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anyone ever heard of this band? they are outstanding, one of the best bands out there right now. Id recommend everyone download something of theirs...but with the whole kazzaa thing...i dunno. but they are a great band.

They are admittedly good.

temme the genre of their music

never heard of it... what type of music do they play and any simillar band... do share about it... cheers mate!!

they are kinda art/rock, a little similar to tool in their presentation, but they have a sound that is unlike anything else out there.

Woo, I bought El Cielo and Leitmotif last week

kinda indie if ya ask me.

I downloaded a few of their songs and I like it. Different but good.

What's wrong with indie?

And yeah BF, Dredg is awesome, Penguins In the Desert is so awesome.
Wait but lechium almost eguals the greatness.

I think El Cielo is the best thing they've done by some distance. It's unfair how often I hear people comparing them to Tool because they are sort of arty/progressive/experimental kind of rock, as they could never in a thousand years compare to Tool, but they are still a great band in their own right.

I love the idea of the sleep paralysis theme of El Cielo. I always play that or Leftism if I'm having trouble sleeping, it's like a very long lullaby.

It occured to me I'd never made a thread about these guys.

****ing amazing, astounding, incredible band to say the least.

"El Cielo" is such an otherworldly masterpiece. I slightly prefer it over "Leitmotif".

But boy does Gavin sound like Maynard on "El Cielo". He sounds like a cross between Maynard and Chino with his own style. Mostly Maynard though. I wouldn't say it's a rip-off, just very very similar. Amazing amazing voice. Music is unlike any other band I've heard before.

"Sanzen" has quite possibly the most beautiful chorus ever.

-AC

I already made a thread about this amazing band a while ago. So I'll merge.

Now, about the band.

Yes, they may very well be my favorite band, and yes, I like them better then tool, and think as they make more albums their sound will only grow more and more amazing.

Their sound is truley unlike anything else out there, it mixes so many aspects of different musical genres. Some songs have a latin flavor to them, some metal, some of them is just artsy and electric, some of them have a strange trance inducing sound. I really can't wait for these guys to come into their own. They're still a young band with so much potential, I really hope they achieve it.

I think it's just coincidence that Gavin sounds like Maynard alot.

They're such an amazing band. Didn't even see this thread before.

-AC

That would be my fault, I killed it.

They are very good, but I just can't get past the fact that a lot of the songs sound very similar to each other, and there really aren't many stand-out tracks. The dreamy atmosphere and quirky originality stops it from getting boring, but their album tracks just melt together into one long song, with the instrumentals providing the only noticeable interludes.

The only thing I think is samey about Dredg is as you said Deathblow, the songs can somewhat blend into each other but I think that's only with some of the choruses. Not necessarily the songs.

It's just where Gavin uses the chorus to get the point and/or meaning of the song across alot of the time.

I see what you mean though.

-AC

They have a new song from their upcomming album on their website www.dredg.com

As should be expected, it's chillingly beautiful and purely amazing, they seem to only be getting better with time, it boggles my mind to think how great they'll sound in 5 years from now. They very well could be the next "Tool".

They're the next Dredg.

Don't see the point in comparing them.

Can't wait for the new album. Have you heard Bug Eyes? I only heard it coz it will be a single allegedly. That's all I've heard though. Sounds amazing.

-AC

Yeah, that's the song I was referring too.

And when I say "next tool" I'm more or less referring to the way they are slowly becomming popular without any media attention, almost soley through word of mouth, much like Tool.

Ah, they've been on the radio alot recently I heard.

They're apparantly gonna market this album alot, sadly. We'll see how it goes.

I heard Bug Eyes a while back, it's great.

-AC

Ah, well then there really are better radio stations their. I think I've heard Dredg on teh radio...maybe twice, at the most.

That's cool they're promoting their stuff finally, they deserve to be recognized.

And yes, Bug Eye is amazing, it's one of those songs that sends chills down my spine at parts.

Don't see the validity in the Tool comparisons.

Nothing alike at all. Literally at all.

I doubt that would qualify a band as being the next Tool, but I see the point.

Dredg has released their video for "Bug Eyes" for download on their website, not a great video, pretty generic, but still pretty cool.

