Possibly the most ridiculously underrated tech/prog death band? Gigan appreciation post
American progressive / technical death metal band, also under the umbrella of “dissonant death metal”. Other than just being good, there are a few unique points about this band. First of all, it’s the only metal band I’ve ever heard to use musical instrument theremin. Actually, it’s the only band to use theremin that I’ve heard period. For those who never heard of it, it’s a musical instrument that is being played by waving hands in the air, creating certain ‘electronic effects’. Second, while a lot of other dissonant bands tend to lean into dark sound and lyrical themes (including some esoteric and occult, etc.), Gigan goes into drastically different direction with some crazy sci-fi space psychedelic trip stuff, in just really stands out. Starting from their second album they also developed their own unique production style, you really can’t confuse them with anybody else. If you are into stuff like Gorguts, Mitochondrion, Portal and Ulcerate, then Gigan is an absolute must have, personally I think Gigan blows away Ulcerate by very far.
