r/TechnicalDeathMetal

Hello,

I've released the sophomore record of the one-man prog-death band Dog in the Burning House. The album was written, recorded and mixed in Istanbul and Ottawa over the course of 6 years. It is heavily influenced by Strapping Young Lad’s City, mixed with influences from dissonant death metal outlets such as Ulcerate and Deathspell Omega, and a small taste of the insanity of The Dillinger Escape Plan and Meshuggah. Above all, I wanted the record to be fun to listen to from start to end. Therefore, the focus is on riffs that are fun to play and listen to over meandering atmosphere and explorations.

The songs Risus Sardonicus and Remembrance are good examples of the overall music here if you would like a lead. The intro song Remembrance is about picking up guitar after a long period of not playing and is comprised of three parts, starting with a more melodic opening, leading to a groovy riff that alternates between 3/4 and 4/4 and closing with an explosive dissonant section.

Risus Sardonicus marks the midpoint of the album. It starts with a high tempo riff, progressively becomes slower and groovier and finishes with a The Dillinger Escape Plan style riff over a Winston Churchill sample.

Lyrically, the theme is about being stuck and in between two worlds. It is about not being able to move on or being able to understand whether to want to move on. It is also about carrying the weight of an old world after moving on. Most of the music and lyrics were written during a time when I was a doctor in a COVID clinic in Istanbul, trying to land a PhD position abroad so there is a bit of that too.

Below are the links to the album in major streaming platforms and Bandcamp. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/album/0iWCgXqCuCn5hGyxOcrGYd?si=AUBbBFNsTzGy-mJt2-RHlA

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QGERmY8jQk&list=OLAK5uy_nVGP1d5DJDxSFzudNVM1E9vfkDNr4gcYM

Apple Music:

https://music.apple.com/us/album/there-is-no-redemption/6801719292

Tidal:

https://tidal.com/album/552446519/u

Bandcamp:

https://dogintheburninghouse.bandcamp.com/album/there-is-no-redemption

Please don’t downvote me to hell, obviously Chuck is a god and (from what I could tell) seemed like a way nicer dude than Steffen is, but most people dismiss Obscura just because Steffen has kicked so many people out of his band, while people look way more favorably towards death even though Chuck was doing the same thing for every album?

I know they've been a band for a while now. But how do you guys feel about the music and how much does Dallas not being on the last 2 nile albums. I love both bands. While the newest nile is solid. It definitely is missing that signature Dallas toller wade sound.

I wish I would have gotten into technical death metal sooner!!! It rips, I get frisson from the guitar!!