I am 46 years old, ive been going to see bands since 91. I havent been this excited for a band since 94 when i first saw KoRn. I was shot in the head in 04. Had a nde, still have fragments from that bullet in my brain.Tallah helps me deal w my anxiety better than some of my meds. I will do my part to help you achieve greatness. Ty tallah
That's a big deal man. I am glad you're still around bro. Btw they are an amazing band. Wayyyyyy under-discovered and underrated. I have been rooting for Justin since before he was in Tallahassee.
Justin winking at the camera with that sly face when he makes those character - animal hints has the same energy as me making a dirty joke in class that only the teacher doesn't get and I love it. Awesome work, Tallah. Edit: RIP Piper, Percival and Wendrid. you didn't deserve what happened to ya :(
One of my favorite things about Matriphagy is that every song stands on its own and can be taken differently by anyone who listens, while also telling the story if you choose to listen to it that way. Also applies to every Hungry Lights album.
Glad justin pointed it out cause all my friends who like matriphagy only liked it cause of the concept but I loved a certain song cause it meant more to me. Overconfidence is a song that means so much to me cause I take from it so much more then kungan trying to escape tallah
The song that meant alot to me lyrically is The Silo. Although literally it's about Kungan cutting off his wang, it reminds me of how back in middle school, I got picked on for having long hair. It got to the point where I decided to get my hair cut short. The day I walked in with short hair everyone was like "No! Why?". And the people who picked on me were saying "You didn't have to do that."
@@doctornagalli3321 seems like The Silo resonates with a lot of us. I changed so much of myself through my teen years and always regretted every change as I fell down the spiral.
@@doctornagalli3321 Yeah Silo as a song isn’t my favorite but lyrically it might be my favorite, my relationship with my parents really vibes with those lyrics.
Your friends suck if they don't care about the music at all. The concepts are great, but without the music to bring them to life, Tallah would not be Tallah. That, and it's just awesome. I don't get how you could do anything less than love it.
God this band is incredible and Justin is a goddamn genius. It's so cool that the albums are abstract and have secret meanings... When Justin asked "what is Justin trying to tell me about myself" (referring to the first song) I thought maybe like when we get old and death's coming (the police) and you're holding on to the projects/stuff you wanted to do in your life... And it's so cool that other people will look at that in a different way. ❤️
I love you Justin you have pushed me creatively and lyrically my project would not exist if it wasn't for matriphagy. I loved reading into that album but also found strength and drive and felt understood within it as well. I love generation of danger so much especially how long just hits so different it's a dream to share a stage with y'all and I very much need to see you love and give a giant hug to all of you. Thank you so much for your art ❤️ ❤❤❤
Commenting before watching the whole video, but in regards to the opening discussion on interpreting TGOD as though there's no overarching story, I tend to approach concept albums sort of like the "concept" is bonus. The songs are still regular songs and can be interpreted like anything else on my playlist, there's just a special reward for listening to them as part of the album, too.
It's really refreshing to see someone so hyped and confident in the quality of a project they made. Yalls shit is sick and you know it. Hope the whole band is this proud of the album
One of the most admirable qualities about J is that he clearly strives to improve in everything he does, and you can tell he doesn't want the constant comparisons between this album and the previous one. I remember how much shit like that got to him back in the Amnaeon days; I'm glad he's got this opportunity to flesh out all these things he has to say about the world and life in his music, with some the best fucking musicians of the century, at that. So glad to be listening. Keep it up boys and girl.
SOOOOO appreciate your mind and breakdown! And your disclaimer up front, "it's not going to be a continuation, this is it's own concept" - I wish more people communicated like you. It's a lost art. 10/10. Masterpiece of an album. Wife and I are on our third listen, we just read ALL the lyrics and then realized "wait this is in reverse!" Now, I'm here - I didn't watch this until after our 3rd listen and lyric reading. Edit: ok, LOVE the winks 😂😂😂😂 fantastic story teller. Wow. You guys are becoming our favorite band of all time VERY quickly
Dude, your lyricism is so subtle yet so direct at the same time, it's insane! Not only that you inspired me to use more techniques in my vocals, you inspire me to be creative and metaphorical with my lyrics. Thank you for all you do Justin, you're an absolute champ!
I relate more to Dicker than Kungan, so I like TGOD more. But also I like what I envision when listening to TGOD, I feel like my frustrations are seen and I’m not crazy. Shaken (not Stirred) for example makes me think of my fight with religion, how everyone is telling me what to believe in and that I have no choice, I feel dickers desperation and frustration to be something more. Thank you Justin, thank you Tallah! LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
I was actually at the gym today thinking to myself “I wonder if we’ll get a concept video for TGOD like we got with Matriphagy.” Then I found this video 😁 I’m lowkey bummed that it wasn’t like a series with the last record. But the fact that we have to piece together the overall plot ourselves after listening to the tracklisting, I think that’s pretty rad and I’m definitely more than satisfied with this concept video. This makes me so psyched for this record!
