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Let the riffing begin.

This submission is so good, I can't really find any flaws in it. Its so damn dark and brutal!

+5

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

Glad you didn't find flaws. Thanks for the review, dude!

Fresh!

This song was all around solid. Nothing felt forced at all. The drum programming was great, I loved the Tom rolls. The snare was punchy as well. I also liked how you used your voice in a melodic manner at-

Calling Fate
Hear our cries

The guitars were rediculously heavy as well. And my only complaint is that your drum samples could have been better. But even then, you did a good job at mixing them in, thus defeating the purpose of my critisism.

+5.00

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

I know, I'm always looking for better samples. However, I've been able to make these fit in, somewhat. I wanted to program a little more complex for this song, but I didn't like more complexities, as it detracted from other stuff.

Thanks for the review and vote, man. Glad you dig it. \m/

qeqetetq

STEEEEVEN KINGGGGGG

Gaz-Metal responds:

KING STEPHEN!!!

Very good.

I can't believe that you wrote this when you were 13.I call bull shit on that.(A compliment) I never could have conceived something like this when I was playing guitar at 13.Anyways..As for the actual song.

At certain parts I felt that it dragged on for too long.A little too much riding on the low B/C? for my liking.I felt that this song could have been better if it had lyrics and a cool harmonic minor/phrygian type lead.Other than those minor flaws I felt that this song was REALLY solid.

The synth/piano fade was very nice.

Good stuff, dude.

Jakisdead responds:

Haha thanks dude! XD

It is a bit long and repetative, I agree. It was originally designed to be a long, atmospheric end to an album.

I'm glad you liked it, thanks for the review!

Good Structure

It seems that you took your time with this one and planned each step carefully.The structure is smooth and each riff fit perfectly.Even then, I still have some gripes with this song.The first riff sounded atonal, as if it wasn't following a particular scale.I could be wrong.

Another thing, I think you should fix the rhythm guitars that were under the solo at 1.27-1.37, during your sweeping.Figure out what scale you are on and try to hit the notes that the rhythm guitars are playing.If you wish to become a lead guy, try to learn the basics of keys,scales and time signatures.

As far as becoming pro is concerned, I went to your myspace to listen to your other songs as well.With the material that you are creating I think that it is a possibility.

TwilightNecrosis responds:

Yeah, I didn't write the song, just the solo.
As far as the sweeping, I'm playing a D minor shape, and the rhythm guitars ride the D for most of that passage, so it fits. I know quite a bit about scales and time signatures, but I don't always go by them; some of the coolest metal guitar solos ever written have off-notes and weird phrasing (Slayer fits that category well, haha).
And the going 'pro' thing... I wasn't talking about being in a professional band, I was talking about being a professional recording tech. I guess it says something about my recording skill, that the quality was transparent enough for you to make that mistake. XD
Thanks for the listen-through, man; I appreciate it.

Its good, but it needs a little improvement.

Compared to your older cover (Arise) your production has improved.The Guitars are great and 100% mud free.Your drums samples are EQ'ed in nicely as well.Really, the only complaint I have is in regard to the Bass.

I was disappointed that you didn't play the three chord intro with a bass, like in the original.I also felt that the bass was too muddy at 3:14.It sounds like you are using too many chorus effects.

Other than the minute issues with the bass, this cover is great.

+5

Metaljonus responds:

Thanks, I plan on rerecording all of the guitars and make them a little bit more solid. I am not happy with anything on this track to be honest lol. I could'nt find a good distortion for the bass intro so once I find a good one I'll redo it. Thanks for the review.

Great

First of all, I would like to say that the guitars are great.They're extremely tight and in time with the drums.You pretty much got the song down note per note.However, I do have some minor issues.Well, I think the overheads could have mixed better.They're just too bright / trebly.

And another thing, the rhythm guitars are a little on the muddy side.From the sounds of it, it sounds like you're using an Alnico pickup.Other than that, your cover is flawless.

Nice job dude.

Metaljonus responds:

Yeah, the guitar tone is a little muddy but I want to redo it and make it a little bit more tighter on that part. Thanks for listening! Oh I am using EMGS its just the fact that guitar is tuned low with some super slinks 10's. Thicker gauge strings would help make it sound less muddy.

Excellent Vocals.

You're pretty consistent through out the song with your vocals and guitar playing.I also think your cover has better production than the album version.The original just has way too much reverb and effects.

Your version is raw and right to the point.Although, I feel that a few things could have been done.A bass guitar would have been a nice addition to the song,that and you could have made the rhythm guitar sound a little wider/bigger.

Other than that, your cover is great.Keep up the good work.

+1 Download.

TwilightNecrosis responds:

Yeah, I would have definitely put a bass in, if I had a bass to play.
That's one thing on my to-get list.
As for the guitar, I actually only played it through one time, but used two different tracks, a direct sound and a miced sound. I mixed the direct a little lower, and boosted the bass. I kept the miced sound pretty high, and put a slight chorus/delay and some reverb on it for thickness. I think I left the direct sound dry.
If I had reverbed the direct sound as well, it would have probably sounded a little more spacious, but I didn't want it to get too ethereal, or it would have diminished the impact.
Thanks for the review, man. I appreciate the kind words.

Fantastic quality.

This is a very emotional and melodic song you have here.It all flows nicely but..I feel that it lacks variety.Then again, I don't listen to much doom metal or slow tempo songs like this.

But then again..This would be a good First track on a CD.Then after this you could possibly kick up the tempo with a Progressive / Thrash beat.But overall, this is one of the finer songs I have heard on Newgrounds.

And if you had a lead guitarist shred over your melodic rhythms, I think it would be a good fit.

Other than that..I think you have something good going on.Keep up the good work.And perhaps you could find your self band members with similar music tastes?

mr-vincent responds:

Thank you :d !!!!!!!!!!!!

Not bad,But is lacking.

Its not a bad tune, but I find it lacking in some areas.The harmony with the two guitars in the beginning and later on didnt sound right to me.I just felt that the notes kinda clashed against eachother as if they were a half a note too sharp/flat etc.

That and I felt your solo had too many hammer ons.I think it would be better if you did some sliding and moved around for some variety.

But other than that, I gotta say that I liked the chords you used.They produce the majority of the 'mellow' of the song, so I wouldnt change them if you ever update the song in the future.

Well thats all I can say for this song.

As for you, keep practicing.You have potential.

InsertFunnyUserName responds:

I'll take this all into consideration. Thanks for the detailed review.

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