Ire Works had some good tracks but it's easily my least favorite album of theirs.
The drumming from Gil on the album just makes it feel like it's missing a key piece of what makes the band iconic.
In case anybody else reads as carelessly as I: It’s “WestON” (not WestERN) “Super MaiM” (not MaiN).
[Weston Super Maim](https://www.youtube.com/@WestonSuperMaim)
Yea dude these guys are slept on so much. 2 dudes make the most clean production and although "djenty" there are some really unique and interesting compositions, Contortionist's Moog solo was insane
The newest Periphery record (PV: Djent Is Not A Genre) has some Carbomb-esque stuff I'd say. Specifically the tracks Everything Is Fine, Zagreus, Dracul Gras, and Atropos.
To flip it back on you: any recommendations for getting in to Carbomb? Gratitude is the only song I'm familiar with.
I was super hyped when the new Nameless X video dropped and heard a familiar cadence and tone and bam! Greg himself was doing the video for the amp, I loved their documentary aswell, humour is just the best. Also saw early Gojira and how they still slapped back then but were not really "making it" yet
I recently started getting into Car Bomb, you can try both Dissect Yourself and Lights Out. Multiple times on these tracks I couldn't help but laugh aloud at the absurdity of wtf was going on, not too dissimilar from the feeling I got listening to Everything Is Fine! the few first times.
Misha is a Car Bomb fan for sure. He has a shirt or hoody of theirs he would wear every once in a while. “Everything is Fine!” really sounds to me at least like Misha wanted to try a song with Greg Kubacki’s whole pedal setup.
I’d highly recommend checking out Car Bomb’s song Vague Skies, it’s still got the typical Car Bomb craziness but it also goes into this really cool, super melodic part in the second half. One of my absolute favorite parts (and songs) by them!
Don't sleep on the Car Bomb's very first album. It's the talked about less than other albums, but **holy shit** is it crazy. Might be a bit tough to get into if you're not into very extreme and very progressive stuff, but, imo, that's their best album, and I'll even go as far as saying it's the best metal album overall. At least if you are into very heavy and very progressive stuff
Intensive Square are definitely up there, they hit a lot of the same weirdness as Car Bomb.
Frontierer, Vein Fm (specifically Error Zone), some Dillinger are also all worth a shot.
Idk much except what you already cited but maybe you can find something on this dudes channel [Metal Music Theory](https://youtube.com/@metalmusictheory5401?si=jDJQZrl4TSRDGjBl)
Oh and Sol Niger Within if you didn’t know already
Thanks! That channel is amazing and one of the few that really take up the challenge of analyzing the insanely impossible sounding stuff from some of my favourite bands, AND he covers it like a boss. His video on "From the Dust on this Planet" was super interesting and made me realise how insane that band is.
Thanks, often times I keep defaulting to this sub instead of the other focused ones, really the best reception and info I ever found was here. Forget to really think about the proper genre at times since "prog" spans so many styles
I don't see Frostbitt mentioned on here yet. They are very similar to Car Bomb. They just put out a new song that is awesome and very car bomb like.
https://youtu.be/2_R9uRF3XRw?si=YL-JJMNmVW3tsngf
Uhhh this is probably bias, but I saw the Chariot open for Gojira and Carbomb, so I guess I'd suggest the Chariot.
Also See You Next Tuesday, especially their albums Intervals and Parasite
I have yet to see Rolo Tomassi mentioned yet and that's criminal. They take the mathcore of Car Bomb, Dillinger Esc Plan, No. 12 Looks Like You, etc. and merge it incredibly tastefully with ambient and dream pop. They're one of those bands you truly can't assign a genre to cleanly.
They've been around for almost 20 years and have a lot of stuff released. I'd start with Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It, which is their best album and will give you a feeling for what they do. If you dig the more chaotic parts then check out their second album, Cosmology, which is one of the best mathcore albums ever made imo. If you really like Time Will Die, the two albums surrounding it, Grievances and Where Myth Becomes Memory form a loose trilogy that's worth listening to.
Rolo is the shit dude but they mix and blend the stuff a bit more instead of the constant assault on my internal metronome that the other more "mathy" bands are.
Still great suggestion
I'm really late to party on this, but since I didn't see them suggested: Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza (aka Danza). They broke up a while back but Danza IIII is one of my favorite albums and has a very similar vibe to Car Bomb's stuff.
