History Music / Origin

* StartMyOwn: Unmerciful was started by Clint Appelhanz; while James King was a co-founder, he doesn't count because he hadn't yet even joined Origin at that time. Said band is also notorious for being where departing Origin members tend to end up (and occasionally even current, as John Longstreth did drums on the new album and played a few shows and a brief tour with them before they found a dedicated drummer). Subverted with Crator, as it was just a studio project that John and Jason started with [[Music/{{Gorguts}} Colin Marston]] and Jeff Liefer (Tentacles) that eventually wound up turning into a ''very'' occasional live act just by circumstance.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Solid 10, occasionally 11 on their heavier tracks ("Wrath of Vishnu", in particular).

* WalkingTheEarth: Like [[Music/TheFaceless Ken Sorceron]], this is how Jason Keyser lives his life. Between Origin and as-needed vocal fill-ins for Music/{{Psycroptic}} and Music/{{Ingested}} (as Jason Peppiatt and Jay Evans both have spotty availability), he is on the road quite a bit as a musician, and he also spends his fair share of time working as a merch assistant or tour hand even when he isn't performing.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: On episode 194 of the [=MetalSucks=] podcast, Jason proclaimed his last name is pronounced "Kai-ser", as in [[Film/TheUsualSuspects Keyser Soze]].

* WalkingTheEarth: Like [[Music/TheFaceless Ken Sorceron]], this is how Jason Keyser lives his life. Between Origin and as-needed vocal fill-ins for Music/{{Psycroptic}} and Music/{{Ingested}} (as Jason Peppiatt and Jay Evans both have spotty availability), he is on the road quite a bit as a musician (and will likely be spending even more time on the road once Crator gets signed and starts touring, which ''will'' happen), and he also spends his fair share of time working as a merch assistant or tour hand even when he isn't performing.

* LoudnessWar: Surprisingly averted (for the most part) with the last two. ''Antithesis'' had decent dynamic range but still had noticeable clipping issues and general muddiness, but ''Entity'', while slightly more compressed, took great pains to avoid clipping, creating a wonderfully crisp, balanced, and engrossing mix that set a fantastic example for how modern death metal albums should aspire to sound.

* [[DeathMetal Brutal Death Metal]]: Definitely one of the heaviest technical death acts.

* {{Grindcore}}: They've dabbled in this with "Committed" (a noisegrind track), "Banishing Illusion", "Redistribution of Filth", and "Truthslayer". Along with Music/{{Cryptopsy}}, they were also one of the first tech acts to openly incorporate grindcore elements into their sound, and it was because of this that they were an influence on a lot of early deathcore acts.

* {{Grindcore}}: They've dabbled in this with "Committed" (a noisegrind track), "Banishing Illusion", "Redistribution of Filth", and "Truthslayer". It also helped influence their style a great deal, as Paul's favorite band of all time is Napalm Death.

* WalkingTheEarth: Like [[Music/TheFaceless Ken Sorceron]], this is how Jason Keyser lives his life. Between Origin and as-needed vocal fill-ins for Music/{{Psycroptic}} (as Jason Peppiatt's ability to tour is sporadic at best), he is on the road quite a bit as a musician (and will likely be spending even more time on the road once Crator gets signed and starts touring, which ''will'' happen), and he also spends his fair share of time working as a merch assistant or tour hand even when he isn't performing.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: On episode 194 of the [=MetalSucks=] podcast, Jason proclaimed his last name is pronounced "Kai-ser", as in [[Film/Se7en Keyser Soze]].

* BadassBookworm: Jason Keyser has a degree in anthropology and has been part of multiple digs as part of his day job.

* {{Grindcore}}: They've dabbled in this with "Committed" (a noisegrind track), "Banishing Illusion", and "Redistribution of Filth". It also helped influence their style a great deal, as Paul's favorite band of all time is Napalm Death.

