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[Part 1 - Look to the Future]

A course of action becomes clear

Overall I think the song is good, but needs a better mix.

The scream at the beginning lacks intensity because of how it mixes in with the song. Maybe increase its volume as the scream opens up. It's a really good scream.

The hi hat and cymbal hits sound too quiet, while the kick drum sounds a bit shallow/flat. It also sounds that you have the cymbals panned a bit too hard left. It's hard to tell with my very old boom box, but look into that.

The death vocals are good quality. The clean vocals lack in strength. That's partially how they're mixed (softness, dryness, maybe lack of some dynamic effects) and how they fall off pitch a bit. I know your dead set on not using pitch shifters, but it's okay to use them to correct small errs. It has nothing to do with current vocalists comapred to those of the past before pitch shifters were available; even the greatest of singers fall off pitch sometimes.

The bass guitar gets too loud at times, like in the end, and at the end it seems that something is falling off time a wee bit.

The guitar solo lacks sustain it needs (or something during the hammer on/pull off parts mostly), and I'm not sure the effect (sounds like an electric violin?) on it blends in with the song well.

Again, overall a good job. The song has a good flow that carries the listener through. I think if the mixing was upped a bit, then this song would kick a little more ass.

So an 8, to leave room open for corrections.

MetalForce responds:

Wow man, killer review.
Okay, in order:
- the scream at the beginning went from quiet to REALLY LOUD to less REALLY LOUD. To compensate, I used a compressor.
- I like the way the drums are panned - the ride that I use the most is pretty much only in the right speaker, so it must be on your end. Same for the kick - sounds awesome over here.
- cleans do need work, I agree. I probably will fix them at some point, I was just eager to get a 'teaser' put up, because this project really is a lot of fun. I actually had done them (nearly) perfectly, but my program crashed immediately after I got finished effecting them. Seems that happens to me pretty often. =[
- the bass does get too loud at the end. Yay compression w00t. It's also what's falling off time, but I didn't realize that until I had left my dad's (where I recorded the bass track, I don't have a bass).
- the lead... yeah, that's REAPER reverb, it's a little metallic sounding. But I personally think it sounds pretty cool, and helps it stand out a bit, without requiring a volume boost. Sorry you didn't like it.

You're getting soft... you didn't even complain about the lyrics! =p
Oh, wait... could that be because they're... good?!?
Haha, you know I'm messing with you man.
Thanks for the awesome review, I'll look into some of these and see if I can get any more asskickery out of this tune.
Metal! \m/

[el superbastardo del fuego]

hard on

Rock! Is that real drums. What are you playing? I'm giving a 9 to leave room for any updates of the song.

DarKsidE555 responds:

Nope, it's a vst plug-in called EZDrummer. But pretty cool. Anyways, does that mean they sound like real drums? If so, swell! :)

I'm playing a b.c. rich virgo blood with an EMG pick-up. The "song" will not be updated because it's not a song. It's a "loop" or an intro to something. :)

Thanks for checking!

[Cool riff idea(?)]

unfinished

To put it in perspective, the riff is akin to something that would be off of an Iron Maiden album predating Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. Very cool stuff. So the vox would probably be akin to that style. Which is cool! I'm giving an 8 to leave room to increase my score when I hear more.

Foxycow responds:

right on....being compared to iron maiden is always a compliment....and i am working on a full song that this is a the center of

[Edge of Thorns (vox)]

Thrown back

The chorus was your strongest. Is that your falsetto in the b/g? Almost sounds like a female might be singing it.

Sounds like your holding back during the verses. Like you should be doing it a bit more heavy-metal-voice sounding. Not necessarily scratchy-vocals though. Try that and post it.

I'm going to try a version with my low voice with the music. Maybe we can keep doing this back and forth until we find something we can melt together for our vocals.

TwilightNecrosis responds:

No, the only time I used a falsetto was the third line of the first chorus, and the last two lines of the last chorus.
The rest was just a harmony. I couldn't tell you which one, but I liked the way it sounded so I used it.
And the reason the verses lack a bit is because I was done with the vocals, and prepping them for mixing, when my program hardlocked and I was forced to do them again. I was a bit miffed at that point, so I kinda did them quickie-style, and hoped for the best.
Yeah, that sounds good. I'll go take a look.

Okay, redid verses, reuploaded. Opinion change?

[Somewhere Over The Rainbow!]

Hah. All right.

I've always liked Chris Impelitteri's "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" solo. The song is classic. Hard not to like it. You've gone and just improved upon it. Your death-esque vocals are really good. Good job!

giftedbuttwisted responds:

XD thanks!

[Iron Cadaver - Disease]

thumbs up

Another decent song by you. And again, the programmed guitar part isn't too bad. Like your vox. Always dug the hardcore punk/surf style.

Schleif responds:

thanks man! didn't put all to much effort into this one, but i think it turned out kind of decent as well. thanks for the reviews \m/

[Witchhammer]

overall... good work

This is hardcore punk all the way. The programmed guitars don't even bother me too much with this song. Gives it a more punkier feel to it. Not bad for such a long song. Question for you: What does "My head is turning bold" mean? Maybe you have a different meaning for the word there in Switz.

Schleif responds:

just means that you're losing your hair. 'witches' were blamed for everything that people had no explanation for, and were killed for it. and that ignorance and lack of knowledge is what the song is about. thanks for listening - keep rocking \m/

[Adapt to the Horde (vocals)]

it happens once in a while.

I'm more attracted to the lyrics in this song comapred to your other entries. They are more mature. More substance. Your vox flow well in the song.

The music kicks ass too! I think the equing on the guitar could be better, but I won't consider that in my score for this song. I got my bitch in. That's good enough.

I think your dad's vocals could be less buried by the guitar. He's got a good voice. Probably a bit better equing on his vox would help too.

I'd give this song a 9 for the equing, but I bitched it up on those points enough, so overall a... I know it's hard to believe I'd do this... a 10!

TwilightNecrosis responds:

WHOA, STOP THE PRESSES!!!

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Okay, for real though, the lyrics aren't mine. They were written by EternalReich (who is amazing, by the way). However, the flow is all mine, pretty much.
I didn't even touch the EQ on Dad's tracks. I just let him sing. If I were to go back and remix it, I'd probably boost up his tracks a little louder, and maybe do a little EQ work, but really his voice is just that good - it didn't need any EQ at all.
Thanks for the review and (OMG) 10.
You rock!

[Say Goodnight (vocals)]

I'm not familiar with the original

Just wanted to tell you what your clean vocal quality could sound like with a little practice in breathing and abdominal strength Check out Savatage. Like their song Edge of Thorns. The video can be found on the obvious site that I won't mention or promote here.

TwilightNecrosis responds:

Okay man, I'll get on *cough*that site*cough* and look it up later.

[A Metal Loop]

reviewing the tone

The tone is good, but the harmonic doesn't have enough treble to it. Other than that it's PHAT!

You're a good drum programmer too.

TwilightNecrosis responds:

Yeah, I was going for a really fat, nasty sound with this one.
Trying to play technical death metal with that tone woud yield a big pile of mud, lawl.
I'm actually working on a good tech. tone right now, and I think I just about have it nailed.
And man, it's crunchy.