LYE BY MISTAKE - FEA JUR - 2009

If Dillinger Escape Plan and Psyopus had a baby who loved jazz-fusion and couldn’t talk, you’d have Lye by Mistake. The band is ostensibly metal—it is signed to Metal Blade imprint Black Market Activities, after all—in approach, though it’s obvious on its second album, Fea Jur, the band’s sonic range espouses a much broader spectrum of sensibilities. The improvisation of jazz is at the forefront, accented mercilessly with mind-blowing displays of virtuosic arpeggios and scale progressions most guitar players aren’t nimble enough to manage. “The Condition” and “Vanguard to Nowhere” are prime examples of this technical prowess, though elements of it pervade the entire record like a bizarre musical version of Tourette’s syndrome.

Fittingly, “Invincible Bad Ass” displays the heavier side of Lye By Mistake in a thundering prog-rock wet dream, as does the raging animosity of “Stag”. Then there’s the very out of place and Nick Drake-ish “Missouri Tomater”, which is gently strummed icing on the weird cake. By the time Fea Jur is over, it seems like a schizophrenic hurricane has just roared through your eardrums. At once disorienting, awesome, and destructive, Lye by Mistake has produced a staggering record that will thoroughly impress and confuse, depending on who’s listening.
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LYE BY MISTAKE is a progressive metal band from St. Louis, Missouri consisting of Josh Bauman (guitar), Max Tempo (drums, percussion), Jonnie Pokket (bass) and Tony Saputo (vocals).

They self produced and released a five track EP, "The Fabulous" in 2004.

In May of 2006, they released their debut album "Arrangements For Fulminating Vective" on Lambgoat Records. The album was mixed by Eric Rachel (DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SKID ROW, GOD FORBID) and mastered by Alan Douches (DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, CONVERGE).

In June of 2008, vocalist Tony Saputo left the band. The band intended to find another vocalist, but decided to continue for their second album as an instrumental band. They have currently finished recording and mixing their new CD and promise to announce the details and their new label in 2009.

WHY THIS BAND IS IN THE ARCHIVES:

LYE BY MISTAKE is a very exciting experimental technical progressive metal band mixing hardcore, jazz, fusion, and metal with insane genre bending breakdowns. They should be a welcome addition to fans of DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, MR. BUNGLE, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, MY BITTER END, and MOD FLANDER'S CONSPIRACY. They were approved by the Prog Metal Team and are very highly recommended!
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