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[AtA - Rise of Fire]

well, this is definitely not a 4.

Just look through your other submissions a bit... and these 2 new ones are quite... different.
Apart from the vocals this was a very generic metalcore piece. (like the riff starting at 0:42) Doesn't have to be a bad thing, just not my cup of tea :D
Heard a lot of Unearth in there.
The vocals were pretty cool, you could add some diversity in there, deeper grinding for instance. Also the timing wasn't 100% correct at some parts.
What drums are you using? I think your songs could really reach a higher class if you used some better drum VST. They're not bad, but i can definitely hear they're synthetic :D
loved the riff at 1:03 btw.

5ed.

[Rage of the DarKness]

That was...

... something different for a change.
I was started to get tired of hearing double bass parts all night, so this came just right.
Nice mix on everything, guitars blend in quite nicely and Maestro did a good job as usual XD
"And that's all i gots to say 'bout thaaat"
yeh.
:D

DarKsidE555 responds:

But...double base is da shit ya no. :(

Glad you liked it duder! Beers, metal and shiiat!

[Hero's Bottle]

Damn....

Powerballad... In a good way. Not in the Phil Collins kinda way. lol
The ending was a cool idea. Reminded me of what Bob Dylan said in his autobiography(not literally, just the meaning hehe): 'the most interesting part of a piece of music are the parts that you expect, but don't hear.'
There's a whole lot of truth in that.
The lyrics and melodies were pure awesomeness. Very catchy. Cool.
Fuck it, I'm going to get right to the point, no sense in mentioning all the good things, there's too many lol
OK:
The drummeroonies:
Turn them down a notch, they're too mighty. The snare rips everything apart in my opinion.
At the beginning verse: the closed fast highhat hits are not... grooving. Half the pace, open highhat would make it ultra groove and give the riff a new bad ass meaning. (same goes for the 'same' part starting at 1:13)
You are totally right, those symbol chokes really don't cut it, they really don't fit there. How about you just leave the symbols out at that part and make a tom groove, that would make a great transition for the next part. Or combine that tom groove with a crash on the 1, following the guitar stroke.
Hm, some fills are missing, too. Hm...
Vocals also need to be louder, they are too sweet to be this quiet!
Loved the string reverbish part. really takes the song to another level.
The drums could go 'apeshit' after that, this is a part where there's no vocals, so you have a lot more room to experiment with drum fills etc.
Just some ideas...
Awesome man.!
METAL!!

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

My friend, thank you for the kick ass review. Totally helped me out. Though I didn't do everything yet. I have changed the drums levels, snare sample is different, cymbal chokes are gone. There is still another version coming so anything else you can think of would kick ass.

Thanks man, awesome fucking review.\m/

[Lord Of The Rings Metal Loop 2]

Aw.. with brass.

Ok, that was definitely too much brass.
Some tips.
Turn the brass down.
Drums: Louder.
Guitars: Louder.
I can hardly hear either of them.
The guitars sound sort of fuzzy, I'm guessing you recorded them directly without a mic and amp, get some sort of amp simulation.
Another tip: Play and record the guitar track twice and pan each track all the way left and right, this will give it a full and rich sound.
I see some good potential in the song, keep it up :D

newskies responds:

many of those points are things i've already heard often, but thanks. i wanted to get this done quickly.

[Sick of you!]

MMmm....

I usually hate synthetic guitars, but this tune was kind of catchy :D
Just TURN DOWN THE VOLUME, everything is clipping... Sort of ruining the song .

headbang87 responds:

wow, glad you enjoyed, even if the sound's synthetic
thanks for reviewing, I can't edit the song, its data is lost
hb87

[Yummy Muffin ft. Cyril]

the lyrics...

... reminded me of Frank Zappa's 'The Muffin Man'. haha
Mm, great catchy tune, not necessarily metal, but cool nevertheless.

Rig responds:

I haven't heard that song, I'll give it a whirl.

[Eternal Dance - Test1]

Beautiful.

Really loved the high piano parts, had a VERY unique sound combined with the heavy drums.
The guitar sound was sort of muddy, but you said this is an old recording, so meh.
Awesome man.

Dimoria responds:

Cool man ;) Yeah It's a bit too much digital distortion. So I guess that's why it sounds so muddy.
Still thx for a great review ;)
Cheers.

[Never Easy]

Music is the way...

I've had lots of deaths in my life recently, it's always hard to cope with it. Music was mostly my only way to come by.
Great song, short, but full of feeling. Loved it. Riff was awesome, sound was awesome, clean part made me want to waltz :D
5ed..

Dimoria responds:

Yeah I know how it's like as well. One of my friends got stabbed to death last summer. So it's a hard world. You just got to find your own way to deal with it.
Thx for your kind review.
Cheers.

[Rise and you shall Fall]

Meh...

You uploaded 3 different progressions of the same song lol...
already reviewed your last song, so read there...
I can add some bass, just tell me what bpm this is in. maybe if i have time I could also add some vocals, your mix is quite tite.

tootsie10 responds:

yeah man, that would be awsome. the the bmp is 120, vocals would be great!

[Mental Issues - Endless]

Don't get me wrong...

... but this whole setup is so... generic. I just get the feeling I've heard this before. Anyway, the mix was pretty cool all in all. The volumes were all good, the guitars weren't too loud in comparison to the drums etc. just one thing: the mix overall was TOO LOUD. I can hear numerous clippings, just turn down the volume a bit...
Anyway, cool job.
Merry Xmas and...
METAL!

mentalissues responds:

You are absolutley correct ^^ seems that our drummer uploaded the wrong version :P fixed now though