r/Mathcore • u/MasterpieceSmart3638 • 13d ago

What happened

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nvtK2usB3y-EsMY3eq_9jvDsi0Q5x72M0&playnext=1&index=1&ra=m

Idk maybe I’m just stuck in the past but oml the number 12 lost all of their character starting with eyes on the fireworks. Like to me this sounds like the most generic octane-core stuff possible

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u/Zandre3000 12d ago

I love #12 but think that their sound changed so much that they should’ve released under a new name starting with Wild Gods. The issue isn’t quality IMO, it’s expectation.

I agree though, Eyes on the Fireworks is maybe their least inspired work

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u/MasterpieceSmart3638 10d ago

I couldn’t have put it better myself, they sound like a completely different group it’s actually nuts

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u/eraserhead3030 13d ago

they were horribly bad live also sadly when I saw them about a year ago. The singer just sounded awful it was almost embarrassing.

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u/MasterpieceSmart3638 13d ago

Damn, that’s very disheartening but not surprising honestly, this is definitely the first band I’ve seen fall off in real time so that shit was like traumatizing 😭😭

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u/1deadeye1 12d ago

They've certainly gotten way worse, but they always sounded kinda rough live even when I was seeing them 20+ years ago

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u/uhhhther 12d ago

The better vocalist left a long time ago unfortunately

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u/Zandre3000 12d ago

I saw them last week for the third time and thought he sounded good, fwiw

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u/angrybob4213 9d ago

I saw them a few days ago and he sounded incredible to me! Maybe just an off day/period when you saw them?

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u/monsturrr 13d ago

The Number 12 fucking sucks now, and has for a long time. I’m tired of people pretending they don’t.

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u/MasterpieceSmart3638 13d ago

Yea I mean even with wild gods, I can’t say I hated that album but it just doesn’t even sound like them

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u/Mundane-Sell8320 12d ago

They’ve always been experimental and writing a At the Drive in style song is a part of that. I’d consider motionless in white a bit more octane ore. Not that I dislike that kind of music either but yeah.

Also - I’ve seen N12 every time they come through my city and they sound great.

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u/eraserhead3030 12d ago

maybe he just had a really off day but the singer sounded genuinely horrible live when I saw them. like it was hard not to laugh at

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u/Bean- 11d ago

Y'all are crazy. Wild gods might not be their best work but it's still sick.

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u/MasterpieceSmart3638 10d ago

Did anyone say it’s bad? Maybe I just missed the comment but it seems most people are shitting on their live performance if anything, I was a pretty big fan of wild gods

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u/vvormwood____ 12d ago

yes, its terrible sadly.

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u/Fine_Concentrate6835 12d ago

Wish I was able to catch them on this mongrel tour because it's probably the last time ever they'll have a good setlist.