>_o
:O!!!
It was pretty funny until that really scary synth came in getting louder and louder. At first I laughed at the image, but then it started getting serious for me. Like his claws digging through his face into his eye faster and faster, ripping his face more and more.
Oh man... this song suddenly went rated R.
I have to commend you for turning the song around that quickly...
Good stuff Hellavon, keep up the good fight, keep em coming!
Lol you couldn't have explained my goal in this song any better, that in fact is exactly how I wanted people to view it in their minds. This song turned out a little better than expected, it was more just an experiment to find what electronic sounds are comfortable with, and what they don't like:p(which I found that they just about all can sound pretty smooth together, even with a blaring evil king koopa sound included)
Anyways thanks for the great review, and keep the tunes coming, yours are always the best:)!!!***(for real though, 6 golds and 2 platinums.....just sick!!!*** lol:p
yo #1 stunna <---?
Hellavon
Interesting
An interesting mix of sounds. I didn't really expect to hear such raw powerful saws for a valentines piece, but I guess passion can be such yes?
In any case I really liked the ending with those bell reverbed sounds fading out, really set the appropriate mood and left softly.
Your transitions in works are getting better, I couldn't find major transition issues with this piece, and the minor things arn't really that important, just personal preference on my end, by the standard the transitions are flawless.
That guitar was an interesting effect. This was where I was a little surprised. Didn't expect to hear it for Valentines ;).
In any case, good stuff, keep up the good fight Hellavon!
lol yeah I try to mix it up a bit:p I guess I really don't think about what instrument I use, actually half the time I don't even read what it is I just kinda try to do it all by ear if ya know what I mean.I did take in what you said about my transitions before and I have been trying and experimenting to try to find how to make better and smoother ones. Anyways thanks for the great review, they're always very helpful and very nice:)
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hellavon
Awesome!
A nice brutal guitar! Thats how war should be! Brutal, progressive!
You have some excellent excellent recording set up, I must say it's one of the most crisp recordings i've ever heard. I can make out the vocals, the guitars and everything.
The voice sounds so omninous. So foreboding if you will, and it sets the mood perfectly.
Is this a band effort?! The drums sound so damn real too? And there seems to be more then one guitar?
The song doesn't let up, and this is essential. The very brief period where it simmered down, I didn't expect it, but I did appreciate it. Good stuff!
This is the first 10 i've ever given a metal song in clarity.
I don't have much else to say, this is a pretty commercial track, top quality, keep up the good fight!
Thanks man! Vocals? Sorry but everything yeah here is guitar lol just with some effects and what not on it. This song is going to be re written for the band soon. The drums are a plug in on cubase called ezdrummer with a drum kit from hell expansion pack. Thanks for listening man!
Neat!
So you is back? But you didn't even have a leaving away party. I am disappointed.
At not having the party, not the song.
Is that the slayer guitar i'm hearing? It sounds too muffled, it doesn't have that raw electric guitar sound I would have liked to hear it ripping through my very soul.
A very interesting mix of sounds you have got here Syntrus. You use quite a bit of Sytrus sounds... which must EXPLAIN YOUR NAME!!! dun DUN DUUUUN!
In any case, that sliding, duck quacking like Synth was actually damn entertaining. I kept laughing at the image of a duck at a microphone quacking away to the song. They called him Mister Duck, and he quack it as he sees it!
The pads that came in later provided a rather entertaining atmosphere, I was a little disappointed to hear them go away so abruptly, but they did come back.
It's a very original song i'll give it that! And I only realized what that voice was saying near the end XD. The ending was definitely way too abrupt my man, a fade out would have been sexcellent at that part.
In any case, good stuff Syntrus, keep up the good fight!
hehe quackin away I like abrupt endings its like i shot the duck.
Quite impressive
Very dark, very interesting how the melody works out. There's a lot of repetition in the pieces foundation, but you sprinkle plenty of counter melodies on it to give it a fresh and entertaining core to listen to.
You are using some very good samples, if I may ask, what VST's and program do you use?
Back to the song.
The constant timpini is what I feel gave it the marching feel, in the pitch black of night, surrounded by darkness, hearing only the rustling of your fellow soldiers as they march on.
I get several darker overtones in this, and again the repetition assists this cause.
I felt the violin shouldn't have cut out like it did, it helps the piece a lot and I felt it could have held a more prominent role in the piece.
The ending as Rucklo brought up was too abrupt. The ending where you brought out those cello chords, I mean literally like 5 seconds before the ends was really saddening to me. I felt the song could have really done something special at that point, could have really jumped up and screamed it's fury in a sense.
