I love how BTBAM can fuck around like this and STILL make albums that are incredible. The best.

I've listened to it nonstop since Friday night, and after about 7 listens I really confidently believe this album will be looked back upon as one of the most important releases for the progressive metal genre. This is the definitive BTBAM masterpiece.

I love coming back and revisiting these videos after listening to the finished product so many times

i love how tommy can still joke around but takes the music so seriously. i think he's what ties the concept albums together for them. "that's actually the end of the story..." like they didn't even know. he has it all mapped out in his head. holding the knife for "delivery" akin to an actor...that's part of the reason everything is so cinematic. the instrumentation has always been larger than life to me, but tommy is so versatile and thoughtful. this SHOULD be the definition of a "supergroup."

that keyboard solo never ceases to amaze me

Tommy's heavy vocals are so fucking badass. 4:30 he becomes a demon.

That sweet keyboard solo and Paul's 'impossible sound' from the other video totally should have been added in the final album. Trust me, most of us want even more completely weird shit in there.

Dans laugh. Man crush is in full effect.

Theses vids put put me in a good mood. Awesome guys!

I've had this album for a couple days now, and I must say, this is their best album yet. It blows away colors. The lyrics are genius, and the structure of the songs (and the album itself) is simply amazing. I will be buying the album on release day to show my support! Thank you BTBAM for being awesome :)

the heavy vocals are so amazing.

i'm so glad i have found one of the greatest bands in the world to listen to

I've listened to it and I would say that tops every other album by a mile.

this is beautiful....i cant wait to see them in the fall when they perform the parallax II in its entirety

The introduction is hilarious :D Great stuff.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that plays keys like this

I love hearing bits of the new songs. so much anticipation for this album, cant fuckin wait

and to clarify, the instrumentation is what really made me love this band. but seeing tommy in the studio after hearing this album gave me even more of a respect for what he does. i mean, fuck, i always knew he was a brilliant vocalist and musician. but i couldn't help but approach these albums like him if i were in the studio with this band. their videos are so funny and cavalier; i guess its just nice to see someone in the band express how important the music is to them. certainly is to me.

Esse será o disco Mais foda desse ano... e o mais próximo ao COLORS! Que sonzera!

I'm not gonna lie. they should've added that keyboard part when Tommy was messing around.

Can't wait.

Dat Miraphone. Also, ever since Ihsahn released "After", a lot of metal bands have been using saxophones in songs. The Faceless, Devin Townsend Project, Between the Buried and Me.... As a saxophone player and a metalhead.... I'm stoked. THANK YOU IHSAHN!

The wait is un-fucking-bearable

Thank you very much.

it was already leaked quite awhile ago, for those who haven't heard it. Can't wait for the pre-order to come in :3

I love the knife.

so stoked!!

Release another DVD. We will buy it!

Watching them sing like that is incredible

é realmente uma pena,uma banda tão incrível ser pouco conhecida u_u

man im soo jealous.. getting to record with all of those expert musicians!

Can't wait!

Lol Tommy is so clueless @ 2:38, it makes me giggle "hehehwut"

4:26 Ok seriously, how the fuck do you that? Just producing that sort of vocals is beyond my comprehension.

thanjyou for sharing the the news

It seems that album is going to be the best *o* can't wait

There best be a DVD for the full parallax 2 concert and I better be there to see it happen

Yeah man, as amazing as Colors was I agree, overall this album basically takes the show away. It's so amazing that these guys still manage to produce completely new and original music. Can't wait for my copy to arrive in the mail :)

The Saxophone is in the background starting around 4:53 in "Lay your ghosts to rest." Its really subtle.

loved the trioscapes cameo

Tommy needs to post a video explaining how he does his growls!!

I find it impossible to watch this without smiling. I catch myself smiling like half way through the vid erry time.

It definitely takes a few listens to digest, but I think it might be their best album to date. Thing about Colors is that it is more "colorful" I guess. You get lots of different sounding songs but I guess that is to be expected since it isn't a concept album like this. These songs are all supposed to tie into each other which I guess is why they don't sound as different as going from Informal Gluttony to Sun of Nothing.

