Sound & Mission
The tasteful use of pounding rhythms , thunderous double-bass , soaring harmonies , atmospheric and horror-style synthesizers , and vast-ranged vocals from harsh to beautiful to powerful , embody the diversity of Deadtide .
The band focuses on composing catchy hooks that refuse to depart the minds of listeners , while remaining versatile , heavy , dark , haunting , And emotional , and while still managing to deliver positive , uplifting messages .
In a world full of ears fatigued by bands that sound exactly like each other , and whose music sounds uninspired , a cure is always present , though most may never realize it . Unsatisfied with the generic , Deadtide strives until they ' ve achieved what they find so many other bands to be lacking today ; true substance and artisitic vision . With Phil and Mike being difficult to satisfy aurally nowadays , they would much prefer to write something striking to them , themselves , at the level of their own high standards , because they know that listeners will enjoy it that much more . They have their fingers on the pulse of metal listeners . They know what metalheads want to hear and how to slice through a sea of noise . They recognize that it ' s all about injecting little nuances to make a passage shine . It ' s time to give back to the music world for all that it ' s done for them in their own lives .
Deadtide hungers for something more ; roots that reach deep into the heart of the best of melodic death metal , breaking through the soil with the additions of other subgenres ' sounds , with a goal to blossom into something new for metal , and for music in general . Ripe with ideas ranging from the simple- creative , to the grandiose and spectacular , Deadtide yearns to do great things , simultaneously infecting audiences with feelings they ' ll never forget .
Mike ' s lyrics seamlessly blend themes that range from life and death , to space and the universe , to the energies and forces seen and unseen therein . He employs all the literary devices possible , alongside truth and myth , fact and fantasy , to paint vivid pictures within listeners ' minds , as well as to convey powerful and profound concepts . Balancing relatable and novel concepts keeps things ever-interesting . By inspiring listeners and encouraging them to broaden their own knowledge on much of what school will not teach , the concepts serve to shatter realities and shift paradigms in the very ways his own have over the years . Above all , the lyrics induce thought outside the listeners ’ realm of comfort , and propel the imagination into uncharted reaches , effortlessly .
In a world being invaded with mind-shrinking technology , Deadtide desires to inspire you to think . In a world so full of lies masquerading as truths , Deadtide wants you to question everything . In a world so numb , Deadtide loves to make you feel . To make you feel just how alone you are in a universe full of death ... And surely ... full of life beyond what we know . Full of more than we could ever imagine . Full of mysteries beyond what we could ever fathom . Full of dimensions beyond where we may ever travel .