Under – Odd and heavy

This progressive metal song is not for the faint-hearted. Another headbanging tune from Flawed Theorem.

When I teamed up with Christopher to write some prog metal, we unintentionally wrote two songs on the same day. Both songs are written in odd meters and have plenty of meter changes. It’s been fun to work on drumming patterns in 8/8 and 6/8 and phrasing the melodies.

Christopher did an excellent job writing lyrics to my moody composition. We are super lucky that Robert joined as guitarist and bassist. His indie rock and punk rock influenced style just gave the song the rough heaviness it needed. Lyrically, “Under” describes a person in a mental emergency. How would it feel like to be unconscious to the outside world, but awake and alert inside? Would it be terrifying seeing the world fall apart in front of you, and losing control?

We are very pleased to show you the result of an awesome collaboration. The song turned out heavier than my initial draft. I had a hard time mixing, because these guitars and screams made me bang my head.

You can find our song on all streaming platforms, and also on YouTube, SoundCloud or Bandcamp. Please follow this link: https://too.fm/flawed-theorem-petals