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[Realization of All (drums)]

bang bang bang

I'd say to add in more cymbal work toward the first 1/4 of the song. I'd think more fills would come in with some guitar work too. On the right path though.

Gave it a 7 to leave room for growth.

TwilightNecrosis responds:

Cool, that's exactly the kind of review I was looking for. Will do.
\m/

[For Whom the Bell Tolls (dffv)]

I think it fell flat.

The "bell" sounds out of tune. A bit sharp?

Hmmm. I don't think I'm into the death-esque vox here. Maybe the backing ones. Have you tried that? Clean vox main but keep the death-esque backing ones remain?

I'm going to have to deduct pointage based on an overall standpoint.

TwilightNecrosis responds:

I was experimenting, lawl.
And the 'bell' isn't mine, this was a backing track originally submitted by speedmetalmessiah (who is awesome, by the way). All I did were the vox. (And for the record, I agree, the bell is sharp.)
I actually sang it clean the first time around, and all the reviews said 'It's not grungy enough, wahhh' so I said 'okay' and deleted it, and submitted this one instead.
So, deducted 4 for weird vocal panning? Gotcha. Might correct at some point.

[The High-Gain Blues]

Not one for the blues...

But your solos are jammin'! Maybe a bit too quiet in a few spots, but that aside. Good equing.

TwilightNecrosis responds:

Thanks for the review. Yeah, I tend to mix parts that should be loud a little too quiet, but I'm trying to break that habit.
Glad you liked!

[Obliterate (vox)]

Fuck you? No! Fuck me! Wait, Damn it!

Bad ass drum intro. Great vox starting out with riffs. The subject-matter of the lyrics aren't something I could listen to much of; I usually need something to ponder to keep interest; but then again... 10mins. will be considered.

Your vocals fit into the song good. The tone of your voice is commendable.

Overall, good job. I'm going to minus 1 point for lyrical content. And I'm gonna download it.

TwilightNecrosis responds:

Yeah, this is definitely not a 'pondering' type of song. Then again, it doesn't have to be.
If Hatebreed can make millions writing songs like this, then that's gotta say something.
Then again, if all I had to listen to was this type of song, I'd go crazy. But they're fun every once in a while.
Metal forever! \m/

[Golden Fjord]

Promising

Very catchy beginning. Good flow into the second riff. I like the off-time riff next, but the drums seem to be too loose for the part. Maybe try to stick the drums more with the guitar part then. Other than that the splash cymbal is overused. Use a crash cymbal in some of the parts to add variety. Pretty cool ending/fade out.

I'd say clean it up a bit with my suggestions at least and the song will be enhanced. Definitely would get a higher rating then. It's a high 7 right now. Maybe 7.75, but I'm rounding down.

Any vox?

PenguinBomb responds:

haha yah I keep getting criticisms on my splash, so undoubtedly I'll be changing that in the future. And yah this is the first song I've recorded in a tuning as low as Bb, so I wasn't exactly sure how to mix it, as a result it's a little bit muddy. As for vox, I don't do 'em so that's up to others :D

[Darkness -BG]

returning the favor

I agree with B-M-I that this would make a great intro. You'd have to give it a bit more punch at the :37 second mark though by losing the "Nothing Else Matters" feel and giving it a little more orchestration to build into a full-out heavy song.

loansindi responds:

I've actually recently started revamping this theme, there may be a new version before too long.

Orchestration isn't likely, as all I've got is guitar and bass.

[Skullfucked (Bard&FCDX collab)]

The applause

at the end. That's hilarious.

TheBardOfBlasphemy responds:

hehe, yeah it's a touch random but, fuck man, i dunno... the whole thing's mental so why not go the whole way, hey? Cheers for the listen!

[Arctic Combustion (Bard&PBomb)]

Massive props

This is crazy great! These time changes are wonderful. Very unique. My only contention is that the talk part goes on for too long. Maybe shorten it to one verse and if you must speak the 2 other verses, add a death scratch to your voice. Maybe scream out some words too. Dig the lyrics. Very astute.

I'd give it a 10, it's just the talking part goes on for too long for my tastes. Thanks for the download!

TheBardOfBlasphemy responds:

fair call... it was in my plans to add some ambient screaming (if there can be such a thing) panned in the background as the spoken word part built up but the idea got lost in the process.

cheers for the ideas and the feedback!

[Falling Up - Fight Cloud]

pretty quiet

I've been playing guitar for 18 years and have listened and enjoyed all genres of music, from classical to death metal, rap to native american. I just don't understand how you can suppose someone is going to like your song for its guitar work. I'm not saying it's pure crap, but I don't find it all that catchy or extraordinary or original . Plus, the drums are too loud for a song you're boasting guitar for.

Now, don't take this as a negative rebuttal because you rated a song of mine as "pretty stanky". I'm mature enough to be able to take criticism and not lash out against it. But since you said in your review of my song that it would be good if it was your style of music, I figured your style must be superb enough to deny all others as something less than. I honestly think you should tuck your ego back in your pocket and walk on.

I appreciated your honesty; although, it wasn't very descriptive. So please accept mine.

FIghtCloud responds:

ok...ok. I guess i can agree with some of what you said. it wasnt really right for me to bag on your song for not liking the style. that doesnt make it a bad song. the drums are a little loud but the reason for that is that this is a demo song and was recorded with a single mic above our jam. so if i had the option to adjust all of the levels seperately than i would have considered some changes. But i do think that i have the right to make the statement "if you like guitar than i think that you would like this song" becuase it is revolved comepletly around my friend and my guitar work together. It could be interesting to a guitar player that its instrumental and all guitar. But also, thanks for your honest review. sorry i didnt take my review of your song more seriously. :)

["Frank"]

spice it up

This song had some damning changes. Nice flow. The mix sucks though. Way too soft on the guitar, and not enough treble.

Work on getting a better mix. What are you doing for vocals?

I'm going to give you an 8 becuase the mix is annoying.

newskies responds:

I didn't plan any vocals. It was just a quick song, didn't think too much about it. It's very difficult to get the sound right. thanks anyways!