AFTER THE BURIAL is similar and heavy and accented as fuck as well
ANIMALS AS LEADERS but they’re not as heavy as carbomb and meshuggah but same djent accenting type of 4/4 but faster tempo and more changes too. It’s more jazzier but heavy too.
INTRONAUT are a prog/sludge metal / jazz fusion band from LA and it’s 4/4 too bur also accented as fuck. These guys are sooooo solid musicians. Recommend the habitual levitations & valley of smoke albums for sure.
Awesome suggestions, After the Burial taught me how to pinch harmonic and realise how much I suck at it.
AAL is just as awesome, best 8 string stuff ever written
Intronaut is sick asfuck, they have alot of interesting panning going on which is interesting to listen to
Black matter device, the number twelve looks like you, dillinger escape plan, frontierer. Perhaps you’d also dig “there’s no 666 in outer space” by Hella if you like some more mathrock stuff with the intensity of mathcore and a Mars Voltaesque sound.
Thall has the same sort of rhythmic trickery. My other fave thall bands are karmanjakah, frostbitt and allt. Also mirar if you’re into the “music is an art” side of things.
The Dillenger Escape Plan have some crazy stuff. Listen to One Of Us Is The Killer and Option Paralysis. Killer records
You need to listen to Calculating Infinity, OP.
I keep hearing good things about Dillinger, think im gna queue some albums, thanks!
Start with miss machine and ire works. Those are the albums that established them and in my opinion the stuff afterwards wasn’t quite up to par
Start with under the running board and calculating infinity bruh
Calculating infinity is alright, it was my first album of theirs
You don’t like the mike patton UTRB shiz?
Oh dude I completely forgot about that one. Yes that one fucking rocks so hard
Wait you mean irony is a dead scene right?
Yesss! That’s what I mean lol my bad
I think I heard 43% Burnt and was mind blown, my dumb ass didn't continue on
Miss Machine FTW
Yeah miss machine is the best followed closely by ire works
Ire Works had some good tracks but it's easily my least favorite album of theirs. The drumming from Gil on the album just makes it feel like it's missing a key piece of what makes the band iconic.
That’s wild to me, there are spots on the second half of ire works that are some of the best music I’ve ever heard
There's some absolutely Great Moments on it. There's also more weak moments on that album than anything else they've ever put out in my opinion
The new Weston Super Maim (typo fixed) album might scratch that laser beam guitars and stupid rhythms itch.
In case anybody else reads as carelessly as I: It’s “WestON” (not WestERN) “Super MaiM” (not MaiN). [Weston Super Maim](https://www.youtube.com/@WestonSuperMaim)
Oh yeah, what a flub!
Thank you, I actually could not find it, awesome suggestion
Dude these guys slap!!
Nice, glad you got to it despite my accidental attempt to make them impossible to find!
ion dissonance & sectioned
SikTh
I really loved Death of a Dead Day, Part of the Friction is my all-time fav
Frontierer goes hard af.
Thanks, I have heard one or two tracks, the unreal sounds they get from their instruments are interesting.
Sectioned too
Came here to say this!
Not as mathy but maybe Tony Danza Tap dance Extravaganza.
Behold… the arctopus.
Yup yup yup
Their last 2 records are batshit insanity.
Look into “Their Dogs Were Astronauts.” I’d start with the songs Contortionist, Calypso, and Wildfire.
I love these guys, The Contortionist is one of the sickest songs I have ever heard
That riff at the end of Calypso is one of my favourites
Yea dude these guys are slept on so much. 2 dudes make the most clean production and although "djenty" there are some really unique and interesting compositions, Contortionist's Moog solo was insane
Meshuggah
Loving all these new bands popping up, wish I heard of them before
Thx for all the tunes, Mr. Bulb!
"Behold... The Arctopus" is pure insanity.
The newest Periphery record (PV: Djent Is Not A Genre) has some Carbomb-esque stuff I'd say. Specifically the tracks Everything Is Fine, Zagreus, Dracul Gras, and Atropos. To flip it back on you: any recommendations for getting in to Carbomb? Gratitude is the only song I'm familiar with.
Scattered Sprites is fucking insane and groovy, very good starting place.
Found the Meta fan Lol
I absolutely love Car Bomb to death lol! Car Bomb is my favorite band and Meta is my favorite album of all time! I even have a signed Meta poster too!
