Playing to a click is standard for metal bands who play at high speeds. A band that sounds lifeless or bland on their albums is going to sound that way with or

Playing to a click is standard for metal bands who play at high speeds. A band that sounds lifeless or bland on their albums is going to sound that way with or without it. It is standard for nearly every serious extreme metal band, with many of the pros also doing it live. There are plenty of extreme metal bands who don’t — Mayhem didn’t at least ten years ago — but it really depends on the band and the genre.