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Idiot deciphers metal logo at 2am
This footage was recorded in anticipation of episode 32 of Deciphering Metal Logos to be released on Instagram. DML, for short, is part of an ongoing series in which I attempt to accurately identify all of the letters in slam metal, death metal, black metal, doom metal, grindcore, and deathcore logos - often with some guidance from the original designer.
Logo Designer: (unknown)
Band name: Splintering Lightning Spear
Bandcamp ▸ splinteringlightningspear.bandcamp.com/
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This metal logo taught me Latin
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This metal logo is MISSING LETTERS???
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I made this metal-inspired lettering to say thank you for my first 1000 followers on Instagram... only to see that number grow over six times over in the past week. All of you are making what I have envisioned for Octave Industries possible, and I cannot express enough appreciation for that. This design was made entirely in Procreate. If you are trying to design your own metal logo, I hope this...
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  • @dxrkoner
    @dxrkoner 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    you should also start a series of deciphering wildstyle graffiti, wildstyle graffiti is very similar to band logos with really distorted letter structures and random extentions. even upon knowing the name, deciphering the wildstyle is practically impossible

  • @jericsaeyoung69
    @jericsaeyoung69 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Recommended!

  • @bepisenjoyer
    @bepisenjoyer 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    sick as hell

  • @bladedragon8733
    @bladedragon8733 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Bro you are a wizard at this!! I dont know how you managed this one... crazy logo!!

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Oh you haven't seen the least of it -- check out "Metal Logo BOSS ENCOUNTER". At least the letters are all somewhat distinct in this one!

  • @snowulf_osu
    @snowulf_osu 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    couldnt you just put a contrast filter on and inverse the colors?

  • @featherweighthate
    @featherweighthate 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    awesome

  • @notmoribund
    @notmoribund 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    im at 10:40 and I will guess Spontaneous Lightning Spear

    • @notmoribund
      @notmoribund 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      damn

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@notmoribund hey I'll give you credit for trying! I like the sound of that haha

  • @Raleighsdrumming43
    @Raleighsdrumming43 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love sandwichsausagedog

  • @akooatic
    @akooatic 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    underrated af keep it up

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@akooatic thank you! That's the plan :)

  • @Untoldanimations
    @Untoldanimations 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Unless you think it would spoil the magic, it would be cool at the very end to colour each letter different such that us mere mortals have a chance of seeing what you see

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Untoldanimations nah that's not really what I'm worried about! Part of the reason I don't is because that more or less takes place in the companion series I run on Instagram... but especially for logos like this one, that doesn't always help. A color-separated walkthrough is a good idea.

    • @Untoldanimations
      @Untoldanimations 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@OctaveIndustries ya I came from your Instagram. Even though I’m a fan of quite a few of the bands you decipher, I still to this day don’t know how to read their logos even after you point out the letters.

  • @borasanuk
    @borasanuk 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    why did i get so invested

  • @Beyond4137
    @Beyond4137 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    For such a cool logo the band name really dissapointed me. Rest of their style is on point as well though.

  • @Michael-ce3fb
    @Michael-ce3fb 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I really enjoyed the video! Very glad I clicked the recommendation. At the end, it would've been really cool to have each individual letter highlighted in a contrasting color so that the viewer could try to hold the entire name in their head all at once.

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah I agree, I could have done a better job of clarifying them individually. The reel I uploaded to Instagram that covers this logo does that pretty quickly, but it's still admittedly pretty hard to pick up on. Thanks for the feedback!

  • @physicsman1270
    @physicsman1270 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    really cool logo

  • @snowulf_osu
    @snowulf_osu 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    such a fucking rad logo, hell yeah

  • @kornsuwin
    @kornsuwin 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    i thouht that said 668k views what

  • @verymuchtom
    @verymuchtom 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    One of the best "why is this in me recommended videos" I had so far. Crossing my fingers the all powerful alogrithm is doing it's thing and your channel tenfolds in subs before the end of the month, would definetly be deserved.

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Your prayers to the algorithm will not go unrecognized.

  • @luckysoul753
    @luckysoul753 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The title killed me 😂

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Glad my mild self-deprecation paid off 👍

  • @gabet7193
    @gabet7193 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    3:40 Kitty :D

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Like... that's what those letters look like to you? Haha

    • @gabet7193
      @gabet7193 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@OctaveIndustries yeah the lines you highlighted in yellow at that timestamp kinda look like a cat's side profile. KINDA lol.

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@gabet7193oh I SEE IT NOW

  • @N1ko_Lee
    @N1ko_Lee 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Please never stop making these fr, I love these vids and I hope other people appreciate them as well and that you make it big on TH-cam

  • @RoarTheRapper
    @RoarTheRapper 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is hilarious. XD

  • @Bromentooo
    @Bromentooo 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Till this day, I still don't know how the Beziers work. I don't think anybody knows...

  • @AnhydriteSkeletons
    @AnhydriteSkeletons 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    if you want a much cleaner fill that is less time consuming just select the logo itself , right click do select inverse , add a new layer , fill that layer with your desired color of choice and then just remove any color that is outside of the logo itself. if there's areas that are still somewhat not filled in properly just go to layerstyle and put stroke on it just less time consuming and more efficient.

  • @AissurDrol
    @AissurDrol 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Still trying to figure out how to read Party Canon's logo. Shit's gotta be a 6/5 for sure.

