Brandon Burkhalter’s new album ‘Dark World’ includes the tune ‘Newfound Rapture.’ Watch Burkhalter as he demonstrates his unbelievable hand and foot chops on this new album cut.”

Full article here:
https://www.behindthedrums.com/2023/07/05/brandon-burkhalter-new-album/

Sick Drummer Magazine sits down with Brandon Burkhalter to discuss his new album, his drumming origins, and much more. For full article, read here:

https://sickdrummermagazine.com/the-drummers/death-grind/brandon-aaron-burkhalter-dark-world-june-2023-interview-video/

“Brandon Burkhalter has been a heavyweight in the drumming world for years now - we sat down & talked to him about his solo career, his time with Polyphia & what he has planned right around the corner.”

Today we’d like to introduce you to Brandon Burkhalter. Full article in link below:

http://voyagedallas.com/interview/meet-brandon-burkhalter-music-north-dallas/

“I wanted to share today one of the concepts I feel to be the most beneficial to all players (especially the younger ones, myself included) that I even still focus on to this day—keeping things simple with your playing.”

When you write instrumental music, it’s instrumental that you understand one basic tenet of music: keep it interesting or memorable. Scale the Summit and Animals As Leaders are good examples of instrumental bands understanding that excluding a vocalist doesn’t give you a golden ticket to do whatever you want. The basic rules of music still apply. It’s possible to write catchy, groovy, and memorable music without any vocals. Dallas, TX-based group Polyphia not only understands this; they’re writing the textbook. The band’s debut LP, Muse, is such a pleasant listen, it’s difficult to fathom how well this works.

Brandon Burkhalter performs “Finale” live with Polyphia at The Masquerade in Georgia, US.

Djent’s been boring for a while, and technical metal thus hasn’t been shaken up in quite some time. Enter Polyphia. This Texan crew plays blistering melodic metal, complete with thumping grooves and mind-boggling drum proficiency.