Orchid


There are at least 10 artists called Orchid: 1. A screamo/emoviolence band from Amherst, Massachusetts 2. A doom metal band from San Francisco, California 3. Helix Tears and Bloodshounds singer/rappper, https://soundcloud.com/0rch_id 4. An indie-pop band Poznan, Poland 5. A rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia 6. an alias of Alexander Tooth 7. a post-prog band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 8. A progressive metal/mathcore band from Bangalore, India. Renamed to Maneating Orchid 9. A pop rap/indie rock duo based in Arizona known for their songs Mama and Catatonia 10. An indie electro-pop artist from the UK. 1. Active from 1998 to 2002, Orchid was first and foremost a hardcore band. Orchid combined a post-modern aesthetic with emo/screamo and even added prominent powerviolence/grindcore elements, an approach which positioned them as one of the most iconic 'emoviolence' musical groups; a genre humorously invented by In/Humanity several years prior to Orchid's existence. Their sound was a highly frantic and chaotic amalgamation of blast beats, distorted tremolo picking/octave riffing and high pitched shrieks that gave way to very short and erratic/spastic songs; a style that would not be too far off from condensed black metal. Orchid's members more often cite the German bands Systral and Carol as influences but they are said to particularly have borrowed a considerable amount of their sound from Canadian band One Eyed God Prophecy. Other influences include the French philoso...

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