Catch Without Arms = Wow.

One of the best albums I've ever heard, simply amazing.

Better than El Cielo, BF?

Hard to say so far, just about finishing my first listen of Catch, have to give it a few more listens before I can really say for sure.

But so far it's easily on par.

Bought it this morning.

It's outstanding. I have no doubts whatsoever that it will exceed El Cielo within a couple of listens for me. Just a piece of undeniable musical quality.

Agreed, I've listened too it too many times to remember, and it gets better with every listen. I think now that I've heard it a good amount of times I can safely say that it surpasses El Cielo.

I saw Dredg in Buffalo Last Saturday. It was the greatest concert I've ever seen. It meant more to me than the rage show in 99. These guys are incredible. I can't even say I have a favorite album, although I do find myself splitting my listening time mostly between El Cielo and Catch Without Arms. By the way, does anyone have a clue where to start the friggin treasure hunt with the new album? I asked Drew and he just laughed at me and walked away...

I saw them back in July. Fantastic gig.

Gavin started singing into my camera during Of the Room. Thought the best songs live were probably off El Cielo. Jamais Vu was amazing though.

-AC

Fantastic band! I've been listening to Catch Without Arms nonstop for the last few weeks.

I heard Of the Room because of AC, and since have absolutely adored Dredg. I have El Cielo and Catch Without Arms and love them, I listen to them a lot.

Originally posted by Lana
I heard Of the Room because of AP, and since have absolutely adored Dredg. I have El Cielo and Catch Without Arms and love them, I listen to them a lot.

And he heard them because of...

*edit* How come you don't have Leitmotif?

It IS possibly their best album.

-AC

Because I am 1) broke, and 2) couldn't find it and didn't feel like ordering online because then I'd have to pay for the expensive CD AND shipping.

Good reasons.

You can find Leitmotif at a few stores, if you're lucky.

I've run into it a few times.

It was a pain ordering it when I got it though, had to special order it through Sam Goody, it was their only CD back then and no one knew who they were, seeing as it was before El Cielo.

I think Catch Without Arms is their best album thus far, the best thing about them is they seem to just keep getting better.

I love dredg , Of course AC introduced them to me, but that was a while ago, right before he saw them in concert disgust *mumble*

But yes Catch without arms sounds absolutely amazing from what i've heard, and Lala, I to am broke, i cant buy it quite yet my favorite song by them right now is Sanzen or catch without arms

I think Leitmotif is their best in some ways, but El Cielo is definately their overall best in my opinion.

-AC

Have you heard catch without arms yet?

*Gumbles and counts cash...*
Sigh, I guess I'm not getting lunch to day, I have a CD to buy..

Originally posted by Tptmanno1
*Gumbles and counts cash...*
Sigh, I guess I'm not getting lunch to day, I have a CD to buy..



You won't be disappointed, that's for sure.

Originally posted by BackFire
Have you heard catch without arms yet?

Yes.

It's a very good album but it doesn't have the variation or epic scope of El Cielo, in my opinion.

-AC

I'm getting the feeling that Dredg will get really big soon, because there seems to be a lot of interest in them lately. Hardly anyone had heard of them until quite recently.

Have seen it happen with loads of bands in the past.

I was thinking that might be attributed to the fact that they signed to Interscope.

-AC

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
I was thinking that might be attributed to the fact that they signed to Interscope.

-AC

Nah, started a while before that. Just seemed to go out via word of mouth.

I remember it happening with Incubus, amongst others.

Bought Catch without Arms today
Only listened to 2 tracks but its awesome...

I just got El Cielo...which makes me happy, although I didn't listen to it yet. Therefore I thought it would be a good idea to bump the Dredg thread. Damn it was a good week.

New Dredg album coming out in about 3 weeks. Get hyped. Their new song is amazing.

Yeah, lookin' forward to it.

this band has been name dropped by several people that i know. i shall have to do a bit of research.

Just picked up the new album and am listening to it now.

Hey BF...
I haven't had a chance yet, but I will be obtaining it soon.
I have been watching their little studio youtubes and it looks promising.