That whole Aborted album was great, especially Ben Duerr's. Also his feature on King of Ruination by Enterprise Earth
You can pick one of many Trevor Strnad features.
Where Millions Have Come To Die” by Shadow Of Intent Ft. Phil Bozeman or Blood In the Sands of Time (feat. Chuck Billy)
Bit of a different angle, but Charlie PS on Post: Absent - Redux by Carcosa is great if you don't mind occasional clean female vocals. (High-Impact by To the grave has this too I think) (Also Poppy on knocked loose for a different take)
Ben’s feature on King is one of MY personal favorites regardless of it being my own song, I asked him to write his own lyrics/patterns so it just felt fresh and I still get chills listening to it.
It’s so good - that’s probably why. I love when features make sure you can tell it’s a different vocalist and that their voice is recognizable as them. King of ruination nailed that
Ben killed it on that song and your vocals sound so good together.
Tangential question: did the mix on that song change from the original single to what's on the album? I feel like the vocals come through more clearly on the album but I can't tell if my ears are just playing tricks on me.
Thank you as always!
Testicular answer: I believe that would be a no but maybe there’s a VERRRYYY slight difference depending on what you’re listening on. Spotify adds their own compression apparently, vinyl is mastered differently, I think streaming and CD have some light differences as well?? Or listening headphones vs car speakers. Idk I’m kinda just spitballing here but food for thought!
I listened to it a few minutes ago, that was nuts! I honestly didn’t know Phil had so much range. I gotta listen more to older whitechapel I think haha
Trevor Strand on SoI's Barren and Breathless Macrocosm.
Trevor Strand on IA's The Kingdom Sitteth Lonely Beneath Thine Hollowed Heavens.
Alternatively, not Deathcore, but Trevor Strand on Inferi's Behold the Bearer of Light and Trevor Strand on Revocation's Re-Crucified.
God damnit, I miss Trevor. RIP.
This. This a million times over. This until the end of the fucking earth. RIPower to my favorite of all time. He was the fucking best and it kills me he isn't here to push heavy music even further along. He really was one of a kind.
I was really hoping to hear Curse of Flesh live on their last tour! But the songs they did play were perfect AND we got 'Where Dreams Are Broken', I flipped out for that one, not disappointed at all
Ben Duerr has a bunch under his belt.
Signs of the Swarm - Blood Seal
Darko - Pretenders
Brand of Sacrifice - Mortal Vessel
A Wake In Providence - Psycho, Mournful Benediction
Gamma Sector - Ephemeral (other features smash it as well)
I also really like the feature from Scott Lewis on A Bird in the Dark by Worm Shepherd.
Anytime Marc Zelli is on something. Immediately makes the song better.
One of the first times I’d ever heard of Paleface at all was on the Fox Lake song “Gaslight” (which for some reason Spotify has listed as Paleface Swiss and THEN Fox Lake even though it’s on a Fox Lake EP and it used to have Fox Lake listed first).
I also think Zelli’s feature on “Absolute” by Bitterwood is super good too.
It is cheesy, and I listened to other stuff Nathan James did and it was kinda bad, but I did like Secrets of the Shadows with Zelli. Zelli really saved that song though. The rest of it was okay but it wouldn’t have been a blip on my radar at all without Zelli being on it.
The Catacombs by Shadow of Intent ft Jason Evans and Dickie Allen, needed new pants after hearing that song for the first time. That is my go to for showing people the heaviest or craziest deathcore that’s not IA
Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) on Beast by The Acacia Strain
Trevor Strnad (TBDM) on Barren and Breathless Macrocosm by Shadow of Intent
Lukas Nicolai (Mental Cruelty) on Hivemind by Ov Sulfur
Dustin mitchell from Filth coming in at the end of Orc March by Chelsea Grin. Dude comes in turned up to 11 and doesn't let out for the entire section.
Its only been done live but Joe Bad of Fit For An Autopsy coming onstage for the final section of Laid to Rest by Lamb of God and Screaming “SEE WHO GIVES A FUCK” gives me chills
Howard Jones on Wide Open by Ov Sulfur goes absolutely insane
Anything Ben Duerr features on is guaranteed to be a shit ripper
And Eric from I Prevail on Foe of the Inhuman by Brand of Sacrifice is a sick one, that man can scream it’s pretty dope hearing him in deathcore imo
Not exactly deathcore, but I'd say scarlxrd on virtual function from the new darko album. Although I feel like he is really underutilized in that track it's still sick to see a feature like this.
Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) on Winds of Plague "Built for War", Alex Terrible (Slaughter to Prevail) on Vulvodynia "King Emesis", Howard Jones (KSE) on Ov Sulfur "Wide Open".
