness. The other tech death bands out there are definitely more toned down, but still pretty wild at times. But, I think you're spot on with it being like a rap cypher or something, cuz at this level, it's def meant to be a showcase of skill. Vocals and all with Archspire. Which you don't see too often in tech death, mostly the instruments are going crazy while the vocals are kinda playing the supporting role. And, like others have said, some major inspiration here is Tech N9ne, as well as classical music. Kinda weird to think about, huh lol. There's a "vocal playthrough" video for Lucid Collective Somnambulation where he actually goes into his inspiration and technique. You definitely won't like the song, but it might be a neat thing to check out at some point. There's also a video like that for a song called Calamus Will Animate, and the song's intro is literally an ode to Stamina by Tech N9ne, it's kinda funny.

I thought you guys would be grooving out to this 😂

Love Archspire but definitely not the band to "ease" someone into the genre 🤣 Props for checking it out though. Could you add "Queen Reefer" by Desert Storm, to your list please guys?

I really appreciate you guys giving it an honest listen from start to finish. It's not for everyone. lol but they are very popular in the genre right now.

I appreciate you guys checking out Archspire. They're one of my favorite bands. Admittedly, their play style is pretty chaotic, lol. If you're open to suggestions, I would recommend Involuntary Doppelganger by Archspire. The play style and vocals will still be similar, but it's probably gonna be a bit easier for you guys to catch a groove and/or melody. Either way, I appreciate y'all's videos as always. Keep doing what you do!

YOOOOOOOOO NEVER THOUGHT ID SEE THIS

"doesn't follow any song structure" Just because you are currently incapable of processing the structure, doesn't mean it isn't there.

I can respect the fact that you guys are not lying to your audience just in an attempt to garner some fake agreement on something with us. I am subbing for that alone. Also, if it helps you to listen with a better idea of what the band was/is trying to achieve, part of their overall concept was to emulate Tech-9's style in a metal format. So, you were dead-on with your brief assessment of their delving into the rap-style a little with the rapid-fire vocal lines. Nice review!

I never expected for Arcspire to reach this page.... F yeah 🤘

Also I feel Archspire is the wrong type of Technical Death for you guys, I think more Beyond Creation would be along your preferences. They are the melody masters and not as big or mainstream as the likes of Necrophagist or The Faceless.

Respect to Archspire!!!

archspire are the beatles of tech death!

2:22 ya'll made me cry laughing 🤣 glad you noticed the BLEGH matching the pinch harmonic on guitar

Man I love this band. The riffs they got are sick.

I promise that if you stop paying such close attention to the intimate details of the song and pulled back your focus, you would find a basic verse, chorus, verse, bridge, chorus structure. You guys rule. Thank you for everything you’ve done. These boys are the Beatles of the tech death world. Listen to more and you’ll catch on. I promise.

It's so refreshing to hear people being honest! I really like this band and believe it or not I think they're one of the best at being musical within this genre but I get that it's a lot for a first-time listen lol 😂

"That is outrageous" Yeah, it's dirty😄 Nice reaction!🙏💯

Gorod is definitely a tech death band who is a great fusion of musicality and technicality, they're not as fast, still hell play their asses off, but really focus on composition quality + entertaining riffing/soloing. I'd recommend "Disavow Your God" first, then "Elements and Spirits", "Here Die Your Gods" for its amazing groove, "Carved in the Wind" for its creativity... But if you want to enjoy the grooviest far spectrum of tech death, you have to check out Dying Fetus starting by their outstanding "From Womb to Waste" tune. cheers everyone

one of my favorites so glad you guys can respect the craft

I think you guys should try Whitechapel out probably “I will find you” would be a good start not as extreme as this but still very heavy. Just as an exposure to something on the heavy side that isn’t just chaos for 4 mins or so lol.

Random fact for you guys about Archspire, Jason Momoa asked their vocalist for coaching before his role of Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones

Holy crap, I'm completely surprised this band is on here now haha. They put on a WICKED live performance as well

I think you guys will eventually grow to see this as really catchy

Extreme technical Death Metal is about pushing the limits of what can be humanly played. 20 years ago this level of drumming could only be played by a drum machine. The guitar parts weren't playable by anyone. This is just evolution in the extreme. Some songs are more groovy than others, Infant Annihilator is a band that comes to mind, but pushing the limits I the point. You asked, that's my opinion as a fan and player of the genre. This is where Mozart and Paganini have lead to. 200+ years later. Pushing the limits. Like the Olympics of musicianship in the Metal category! Love you guys, peace✌️

YYYYYESSSSS!!!! this is my favorite band right now

I'd really love for you guys to get more familiar with the heavier, faster, and/or technical underground stuff like this. Even if you don't like it, I'd love to see you guys catch and hear your thoughts on the groove, melodies, and intricacies in these songs. There's a lot of groove and rhythm in here, it's just not always obvious and you have to really know how to catch it. I felt like George actually was catching the groove at the end there. After you catch the overarching groove you can start hearing some of the finer details and touches, and the song becomes more of a song and less of an "audition".

need to listen to it more than once, and without stopping. this is actually a more simple song structure for the genre

It's such a shame that this was the song by Archspire they listened to. All of their songs would be a hard like for them but I was always curious to have Lost in vegas listen to them. HOWEVER, I always thought their best songs from newest album, and had very noticeable grooves would be Drain of Incantation, and Drone corpse Aviator(which also has a hilarious video to watch). Their are great hints of classic music in these as well. I would say its lot to take at once, but what puts Archspire above most technical bands, is their technical has some of the most melody I have heard for a tech band. It's almost boring to say, but the more you listen to the songs the more melody you hear.

I’ve seen them live and they’re awe-inspiring

If you want something technical but still groovy and more accessible, check Obscura - Concergence

You guys need to do a song off the new Cattle Decapitation album "Terrasite"