Origin

Origin is an American death metal band from Topeka, Kansas, founded in 1998. They have been recognized by music critics and metal fans alike for combining a harsh sound with a high level of technical skill.

Origin's music is characterized by almost exclusive use of several specific, difficult playing techniques: blast beats on the drum kit, multiple death-growled vocals, and arpeggios on both the guitars and the bass guitar. Their songs often have uneven, shifting time signatures. They have been criticized, even by fans, for focusing too much on maximizing the technical difficulty of their music. In spite of Origin's obscurity, the extremity of their music, and their lack of an official website, in 2008 they scored a minor American hit with the release of their fourth studio album, Antithesis.