  • @murphygreen212
    @murphygreen212 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    hell yeah

  • @beardandhat
    @beardandhat 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    at first I thought it was a liquid death brand tie in

  • @Wesman2020
    @Wesman2020 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm waiting to see the metal logos I submitted via instagram to show up XD

  • @physicsman1270
    @physicsman1270 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    new strat just dropped

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      no guarantee it'll work for any other logo out there haha

  • @Black_Kn1GHT200
    @Black_Kn1GHT200 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Metal 🤘🤘

  • @admiralsnackbar5197
    @admiralsnackbar5197 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man I am really hoping for a feature length film for Xavleg

  • @jackkillian9581
    @jackkillian9581 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Btw I messaged you on tiktok, my finished logo for 'cream' is finished too.

    • @MizhiBirb
      @MizhiBirb 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      is there anywhere I can see it?

  • @BlackAbbath0
    @BlackAbbath0 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Primitive rage is fucking amazing

  • @physicsman1270
    @physicsman1270 หลายเดือนก่อน

    cool

  • @FatherCthulu
    @FatherCthulu หลายเดือนก่อน

    this is really cool dude, thank you.

  • @OctaveIndustries
    @OctaveIndustries หลายเดือนก่อน

    Copied over from Instagram: "Sooo I should have done more research on this logo, because apparently it's a much more complicated version of what Civerous was using previously. You can see from the original that the letters are intended to be much more consistent in height and structure than what I suggested here, but I can argue that some of those details do not carry over into this version. Regardless - it's definitely subject to interpretation."

  • @bobsbrain397
    @bobsbrain397 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic band and logo, thanks for this breakdown🖤🤘🤘

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely! Always happy to see some fans (of the band themselves) in the crowd :)

  • @michaelphillips8885
    @michaelphillips8885 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i feel one that could be added is a "symbols/objects as letters". like when bands use a pentagram or the noise not music symbol as an O, the inverted cross or sword T, the logo for "forbidden tomb" has a axe for the f and n. i notice people get tripped up on those type of things in logos

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good point! This hasn't come into play yet because I haven't really reviewed any logos that employ that technique, but absolutely worth considering. Thanks for the suggestion!

  • @diabeticmonkey
    @diabeticmonkey หลายเดือนก่อน

    That wasn’t too bad to figure out

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah in retrospect it probably shouldn't have taken me this long. This one could have been solved using the ol' "gaussian blur and levels" trick.

  • @crepitationslam6256
    @crepitationslam6256 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this analysis! The designer was Shane Turner and as a result of many member changes over the years, none of the current members know Shane to my knowledge.

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for the info -- and I'm glad you enjoyed it! I just updated the description accordingly. Also good to know that the disconnection wasn't a result of Shane being excommunicated from the band or something of the like.

  • @beardandhat
    @beardandhat หลายเดือนก่อน

    crepe station would make a hilarious band name.

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries หลายเดือนก่อน

      Was debating cutting that clip but I'm glad I kept it in there. Once I can start streaming my metal logo designs, I'll be sure "Crepe Station" is on my to-do list.

  • @beardandhat
    @beardandhat หลายเดือนก่อน

    man, I love these. lost footage or not. its so much fun to "play along at home"

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's a funny way to look at it haha. Glad you're enjoying them! :)

  • @mishkalisushi2178
    @mishkalisushi2178 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You should absolutely do the Grave Altar logo, I would love to see how you figure that out 😭

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries หลายเดือนก่อน

      There is SO much material Kod has put out that would give me a run for my money. I'll have to start somewhere though!

  • @alicemursteinlesbefaen666
    @alicemursteinlesbefaen666 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i really enjoyed this video despite the lost footage, was fun to see the alternate version of the logo and how it differed

  • @physicsman1270
    @physicsman1270 หลายเดือนก่อน

    great channel

  • @Blady99
    @Blady99 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this and it’s very interesting but you gotta admit this is autism extreme

  • @bladedragon8733
    @bladedragon8733 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Deleted/Lost/Corrupted footage is a fact of this line of work. No worries man

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're right... but it definitely hurt a lot more knowing that in some state of insufficient consciousness I decided to go through my footage folder to free up space and deleted not just the recording I would have used here but a couple of significant files. Appreciate the understanding though!

  • @optimalace6076
    @optimalace6076 หลายเดือนก่อน

    how do you only have 600 subs dude your content is very high quality and entertaining keep it up

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you're enjoying it! I've been gaining some momentum recently, so thanks to people like you I'm moving up in the world :)

  • @oatmilk5
    @oatmilk5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do you stream these live somewhere? would be lovely to watch

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is something I would like to do in the future! I've also thought about streaming my metal logo design process, and that's something that a lot of my Instagram followers seemed to be interested in. The problem right now is that my desktop computer broke and I'm currently working off of my laptop... which is not powerful enough to handle a streaming setup. As soon as I can afford it I'll get a new desktop.

  • @anorcurve446
    @anorcurve446 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nah don't worry they're all in there trust me

  • @jane_gorelove
    @jane_gorelove หลายเดือนก่อน

    great idea, really looking forward to whatever happens to it and whichever way it progresses ^^ (also somewhat related - I'm following a lot of goregrind/gorenoise labels and there's recently been a trend of these kinds of bands straight up using heavily processed and monochromed pictures aa logos lmao)

    • @OctaveIndustries
      @OctaveIndustries หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've seen quite a few different "stylistic" approaches to metal band logos, but I can't say I've come across any like that. Do you have any band names that I could look up as examples off the top of your head?

    • @jane_gorelove
      @jane_gorelove หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@OctaveIndustries okay, had to search a bit because a lot of these bands are super underground, but here are some of them: Fungal Takeover, Botched Anastomosis J-Pouch, Gastroparesis. There are arguably better examples but it's kind of difficult to actively search for them (sometimes the band names are not even listed on posts with splits :c ) I seem to remember this being more of a thing in the Asian scene, but don't quote me on that 😅