I hope he sings with that shiv live!

yeah i was there as well;) cheerz

I can't wait any-fucking-more! I WANT IT!

Exactly. Jamie King knows whats up.

The saxophone solo! Lawd have mercy!

this album will be the awesomnes in person. :D

yes

I wish recording was that fun for my band.

I just love Dan's dorky high pitched laugh, lol.

Tommy Rogers is an awesome vocalist

Well, it's a dynamic but it's not always as simple as one being better than the other. Like the other guy said, it's an SM7 (not to be confused with an SM57), which has been used on a lot of records... Sometimes it works, and sometimes the condenser is way better, it depends on the song and the vocalist. Bottom line, use your ears and try things, and don't ever go by what you think you "should" use!

Cool

Fã do BTBAM brasileiro? É nóis cara!

0:27 pretty much sums up how I feel when I listen to just about every BTBAM song.

0:35 = my favorite part of this video

Shure SM7. Great mic. It is actually a dynamic mic, but records great for most vocals. Used by everyone from Michael Jackson to Metallica!

This album is gonna blow are fucking minds!

WHAT ARE YA JASON?!?!? HE'S A GAHDAMN MAN NOT A GODDAMN WOMANE!!!

This is like Christmas.

Anybody have any idea what type of electronic practice pad is using there at the end?

You're damn right. But I've listened through the whole album a dozen times and still can't hear it. What a mystery.

Forgot about Bad Devil. But it seems to be more recurring. Especially since Ihsahn and Devy are such good friends.

So this is how magic happens.

Anyone know what mics he are using in the booth? For the heavy vocals, it looks like a Shure SM7B for the extreme vocals. I think he might be using some kind of MXL for the clean vocals.

Shure SM7B. It's practically an industry standard for screamed vocals now :)

It doesn't matter what they say, what they do is more important. I can tell you that because they were in my town a few years ago and i had the honor of hanging out and sharing a ***** with Dustie... Fill in the gap :D Cheers!

i want to sing like this so badly

Ah, right. I suspected so (from your comment), but didn't know :)

Dude.. Devin Townsend was using saxaphone way before Ihsahn lol listen to Bad Devil from his album Infinity (1998). But I bet Ihsahn was an influence on The Faceless. They all rock

NIIICEEEE jajajajaj GOOD JOB

I'm still trying to find where that sax is in The Parallax II. He's in the credits of the album, so I'm assuming he's in there somewhere...

Between the Trioscapes and Me.

Tommy is very impressive...

Stop at 4:04 and don't forget it!

The last chord at the end of every of these"making of" clips makes me feel like "Mordecai" is about to be played :D

see ya in berlin...

caralhooo! nunca vi um fã brasileiro! *o* não estou sozinho nesse mundo *u*

2:59

What mic is he using for the heavy's? Is it a dynamic, because I was using a dynamic and switched to condenser. Sounded better for me but I dunno if he doctors the vox atall

Looks like a Neumann U67 for the soft stuff, and a Shure SM7 for the heavy stuff.

that keyboard solo was actually dope though

Tommy wielding a knife, fucking fantastic.

I would very much like to know what kind of mic Tommy is using for his heavy vocals.

anyone know what sort of microphone they use for the vocals???

4:26 his face instantly changes. It frightens me a little.

In fact it's not even that subtle. It doesn't really sound like a sax at first though because its basically the high squeal sound that they use in some of Trioscapes songs.

4:30 its so fuckin awesome to watch him scream

At 8:05 what is that Blake's Bashing on?

same as they use live

Adair on the sax

The Saxophone player from Trioscapes :D

4:50 , space juice

I'M GOING LIKE THIS (covers mic) IS THAT WEIRD?

Tha King!!

I agree. Protest the Hero is the same, their studio videos are hilarious.

It's purdy

what song and where is the saxophone