Intro riff to Calm the Fire

[Coldschool]

Anyone notice it kind of has like an 8-bit sound right before the opening riff? Haha I think it's cool. I just wanted to see if anyone else caught it or if I'm losing my hearing from blasting this new record on my headphones.

[Felipesh]

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[fix]

^ When I heard the intro I was also like: f**k yeah! sweeps!

[Jack_The_Riffer]

Sounds like sweeps to me. There's sweeps here and there in a couple of solos too. I can't think what songs off the top of my head though.

[Vaux]

I'm not sure that's guitar.... it sounds digital to me.

[Dolo]

I'm not so sure if that is sweeping. He probably alternate picks a few notes and uses some kind of delay, so that is sound like he is playing 4567 notes not only a few.

[facepollution]

Reminds me of Muse, back when they were good....

[Timotheus]

*Not gonna reply to that, not gonna reply to that, not gonna reply to that*


I don't think Mark's sweeping. I think it's some kind of delay/phaser effect, like Dolo said.

[Ubik]

Reminds me of the mid-bit in Starlight. Definitely synthish.

[facepollution]

Also Bliss, and Knights Of Cydonia...

[facepollution]

and Map Of The Problematique

[prslover]

It's Mark doing some bad ass sweep picking with some kind of effect.

[Ubik]

Ah Bliss, that's what I was looking for.

[Timotheus]

and Map Of The Problematique

Yes!

[facepollution]

I've noticed influences on a few songs - it's how I've learnt to identify them so quickly! Calm The Fire is the Muse song, The Uninvited is the Tool song, Bleed It Dry is Slipknot song and Lover is the Alice In Chains song!

[Dolo]

I've noticed influences on a few songs - it's how I've learnt to identify them so quickly! Calm The Fire is the Muse song, The Uninvited is the Tool song, Bleed It Dry is Slipknot song and Lover is the Alice In Chains song!

Cry of Achilles and Fortress are definitely Alter Bridge songs.

[Timotheus]

I think Bleed It Dry has a bit of a Mastodon vibe. I remember that Myles said that that riff in the verse was inspired by Mastodon. The chorus sounds a lot like Mastodon too imo.

[facepollution]

I've noticed influences on a few songs - it's how I've learnt to identify them so quickly! Calm The Fire is the Muse song, The Uninvited is the Tool song, Bleed It Dry is Slipknot song and Lover is the Alice In Chains song!

Cry of Achilles and Fortress are definitely Alter Bridge songs.

Most definitely! I'm not in any way saying they've copied anything, just so we're clear!

[PiggySmallz]

That's not Mark playing sweeps. They are arpeggios, but they are synthesized

[JSlade]

Is no one else getting a Mastodon vibe from the really sick riff in CoA that's right after the nylon stops?