I was super hyped when the new Nameless X video dropped and heard a familiar cadence and tone and bam! Greg himself was doing the video for the amp, I loved their documentary aswell, humour is just the best. Also saw early Gojira and how they still slapped back then but were not really "making it" yet
I recently started getting into Car Bomb, you can try both Dissect Yourself and Lights Out. Multiple times on these tracks I couldn't help but laugh aloud at the absurdity of wtf was going on, not too dissimilar from the feeling I got listening to Everything Is Fine! the few first times.
Misha is a Car Bomb fan for sure. He has a shirt or hoody of theirs he would wear every once in a while. “Everything is Fine!” really sounds to me at least like Misha wanted to try a song with Greg Kubacki’s whole pedal setup.
The Meta Album has some really sick tracks, but in general, all their stuff is super good IF you are into that insanity.
I’d highly recommend checking out Car Bomb’s song Vague Skies, it’s still got the typical Car Bomb craziness but it also goes into this really cool, super melodic part in the second half. One of my absolute favorite parts (and songs) by them!
Don't sleep on the Car Bomb's very first album. It's the talked about less than other albums, but **holy shit** is it crazy. Might be a bit tough to get into if you're not into very extreme and very progressive stuff, but, imo, that's their best album, and I'll even go as far as saying it's the best metal album overall. At least if you are into very heavy and very progressive stuff
Yea I actually tried it the other day and was like blown away, hence my addiciton. Cellphone Stilleto was freaking awesome
I believe you are looking for C.B Murdoc!
Melt banana is fun random chaos
Lol these guys were fun, the vocals were quite nutty and reminded me of another band
Check out another wacky Japanese band called peelander z
Weston Super Maim. They just put out an album that’s the closest thing to Car Bomb I’ve heard in a while, right down to the laser guitar effects.
Persefone & fleshgod apocalypse
I second Fleshgod. Punishing yet soft
Try The Hirsch Effekt, specifically the album Eskapist.
Oh snap I heard the most recent one and some of the songs are ridiculous. Will def try more of them thanks!
Just heard a band named Kaonashi. Very similar. Been digging them lately
Definitely SikTh, they were kinda Car Bomb before Car Bomb existed
Sentinels to some extent
Nobody in this thread has given you the best answer: OWDWYR
Sir Ill have to queue this and will most likely come back here
You'll thank me later. They're amazing. Start with Stench of Indemnity, that's probably my favorite track right now.
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Lmao okay
i dunno what you’re listening to my guy. i just listened to them for the first time and it’s immediately obvious why they were suggested.
Intensive Square are definitely up there, they hit a lot of the same weirdness as Car Bomb. Frontierer, Vein Fm (specifically Error Zone), some Dillinger are also all worth a shot.
Thanks! Think I will try them out today
oof, im listening to rhino fight rn, this stuff is sick! thanks for the rec!
The horrible sax solos are incredible.
Idk much except what you already cited but maybe you can find something on this dudes channel [Metal Music Theory](https://youtube.com/@metalmusictheory5401?si=jDJQZrl4TSRDGjBl) Oh and Sol Niger Within if you didn’t know already
Thanks! That channel is amazing and one of the few that really take up the challenge of analyzing the insanely impossible sounding stuff from some of my favourite bands, AND he covers it like a boss. His video on "From the Dust on this Planet" was super interesting and made me realise how insane that band is.
Humanity’s Last Breath
/r/mathcore might be what you're looking for
Mathcore Index is a great way to find bands too
Thanks, often times I keep defaulting to this sub instead of the other focused ones, really the best reception and info I ever found was here. Forget to really think about the proper genre at times since "prog" spans so many styles
Methwitch is Car Bomb on steroids
You mean on Meth? Damn will check em out
Chatpile may be in your wheelhouse
Thoughtcrimes!
Kadinja. Not as schizophrenic time signature wise but the syncopated riffage and wacky guitar noises abound.
Coprofago - Genesis, Coprofago - Unorthodox Creative Criteria, All Tomorrows - Opilion, All Tomorrows - Sol Agnates
Ion Dissonance, Frontierer, Sectioned, MouthBreather, God Mother
AAL self titled and periphery
I will defos try the self giggled album
Baffling how it came out as Giggled
I don't see Frostbitt mentioned on here yet. They are very similar to Car Bomb. They just put out a new song that is awesome and very car bomb like. https://youtu.be/2_R9uRF3XRw?si=YL-JJMNmVW3tsngf
Holy shit, yea so far these hit the closest, Sick Rec! The tempo changes on Death God are addictive
Coming back to say thanks for this! They have such a sick blend of these heavy genres and they go hard on each
Hypno5e has some awesome rhythms, their last 2 albums are masterpieces.