Ok Tallah, you want my interpretation? I can give a longer post for it - Track list: How Long, Impressionist, For the Recognition, Shaken, The Hard Reset, Dicker's Done, Stomping Grounds, Telescope, Wendrid, Headfirst, Thistle, mud_castle, Of Nothing My interpretation requires less characters and gives off a completely different impression of Dicker. In my eyes, this story is of an obviously narcissistic mad scientist with some "plan." Tallah LOVES an unreliable narrator, and Dicker fits this perfect. This track list gives us the story of a narcissistic genius who faces constant set backs in his "grand plan." How Long is a great way to get into the mindset of Dicker, as well as a great place to understand why Dicker is going rogue. He keeps asking how long until he sets us free? Until people can be themselves. This gives us the driving philosophy of Dicker: people refuse to be their "true self" and its his job to bring that out. He wants to "evolve" people into their true selves. As we begin, his work is obliterated, probably being discovered by whatever company he works for. And as we discover later, it was probably something already dark based off his later experiments. (In the Impressionist, he talks about not needing the guise of safety, so Dicker OBVIOUSLY doesn't give a damn about rules) They promptly destroyed his work, and fueled what would become his campaign of revenge. Impressionist & Recognition help paint a picture of the kind of narcissist Dicker is. He only wants to be recognized, for in his eyes he's the only person who can help people "be themselves." He wants to play god and craft a new humanity....but things go awry. In Shaken, Dicker is face to face with another failure. He was caught, and as his plan starts, an early experiment fails. It shows us Dicker beginning to slip into insanity, shattered that he couldn't get the job done. Shaken is where Dicker's fragile ego is on full display, showing us how poorly he takes failure. Getting caught was bad enough, now this? He'd rather throw it away then acknowledge his failure is a possibility. Hard Reset is Dicker trying to start again. He's over his failure and is determined to finish his work flawlessly. But, now there's a more aggressive edge to him. As much as he doesn't want to admit it, failing has damaged his sanity drastically, and he's become more violent with his experiments. Dicker's Done has us see the mindset of "evolving" people slipping as Dicker starts to take out his unacknowledged rage on his subjects. Stomping Grounds is a bit of him trying to get back on track with evolution, but still lashing out. Telescope is supposed to be the media acknowledging his work in a way Dicker despises, but this doesn't really click for me since he obviously wants attention. So here, it's Dicker's rampage as his experiments are discovered. He sees this attention as progress, and for a while things are going to plan. But, a new character enters the fray... Wendrid, Dicker's former lab assistant has it figured out. He tracks Dicker down, and Dicker tries to convince him to help the cause. When Wendrid declines, Dicker snaps. It's a rollercoaster of mixed emotions. Dicker thought for sure someone who worked alongside him would understand his vision. When he can't convince Wendrid to join him, Dicker sees it as another failure. And failure drives Dicker further into his madness. Headfirst is where in my eyes Dicker makes Wendrid pay for not following him. This is a vicious song, and it brings up betrayal quite a few times. Dicker's rage is exacerbated, like he's taking this incredibly personally throughout Headfirst. With Wendrid gone, Dicker's madness consumes him further. He CANNOT fail, he is godlike with his genius. With wrath in his heart, he decides his next experiment will also be personal. The man who cost him his old lab, the pig man. Dicker does indeed catch the pig man and decides to give him an ironic taste of vengeance. He drags him to his old lab and starts to experiment and torture the man he madly believes caused all these failures. However, Dicker is arrogant as he antagonizes the pig man....and things fall apart. He is fought off by the pig man. He fails again. This final failure breaks him. Dicker's limping away further into his decimated lab. The pig man could be chasing him, or the police. As he flees, Dicker's madness takes over. He talks about his plan like a castle built in mud, now fully lost in his failure. Except.... there's one final twist... We never actually explained WHAT his original experiment was. A few times, Dicker has talked about a Muse. Something that inspires him to keep going. Something he probably lost. His original experiment. What on earth could Dicker have created that made him so arrogant to believe in his cause? As Dicker tries to find a hideaway in his old lab, he finds it. Somehow, locked away in the lab, something survived the destruction. As his pursuers draw nearer, the arrogance returns. A mad rambling Dicker begins to unleash what was not destroyed. The thing that made him believe he could play god and force evolution. His magnum opus, a lifeform so perfect it survived the total destruction of his lab. A creature that would feast upon the humans that refused to accept him as their Savior. As his pursuers watch his creation make itself known, Dicker psychotically mocks them. There is no salvation for humanity. It's too late to answer with a decree. Melted in the mouth of the Insect Queen.
I've decided I will listen to the album blind first, then listen again after watching this, knowing the concept in more depth. So hyped for this! Easy album of the year prediction.
I had and still have an obsession with Tallah so much, that last year my Ex hated hearing me talk about the band because of how much I started talking about em. AND NOW ITS 3 DAYS LEFT 🐸🐸🐸
I am absolutely ecstatic for this album. Everything from simply enjoying the music, understanding the story, and finding out for myself what the order is will be so much fun. Like Justin said, I've tried to think about the lyrics in a way that's outside the concept and it has already helped me out in life. Shaken (not stirred) was released the day I went through a breakup and it was almost eerie how accurate the lyrics felt like it was describing my situation. (without the whole vivisection concept of course). That. on top of the beautiful brutality of the music, relieved so much negative emotions for me and gave me hope for the future. I will be a die hard Tallah fan till the day I die. In conclusion, you will be missed Piper.
OH MY GOODNESS YES! I WAS HOPING YOU'D DO ONE OF THESE!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE NEW COMFORT VIDEO >:P Edit: Please don't rip your hair out and punch your teeth out! I understand you bud!!
Honestly, I don’t mind Matriphagy being uncontinued, in fact I prefer it. The core of these concepts isn’t the details, its the bigger picture and the themes. That’s really what I love about Matriphagy and from what we’ve heard of TGOD.
Decided to pour over the lyrics of the songs to hopefully figure out what songs tie into each chapter of the story Dog: The Hard Reset Fish: Shaken (Not Stirred) Frog: Dicker's Done Rabbit: For the Recognition Horse: Stomping Grounds Bear: Wendrid Bird: Headfirst Pig: The Impressionist You want a murderer?: Dicker's Done Insect Queen: Of Nothing Inciting Incident: How Long? Personal Chronological Order mud_castle How Long? Telescope Shaken (Not Stirred) The Hard Reset Stomping Grounds For the Recognition Of Nothing Dicker's Done Wendrid Headfirst The Impressionist Thistle mud_castle
You and Max are just on some next level of creativity!! Where does the inspiration come from? The hell if I know, I can think of like 10 bands. And if that’s intentional you guys are even more insane than I ever imagined!!! Thank you for keeping Metal fresh and so badass!!!