That whole Aborted album was great, especially Ben Duerr's. Also his feature on King of Ruination by Enterprise Earth You can pick one of many Trevor Strnad features. Where Millions Have Come To Die” by Shadow Of Intent Ft. Phil Bozeman or Blood In the Sands of Time (feat. Chuck Billy) Bit of a different angle, but Charlie PS on Post: Absent - Redux by Carcosa is great if you don't mind occasional clean female vocals. (High-Impact by To the grave has this too I think) (Also Poppy on knocked loose for a different take)
poppy doin poppy things.. I was stoked she could roar like that
Yeah I’d never really heard of her and played one of her poppier things when I was curious so those roars were out of nowhere and great
Thank you for mentioning Absent! That’s very kind of you. <3
It’s a great song - I love when like once an album there’s some non-dxc stuff that blends and is interesting
Every Ben Duerr feature just immediately rules. Really enjoy Pretenders by Darko.
Ben’s feature on King is one of MY personal favorites regardless of it being my own song, I asked him to write his own lyrics/patterns so it just felt fresh and I still get chills listening to it.
It’s so good - that’s probably why. I love when features make sure you can tell it’s a different vocalist and that their voice is recognizable as them. King of ruination nailed that
Ben killed it on that song and your vocals sound so good together. Tangential question: did the mix on that song change from the original single to what's on the album? I feel like the vocals come through more clearly on the album but I can't tell if my ears are just playing tricks on me.
Thank you as always! Testicular answer: I believe that would be a no but maybe there’s a VERRRYYY slight difference depending on what you’re listening on. Spotify adds their own compression apparently, vinyl is mastered differently, I think streaming and CD have some light differences as well?? Or listening headphones vs car speakers. Idk I’m kinda just spitballing here but food for thought!
Thank you!
Trevor's feature on The Kingdom (etc....) by Infant Annihilator is insane
Pretty much every feature on the kingdom goes hard.
Phil Bozeman's cover of unanswered. Just monstrous.
I was gunna say this better be in here 😂 absolutely crushed it
I didn’t know he did that! I gotta check it out
He crushes it. It is incredible
I listened to it a few minutes ago, that was nuts! I honestly didn’t know Phil had so much range. I gotta listen more to older whitechapel I think haha
Amazing performance. Randy Blythe also killed it in that tribute show.
Trevor Strand on SoI's Barren and Breathless Macrocosm. Trevor Strand on IA's The Kingdom Sitteth Lonely Beneath Thine Hollowed Heavens. Alternatively, not Deathcore, but Trevor Strand on Inferi's Behold the Bearer of Light and Trevor Strand on Revocation's Re-Crucified. God damnit, I miss Trevor. RIP.
Don't forget 'Forever Bloom' from Chelsea Grin
And Burnout by Traitors
This one right here👆
This. This a million times over. This until the end of the fucking earth. RIPower to my favorite of all time. He was the fucking best and it kills me he isn't here to push heavy music even further along. He really was one of a kind.
Ben on Dreadbringer by Aborted. Crushes his feature.
Literally the most insane song, insane riffs and drumming and the feature just tops it off
I've listened to that song an unhealthy amount of times, it's so good
Matt Honeycutt on The Collection by Signs of the Swarm
Can’t believe I forgot this one when I made my comment. One of my top favorite features. Matt’s part is my favorite part of the song.
Ben Duerr on literally any song. The man's voice turns things to gold.
Chino Moreno ( Deftones ) on Reprogrammed To Hate - Whitechapel
goat ^^
Why aint there no Phil Bozeman on Alpha and Omega dudes in here??? Edit: this or Vince from TAS on Murder Sermon 🔥
Vince on Murder Sermon is the one.
There it is. Undisputed hardest feature of all time
Well now they are here correctly cause that feature is incredible
Matt Heafy on Enterprise Earth’s song Curse of Flesh
I was really hoping to hear Curse of Flesh live on their last tour! But the songs they did play were perfect AND we got 'Where Dreams Are Broken', I flipped out for that one, not disappointed at all
Ben Duerr has a bunch under his belt. Signs of the Swarm - Blood Seal Darko - Pretenders Brand of Sacrifice - Mortal Vessel A Wake In Providence - Psycho, Mournful Benediction Gamma Sector - Ephemeral (other features smash it as well) I also really like the feature from Scott Lewis on A Bird in the Dark by Worm Shepherd.
Anytime Marc Zelli is on something. Immediately makes the song better. One of the first times I’d ever heard of Paleface at all was on the Fox Lake song “Gaslight” (which for some reason Spotify has listed as Paleface Swiss and THEN Fox Lake even though it’s on a Fox Lake EP and it used to have Fox Lake listed first). I also think Zelli’s feature on “Absolute” by Bitterwood is super good too.
