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[Soiled]

Oh yeah!

A bit unusual sounding with the drums but bruuuutal afterwards. You record with a mic., right? Guitar sound suffer quite a bit under that. : / I think they really sound flat, just like the drum kick. Maybe a compressor on the guitars with a different eq could do the job. Don't get me wrong the song is kick ass as it is BUT you could improve it even more! :)

Anyways, liked it...sooo 4.29 / 5.00 (+ 0.0026)

CWN responds:

Thanks for the review man :D
Your wish is my command.
I'm currently remastering all of my songs, 2 new versions are already up.
Going to upload the remastered version of this song today :D

The drums are all synthetic. I think i use a mix between DFH and Addictive drums... and some custom samples i recorded myself on this mix...

[Hero's Bottle]

Help! My bottle is empty! :(

This is a really cool ballad man! It's what I expect from ya! Cool stuff! :)

The structure as some already mentioned is well thought and couldn't be improved more! It's perfect for this! The vokills from XxCrucifiedxX fit in like beer with chips. :D

Though...I thought you two would do a duet...I think it would have been even better on this, seeing that this is about struggle. Hope you can catch my drift there! ;)

Now comes the bitching part! :D Not really but some pointers. The drums are fine in the mix, just like the rhythm guitar. Though, bass could be a bit more up or eq'd a bit different for more...bass. ;)

Now the leads TOTALLY drown in this. Mostly they just are there for a background addition, which is rather sad. If you line them up more with the vocals up front, I'm sure you'll get a nice contrast! Also, if it's about struggle...I think a panner effect on the leads would be very cool on certain parts (like in the verses for example).

The bridge blends in very nicely for the solo. A little time there to reflect the lyrics and all before it burts in to the little solo. For the end part...Let it, just like the vocals - delay it all out for like 5 or 6 this with a fade. It's a bit to abrupt for my taste as it is now. That way you could smooth it out even more.

A good end, is a good beginning! ;)

Overall, this is a fucking cool song and it'll surely make the way on my mp3 player or winamp. ;D

4.37 / 5.00 (+ 0.049)

Nice one bro! <3

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

Ahh, my good friend. I missed you.
I'm glad you dig every thing here. And a pleasant suprise will be happening on the final version as far as "duet" thing goes.
I like the leads where they are, They were intended to be in the background. But I will take your other suggestions into advisement. I did have the leads up a notch, but then there was too much frequency sharing, and it was getting too clustered. And the only other option was to change the dynamics of the vocals. Then that took away from his "presence".

I wanted to have an abrupt ending. I wanted you to feel a bit "ripped off", cause isn't that what life can be like if you don't have respect? or something.

I loved this review, because you get into the feel of the music, and how it associates itself with what is really happening. You kick ass.

Anyways ma homie, coming to Canada this year?

And good to see you!

[HappyHomicide's Challenge]

Cool! :)

Nice leads my friend. Cool dual playing. Worked out your drum sound a bit, ey? Kick is nice but your cymbals and chinas could be a bit more up. Other than that, kicking! :D

Miss ha honey! <3

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

YOU WIN TEH NOoOB of THe YEAR!
haha. The music is happy homicides. (as said in the description) hahah Go check out his page, after you review my other new one's ya lazy basturdo. hahaha. You've fallen behind in your critiques...and by the way...I love my drums. :P

haha.
Miss ya too, dear. ;)

[Godmode On]

Godmode baby! :D

Fucking A man. This sounds smooth as hell on my ears. Seems like you finally going in your overproduced direction. ;)

The riffs are very nice and aggressive, though I liked "smack in teh mouth" a little better there. The offbeat section is cool as fuck man, a real headbanger! :)

Also, glad that my shitty bitchin could help you improve. ;)

Godmode on baby!

Xenogenocide responds:

Hehe, awesome. This song I actually came up with every riff fresh out of mind. Most of my other shit is just simply other riffs plagiarised and majorly changed... (which I hate to admit).

Ty for the review darkshit ;D

[Sting Chameleon Medley MMX]

Nice! :)

Pretty cool with a couple of fuck up's but nothing too serious. Overall, nice flow between the songs. Just like playing the game. ;)

Though, you could work a bit more on your overall sound. EQ wise. The drums, especially the kick drowns very much in the mix. The hole thing is a bit "fuzzy" as well, so careful with your frequency adjustments. ;)

Other than that, it was pretty cool. 5/5! :)

KitsuMech responds:

Sweet.

It's a constant tweek battle trying to get everything to sound just the right way. Rawr.

Still recording off of the line-in from the amp to the computer. One day I'll set up with mic's. One day...

Thanks for the review man!

[Rig - Level Select]

You suck! >:(

You haven't played MM before? YOU = FAIL! >:(

Anyways, nice loop there. Don't think it would really suit a fighting game or anything in that resort, more a puzzle game or something if yo get ma drift! >:U

Hmm...I wonder what this button does...

Rig responds:

NO NO NO DON'T PRESS IT! YOU'LL DESTROY US A-

[Icarus - Above the Sea]

Very nice!

Gentle beginning there. Really relaxing when the trumpetsex sets in. It kind of reminds a bit of Terranigma for the good old SNES. Very nice mixing, everything is well balanced. Crystal clear sound. The ending is nice as well. Letting it all fade out with the nature sounds.

Props to ya! :D

4.41 / 5.00 (+ 0.0059)

sorohanro responds:

Someone once said that my music suck ballz :))
Thanx for review and constant support.
P.S. I'm workin' on a metal project now ;)

[F-Zero GX Mute City Metalized]

You're still a knob! ;D

Haha, I just thought you recorded this a couple of days ago, because it just sounds like your newer stuff...lawl j/k.

It's funny to see/hear the actual progress in becoming a better guitar player. All in all this can't be compared with your newer shit but it's a fun view back, just like when I listen to my old crap.

Since this is pretty "old" and you didn't had a single idea what "mixing" is in the first place, I say good job, pat on the back and 5 down! ;D

Sonofkirk responds:

Lol fuck you DicKfacE555 ;P. Yeah I didn't know what "mix" meant lol. Thanks a lot for the review bro <3

[Grinding Death]

Sweet shit!

That's a mean fucking tone you got there on yer guitars man. Damn. Brutal as fuck for sure! I assume very low tuning? Guess you had a nice time shreddin, right!? ;)

Only one thing. Turn the drums a little more up, they kinda drown a bit in the mix. Other than that...shit, that was some good headbanging action! \m/

5up!

CWN responds:

Bin auf drop H runtergestimmt, ab und zu spiel ich auch mit meiner 7 saitigen... Je nach Lust und Laune hehe
Hatte schon vocals für den Song aufgenommen, bin aber nicht ganz zufrieden...
Endlich mal jemand, der mit meinem Gitarrensound halbwegs in Ordnung findet :D

[(Childs Play)]

Very industrial sounding!

But that's not a bad thing. It fits very well for this track. You come up with some very interesting stuff in your songs man. Kick ass shit! I might as well add that the vox were evil as fuck! :)

5up! homes!

AngelsDontKill responds:

Thanks, man! I intended it to sound a little Industrial and strange, so I am glad it gets noticed!