Tech death used to be pretty brisk. Then it became exceptionally hurried. Then it became comically speedy. Then it became Archspire. Now we’re at a point where some folks (including, but not limited to, the press kit) are describing Archspire as “the fastest band on earth”, with even the sharkiest of fast guys left staining the gravel behind them in a fine red mist. First of all, this is incorrect, because no band on earth is faster than blink 182 when I whip their CDs out of my car window, and second of all, I think we can comfortably agree that whether or not these guys stole Michael Angelo Batio’s keys to the Slamborghini doesn’t have any bearing on the actual quality of their records. After all, Mr. Malmsteen, speed doesn’t equate to songcraft.
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