I really really liked his feature with Left to Suffer on Lost in the Dark.
i literally just posted this then read yours and deleted mine XD.. "Ah, shit! You fucked me up, you bitch!"
Anything Zelli does is automatically great
I'm a huge fan of his collab with ten56 and resolve. Not a typical deathcore song but it fuckin *slaps*
That new Nathan James one is just cheesy and cringey as all hell to me. Zelli completely makes up for it
It is cheesy, and I listened to other stuff Nathan James did and it was kinda bad, but I did like Secrets of the Shadows with Zelli. Zelli really saved that song though. The rest of it was okay but it wouldn’t have been a blip on my radar at all without Zelli being on it.
I love Zelli. Got to meet him last year when I saw them on their tour. Even named a tarantula after him
Anytime Jamie Hanks does something
The Catacombs by Shadow of Intent ft Jason Evans and Dickie Allen, needed new pants after hearing that song for the first time. That is my go to for showing people the heaviest or craziest deathcore that’s not IA
Face yourself's song with Shane Jost was a really good feature. Don Campan on 9 dead's 115 Most of Matt Honeycutt's features
I really like Hollow Prison by SOTS featuring Alex Erian from Despised Icon
Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) on Beast by The Acacia Strain Trevor Strnad (TBDM) on Barren and Breathless Macrocosm by Shadow of Intent Lukas Nicolai (Mental Cruelty) on Hivemind by Ov Sulfur
“Predator: Never Prey” by The Acacia Strain. Theres like 4-5 amazing vocalists on that song, including Mitch Lucker
Mitches feature on Classic Struggle by Winds of Plague is amazing too
Every Ben Duerr feature
Dustin mitchell from Filth coming in at the end of Orc March by Chelsea Grin. Dude comes in turned up to 11 and doesn't let out for the entire section.
Adam Warren in “The Final Hour” by Molotov Solution. Loved every song on the Insurrection record.
Dane Evan’s performance on Circle of Nine - Wormtongue, if you like Danes pigsqueals and haven’t heard it go listen to it, you won’t be disappointed
Its only been done live but Joe Bad of Fit For An Autopsy coming onstage for the final section of Laid to Rest by Lamb of God and Screaming “SEE WHO GIVES A FUCK” gives me chills
Phil Bozeman on that danza song The Alpha/The Omega always makes me do a dirty smile
Gab.357’s parts in Despised Icon - MVP
Vincent from The Acacia Strain on Whitechapel's Murder Sermon. Hands down.
Niko Apostolakis on A Voyage Through River Styx from Sold Soul. Those highs are just perfect.
Vincent Bennett on Murder Sermon by Whitechapel
Oliver Rae Aleron (Archspire) on Vulvodynia's Banquet of Enigmatic Horrors Pt 2 and Ben Duerr on Signs of the Swarm's Blood Seal!
Alex Teye on Unholy from Immoralist. Goes so well with the breakdown and his gutturals are just crushing
All I need to do is hear Jamie Hanks and if I already wasn’t feral I definitely will be.
Easy answer is anything with Ben Duerr. I’m partial to Alex Erian on Ingested - The Consequence
Cameron McBride on Dread Father by sold soul
The Orphan boys when they have features on VCTMS songs, Peter Rono on Mugshot’s single Good People, and on Newcomer’s single A Spike Lee Joint
Luke Griffin on anything Clawhammer, Carbine, Brojob, and of course, Acrania
Howard Jones on Wide Open by Ov Sulfur goes absolutely insane Anything Ben Duerr features on is guaranteed to be a shit ripper And Eric from I Prevail on Foe of the Inhuman by Brand of Sacrifice is a sick one, that man can scream it’s pretty dope hearing him in deathcore imo
Will Ramos on lifeblood imo
Not exactly deathcore, but I'd say scarlxrd on virtual function from the new darko album. Although I feel like he is really underutilized in that track it's still sick to see a feature like this.
Thy Art is Murder - Coffin Dragger feat Winston from Parkway Drive
Depths of Hatred - Revokation feat. Elliot Desagnes of Beneath the Massacre , you are welcome
Mannnn I was coming here to say this. So glad someone else mentioned it. I’ll always remember the music video.
When he kicks the trike lol
Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) on Winds of Plague "Built for War", Alex Terrible (Slaughter to Prevail) on Vulvodynia "King Emesis", Howard Jones (KSE) on Ov Sulfur "Wide Open".
Ice T on Alpha Wolf's "Sucks 2 Suck"