I'm 17 and when I first heard your music it changed my life man to my deepest core and you've helped me cope with my depression and anxiety. I was one who heard the meaning when I first heard it my parents seem that it wouldve made me worse cuz they don't like it but when I listened to it it made me realize how much I was holding back from the world. 'i must show the world what I can do' is what I said to myself. Your music helped me learn myself. I love u man keep it up. I pre ordered your album to and I'm getting the full aperal too ❤️
Cant stress how much I love how much thought you put into this stuff... It's really inspiring... Actually makes me want to write concept albums as well xD Super excited for this one...
I don’t even need to hear the record to appreciate the artistic vision of crafting such a unique story like this. You truly have a gift with your imagination. Can’t wait to listen to the record tmrw!
Last time I was hyped like this for an album it was for Slipknot's 2019 WANYK The 5 singles are flawless, can't imagine how mindblowing the entire album will sound.
Really appreciate the constant disclaimers about lore and interpretations. As someome who got into Tallah blind and always felt there was something connecting them all, i never wouldve peiced together an actual story on par with this. I listened to the entirety of TGOD after reading the spotify bio saying it was about a pissed of scientist and that was about as much as I knew. I didnt catch the large majority of the story in Matriphagy. My point is thus: I was already pretty attatched to my own interpretations of the songs i liked and after a few google searches of words i thought alluded to something specific only to be drawn into Tallah lore threads, i was actually disappointed at the prospect of an album/song that cant be interpreted how i wanted it to. But, in the infinite wisdom of Tallah, of course here you admit how nothing is supposed to be taken at face value. Im glad to hear you have inspiration for writing your music not only to tell a story but to touch your audience, because that is where a listener like me came from.
The album track list in story order from what I gathered. Lemme know how i did 🤷🏽♀️ 1. Mud Castle 2. The Impressionist 3. Shaken Not Stirred 4. The Hard Reset 5. Stomping Grounds 6. For the Recognition 7. Of Nothing 8. Telescope 9. Dickers Done 10. Wendrid 11. Headfirst 12. Thistle 13. How Long
Given you wrote a bunch of TGOD (gotta love that acronym thinking about it, put the kettle on Jesus) before releasing Matriphagy I feel a comparison between yourselves and System of a Down can be drawn. They were supposed to release Steal This Album after their debut but it got leaked, so they wrote and recorded Toxicity in a month and released that instead. So hyped for the new album, you guys deserve so much more recognition.
Can't wait for Stephen King to take this and write a novel! Coming Soon in Theathers 2024!!! Love Tallah since the day one, and I won't seem to stop. I translated Matriphagy album into Spanish in their UA-cam chanel, when Justin explained each song, so I'll be doing that again with TGOD and then I'll write the right order of the songs for me. Love you, guys. From Chile. HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON HERE! \m/ Jhonnattan
You and The Gloom in The Corner are some of my favourite bands rn, both storytelling, nu-core kinda bands where every song is unique yet sticking to your awesome sounds. TGITC is my AOTY but I reckon Tallah's album will come close.
Also if y'all want a band that tells one big story across their entire discography, and is a nu-core/metalcore/symphonic/movie score type band, The Gloom in The Corner is the band for you.
Just more stoked by preordering this album, the fact you can shuffle it and make it as you wish not just story wise but life in general, this is innovative.
You may notice that it looks like my living room. That is because it is my living room. I'm not a real scientist, I'm just playing one 😂😂😂😂 I love ya brains.
You don't understand how hyped I am for this album. I'm taking a day off work the day it comes out because I'll be too busy listening to the album all day
I still don’t know if I have the order figured out for myself yet lol, this album is so good. Diving into Matriphagy was such an awesome journey, this is just as fun, thank you guys!
Finally got around to watching this one, took me way too long to. I love how twisted and wild Justin's mind is, he always has incredible stories to tell. The album is amazing, by the way, and the concept, is one of my favorites ever. Even among Justin's stuff, I'd put TGOD's story second only to the Hungry Lights pentalogy. I love the overall idea, I love the creative, unique depravity and brutality of it, I love Dicker's strange, delusional outlook on what he's doing and how that shapes his actions, I love the concept of Dicker and Chromofix in general, and I love the flourishes of detail that put a neat little bow on everything. Some of those flourishes I"m referring to would be the different handling of each victim, you know, one gets drowned in a lake, one gets shot execution style in the woods, one splatters into an unrecognizable paint smear, and of course, Morton burns alive. Very fitting on that last one, a particularly dark and cruel end for the victim Dicker likely hated the most. Another detail I thought was cool was the concept of the insect queen, and the way she would just happily melt up and eat the "scraps".
Tallah is the most interesting thing to happen to metal in a long long time. Last time I remember this level of intent and conceptualization in a record was gojira, Opeth or fucking Young Strapping Lad.
This time, you need to do some tour date in Canada. 🤟 Quebec or Montreal at least. Can't wait to hear both album live. Thank for everything! I should received your signed CD this week! 🖤
They absolutely need come up to Canada one of these days. Personally, I think it’d be great if they performed across Canada in one of each of the big cities in the southern provinces from East to West. St. John’s, Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg (my province), Saskatoon, Calgary, and Vancouver.
I'm slowly learning to love unresolved cliffhangers. This is starting to remind me of the Twilight Zone episode "The Masks", where a dying man, on Mardi Gra, is visited by his family and he makes them wear masks that represent what they are on the inside. At the end of the episode, their faces take the shape of the masks. There's also a hint of the movie "Tusk" as well. Hopefully, y'all will be able to make a connection to this concept.
Bro I’m so hyped for this album man. I just got into this band like a month ago and I’m such a big fan already. Justin is such a great writer, vocalist, and person in general. Matriphagy got me hooked and I can’t wait to hear more from you guys.
You are such a genius at writing stories for the albums. I love that the lyrics tell Dicker's story, but can also be interpreted in different ways with deep personal meaning for each person who listens to them. Tallah has become one of my favorite bands ever and I'm excited to see what you do next!
I’ve been waiting for this video! I tell you what, you guys are the most exciting new band right now! Your blend of genres and stories molding into what is the Tallah sound..I mean, the possibilities are endless. Can’t wait to see where you are in 10 years. I truly feel that you can do no wrong. So hyped for this record!!
Justin is talented for array of reason, but one of my favorite things about him is that he actually creates concepts, something so many don’t do these days.
I'm fortunate enough to be able to enjoy the story and characters in these albums but also interpret them in a metaphorical way. Love what you guys are doing, reminds me of some of the stuff dir en grey does with their songs. Lots of creativity and energy. 🤘
Man I already got a whole doc lined up to puzzle out the chronological song order just after this video. Come release day ya boy is going full Sherlock lmfao
I just put two and two together and realised you're Hungry Lights, I felt like you sounded familiar, that's awesome! Also going to play this album at work, should be a great listen through!
I was actually really late to Matriphagy so I'm still not even sure of the concept or the story but there are songs on it that I can personally really relate to like L.E.D, Red Light, Placenta and Kungan. I'm really glad Justin pointed it out 😅 also I canNOT wait for this album all the singles have been absolute bangers
Know what’s so funny? As soon as you mentioned Basil Sherman (spelling?) I immediately thought of Derrick. Then when you went on to describe what the mad scientist turned him into, I literally was like 💀. Also: “Dicker got cocky” 🤣
Just recently discovered this band a couple years ago. Let me tell you this band makes the best music. My 2 favorite bands Tallah and Lamb of god. Keep it up guys! Yall fucking killing it.
My current guess for chronological order (haven't analyzed in detail, I'm just putting together what I know from listening to the album and watching this video, so this may not end up too accurate, but I'm actually pretty confident): 1. How Long? 2. Telescope 3. For the Recognition 4. Shaken (Not Stirred) 5. The Hard Reset 6. Stomping Grounds 7. The Impressionist 8. Of Nothing 9. Dicker's Done 10. Wendrid 11. Headfirst 12. Thistle 13. mud_castle
I kind of like the mysteries and the questions we were left with at the end of Matriphagy. I love all the mystery that we were left with. I love not knowing each and every thing. I'm really enjoying the whole anthology viewpoint for Tallah.
I just watched the video of “how I learned to scream” of this guy and I never heard of him or his band and holy hell,he’s pretty damn good,the song overconfidence is nasty,in a good way, but yeah,he’s a next level vocalist
I love that these albums are so deep and the songs are more than just stories and are metaphors. These albums are exactly the kind of what i love. Sone songs are just as relatable to me as KoRn’s KoRn album and i love how deep you make these songs and the artistic mind you guys have.
Justin: "TGOD and Matriphagy are unrelated, I, the writer am telling you so." Me, immediately after: "Dicker is Kungan's father and Lobifu is one of his monsters." I'm jk, super looking forward to this! I actually love that it's gonna be an anthology. Matriphagy is better off as a stand alone with unresolved issues, sometimes less is more.
Dicker be like “You know I’m something of a scientist myself”.
“Incredible your parents must be very proud”
I am 46 years old, ive been going to see bands since 91. I havent been this excited for a band since 94 when i first saw KoRn. I was shot in the head in 04. Had a nde, still have fragments from that bullet in my brain.Tallah helps me deal w my anxiety better than some of my meds. I will do my part to help you achieve greatness. Ty tallah
That's a big deal man. I am glad you're still around bro. Btw they are an amazing band. Wayyyyyy under-discovered and underrated. I have been rooting for Justin since before he was in Tallahassee.
Seriously wayyy too underrated. I don't understand why more people aren't talking about this band.
@@FraterIgniUmbra-ci7gv He's 46 not 91 bro.😂😂
Justin winking at the camera with that sly face when he makes those character - animal hints has the same energy as me making a dirty joke in class that only the teacher doesn't get and I love it. Awesome work, Tallah.
Edit: RIP Piper, Percival and Wendrid. you didn't deserve what happened to ya :(
One of my favorite things about Matriphagy is that every song stands on its own and can be taken differently by anyone who listens, while also telling the story if you choose to listen to it that way. Also applies to every Hungry Lights album.
Also applies to TGOD 🤫
Tallah has become my favorite band right now. I'm constantly telling my friends about you guys. I can't wait to see this band grow.
Same!!!!!!
Same here I've told as may people as possible about these dudes. They are absolutely killing it and deserve some extra attention.
Same!
same
Relatable moment.
Glad justin pointed it out cause all my friends who like matriphagy only liked it cause of the concept but I loved a certain song cause it meant more to me. Overconfidence is a song that means so much to me cause I take from it so much more then kungan trying to escape tallah
The song that meant alot to me lyrically is The Silo. Although literally it's about Kungan cutting off his wang, it reminds me of how back in middle school, I got picked on for having long hair. It got to the point where I decided to get my hair cut short. The day I walked in with short hair everyone was like "No! Why?". And the people who picked on me were saying "You didn't have to do that."
@@doctornagalli3321 was about to post how The Silo was one of my favorites for personal reasons too.
@@doctornagalli3321 seems like The Silo resonates with a lot of us. I changed so much of myself through my teen years and always regretted every change as I fell down the spiral.
@@doctornagalli3321 Yeah Silo as a song isn’t my favorite but lyrically it might be my favorite, my relationship with my parents really vibes with those lyrics.
Your friends suck if they don't care about the music at all. The concepts are great, but without the music to bring them to life, Tallah would not be Tallah. That, and it's just awesome. I don't get how you could do anything less than love it.
Amazing story as usual... RIP Piper, she did nothing wrong
Wendrid didn't either of course, he just was too smart for his own good, and he wasn't crazy, so he was screwed when Dicker got a hold of him.
Would you guys be doing a live performance of the entire album, like you did with Matriphagy?
Oh my fucking god this needs to happen
i've been manifesting this
I need this so badly
I’d sell my soul for this
@@jaydenludewig7401 deal! 😉
I whole heartedly believe this will be a top 10 album this year based off this story alone. You’re all masters of this craft.
This stuff is what makes me love Tallah so much, the dark/messed up story tickles the horror bone in me, whether intended or not, love this.
God this band is incredible and Justin is a goddamn genius. It's so cool that the albums are abstract and have secret meanings... When Justin asked "what is Justin trying to tell me about myself" (referring to the first song) I thought maybe like when we get old and death's coming (the police) and you're holding on to the projects/stuff you wanted to do in your life... And it's so cool that other people will look at that in a different way. ❤️
He is one of the best frontmen of this generation!! So original and deep
If anything, you're underselling him still. He's that good.
@@evanblake5252 most def
@@TheuglyTrip 🤙
I love you Justin you have pushed me creatively and lyrically my project would not exist if it wasn't for matriphagy. I loved reading into that album but also found strength and drive and felt understood within it as well. I love generation of danger so much especially how long just hits so different it's a dream to share a stage with y'all and I very much need to see you love and give a giant hug to all of you. Thank you so much for your art ❤️ ❤❤❤
Commenting before watching the whole video, but in regards to the opening discussion on interpreting TGOD as though there's no overarching story, I tend to approach concept albums sort of like the "concept" is bonus. The songs are still regular songs and can be interpreted like anything else on my playlist, there's just a special reward for listening to them as part of the album, too.
This was enthralling! The hype couldn't be more real!
Once again on the top tier list ? Indeed 😇
It's really refreshing to see someone so hyped and confident in the quality of a project they made. Yalls shit is sick and you know it. Hope the whole band is this proud of the album
One of the most admirable qualities about J is that he clearly strives to improve in everything he does, and you can tell he doesn't want the constant comparisons between this album and the previous one. I remember how much shit like that got to him back in the Amnaeon days; I'm glad he's got this opportunity to flesh out all these things he has to say about the world and life in his music, with some the best fucking musicians of the century, at that. So glad to be listening. Keep it up boys and girl.
SOOOOO appreciate your mind and breakdown! And your disclaimer up front, "it's not going to be a continuation, this is it's own concept" - I wish more people communicated like you. It's a lost art.
10/10. Masterpiece of an album. Wife and I are on our third listen, we just read ALL the lyrics and then realized "wait this is in reverse!"
Now, I'm here - I didn't watch this until after our 3rd listen and lyric reading.
Edit: ok, LOVE the winks 😂😂😂😂 fantastic story teller. Wow.
You guys are becoming our favorite band of all time VERY quickly
Dude, your lyricism is so subtle yet so direct at the same time, it's insane! Not only that you inspired me to use more techniques in my vocals, you inspire me to be creative and metaphorical with my lyrics. Thank you for all you do Justin, you're an absolute champ!
I relate more to Dicker than Kungan, so I like TGOD more. But also I like what I envision when listening to TGOD, I feel like my frustrations are seen and I’m not crazy. Shaken (not Stirred) for example makes me think of my fight with religion, how everyone is telling me what to believe in and that I have no choice, I feel dickers desperation and frustration to be something more. Thank you Justin, thank you Tallah! LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
I was actually at the gym today thinking to myself “I wonder if we’ll get a concept video for TGOD like we got with Matriphagy.” Then I found this video 😁
I’m lowkey bummed that it wasn’t like a series with the last record. But the fact that we have to piece together the overall plot ourselves after listening to the tracklisting, I think that’s pretty rad and I’m definitely more than satisfied with this concept video.
This makes me so psyched for this record!
Ok Tallah, you want my interpretation? I can give a longer post for it -
Track list: How Long, Impressionist, For the Recognition, Shaken, The Hard Reset, Dicker's Done, Stomping Grounds, Telescope, Wendrid, Headfirst, Thistle, mud_castle, Of Nothing
My interpretation requires less characters and gives off a completely different impression of Dicker. In my eyes, this story is of an obviously narcissistic mad scientist with some "plan." Tallah LOVES an unreliable narrator, and Dicker fits this perfect. This track list gives us the story of a narcissistic genius who faces constant set backs in his "grand plan."
How Long is a great way to get into the mindset of Dicker, as well as a great place to understand why Dicker is going rogue. He keeps asking how long until he sets us free? Until people can be themselves. This gives us the driving philosophy of Dicker: people refuse to be their "true self" and its his job to bring that out. He wants to "evolve" people into their true selves. As we begin, his work is obliterated, probably being discovered by whatever company he works for. And as we discover later, it was probably something already dark based off his later experiments. (In the Impressionist, he talks about not needing the guise of safety, so Dicker OBVIOUSLY doesn't give a damn about rules) They promptly destroyed his work, and fueled what would become his campaign of revenge.
Impressionist & Recognition help paint a picture of the kind of narcissist Dicker is. He only wants to be recognized, for in his eyes he's the only person who can help people "be themselves." He wants to play god and craft a new humanity....but things go awry.
In Shaken, Dicker is face to face with another failure. He was caught, and as his plan starts, an early experiment fails. It shows us Dicker beginning to slip into insanity, shattered that he couldn't get the job done. Shaken is where Dicker's fragile ego is on full display, showing us how poorly he takes failure. Getting caught was bad enough, now this? He'd rather throw it away then acknowledge his failure is a possibility.
Hard Reset is Dicker trying to start again. He's over his failure and is determined to finish his work flawlessly. But, now there's a more aggressive edge to him. As much as he doesn't want to admit it, failing has damaged his sanity drastically, and he's become more violent with his experiments. Dicker's Done has us see the mindset of "evolving" people slipping as Dicker starts to take out his unacknowledged rage on his subjects. Stomping Grounds is a bit of him trying to get back on track with evolution, but still lashing out.
Telescope is supposed to be the media acknowledging his work in a way Dicker despises, but this doesn't really click for me since he obviously wants attention. So here, it's Dicker's rampage as his experiments are discovered. He sees this attention as progress, and for a while things are going to plan. But, a new character enters the fray...
Wendrid, Dicker's former lab assistant has it figured out. He tracks Dicker down, and Dicker tries to convince him to help the cause. When Wendrid declines, Dicker snaps. It's a rollercoaster of mixed emotions. Dicker thought for sure someone who worked alongside him would understand his vision. When he can't convince Wendrid to join him, Dicker sees it as another failure. And failure drives Dicker further into his madness.
Headfirst is where in my eyes Dicker makes Wendrid pay for not following him. This is a vicious song, and it brings up betrayal quite a few times. Dicker's rage is exacerbated, like he's taking this incredibly personally throughout Headfirst. With Wendrid gone, Dicker's madness consumes him further. He CANNOT fail, he is godlike with his genius. With wrath in his heart, he decides his next experiment will also be personal. The man who cost him his old lab, the pig man.
Dicker does indeed catch the pig man and decides to give him an ironic taste of vengeance. He drags him to his old lab and starts to experiment and torture the man he madly believes caused all these failures. However, Dicker is arrogant as he antagonizes the pig man....and things fall apart. He is fought off by the pig man. He fails again. This final failure breaks him.
Dicker's limping away further into his decimated lab. The pig man could be chasing him, or the police. As he flees, Dicker's madness takes over. He talks about his plan like a castle built in mud, now fully lost in his failure. Except.... there's one final twist...
We never actually explained WHAT his original experiment was. A few times, Dicker has talked about a Muse. Something that inspires him to keep going. Something he probably lost. His original experiment. What on earth could Dicker have created that made him so arrogant to believe in his cause? As Dicker tries to find a hideaway in his old lab, he finds it. Somehow, locked away in the lab, something survived the destruction. As his pursuers draw nearer, the arrogance returns. A mad rambling Dicker begins to unleash what was not destroyed. The thing that made him believe he could play god and force evolution. His magnum opus, a lifeform so perfect it survived the total destruction of his lab. A creature that would feast upon the humans that refused to accept him as their Savior. As his pursuers watch his creation make itself known, Dicker psychotically mocks them. There is no salvation for humanity. It's too late to answer with a decree. Melted in the mouth of the Insect Queen.
I've decided I will listen to the album blind first, then listen again after watching this, knowing the concept in more depth. So hyped for this! Easy album of the year prediction.
@@masterknife8423 Understatement of the year.
Hey, you’ve got a cool name buddy
@@Senzuballs Damn straight.
I had and still have an obsession with Tallah so much, that last year my Ex hated hearing me talk about the band because of how much I started talking about em. AND NOW ITS 3 DAYS LEFT 🐸🐸🐸
My ex used to hate on Tallah all the time, saying they had no talent. She's an ex for a reason 😂😂😂
Most underrated band ever.
I am absolutely ecstatic for this album. Everything from simply enjoying the music, understanding the story, and finding out for myself what the order is will be so much fun. Like Justin said, I've tried to think about the lyrics in a way that's outside the concept and it has already helped me out in life. Shaken (not stirred) was released the day I went through a breakup and it was almost eerie how accurate the lyrics felt like it was describing my situation. (without the whole vivisection concept of course). That. on top of the beautiful brutality of the music, relieved so much negative emotions for me and gave me hope for the future. I will be a die hard Tallah fan till the day I die. In conclusion, you will be missed Piper.
OH MY GOODNESS YES! I WAS HOPING YOU'D DO ONE OF THESE!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE NEW COMFORT VIDEO >:P
Edit: Please don't rip your hair out and punch your teeth out! I understand you bud!!
How was this posted 3 days before the vid uploaded lol
@@Reds_not_dead Patreon. Justin posts things early over there for the people who donate monthly.
@@JuanMoar oooohhhh okay
Honestly, I don’t mind Matriphagy being uncontinued, in fact I prefer it. The core of these concepts isn’t the details, its the bigger picture and the themes. That’s really what I love about Matriphagy and from what we’ve heard of TGOD.
From the singles alone, this is already my favourite album of all time. You guys are incapable of making bad music.
Decided to pour over the lyrics of the songs to hopefully figure out what songs tie into each chapter of the story
Dog: The Hard Reset
Fish: Shaken (Not Stirred)
Frog: Dicker's Done
Rabbit: For the Recognition
Horse: Stomping Grounds
Bear: Wendrid
Bird: Headfirst
Pig: The Impressionist
You want a murderer?: Dicker's Done
Insect Queen: Of Nothing
Inciting Incident: How Long?
Personal Chronological Order
mud_castle
How Long?
Telescope
Shaken (Not Stirred)
The Hard Reset
Stomping Grounds
For the Recognition
Of Nothing
Dicker's Done
Wendrid
Headfirst
The Impressionist
Thistle
mud_castle
Slight correction, the pig is "Thistle".
You and Max are just on some next level of creativity!! Where does the inspiration come from? The hell if I know, I can think of like 10 bands. And if that’s intentional you guys are even more insane than I ever imagined!!! Thank you for keeping Metal fresh and so badass!!!
So so so glad I discovered you and your band. I've been spreading the good word of Tallah any time I can. Each of you deserve success! 🤘
second that 100%
I'm 17 and when I first heard your music it changed my life man to my deepest core and you've helped me cope with my depression and anxiety. I was one who heard the meaning when I first heard it my parents seem that it wouldve made me worse cuz they don't like it but when I listened to it it made me realize how much I was holding back from the world. 'i must show the world what I can do' is what I said to myself. Your music helped me learn myself. I love u man keep it up. I pre ordered your album to and I'm getting the full aperal too ❤️
this feels like an allegory for the music industry lol
Cant stress how much I love how much thought you put into this stuff...
It's really inspiring... Actually makes me want to write concept albums as well xD
Super excited for this one...
I'm so excited for this album. You guys absolutely knocked matriphagy out of the park, and I think you're going to do it again.
I don’t even need to hear the record to appreciate the artistic vision of crafting such a unique story like this. You truly have a gift with your imagination. Can’t wait to listen to the record tmrw!
Last time I was hyped like this for an album it was for Slipknot's 2019 WANYK
The 5 singles are flawless, can't imagine how mindblowing the entire album will sound.
You are profoundly intelligent. I am sincerely grateful that you created this art.
i love this band and their community so much :( yall so awesome guys
Really appreciate the constant disclaimers about lore and interpretations. As someome who got into Tallah blind and always felt there was something connecting them all, i never wouldve peiced together an actual story on par with this. I listened to the entirety of TGOD after reading the spotify bio saying it was about a pissed of scientist and that was about as much as I knew. I didnt catch the large majority of the story in Matriphagy. My point is thus: I was already pretty attatched to my own interpretations of the songs i liked and after a few google searches of words i thought alluded to something specific only to be drawn into Tallah lore threads, i was actually disappointed at the prospect of an album/song that cant be interpreted how i wanted it to. But, in the infinite wisdom of Tallah, of course here you admit how nothing is supposed to be taken at face value. Im glad to hear you have inspiration for writing your music not only to tell a story but to touch your audience, because that is where a listener like me came from.
I love how an album tells an entire story. No every band do that. So interesting
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edit: after the wendrid bear comparison i winked along with justin every other time- havin a blast out here :0
This little guy is my favorite he’s so silly I love him
9:39 10:11 10:55 11:26 12:10 12:38 13:18 14:37
My signed post card and copy just came in the mail today! I'm so happy you guys are my favorite metal band!
The album track list in story order from what I gathered. Lemme know how i did 🤷🏽♀️
1. Mud Castle
2. The Impressionist
3. Shaken Not Stirred
4. The Hard Reset
5. Stomping Grounds
6. For the Recognition
7. Of Nothing
8. Telescope
9. Dickers Done
10. Wendrid
11. Headfirst
12. Thistle
13. How Long
cool ty
Just in the title, For The Recognition says so much to me and speaks straight to my heart! 🤘
i love tallah as much as i love your attitude towards your own art and towards your fans!
Given you wrote a bunch of TGOD (gotta love that acronym thinking about it, put the kettle on Jesus) before releasing Matriphagy I feel a comparison between yourselves and System of a Down can be drawn. They were supposed to release Steal This Album after their debut but it got leaked, so they wrote and recorded Toxicity in a month and released that instead. So hyped for the new album, you guys deserve so much more recognition.
I’m so unbelievably excited for this album, already AOTY
I can't wait for the next livestream. Needing some more Justin in my life.
Can't wait for Stephen King to take this and write a novel! Coming Soon in Theathers 2024!!!
Love Tallah since the day one, and I won't seem to stop. I translated Matriphagy album into Spanish in their UA-cam chanel, when Justin explained each song, so I'll be doing that again with TGOD and then I'll write the right order of the songs for me.
Love you, guys. From Chile.
HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON HERE! \m/
Jhonnattan
You and The Gloom in The Corner are some of my favourite bands rn, both storytelling, nu-core kinda bands where every song is unique yet sticking to your awesome sounds. TGITC is my AOTY but I reckon Tallah's album will come close.
Also if y'all want a band that tells one big story across their entire discography, and is a nu-core/metalcore/symphonic/movie score type band, The Gloom in The Corner is the band for you.
Just more stoked by preordering this album, the fact you can shuffle it and make it as you wish not just story wise but life in general, this is innovative.
You may notice that it looks like my living room. That is because it is my living room.
I'm not a real scientist, I'm just playing one 😂😂😂😂
I love ya brains.
You are such a personality, an entertainer from head to toe. Love your work dude.
You don't understand how hyped I am for this album. I'm taking a day off work the day it comes out because I'll be too busy listening to the album all day
I still don’t know if I have the order figured out for myself yet lol, this album is so good. Diving into Matriphagy was such an awesome journey, this is just as fun, thank you guys!
Finally got around to watching this one, took me way too long to. I love how twisted and wild Justin's mind is, he always has incredible stories to tell. The album is amazing, by the way, and the concept, is one of my favorites ever. Even among Justin's stuff, I'd put TGOD's story second only to the Hungry Lights pentalogy.
I love the overall idea, I love the creative, unique depravity and brutality of it, I love Dicker's strange, delusional outlook on what he's doing and how that shapes his actions, I love the concept of Dicker and Chromofix in general, and I love the flourishes of detail that put a neat little bow on everything. Some of those flourishes I"m referring to would be the different handling of each victim, you know, one gets drowned in a lake, one gets shot execution style in the woods, one splatters into an unrecognizable paint smear, and of course, Morton burns alive. Very fitting on that last one, a particularly dark and cruel end for the victim Dicker likely hated the most. Another detail I thought was cool was the concept of the insect queen, and the way she would just happily melt up and eat the "scraps".
Justin cant wait to see yall in Austin tx in 2 weeks yall should be headliner
Can we just say that Justin is a writing genius.
Agreed
Agreed
Tallah is the most interesting thing to happen to metal in a long long time. Last time I remember this level of intent and conceptualization in a record was gojira, Opeth or fucking Young Strapping Lad.
It makes fucking sense Justin
I interpreted the album as each character being an aspect or parts of myself. Dissecting each part of yourself and changing them to be something new.
