(January 6, 2015 at 11:47 am)Parkers Tan Wrote: What that means in the context of this conversation is that sticking a fast technical run in a song can be useful to communicate a mood -- but it can too often turn the song into a vehicle for ego, and that seems to undermine its artistic value.
That's one of the peeves I and many have with many technical death metal bands (I assume that's not your cup of tea though).
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition