My friend Patrick and I were listening to Bleed The Future when it first came out and he had a seizure. We always joked that you guys just played so fast it made him seize lol. He passed away May this year. It feels like forever and yesterday. When I went to see you guys a couple months after he passed in MN when I walked in Wesley Willis was playing on the pa. That was one of Patricks favorites to make me laugh with. I know he was there at the show with us. Thank you for the memories. Both to you Dean and Schmitty❤
I enjoy your videos. I was part of Every Black Minute for a short very short while, I did vocals at a few shows back at the very beginning. RIP Joe Porter he was a good guy! He was a big In Flames fan he got that black Gibson Les Paul just like the guitarist from In Flames. I’m sad I missed the funeral. I’ve always looked back and enjoyed the time I had hanging out with Joe.
I think we started Every Black Minute in end of 2006. I miss the feeling of being a monster on stage hyping the crowd, but making it my career wasn’t meant to be. I enjoyed it, but would not trade the life I’ve built for it.
@@DeanLamb @DeanLamb your totally right about Joe being driven and dedicated couple good stories: I remember driving to Abbotsford from Chilliwack to practice at Dan Yakimkos during a blizzard he was insistent on going didn't want to miss practice. It was a sketchy drive but we made it. One time coming back from practice he ran out of gas right at Evan's rd on Hwy 1 he didn't have money to fill up but wasn't gonna miss practice I didn't know this until we ran out. Vehicle sat for a while we made a couple calls, but Joe tried the ignition again and it fired up we made it to a gas station and literally rolled into the station. Good on you for making this video.
This is a fantastic video and a great tribute. We’ve lost a lot of good musicians locally recently but I’m thankful they all left some pretty great music behind to listen to fondly
I would’ve loved this ep back in the 00’s dude! Joe sounds like a great guy. An enterprising person like that is always good to have around in your ’formative’ years. RIP.
As soon as you started track 3 I thought ‘very Mastodony’ then you said Mastodon straight away. Crazy how many people have been influenced by them and their sound for so long. Long live Mastodon! ❤
Sorry to hear about your friend. On the positive side, this is a cool concept for a vid, going over your old stuff and seeing what you'd change today. Cool vid.
rest in peace Joe ❤this was a great video to watch, i love seeing bands show a more vulnerable side of their lives. this really showed how much he meant to you
Great video to honour your friend Dean. Now that I'm in my 30s, and after losing my Dad to cancer, I'm noticing a lot of people in my life getting sick, or passing away. Mostly my Dad's friends and band members, (he was the singer in a Judas Priest/Black Sabbath cover band called Winterkill). They were the biggest cover band in Edmonton, Alberta in the late 80s, early 90s. The Neuraxis mention took me back a bit. I remember seeing the album cover to The Thin Line Between, thought it looked cool and downloaded some of their songs of off Limewire. I thought Neuraxis was such a sick band. First tech-death band I ever heard, before I knew tech-death was even a thing. I bought the album shortly after and was enamored with it. Played it in my Dad's truck a lot, (he loved metal, showed me Opeth when I was 13). Much different from anything I've ever heard at the time, and kinda still is. I love Asylon too, bought the album as soon as it came out, and bought a Thin Line Between zip up hoodie I still have and cherish. I still have The Thin Line Between on display on my album shelf, along with a number of albums that shaped my childhood. I wish they didn't break up, Asylon is an amazing album, and I thought they were just getting better.
My condolences. 💐 Listening to first albums is a trip eh? Mine was no where near that good was a total mess but it still gives me good feeling of how far it affected me for future years playing in a variety of bands. Such good vibes Hope you guys are doing well! Happy holidays from the east coast. 🤘 Marc
Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. This was a nice tribute.. it's good to remember that even when someone is gone the influence they had on your life stays with you.
Went through my old band "Cauterized" album about a month ago, just to have a listen to some old stuff and a chuckles.. It's pretty much the same reaction you had with your band... Cauterized was late 90s early 2000s so VHS, cassettes and CDs is all I have... Our old producer put them on UA-cam some odd years ago... through every song, it just got more and more technical.. yoy can see this progression in 1 album.. I'm a bassist, and been playing death metal/Tech Death since 92 or 93.. It wasn't called "Tech Death" back then.. back in those days it was Death Metal and Grindcore. We just wanted to be more technical than Suffocation and more brutal than GG Allin or Deicide hahaha.. Fun stuff.. I like watching musicians go through the old bands.. it's actually really inspiring.. and funny at times.. My condolences to your band mate.. sucks man.. had a few go off to Valhalla myself..
That was fun AND somber, man. I can relate, long live Joe! There’s usually one in every band, but rarely do they find each other. And when they [do], the outcome is usually totally magic.
As musicians, we are lucky to have these recordings from our past. They are more than just music. They are windows that allow us to remember. Friends, good times, influences and all the things that make us what we have and will become. It is sad that your friend has passed. But, with this recording, you get to relive all the good stuff. Peace, brother.
Awesome video (and sorry for the loss). Track 2, getting big Leper Affinity vibes from that intro. Also, "Benthic Liege" sounds like it could have been an epic album closer!
Dude that stuff is pretty cool, there’s nothing wrong with any of those songs! Being a musician myself for 45 years i understand how you feel when you listen to old stuff you wrote and played, I’m always overly critical aboot it too 🤘
I know this channel is dedicated to guitar, but i really dig what the drummer did on that EP. Sorry to hear about the loss of a former bandmate. Hello from Belgium
...man this band has some killer riffs and musical ideas and sounds pretty technical to me !! great band , yeah the fade outs thing is the only thing i would say sucks from it many parts i liked a lot ! but 9:27 sounds super good ! 10:25 very "theory in practice" (the armageddon theories) style kickass album : ) omg way to young for Joseph to die....RIP , great tribute to him
Saddened to hear about your friend, I'm also born in '86 and also have lost friends, old and new, to various things. Cool way for you to remember him by going through your old stuff. This stuff sounds pretty decent.
I lost 2 of my friends 6 months apart 2 years ago. They were both brothers and loved metal. One played drums and the other was the guitar player in a band called Resurrection. I know how hard it is to say goodbye to friend.
Man, this brings me back! I also had no idea Joe passed away! I had a hard time paying attention to the rest of the video after you said that. He was a solid dude.
Damn, Neuraxis. Weirdly one of the first bands to get me into tech death despite being super obscure even during their active period. Shame they never did anything after Asylon because that's a v underrated album in terms of voice and style.
Damn, those were some pretty cool songs. That's about the level of technical I prefer tbh - just generally it's focusing more on being brutal and evil sounding than technical, and then it had some proggy parts thrown in which is also cool. And the vocalist sounds awesome. I tend to go back to my old compositions (which are all Guitar Pro tabs) and just wonder where all the weird stuff came from . Some of it is really interesting because I guess I didn't know how to do things, so it's just really outside the box.
There is no feeling like listening to music you made with a friend who's no longer with us. I lost a friend in 2020 and occasionally listen to the demos we wrote as a side thing from our respective bands in like 2015 and it's such a weird mix of feelings.
Man I loved this so much, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. I have a similar story so this resonated hard with me. Hopefully you don't mind if I share: I was in a band in high school with my buddy Petey. He was a great guy, always so nice and funny. Unfortunately, life took us in much different paths over the years and we kinda fell out of touch. But even after all that time without fail he would still come out of the woodwork and show support for everything that I did musically every time I posted new stuff. He passed in 2017, I won't get into details but it was a true tragedy. Especially if you knew him for as long as I did, the guy had been through so much. We made a few demos together around 2007-08 which we posted on myspace. We really loved Born of Osiris at the time and were lucky enough to record with their keyboardist Joe in his basement for our second demo. The only place I still had our demos when he passed away was on my old ipod from high school, which I hadn't used in years. Fortunately I borrowed some cables and a dvd burner from my job at the time and I successfully was able rip our demos off the old ipod to burn some cds for our friends, just like the old days, to give to his family and our friends. Hearing those songs after he passed was really something. I still think about a lot, and see his parents once every few years. Man, what great times, push on and prosper in honor of our fallen brothers. Keep on keeping on Dean. 🤘
It's really fun to hear you talk about not knowing where old music you helped write is going. Have you listened to Archspire? Talk about not knowing where we're going! RIP Joe. He's probably pretty pumped that you're still pushing the envelope.
My first death/ “tech” band back in 06’ wasn’t this tight or well recorded. This is a… like beyond just having potential first cd like a lot of artists you hear. actually enjoyed a lot of those riffs. :) rip to your friend.
I remember as a kid, playing a "battle of the bands" in my local town. The quality was abysmal (apart from one guy who was considered a local legend for being able to sweep pick). Bear in mind, I grew up in the boonies of Northern Ireland. Anyway, long story short, we got paid like 40 pounds for the whole band, and there was 3 of us. 15 years old, it felt like a monumental moment. Someone had actually compensated us for our effort, even if it was essentially a token gesture. You brought back that memory. I miss those times, and those guys.
We played w Nylithia a few times too... My old singer wound up in Civil Ruin, I think Jared played guitar for them for a bit w Kyle Wagner.... Member berries at all??? Remember a band called Reckoner from Van by chance, dude??
My friend Patrick and I were listening to Bleed The Future when it first came out and he had a seizure. We always joked that you guys just played so fast it made him seize lol. He passed away May this year. It feels like forever and yesterday. When I went to see you guys a couple months after he passed in MN when I walked in Wesley Willis was playing on the pa. That was one of Patricks favorites to make me laugh with. I know he was there at the show with us. Thank you for the memories. Both to you Dean and Schmitty❤
This is crazy
this hit me like a truck. keep your homies close
I'm really sorry for your loss, my friend.
Not gonna lie, that Every Black Minute stuff sounds pretty fuckin dope to me. You’ve done well to honor your friend Dean.
Yeah I agree I thought it was pretty good 😌
Sorry to hear your friend passed, man. Unfortunately, as we get older, it only gets more frequent. It never gets easier. Love and peace
I enjoy your videos. I was part of Every Black Minute for a short very short while, I did vocals at a few shows back at the very beginning. RIP Joe Porter he was a good guy! He was a big In Flames fan he got that black Gibson Les Paul just like the guitarist from In Flames. I’m sad I missed the funeral. I’ve always looked back and enjoyed the time I had hanging out with Joe.
i did vocals for them for 3 shows in 2008
I think we started Every Black Minute in end of 2006. I miss the feeling of being a monster on stage hyping the crowd, but making it my career wasn’t meant to be. I enjoyed it, but would not trade the life I’ve built for it.
Hey fellas! I must have just missed you guys lol. Hope you're all doing good.
@@DeanLamb highly unlikely you play a show in Fernie, BC, but next time you play a show in the Calgary area I’ll try and make it out.
@@DeanLamb @DeanLamb your totally right about Joe being driven and dedicated couple good stories:
I remember driving to Abbotsford from Chilliwack to practice at Dan Yakimkos during a blizzard he was insistent on going didn't want to miss practice. It was a sketchy drive but we made it.
One time coming back from practice he ran out of gas right at Evan's rd on Hwy 1 he didn't have money to fill up but wasn't gonna miss practice I didn't know this until we ran out.
Vehicle sat for a while we made a couple calls, but Joe tried the ignition again and it fired up we made it to a gas station
and literally rolled into the station.
Good on you for making this video.
As someone who grew up going to shows in Chilliwack, I saw Every Black Minute quite a few times! Pretty wild hearing this stuff again
The good old days. Shows at the Fairfield Rotary Hall!
@@jasonYFinnishCanadianoh man! Haven’t heard that name in a while. I remember seeing Fall In Archea there. Blast from the past.
Me too!
Hearing this just shows that you were a guitarist born for greatness. Damn you guys were tight for being young.
Nice homage to your homie, Joe. He obviously had an impact on the person you became in regards to your current band. Thanks for sharing, Dean.
This is a fantastic video and a great tribute.
We’ve lost a lot of good musicians locally recently but I’m thankful they all left some pretty great music behind to listen to fondly
I would’ve loved this ep back in the 00’s dude!
Joe sounds like a great guy. An enterprising person like that is always good to have around in your ’formative’ years.
RIP.
My sincere condolences Dean, I'm sorry for your loss.
As soon as you started track 3 I thought ‘very Mastodony’ then you said Mastodon straight away. Crazy how many people have been influenced by them and their sound for so long. Long live Mastodon! ❤
Sorry to hear about your friend. On the positive side, this is a cool concept for a vid, going over your old stuff and seeing what you'd change today. Cool vid.
rest in peace Joe ❤this was a great video to watch, i love seeing bands show a more vulnerable side of their lives. this really showed how much he meant to you
Sorry to hear about your friend RIP. this is a nice way to remember him
Sorry for your loss.. I gotta say this band rips
@7:56 “we are going on a journey dude” 😂
Thanks for sharing, lovely memory, take care man🫶🏼
Joe was an amazing dude, he introduced me to you when I was living there back in 2010 ish. Thanks for this ❤
Great video to honour your friend Dean. Now that I'm in my 30s, and after losing my Dad to cancer, I'm noticing a lot of people in my life getting sick, or passing away. Mostly my Dad's friends and band members, (he was the singer in a Judas Priest/Black Sabbath cover band called Winterkill). They were the biggest cover band in Edmonton, Alberta in the late 80s, early 90s.
The Neuraxis mention took me back a bit. I remember seeing the album cover to The Thin Line Between, thought it looked cool and downloaded some of their songs of off Limewire. I thought Neuraxis was such a sick band. First tech-death band I ever heard, before I knew tech-death was even a thing. I bought the album shortly after and was enamored with it. Played it in my Dad's truck a lot, (he loved metal, showed me Opeth when I was 13). Much different from anything I've ever heard at the time, and kinda still is. I love Asylon too, bought the album as soon as it came out, and bought a Thin Line Between zip up hoodie I still have and cherish.
I still have The Thin Line Between on display on my album shelf, along with a number of albums that shaped my childhood. I wish they didn't break up, Asylon is an amazing album, and I thought they were just getting better.
Very endearing video. Not bad for your first record, Dean!
Also, RIP Joe. To the long-lasting influence of friends.
My condolences. 💐
Listening to first albums is a trip eh?
Mine was no where near that good was a total mess but it still gives me good feeling of how far it affected me for future years playing in a variety of bands. Such good vibes
Hope you guys are doing well!
Happy holidays from the east coast.
🤘
Marc
Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. This was a nice tribute.. it's good to remember that even when someone is gone the influence they had on your life stays with you.
It's amazing how many years can go by but the music brings you right back to that time and those people, in an instant. Great video.
Went through my old band "Cauterized" album about a month ago, just to have a listen to some old stuff and a chuckles.. It's pretty much the same reaction you had with your band...
Cauterized was late 90s early 2000s so VHS, cassettes and CDs is all I have... Our old producer put them on UA-cam some odd years ago... through every song, it just got more and more technical.. yoy can see this progression in 1 album..
I'm a bassist, and been playing death metal/Tech Death since 92 or 93.. It wasn't called "Tech Death" back then.. back in those days it was Death Metal and Grindcore.
We just wanted to be more technical than Suffocation and more brutal than GG Allin or Deicide hahaha.. Fun stuff.. I like watching musicians go through the old bands.. it's actually really inspiring.. and funny at times..
My condolences to your band mate.. sucks man.. had a few go off to Valhalla myself..
8:39 Circle of Cysquatch haha. Love that you're super open about where the riffs come from and call yourself out.
Sorry my friend.RIP to that fellow and hugs to his family.
That was fun AND somber, man. I can relate, long live Joe!
There’s usually one in every band, but rarely do they find each other. And when they [do], the outcome is usually totally magic.
As musicians, we are lucky to have these recordings from our past. They are more than just music. They are windows that allow us to remember. Friends, good times, influences and all the things that make us what we have and will become. It is sad that your friend has passed. But, with this recording, you get to relive all the good stuff. Peace, brother.
I'm so sorry for your loss, Dean. This video is a beautiful homage to your dear friend. I'm sure he would be proud!
This was a blast to watch. Condolences on your loss, friend
RIP Joe 🕊🤍
Cool vocals and logo.
Beautiful way to pay homage to your friend. Sorry for your loss bro
Those growls with the low gain chords at the end of Bysmarck is pretty sick
I was expecting this to suck really bad but you guys were really good, definitely amazing for the timeframe the band was from.
Awesome video (and sorry for the loss). Track 2, getting big Leper Affinity vibes from that intro. Also, "Benthic Liege" sounds like it could have been an epic album closer!
This Kiesel has always been my favorite of your collection. Burl 8 string with dark hardware looks fantastic
Beautiful tribute to your late bandmate, Dean
Dude that stuff is pretty cool, there’s nothing wrong with any of those songs! Being a musician myself for 45 years i understand how you feel when you listen to old stuff you wrote and played, I’m always overly critical aboot it too 🤘
You guys played with Nylithia. Another Vancouver forgotten gem!
very sorry for your loss sir! excellent video in his memory.
I know this channel is dedicated to guitar, but i really dig what the drummer did on that EP. Sorry to hear about the loss of a former bandmate. Hello from Belgium
Dan rules
Dude, this EP sounds amazing! RIP Joe. It sounds like you were a cool dude.
Sad to see a friend and bandmate pass away, that ep was really fun to listen, kudos to that, really fun death metally stuff.
I remember seeing you guys at the McCallum activity Center with First Reign headlining
Hey I remember that too! 🤘
Dud that sounded good man I liked every black minute
...man this band has some killer riffs and musical ideas and sounds pretty technical to me !!
great band , yeah the fade outs thing is the only thing i would say sucks from it
many parts i liked a lot !
but 9:27 sounds super good !
10:25 very "theory in practice" (the armageddon theories) style kickass album
: )
omg way to young for Joseph to die....RIP , great tribute to him
Saddened to hear about your friend, I'm also born in '86 and also have lost friends, old and new, to various things. Cool way for you to remember him by going through your old stuff. This stuff sounds pretty decent.
Sorry for the loss of your friend/bandmate Dean
The demo sounds sickkkkkk though 🤘😎🤘
sorry for your loss
Love the intro on circle of cysquatch, worth ripping
Whoa lol, I wanna listen to the EP now 🤯
Thank you, Dean 🖤
This was a cool trip down memory lane to take! Some cool older riffs
I lost 2 of my friends 6 months apart 2 years ago. They were both brothers and loved metal. One played drums and the other was the guitar player in a band called Resurrection. I know how hard it is to say goodbye to friend.
Sorry for your loss. ❤️
Thanks for the video. Love you bro
Man, this brings me back! I also had no idea Joe passed away! I had a hard time paying attention to the rest of the video after you said that. He was a solid dude.
Damn, Neuraxis. Weirdly one of the first bands to get me into tech death despite being super obscure even during their active period. Shame they never did anything after Asylon because that's a v underrated album in terms of voice and style.
The vocalist is in a new band called fracturus. They're really good
Damn, those were some pretty cool songs.
That's about the level of technical I prefer tbh - just generally it's focusing more on being brutal and evil sounding than technical, and then it had some proggy parts thrown in which is also cool. And the vocalist sounds awesome.
I tend to go back to my old compositions (which are all Guitar Pro tabs) and just wonder where all the weird stuff came from . Some of it is really interesting because I guess I didn't know how to do things, so it's just really outside the box.
I thought this was going to be a we laugh at our old stuff video but those songs slapped.
You make the best videos
I remember EVERY SINGLE one of these songs
😂
I liked the last song the most. Pretty cool melodies in the beginning.
There is no feeling like listening to music you made with a friend who's no longer with us. I lost a friend in 2020 and occasionally listen to the demos we wrote as a side thing from our respective bands in like 2015 and it's such a weird mix of feelings.
Feels Dethklok'ish
Man I loved this so much, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. I have a similar story so this resonated hard with me. Hopefully you don't mind if I share:
I was in a band in high school with my buddy Petey. He was a great guy, always so nice and funny. Unfortunately, life took us in much different paths over the years and we kinda fell out of touch. But even after all that time without fail he would still come out of the woodwork and show support for everything that I did musically every time I posted new stuff. He passed in 2017, I won't get into details but it was a true tragedy. Especially if you knew him for as long as I did, the guy had been through so much. We made a few demos together around 2007-08 which we posted on myspace. We really loved Born of Osiris at the time and were lucky enough to record with their keyboardist Joe in his basement for our second demo. The only place I still had our demos when he passed away was on my old ipod from high school, which I hadn't used in years. Fortunately I borrowed some cables and a dvd burner from my job at the time and I successfully was able rip our demos off the old ipod to burn some cds for our friends, just like the old days, to give to his family and our friends. Hearing those songs after he passed was really something. I still think about a lot, and see his parents once every few years. Man, what great times, push on and prosper in honor of our fallen brothers.
Keep on keeping on Dean. 🤘
The 2:58-3:00 version of that riff you played sounds so sick
Abyssal worship dude, the change at 7:36 i was like dude are we djenting? Junt junt
And then goes insane anyways
Pretty fun song!
It's really fun to hear you talk about not knowing where old music you helped write is going. Have you listened to Archspire? Talk about not knowing where we're going! RIP Joe. He's probably pretty pumped that you're still pushing the envelope.
RIP Joe, sorry for your loss Dean
Dude pretty cool sounding i can feel the blend of styles. singers pretty cool to.
Man I love this style of metalcore
My condolences. Those riffs sound hella good.
Sorry for your loss. For sure getting in flames and 2005 the red death vibes
Wat a rad duude man...coolest part i thought u saw him n ur older years awsome story man! Rip joe
Sorry for your loss brother
I had one of those Madisons for 10 years and am trying to buy it back. Love them
I have Cephalic Carnage vibes from this, especially the vocals !
thanks for a reminder!
@@bythelights my pleasure man !
5:21
Ooh! I'm proud of myself!!
Sorry for your loss.
Gotta love the nostalgia, fun riffs. Condolences about Joe bud, cheers.
Shout out to Madison Amps. I remember when I first heard/saw them I was hooked. Never got one but always dreamed.
My first death/ “tech” band back in 06’ wasn’t this tight or well recorded. This is a… like beyond just having potential first cd like a lot of artists you hear. actually enjoyed a lot of those riffs. :) rip to your friend.
grande persona mr Dean! 😢
Dean, you absolute fucking Chad.
If I had heard about this back in the day, I would have been super into it.
Reminds me of JFAC:Doom, Postmortem Promises, My Bitter End, etc
Thanks for sharing
Pretting banging man
the guitar tone or maybe just recording quality kinda reminds me of early as blood runs black, very cool
MADISON AMPS! WOW!
Hell yeah!
I remember as a kid, playing a "battle of the bands" in my local town. The quality was abysmal (apart from one guy who was considered a local legend for being able to sweep pick). Bear in mind, I grew up in the boonies of Northern Ireland. Anyway, long story short, we got paid like 40 pounds for the whole band, and there was 3 of us. 15 years old, it felt like a monumental moment. Someone had actually compensated us for our effort, even if it was essentially a token gesture. You brought back that memory. I miss those times, and those guys.
With hair? Blasphemy!!
"FADE OUT?!! .... fade out."
The beginning of that second song, I had immediately said "there's the Opeth influence"
post slaughter sunset is pretty good, reminds me of a be'lakor demo or something. thanks for sharing
R.I.P Joe
Also 03:09 damn, it's been a minute since I've last seen a Madison Divinity amplifier.
We played w Nylithia a few times too... My old singer wound up in Civil Ruin, I think Jared played guitar for them for a bit w Kyle Wagner.... Member berries at all??? Remember a band called Reckoner from Van by chance, dude??
That riff at 8:50 sounds almost exactly like one of the first riffs the guitarist came up with from my high school band 😂😂
So much Opeth in these tracks
IDk why but hearing your work from this band really makes me want to make riffs