I have always had a hard time recommending more technical bands, the main reason being is that you could slap about 15 genres on them in 5 seconds flat all of which would start with a prog/math/tech prefix.  In comes Tangled Thoughts of Leaving, which is a breath of fresh air in a sea of Dillinger Escape Plan ripoffs.  The usual frantic, always changing guitar riffs are prominent, the drus and bass are tight and punchy, but this time a keyboard player is along for the ride. Keeping up with the guitar, the piano lays an assault like I have never heard before, exploding into soft jazzy breakdowns just long enough to catch your breath before doing it all over again.

Tangled Thoughts of Leaving – Tiny Fragments Pt. 1

I don’t know a lot about Black Metal, Crust Punk even less so, but apparently Blackened-Crust is the genre for me. Sweden’s Martyrdöd blend the unrelenting assault of Crust with the haunting melodies of Black Metal and the result is some of the most intense music I have heard in a while.  If you are a fan of heavy music check these guys out.

Some other people around the internet have said that their sound is similar to Skitsystem, Victims and Wolfbrigade.  I gave all three a listen and they are all pretty decent.

-iceonthetrail

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ps.
Död means “Death”, so the band name means “Martyr’s Death”