Equipoise

From their widely acclaimed EP Birthing Homunculi as a quintet in 2016 to the release of 2019's Demiurgus as a septet, the Pittsburgh-based Equipoise have evolved into one of the most sophisticated, original technical death metal outfits in North America. Their signature sound melds complex melodies delivered by blistering guitar riffs and leads, classically drenched keyboards, insanely fast, syncopated drums and basslines, and Stevie Boiser's filthy vocals. The band crisscross, collide, and meld genres as diverse as flamenco, prog, fusion jazz, power metal, and neo-classical ...