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nowraplinks"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">Technical death metal</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li>Tech-death</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stylistic origins</th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Death_metal" title="Death metal">Death metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_metal" title="Progressive metal">progressive metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avant-garde_metal" title="Avant-garde metal">avant-garde metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jazz_fusion" title="Jazz fusion">jazz fusion</a><sup id="cite_ref-jazzFusion_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jazzFusion-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cultural origins</th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Late 1980s, United States, Canada and Europe</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Other topics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_technical_death_metal_bands" title="List of technical death metal bands">List of bands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brutal_death_metal" title="Brutal death metal">brutal death metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mathcore" title="Mathcore">mathcore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melodic_death_metal" title="Melodic death metal">melodic death metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Djent" title="Djent">djent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_metalcore" title="Progressive metalcore">progressive metalcore</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Technical death metal</b> (also known as <b>tech death</b>) is a musical subgenre of <a href="/wiki/Death_metal" title="Death metal">death metal</a> with particular focus on instrumental skill and complex songwriting. Technical and progressive experimentation in death metal began in the late 1980s and early 1990s, largely driven by four bands that, according to <a href="/wiki/Allmusic" class="mw-redirect" title="Allmusic">Allmusic</a>, are "technical death metal's Big Four" – <a href="/wiki/Death_(metal_band)" title="Death (metal band)">Death</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pestilence_(band)" title="Pestilence (band)">Pestilence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atheist_(band)" title="Atheist (band)">Atheist</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cynic_(band)" title="Cynic (band)">Cynic</a>. All but Pestilence are part of the <a href="/wiki/Florida_death_metal" title="Florida death metal">Florida death metal</a> scene,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-paradox_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paradox-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to which <a href="/wiki/Nocturnus" title="Nocturnus">Nocturnus</a>, another influential band, also belongs.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Technical_death_metal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Suffocation_(26_von_30).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Suffocation_%2826_von_30%29.jpg/220px-Suffocation_%2826_von_30%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Suffocation_%2826_von_30%29.jpg/330px-Suffocation_%2826_von_30%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Suffocation_%2826_von_30%29.jpg/440px-Suffocation_%2826_von_30%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption>New York's <a href="/wiki/Suffocation_(band)" title="Suffocation (band)">Suffocation</a> are commonly viewed as one of the earliest practitioners of technical death metal.</figcaption></figure> <p>Distinct features of the subgenre include dynamic song structures, complex and atypical rhythmic structures, abundant use of diminished <a href="/wiki/Chord_(music)" title="Chord (music)">chords</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arpeggio" title="Arpeggio">arpeggios</a>, frequent employment of <a href="/wiki/Odd_time_signature" class="mw-redirect" title="Odd time signature">odd time</a> <a href="/wiki/Chord_progression" title="Chord progression">chord progressions</a>, and consistent use of techniques such as <a href="/wiki/String_skipping" title="String skipping">string skipping</a> in the guitar work. <a href="/wiki/Bass_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Bass line">Bass lines</a> are usually complex, and <a href="/wiki/Drum" title="Drum">drumming</a> is complex including techniques such as <a href="/wiki/Blast_beat" title="Blast beat">blast beats</a>, odd time signatures and <a href="/wiki/Double_kick" class="mw-redirect" title="Double kick">double kicks</a>. The technical death metal genre has also been influenced by mostly <a href="/wiki/Jazz_fusion" title="Jazz fusion">jazz fusion</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-jazzFusion_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jazzFusion-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as <a href="/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash metal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Progressive_metal" title="Progressive metal">progressive/technical</a>-inspired heavy metal bands like Death,<sup id="cite_ref-radiometal_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-radiometal-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Battle_Helm_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Battle_Helm-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Megadeth" title="Megadeth">Megadeth</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Lords_of_Metal_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lords_of_Metal-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer">Slayer</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-radiometal_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-radiometal-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Voivod_(band)" title="Voivod (band)">Voivod</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kreator" title="Kreator">Kreator</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Battle_Helm_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Battle_Helm-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dark_Angel_(band)" title="Dark Angel (band)">Dark Angel</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Lords_of_Metal_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lords_of_Metal-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Coroner_(band)" title="Coroner (band)">Coroner</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Battle_Helm_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Battle_Helm-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sadus" title="Sadus">Sadus</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Watchtower_(band)" title="Watchtower (band)">Watchtower</a>, the latter of whose second album <i><a href="/wiki/Control_and_Resistance" title="Control and Resistance">Control and Resistance</a></i> (1989) is often considered to be one of the sources of inspiration for the genre.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Technical_death_metal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Origin_au_Grillen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Origin_au_Grillen.jpg/220px-Origin_au_Grillen.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="332" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Origin_au_Grillen.jpg/330px-Origin_au_Grillen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Origin_au_Grillen.jpg/440px-Origin_au_Grillen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="4928" /></a><figcaption>Technical death metal band <a href="/wiki/Origin_(band)" title="Origin (band)">Origin</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The 1990 album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Key_(Nocturnus_album)" title="The Key (Nocturnus album)">The Key</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Nocturnus" title="Nocturnus">Nocturnus</a> has been cited as the first progressive death metal album.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of the key works that cemented the subgenre was <a href="/wiki/Atheist_(band)" title="Atheist (band)">Atheist</a>'s debut album <i><a href="/wiki/Piece_of_Time" title="Piece of Time">Piece of Time</a></i>, also released in 1990, which took death metal into a more intricate level while incorporating influences ranging from <a href="/wiki/Jazz_fusion" title="Jazz fusion">jazz fusion</a> to <a href="/wiki/Progressive_metal" title="Progressive metal">progressive metal</a>. In 1991, New York death metal group <a href="/wiki/Suffocation_(band)" title="Suffocation (band)">Suffocation</a> released their debut album <i><a href="/wiki/Effigy_of_the_Forgotten" title="Effigy of the Forgotten">Effigy of the Forgotten</a></i>, which focused on pairing speed and brutality with a "sophisticated" sense of songwriting. Atheist's second album <i><a href="/wiki/Unquestionable_Presence" title="Unquestionable Presence">Unquestionable Presence</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Pestilence_(band)" title="Pestilence (band)">Pestilence</a>'s third album <i><a href="/wiki/Testimony_of_the_Ancients" title="Testimony of the Ancients">Testimony of the Ancients</a></i>, and Death's fourth album <i><a href="/wiki/Human_(Death_album)" title="Human (Death album)">Human</a></i> were all released the same year, forging a path for more intricate and refined releases within the death metal genre.<sup id="cite_ref-paradox_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paradox-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Technical_death_metal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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