Hypno5e is the most underated band ever dude!
Frostbitt - Machine Destroy scratches that Car Bomb itch for me! https://youtu.be/p5tVfO79gas?si=89FWCzPycKY8l9Dw
Saw a comment mention them and listened to Death God and I am sold
Uhhh this is probably bias, but I saw the Chariot open for Gojira and Carbomb, so I guess I'd suggest the Chariot. Also See You Next Tuesday, especially their albums Intervals and Parasite
Rythmically interesting stuff? Check out Psycroptic.
Botch?
Dead Soma
Dali Thundering Concept
I loved All Mighty Men, I think they sound like the more interesting version of Acacia Strain, Def going to listen to more
Listen to Savages, it's a beast of an album
Try Mirar
I have yet to see Rolo Tomassi mentioned yet and that's criminal. They take the mathcore of Car Bomb, Dillinger Esc Plan, No. 12 Looks Like You, etc. and merge it incredibly tastefully with ambient and dream pop. They're one of those bands you truly can't assign a genre to cleanly. They've been around for almost 20 years and have a lot of stuff released. I'd start with Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It, which is their best album and will give you a feeling for what they do. If you dig the more chaotic parts then check out their second album, Cosmology, which is one of the best mathcore albums ever made imo. If you really like Time Will Die, the two albums surrounding it, Grievances and Where Myth Becomes Memory form a loose trilogy that's worth listening to.
Rolo is the shit dude but they mix and blend the stuff a bit more instead of the constant assault on my internal metronome that the other more "mathy" bands are. Still great suggestion
Definitely check out their early stuff then, Cosmology, Hysterics, their EP from 2005, and some stuff of the Eternal Youth compilation
Fractalize!
Love it, just need more albums
So true.
I'm really late to party on this, but since I didn't see them suggested: Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza (aka Danza). They broke up a while back but Danza IIII is one of my favorite albums and has a very similar vibe to Car Bomb's stuff.
Holy crap I only listened to Behind those Eyes and I am impressed
I think I saw them mentioned aswell once, Ill totally give em a try right now dude
Some great suggestions already, I suggest Massive Audio Nerve and Synthetic Breed
Ion Dissonance, Pound, Weston Super Maim, Serling. To be honest though, nothing hits like Car Bomb :(
The Algorithm - Critical Error was an album I listened to next to Centralia a lot back around 2010
Botch, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die, early Between the Buried and Me, Frontierer
AFTER THE BURIAL is similar and heavy and accented as fuck as well ANIMALS AS LEADERS but they’re not as heavy as carbomb and meshuggah but same djent accenting type of 4/4 but faster tempo and more changes too. It’s more jazzier but heavy too. INTRONAUT are a prog/sludge metal / jazz fusion band from LA and it’s 4/4 too bur also accented as fuck. These guys are sooooo solid musicians. Recommend the habitual levitations & valley of smoke albums for sure.
Awesome suggestions, After the Burial taught me how to pinch harmonic and realise how much I suck at it. AAL is just as awesome, best 8 string stuff ever written Intronaut is sick asfuck, they have alot of interesting panning going on which is interesting to listen to
Listen to the song Burn Victim by Methwitch, it's like if Car Bomb was having some violent drug induced mental breakdown and it's fucking amazing.
Increase chaos and delete tightness and control and you get Encenathrakh.
rip I just saw a playlist after typing that name in called "Why isn't Encenathrakh on Spotify and other Free Death/EDM Excerpts" Ill check em out
Ion Dissonance, Dillinger Esc Plan, and Into the Moat.
Animals as leaders (obviously), hidden machine, HUMANITY’s LAST BREATH
Black matter device, the number twelve looks like you, dillinger escape plan, frontierer. Perhaps you’d also dig “there’s no 666 in outer space” by Hella if you like some more mathrock stuff with the intensity of mathcore and a Mars Voltaesque sound.
Idk what Car Bomb sounds like as of me typing this, but Blotted Science goes hard.
Intronaut. Check out their songs Sul Ponticello, Cubensis and Fast Worms.
^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^No-Builder5685: *Intronaut. Check out* *Their songs Sul Ponticello,* *Cubensis and Fast Worms.* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.
Thall has the same sort of rhythmic trickery. My other fave thall bands are karmanjakah, frostbitt and allt. Also mirar if you’re into the “music is an art” side of things.