UNEXPECT

I have hesitated for quite some time to post this thread, because this band is so revolutionary most people will not be able to understand it. The band is called "Unexpect" as the thread title suggests and it is.. to say the least, heavy. Fans of Slipknot and System of a Down stand a good chance of enjoying it, however it requires a good deal of musical understanding. They are a supergroup consisting of, I believe, 11 members, all of them essentially the best of the best. The bassist uses a fucking 9 string bass guitar.. thats outrageously insane!

If I remember correctly their album "Un a Flesh Aquarium" is the soundtrack to somebody being anesthized for surgery only to wake up in the middle to an alternate reality.. its not just a compilation of songs, its an entire experience from beginning to end. Every note that they hit is perfectly executed; sustain, tone, delivery, timing... its phenomenal. There is a plethora of instruments, not just the standard ones most people are used to. It is an orgy of orchestrated symphonic musical perfection. It has no genre, as the eclectic variety of musical influences is unbelievable. What is even more amazing is how they seamlessly merge them altogether as if that is how it was meant to be. It is a genre of its own.

One of the singers is a female with a strong operatic background.. and she nails it.. add the growling and other vocal effects from other members and... well.. I cant explain anymore.

For those who feel they are musically experienced and enlightened enough to handle this sonic balance of harmony and entropy, check them out. For the rest, it will probably just sound like a bunch of noise.

Unexpect.

They have a myspace, and at least one song on projectplaylist.com

They are a great band. Theres only seven members though.

hahaha thanks for correcting me, I couldnt remember :P

Do you know anything else about the album? Ive listened to it alot but I dont know much about the band at all or the meaning behind the album.

I love Slipknot and SOAD. I'm definitely going to have to check this out. Thanks for sharing man.

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Originally Posted by GraziLovesMary

hahaha thanks for correcting me, I couldnt remember :P

Do you know anything else about the album? Ive listened to it alot but I dont know much about the band at all or the meaning behind the album.

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haha no i dont know much about them at all. I havent even heard the whole album just the myspace stuff they have up.

ohhhh shit in that case yeah get ahold of that album man. If you liked that song, put that cd on an ipod, get blazed, put it in your ears or in a good car system, recline and just close your eyes. And be transported.

And KingsBlend... I think you would love this band, you strike me as somebody that can handle the sonic assault! Check em out!

Well I started to listen to their music on myspace. So far both Desert Urbania and Megalomaniac Trees have wayyyyy too much stuff going on at the same time. I'm going to keep listening though, usually it takes me a few listens to really like a band.

I'm checkin em out now. I like it, I'll have to load it into my iPod sometime when I feel like it, hehe

Ya im really picky when it comes to heavy bands like this cuz lots of them have a tendency to sound the same but Unexpect does a good job of makin their shit original.

They're unreal!!

I'm sure there was a thread here somewhere about them recently too, i can't remember xD.
They're so good though, a friend introduced me to their stuff a few months ago, Unexpect by name and same by nature haha.
I love all the different genre's they fuse together, and the fact they do it so well too is pretty refreshing, waaay to many experimental or avant-garde bands that are just messy that way.

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Originally Posted by KingsBlend420

Well I started to listen to their music on myspace. So far both Desert Urbania and Megalomaniac Trees have wayyyyy too much stuff going on at the same time. I'm going to keep listening though, usually it takes me a few listens to really like a band.

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Yeah its pretty intense man. Most people that listen to music dont have the knowledge or ability to comprehend and appreciate all the things that are going on all at once. It also helps to get ahold of the album and start at the beginning.. its basically like one progressive soundtrack, and starting from the middle can fuck things up. You can be confident though, that every note they hit, every instrument is 100% perfect. They manage to fuse that many instruments together, and do it better and more effectively than any other band you listen to. I guess Ill put it this way: if Unexpect were to play your favorite SOAD songs or any other band, you would be embarrassed that you ever liked the original version because it sounds so much sloppier. And dont worry I LOVE slipknot and SOAD, I just cant believe this new group.. blows my mind lol.