* MetalScream: Jason Keyser is a hybrid of a Type 1 and a Type 2 who can pull off Type 3 highs, while Paul Ryan is a Type 2 who can also pull off Type 3s and Mike Flores is strictly a Type 3. James Lee and Mark Manning were both firm Type 2s (though Lee was also famous for his highs).

* NewSoundAlbum: Pretty much every album.

* RevolvingDoorBand: For the first half of their career. Things have been mostly stable since then minus Lee's ejection.

* CoverVersion: They have covered S.O.D.'s "Kill Yourself" on ''Omnipresent''.

* UpToEleven: In general as far as technical death goes, but especially live. Some technical death acts have trouble pulling off some of their more complicated material live and/or tend to fall victim to the "stand around playing your instruments" trap; Origin actually plays it even FASTER without a hitch and has cultivated a reputation as a ferocious live act.

* StartMyOwn: Unmerciful was started by Clint Appelhanz; while James King was a co-founder, he doesn't count because he hadn't yet even joined Origin at that time. Said band is also notorious for being where departing Origin members tend to end up (and occasionally even current, as John Longstreth did drums on the new album and is currently a full member even though his ability to tour with them is rather limited and they're still trying to find a full-time drummer). Subverted with Crator, as it was just a studio project that John and Jason started with [[Music/{{Gorguts}} Colin Marston]] and Jeff Liefer (Tentacles) that eventually wound up turning into a ''very'' occasional live act just by circumstance.

* EpicRocking: The title track to ''Antithesis'' is almost ten minutes, while "Consequence of Solution" is a little over seven and "Saligia" is slightly under seven.
* GenreRoulette: ''Entity'', in addition to their standard lightspeed tech-death, experimented with deathgrind (Banishing Illusion), noisegrind (Committed), and classic-style death metal (Evolution of Extinction), with many of the individual songs also taking unexpected turns into other genres.

Formed in 1997 in Topeka, Kansas by guitarists Paul Ryan and Jeremy Turner (the former not to be confused with the politician of the same name, obviously), the band quickly picked up Clint Appelhanz (bass) and Mark Manning (vocals), along with George Fluke (drums) shortly after. This lineup would go on to release a demo, though Fluke and Appelhanz left soon after and were replaced by John Longstreth and [[Music/CephalicCarnage Doug Williams]], respectively. This lineup was the one that gained them a contract with Relapse Records and released their self-titled debut; in the time between their debut and their second album, Manning and Williams left and were replaced by James Lee and Mike Flores. For a while after, the band continued to go through numerous lineup changes, though things finally settled down after Lee left; as of now, the lineup consists of Ryan, Flores, and Longstreth, along with Jason Keyser of Skinless fame on vocals.

Formed in 1997 in Topeka, Kansas by guitarists Paul Ryan and Jeremy Turner (the former not to be confused with the politician of the same name, obviously), the band quickly picked up Clint Appelhanz (bass) and Mark Manning (vocals), along with George Fluke (drums) shortly after. This lineup would go on to release a demo, though Fluke and Appelhanz left soon after and were replaced by John Longstreth and Doug Williams, respectively. This lineup was the one that gained them a contract with Relapse Records and released their self-titled debut; in the time between their debut and their second album, Manning and Williams left and were replaced by James Lee and Mike Flores. For a while after, the band continued to go through numerous lineup changes, though things finally settled down after Lee left; as of now, the lineup consists of Ryan, Flores, and Longstreth, along with Jason Keyser of Skinless fame on vocals.

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* StartMyOwn: Unmerciful was started by Clint Appelhanz; while James King was a co-founder, he doesn't count because he hadn't yet even joined Origin at that time. Said band is also notorious for being where departing Origin members tend to end up (and occasionally even current, as John Longstreth did drums on the new album and is currently a full member even though he can't really tour with them).

* StartMyOwn: Unmerciful was started by Clint Appelhanz; while James King was a co-founder, he doesn't count because he hadn't yet even joined Origin at that time. Said band is also notorious for being where departing Origin members tend to end up.