The Faceless perform "Autotheist I:Create", "Autotheist II: Emancipate" & "Autotheist III: Deconsecrate" live on May 12,2013 at The Granada in Lawrence,KS
very grateful to have seen that tour with this lineup and btbam playing parallax 2 in its entirety , also the contortionist was on that show. one i will remember forever
I look at this album as a full metal masterpiece. It should be regarded as one of the best metal, not just prog death or deathcore or whatever genre you want to put it in, but one of the top metal albums.
Fuck. That solo in Emancipate is one of the best I've ever heard. I love The Faceless, and I really wish Keene got his shit together so he didn't keep losing members would actually start playing live shows again
Ehh... He was before I spoke with Keene and he made it clear he played pretty much all the good leads on that album. And outside of that Album, Wes has little tongi off of. He's a great player, but nothing special. Cleanest player ever?? Ok, what the hell does that even mean. There are tons of great players who play clean and accurate since the 70s. Wes is just a new guy who achieved a similar status. Faceless leads have been great since their demo days.
OmniscientVirtuosity "Keene has also stated that the addition of Hauch gave the band some fresh energy, praising Hauch to be “one of the best guitar players I’ve ever had the privilege of playing with, he’s really amazing." cheers buddy
Not anymore ... All 3 or 4 in spiraling void are now.... Like.... JESUS CHRIST HOW IS THAT SONG BETTER THAN THIS GIGALITH PROG OPUS IT BLOWS MY MIND BUT I THINK IT IS Not by much tho... Not by much AT ALL
No clue how Michael Keane sings while playing those passages so tightly and in time with those epic drums. And Wes Hauch is simply one of the cleanest and coolest lick writers in metal history. That ending solo to emancipate is mind blowingly melodic and unique
There is nothing in the world you will ever be good at as much as Alex Rudinger is good at playing drums. The best part is that he didn't write any of these parts, but plays them spot on and improvises some. Open hand playing FTW.
i agree and also disagree. lyle cooper was awesome, but having rudinger is amazing. plus he can play all of the planetary duality songs just....as much as i love lyle, alex is a great drummer.
im not talking about the music on the albums, all im really saying is i think geoff and alex were the best frontman and drummer. Lyle wrote some DOPE shit, but ive seen alot of videos of lyle playing it live and alot of videos of alex playing it live, and tbh, alex is not only more enthusiastic and energetic, but he is simply way more solid playing lyle's parts than lyle is.
exactly. alex is a machine so it is a treat to see them live and have him play their songs. I saw lyle live and im a huge fan but i think i would have gotten even more hype for alex. honestly, mostly every one in the band is replaceable, keene is the "creative energy" behind the band, even if he is a supposed asshole
They have such a top notch drummer. Just incredible precision and that double kick sounds perfect! Cuts right through the riffs. Keen is astounding as always.
Wtf???Where is the heart of the solo? Michael..U KNOW what I'm talking about!!!I"M P.O.!!!Recreate the studio recording LIVE...I NEED that PITCH!!!TONE!!!!
EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED...THAT ONE BEND UP TO EUPHORIA..That ONE BEND...SUCH A DEVASTATING NOTE...THE CLIMAX...OH...KILLED ME WAITING 4 IT...AND NO CLIMAX.
I can't believe it's been nearly a decade since I attended this show. Core memory for me right here, I'm standing right there in the front row. These guys were my absolute favorite band at the time, no contest. 10 years later and I'm still social with Wes, so wild. Thank you for posting this.
The double solo that starts at 9:38 is fuckin amazing, one of the best in tech death or in metal music as a whole. Alex'es accents on splash makes this even better. They are just geniuses.
part two is the only faceless song I've ever heard and I'm afraid to hear another one because this one is so great it's going to be hard to top it in my mind
Go to them. Visit the album. And then the next. Enjoy your journey through their fantastic catalogue. I suggest just letting a whole album consume you without shifting attention.
+Jonno Punch I got to see this line up pretty much but they still had brewer and cooper and it was dope. I just feel like Alex's drumming is not to 'standards' after planetary duality
This must have been the greatest concert to ever been played!!! I saw dillinger a couple of weeks ago!! And Ive always loved em!! But to see The faceless as the warm up band !!!!!!!!!!!!
me myself Maybe he just likes the music even if he disagrees with its message? Not everyone uses music purely as a reinforcement of their ideological beliefs. I'm an atheist too but I believe in letting religious people believe what they want to, that doesn't mean I don't think this is a kickass album.
this new vocalist is like really unique I think. his highs are so odd and his lows violently beautiful, ties right into the music. not to mention micheal keenes awesome clean vocals, idk why people complain about them.
This is the second time I've watched this video, and it's the second time that my face has melted. It's just incredible and given the technicality of the music, it's very clean too! Unlike Beneath The Massacre who "button bash" live.
Yeah, i was hoping for that but the solo was pretty much the same as it is on the cd which is already pretty awesome. I think that is an artificial high note which i think are hard to play.. i have noticed that some bands don't so their high notes as well. But still that was an awesome solo!
Jube M It's not artificial, it's called a harmonic. On the album he uses his whammy bar to bend the pitch and create the sound ur hearing. They arent always easy to land, but given that its Michael Keene and he had his bar that night, its odd that he didnt go for it.
That was supposed to be an overtone. Not so hard to play, it just requires to quickly mute the string with your big finger when you play that note to turn it into an overtone. However, your picking hand must be in a proper position (the one, where string has the highest amplitude). Most likely he forgot to move his hand in that position and it was to late to play an overtone.