This time, you need to do some tour date in Canada. 🤟 Quebec or Montreal at least. Can't wait to hear both album live. Thank for everything! I should received your signed CD this week! 🖤
They absolutely need come up to Canada one of these days.
Personally, I think it’d be great if they performed across Canada in one of each of the big cities in the southern provinces from East to West. St. John’s, Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg (my province), Saskatoon, Calgary, and Vancouver.
I'm slowly learning to love unresolved cliffhangers.
This is starting to remind me of the Twilight Zone episode "The Masks", where a dying man, on Mardi Gra, is visited by his family and he makes them wear masks that represent what they are on the inside. At the end of the episode, their faces take the shape of the masks. There's also a hint of the movie "Tusk" as well. Hopefully, y'all will be able to make a connection to this concept.
Bro I’m so hyped for this album man. I just got into this band like a month ago and I’m such a big fan already. Justin is such a great writer, vocalist, and person in general. Matriphagy got me hooked and I can’t wait to hear more from you guys.
You are such a genius at writing stories for the albums. I love that the lyrics tell Dicker's story, but can also be interpreted in different ways with deep personal meaning for each person who listens to them. Tallah has become one of my favorite bands ever and I'm excited to see what you do next!
I’ve been waiting for this video! I tell you what, you guys are the most exciting new band right now! Your blend of genres and stories molding into what is the Tallah sound..I mean, the possibilities are endless. Can’t wait to see where you are in 10 years. I truly feel that you can do no wrong. So hyped for this record!!
I hope this tour with Drowning Pool is kicking ass in all aspects!!! Safe travels and keep on keeping on!! Tallah forever!!!
I’ve been so excited for a video like this. So hyped for the album🤘
Justin is talented for array of reason, but one of my favorite things about him is that he actually creates concepts, something so many don’t do these days.
I fucking love this band
Yo but an All Hail the Insect Queen shirt would be the hardest fucking merch
Listening to the new album TGOD while watching this video will help you fully understand. It syncs up nicely.
Thank you Justin.
I'm fortunate enough to be able to enjoy the story and characters in these albums but also interpret them in a metaphorical way. Love what you guys are doing, reminds me of some of the stuff dir en grey does with their songs. Lots of creativity and energy. 🤘
Man I already got a whole doc lined up to puzzle out the chronological song order just after this video. Come release day ya boy is going full Sherlock lmfao
I love that you people’s albums are their own story and that you keep everything new and fresh
I just put two and two together and realised you're Hungry Lights, I felt like you sounded familiar, that's awesome! Also going to play this album at work, should be a great listen through!
I was actually really late to Matriphagy so I'm still not even sure of the concept or the story but there are songs on it that I can personally really relate to like L.E.D, Red Light, Placenta and Kungan. I'm really glad Justin pointed it out 😅 also I canNOT wait for this album all the singles have been absolute bangers
I’m glad Matriphagy has unanswered questions, it leaves just enough room for imagination
I get excited whenever I hear dexter mentioned lol, I love that show
The story: 19:50
The characters: 7:29
Know what’s so funny? As soon as you mentioned Basil Sherman (spelling?) I immediately thought of Derrick. Then when you went on to describe what the mad scientist turned him into, I literally was like 💀.
Also: “Dicker got cocky” 🤣
Just recently discovered this band a couple years ago. Let me tell you this band makes the best music. My 2 favorite bands Tallah and Lamb of god. Keep it up guys! Yall fucking killing it.
You need to write a book dude!!! I would 100% read it! You have amazing ideas!
I have actually been working on a book for my Hungry Lights stuff for the last eight years!
@@Tallah i bet it's gonna be incredible!!! Can't wait for you to release it🖤
My current guess for chronological order (haven't analyzed in detail, I'm just putting together what I know from listening to the album and watching this video, so this may not end up too accurate, but I'm actually pretty confident):
1. How Long?
2. Telescope
3. For the Recognition
4. Shaken (Not Stirred)
5. The Hard Reset
6. Stomping Grounds
7. The Impressionist
8. Of Nothing
9. Dicker's Done
10. Wendrid
11. Headfirst
12. Thistle
13. mud_castle
I kind of like the mysteries and the questions we were left with at the end of Matriphagy. I love all the mystery that we were left with. I love not knowing each and every thing. I'm really enjoying the whole anthology viewpoint for Tallah.
"It looks like my living room, because it is" I love how serious he told me that
I've been so excited for a new album since before matriphagy even came out this is gonna be so hard man😭
I got the album early with the biggest merch pack and my god 'how long' is a masterpiece js
I just watched the video of “how I learned to scream” of this guy and I never heard of him or his band and holy hell,he’s pretty damn good,the song overconfidence is nasty,in a good way, but yeah,he’s a next level vocalist
I love that these albums are so deep and the songs are more than just stories and are metaphors. These albums are exactly the kind of what i love. Sone songs are just as relatable to me as KoRn’s KoRn album and i love how deep you make these songs and the artistic mind you guys have.
Justin: "TGOD and Matriphagy are unrelated, I, the writer am telling you so."
Me, immediately after: "Dicker is Kungan's father and Lobifu is one of his monsters."
I'm jk, super looking forward to this! I actually love that it's gonna be an anthology. Matriphagy is better off as a stand alone with unresolved issues, sometimes less is more.
I think the cliffhanger ending is the cherry on top that completes Matriphagy. It's up to our interpretation, but we'll never be certain.
Well Lobifu could be William Foul
album of the fucking year bro thank you for gifting us this album
Ty for bringing about how business leaders are corrupt and don't care about the little guy💜
Can’t wait to hear it, man!
Also, the random Special Beam Cannon made me smile when I needed it most. Thanks, Justin! 😁
Generation of Danger is absolute the most metal album I've ever heard
Love your passion my dude! Looking forward to the album and story.