Post by TheCMRecluse on Dec 8, 2023 5:44:42 GMT
Brandon Rike
Associated Acts: Dead Poetic (1997-2007), At Night We Strike (2011-present)
Vocal Range: A2-C6 (3 octaves, 3 notes)
Vocal Type: August Tenorman
{Vocal Summary}
For a long time hardcore especially post-hardcore has been mostly fronted by emotionally driven vocalists who express vulnerability not found in most music. Ohio native, Brandon Rike of the well-known 2000s post-hardcore band, Dead Poetic is one of them . Renowned for his expressive tenor voice, he has been one of the more well-known hardcore singers in Christian music. At the start of his career, the band had a nu metal influence where Rike mostly rapped and screamed throughout the songs until the beginning of the 2000s where he started to use more of his melodic side. In the first 2 official albums, Rike abandoned the rapping of the early EPs and mostly sang and screamed verses. His high register was apparent however in the first album, he mostly sang mid range with the later albums he went more further with his range. His screams also began to diminish with the passing time as a band. Nevertheless, what he did was pretty impressive. He can belt in a clean and clear manner and his screams can sound distorted and throat shattering yet can transition from those techniques in seconds while matching the musical mood. His lower register however is very rare and only have been able to sing above the second octave. Rike has cemented himself as a unique vocalist and only time will tell if he still got some more to show and offer in the future.
For a long time hardcore especially post-hardcore has been mostly fronted by emotionally driven vocalists who express vulnerability not found in most music. Ohio native, Brandon Rike of the well-known 2000s post-hardcore band, Dead Poetic is one of them . Renowned for his expressive tenor voice, he has been one of the more well-known hardcore singers in Christian music. At the start of his career, the band had a nu metal influence where Rike mostly rapped and screamed throughout the songs until the beginning of the 2000s where he started to use more of his melodic side. In the first 2 official albums, Rike abandoned the rapping of the early EPs and mostly sang and screamed verses. His high register was apparent however in the first album, he mostly sang mid range with the later albums he went more further with his range. His screams also began to diminish with the passing time as a band. Nevertheless, what he did was pretty impressive. He can belt in a clean and clear manner and his screams can sound distorted and throat shattering yet can transition from those techniques in seconds while matching the musical mood. His lower register however is very rare and only have been able to sing above the second octave. Rike has cemented himself as a unique vocalist and only time will tell if he still got some more to show and offer in the future.
{Discography Checked}
Dead Poetic
Genre: Post-hardcore/alternative metal-rock/hard rock
EPs
Invasion EP (1999) A2-F♯4-C6
Song EP (2001) A2-E3-F♯4-F♯5
Studio albums
Four Wall Blackmail (2002) C3-C♯3-B4-C5-F♯5
New Medicines (2004) D3-C♯5
Vices (2006) B♭2-B2-C3-D5
Dead Poetic
Genre: Post-hardcore/alternative metal-rock/hard rock
EPs
Invasion EP (1999) A2-F♯4-C6
Song EP (2001) A2-E3-F♯4-F♯5
Studio albums
Four Wall Blackmail (2002) C3-C♯3-B4-C5-F♯5
New Medicines (2004) D3-C♯5
Vices (2006) B♭2-B2-C3-D5
Significant High Notes:
C6 ("Low Down")
A5 ("Thick Tears")
G♯5 ("World Cry")
G5 ("Common Place")
F♯5 ("Arlington Arms", "Low Down", "Take This Breathe", "Transparent")
F5 ("Behold")
E♭5 ("Four Wall Blackmail", "Stereochild", "Tell Myself Goodbye")
D5 ("August Winterman", "Paralytic", "Pendulum (live with Embodyment, Cornerstone 2003) "Your Own Skin")
C♯5 ("A Green Desire", "Crashing Down", "DNR (Still Need More)", "In Coma", "Ollie Otson", "Sinless City", "The Corporate Enthusiast", "The Dreamclub Murders")
C5 ("Burgundy", "Long Forgotten", "Ollie Otson", "Taste The Red Hands", "Vanus Empty")
B4 ("Beauty Through The Eyes Of A Predator (live with Demon Hunter, Cornerstone 2004)", "Cannibal Vs. Cunning", "Crashing Down", "Dimmer Light", "Glass In The Trees", "Hostages", "Lioness", "Modern Morbid Prophecies", "New Medicines", "Ollie Otson", "Self-Destruct & Die", "The Victim", "Vanus Empty", "Your Own Skin")
B♭4 ("A Hoax To Live For", "Bury The Difference", "Copy Of A Copy", "Narcotic", "Sinless City", "Taste The Red Hands", "Tell Myself Goodbye", "Vices")
A4 ("Molotov", "The Corporate Enthusiast", "Vanus Empty")
G♯4 ("In Coma", "Tell Myself Goodbye", "Self-Destruct & Die", "Sinless City")
G4 ("Dimmer Light", "A Green Desire", "August Winterman")
Significant Low Notes:
E3 ("Four Wall Blackmail", "Stereochild", "Take This Breathe", "Vanus Empty")
E♭3 ("Pretty Pretty", "Sinless City")
D3 ("Bliss Tearing Eyes", "Behold", "Cannibal Vs. Cunning", "Molotov", "Your Own Skin")
C♯3 ("August Winterman", "Copy Of A Copy", "Pretty Pretty", "Self-Destruct & Die", "The Victim")
C3 ("Common Place", "Paralytic", "The Corporate Enthusiast")
B2 ("Lioness", "Thick Tears")
B♭2 ("Vices")
A2 ("Farewell", "Take This Breathe")
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Green marks harsh, distorted notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.