We are going to do The Globalist tomorrow evening!

Also how does the following album after Drones fair? Seems like they went more 80s electronic again. Did the fans embrace it or did they not like it as much?

@@FlameImperishable My opinion is that Simulation Theory feels a bit aimless. They recorded each song individually and slowly released them which meant they didn't have an overarching view of how they wanted it, which in practise, meant that it feels like two different and mismatched albums. One half is that really cool 80's synthpop, nostalgia vibes and cyberpunk references (which was also the main aesthetic for the art direction of the promotional material and the gigs) and another half of experimental and more poppish songs which don't really fit and diverge from that aesthetic. Taken individually, all the songs in Simulation Theory are awesome and creative, but as a whole, it lacks some cohesion, which was also a problem for many people with The 2nd Law, although i'd argue that the aim of T2L was to make a very experimental and diverse album and it succeeded flawlessly. Consider though, that fans are always a little behind on what the band makes, which cause most new songs to be underappreciated and only loved later on after they sunk in a little bit. This is the case with many songs on Simulation Theory and it has been the same for their latest 4 or 5 albums, so i say, trust your gut and listen to some of the tracks (i recommend The Dark Side, Algorithm, The Void, Blockades, Thought Contagion and Dig Down Acoustic Gospel and if you wanna hear some different sounding tracks, then Break it to Me, Pressure and Propaganda).

@@FlameImperishable I love most of simulation theory, it's not as good as most other albums to me but it's still very good, one thing which I think the other guy already said, it feels kinda aimless, after the first couple songs it doesn't feel like there's continuity or theme connecting the songs, in drones the term "drones" and things relating to it are mentioned a lot, that's what makes that album stand out but all their albums have some sense of that, albums that come to mind are origin of symmetry and absolution Both absolution and origin of symmetry have a lot of love related themes, but showed differently, absolution has time is running out which is fairly on the nose, and it also has stockholm syndrome and hysteria which are both about ways that love can become or come from toxicity and obsession Origin of symmetry has a theme of masochistic love, and disconnection Sorry I kinda started rambling about the wrong thing

Thank you, Alan! I think that’s what makes them stand out to me so much. Incorporating classical influences like Chopin, Elgar, Debussy, Bach, etc… within the context of modern rock/pop music works so well. It creates a huge dramatic backdrop giving everything so much more gravity.

That’s insane!

Thanks! Glad you are enjoying these! We are having a ton of fun digging into these missed gems!

@@FlameImperishable 🤗💯 really Nice reaction, you're the best 🤘👍deadstar live at the V festival amazing 😉,

Thank you, Austin! Much appreciated!

That's a cool song! Extremely high register singing with some chromatic bass lines!

Nice! Yeah, the arcade was my summer project! Designed and built the whole thing from scratch! I love showing it off in the background 😃. I have nearly every 2d fighting game from 1990-2003 on it!

ooh, looking forward to that! Gotta love a composer with a wicked cool handlebar mustache!

I love how you never know what you’re going to get each song. They’re so diverse!

We did a few videos without any drinks, but to be honest... I felt awkward and self conscious struggling to find things to say. I found that one glass of wine really eases the nerves and gets my mouth running non-stop - for better or worse! 🙂 Are there any stand out tracks from the following album we should check out? Simulation Theory, I mean?

Oh we are going to post a cover of Dead Inside very soon!

Actually it was Prelude BWV 1006a! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qax6fbGHrszKiX0.html

What?!! That’s nuts

@@FlameImperishable Seriously, as a vocalist and guitarist myself I am in awe of his musicianship it’s actually ridiculous

David, thank you so much! We're having a blast making them! More to come soon!

Hmm, good thoughts! I think you may be misunderstanding me though. I’m not against music just because it is profitable! I mentioned that story about when I first heard Muse challenging my idea that pop music could be good - that was in 2003! Over the past 20 years I’ve grown beyond that mindset that catchy marketable music is simply always bad. Of course it most often is bad but I guess you could say that about anything- especially underground unprofitable music too! Anyway… yes I completely agree with you!

Oh and nice job on guessing the game! I love that game but lately I’ve been playing Garou Mark of the Wolves and King of Fighters 2002 UM!

@@FlameImperishable Ah yes, the good 'ol fighting games, nice! Also, now that you mention it yeah, I misunderstood, mea culpa haha...20 years have passed since 2003...damn. Good vibes guys, I'll be following your videos, so here is my subsribe!

Thanks!! And let us know if you have any other recommendations on what we can listen to. Any band/genre!

Thanks again! Will check those out too!

Hey thanks! Check out the playlist, we did Reaper a few weeks ago!