Still, great work, a very well made piece. I hope you stick around to show us more, if you do please send me a message, keep me up to date.
5/5 from me JSaiz, welcome to the portal. I'd like to invite you to check out my work sometime! Keep up the good fight!
Neat
Hey.
It's been an incredibly long time since I visited your page, so I thought i'd drop by, see what you did with the place.
new curtains? Nice.
Back to the song.
You've made some serious progress with your style, it's beginning to shine out more, in a more controlled and focused manner. Thats good to know.
The wavy background was rather interesting as stated before, the melody work was also quite intriguing.
The ending was a tad abrupt, but the song does loop rather well.
Good stuff, keep up the good fight TheAmateurAnimator.
Glad you like the new curtains!
The thing I'm really proud of is the glitchy drums part--I just love it, and I think I'll find some way to work it into every song I make from now on! Or maybe not...gotta have diversity.
And about the ending...I think I set the song to "leave remainder" when I exported it...darn it! It would've looped perfectly otherwise!
Thanks for the awesome review, Maestro!
Neat
Your description made me laugh, and to reward your AWESOME dedication, I have decided to drop a review and show my support! It's good to know there are still avid fighters out there.
Lets begin with those echoed synths. They seemed to play a rather sad, minor key melody. Don't get me wrong, I love teh minor keys.
XD
and then it just TOTALLY died on me. I was sitting here going :|!?!
Confused.
An interesting piece i'll give it that. Keep up the good fight AlphaMax! I'd like to invite you to check out my work sometime.
And don't kill your songs like you did this one. I really liked where this was going.
Impressive
This was a pretty intense piece Solus. It kept changing its core like 3 times, and that was in itself a treat! It's like a core sandwich, and thats funny because you like to give burger awards, get the irony? DO YOU!?
Alright anyways, back to the song.
I really liked how you added to the core as it went, giving us it's full potential before moving onto another one. How you have so much and yet make it all still decently audible is beyond me. Awesome work.
There is a huge amount of variety in this piece, so total marks there.
In short my dear Solus, you is have done us proud. I loves it. Here's my 5. Keep up the good fight!
The thing is, this took much less time than Technotronic Soul, and it sounds better!
Though I don't think it's quite done, because I still think it could be better. But hey, I likes it now, and I figured, "What the hell, let's see how it does."
Most of the core changing is same melody, tweaked (that in itself took fully six hours for three melodies) and overly-filtered and overdone instruments. But they turned out well.
Also, that glitchiness was a BITCH to make. Just putting that out there. A total BITCH.
Mmm... core sandwich. Is it a club sandwich? I do so love club sandwiches.
Neat
it's true there isn't too much to this piece, but despite it being done over and over, I enjoy it equally as much every time I hear it. Sometimes simplicity is key, and for a song like this I think now is one of those times. I personally would not like to have heard it differently.
That bass works VERY well in my opinion, compliments the piano well.
The song loops perfectly.
I would have just liked for it to be longer ;). It's still pretty good, could use more, but for what it is, it's good.
In any case, keep up the good fight kylex! I'd like to invite you to check out my work sometime!
Thanks. True, it has been done many times, I still put out some work to make it.
And sure I'll check out your work anytime.
Thanks for the awesome review! =]
Very impressive!
well being called a fucker I felt implied to review the piece!
It's DAMN hardcore, and thats the way uh-huh uh-huh I like it! The vocals are perfectly brutal, I couldn't understand a word of it, but it sounds like it should, a deranged murderer who randomly walked on stage and started spilling the beans on the apocalypse. Yes many bands were built off this feeling and personalities.
I could be wrong.
Back to the song.
The guitars are pristine, they really drive the power home and that recording studio really helped with the quality, which was key for this song in my opinion.
The percussional aspect was well carried out, well played indeed.
Man, i'd love to see you guys play live!
Anyways, great stuff as usual, you guys should just get signed and become millionaires already. 5/5 no problem from me. Keep up the good work!
Well first of all I would just like to say; Thanks for the long and constructive review.
Anyway, to answer some of your questions, I know a lot of bands that started out just like you said (One of them being me) and are now happily signed.
You may be surprised, but this was not a 'Studio Recording'. It was actually recorded in my friend Eric's basement. But thanks for the nice comment.
If you do really want to come and see us live, you would have to come out to Australia. Hope you have no trouble booking a flight...
And to answer your final question... Yes, we are signed. But we're not on a Major label yet, we're still on an Indie label for the moment.
Thanks again for the Review!
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