SYL:
- S.Y.L. - intro through to the chorus; starts really haunting and dark and then you feel the rage building and building and finally exploding into "I FUCKING HATE YOU!". Also the keyboards in the background of the 2nd verse (whose pitch slowly shifts up) give it a very dramatic effect, so good. And then the music stops and Devin screams "I!!!" (continuing with "worked for you fucking bastards"), yum.
- In The Rainy Season - The opening bass notes before the drums kick in, right at the beginning. Also the part with "OH HOLY FUCK OH HOLY FUCK OH HOLY FUCK!" gets me every time. And needless to say, the breakdown.
- Happy Camper - Every audible breath Dev takes, especially the very first.
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- Satan's Ice Cream Truck - The whole thing really, but the real highlight is the solo. Extremely cheesy, but oh so great.
- Velvet Kevorkian - What's that I hear? I'll just turn up the volume. *shockwave ensues*
- All Hail The New Flesh - The chord progression from the "I'm so sorry" part into the "All hail.." part.
- Oh My Fucking God - The mental screaming (around 2:00) before the song changes its tempo. I love that part too, btw. And the final scream is amazing.
- Detox - From "How did I get here tonight" through to "All my hopes and aspirations / Nothing but puke!". I love singing/screaming along with that part.
- Home Nucleonics - "The beat starts here"
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Also, the "I... WILL... NOT... CHANGE!!!" screams and the following riff (which is fucking heavy).
- Dire - The whole thing, it's just so beautiful to listen to.
- Consequence - When the song comes back to the same chords as in Dire, while Dev is grunting "OOOOHHHHHHH" and then continues with "YOOOOUUUUU FAAAAAAAAAIIIIIILLLL!". Fucking chills!
- Rape Song - "I WANT YOU FOR YOUR BODY, WANT YOU FOR YOUR BODY, WANT YOU FOR YOUR BODY, I WANT YOU FUCKING DEAD" ...and then the immediate transition into:
- Aftermath - Pretty much the whole song, but my favorite part starts at 4:27. An insane scream by Dev, guitars ring out while the drums are going double-time and then the whole major heavy riffage thing, which then transitions into another chorus. Brilliant stuff.
- Force Fed - The choruses.
- Bring On The Young - The insane "BRING ON THE YOUUUUUNG!" shriek.
- Imperial - When the rhythm changes to 3/4. And the last bit with "now is the time we deliver" and ending with "WE.. SHALL BE HEEEEEAAAAAAARRRRD!!"
- Skeksis - Every single note, holy shit!
- Shitstorm - Been mentioned to death, so +1 for all that mentioned the build-up to the insane "FUCK YOUUUU!". The melodic outro is also very nice.
- Love? - "There's no external way to tell if a woman is ready to receive."
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- Shine - The part with the choir singing "shine on shine on etc". And the same part when it's played without the choir.
- We Ride - "Cold and foreign, spirit broken, please can we go home? NO!" *solo* And the bit with "I'm being completely rational / I'M NOT YELLING!!" up to "I know I have my issues, and we know you have yours!" Especially the word 'we' in that passage.
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- Two Weeks - In its entirety.
- Thalamus - Great build-up culminating in the massive screaming and then instantly transitioning into the serene "Close your eyes.." part. Eargasm.
- Zen - "OH, DID YOU THINK THAT I WAS KIDDING!?"
- Decimator - I love the opening riffs.
- You Suck - "Even your girlfriend fucking sucks / HELL YEAH SHE FUCKING SUCKS" Comedy!
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- Antiproduct - The instrumental breakdown.
- Monument - The weird rhythm throughout the song. Like that beat was stolen from some hip R&B song.
- Wrong Side - The chorus where Dev does insane sweeps and insane vocals, wow. The solo is also great.
- Hope - Love how it starts off pretty slow, but gets totally crazy towards the end.
- Far Beyond Metal - Every second, right down to the final out-of-sync guitar strum and drum crash.
- Almost Again - The main riff and verses, especially the last one with one of the best vocal performances I've ever heard. Also in the outro it sounds like someone is falling from the sky and hitting the ground, lol.
- Polyphony - A great transition into:
- The New Black - "YOU BURN THE MEDIC!" Those choruses sound vicious.. The melodic part with "Sleepwalking / Same thing as but of" is also really great. Finally, the "OUR WORLD.. HAS BEEN BLACKENED" and the following outro which sounds dissonant at first but still manages to end on something that sounds peaceful.
Devin Townsend (Band):
Fuck that, maybe later. This has taken enough time as it is. :p