Honest Opinions Needed!....please

HetfieldRules

HetfieldRules

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Okay guys.....my band just got out of the "studio" ....we recorded a 4 songs diddy....i was hoping to get some feedback from you guys....it's metal.....metalcore if you want to be specific.....so i know it's not everyone's cup of tea. i am rather proud of it, but i always like to get feedback about it....make improvements....all that fun stuff, so anything would be appreciated. thanks guys

-Rob

http://www.myspace.com/withthesesouls
 
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diggin your sound and badass, need i say more...sounds amazingly well for the sound quality for myspace. I had to cut alot of our stuff down to 40-80 bps so our demo doesnt sound great, check us out...myspace.com/aswifterkickintheass. I guess a studio album would help tremendously though. Sounds badass Keep kickingass.
 
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I think it sounds really tight, agressive and put together well. Only thing is I feel like the vocals sound a little too young? Give that guy some smokes and let him rough up those vocal cords.
 
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carpfishy said:
diggin your sound and badass, need i say more...sounds amazingly well for the sound quality for myspace. I had to cut alot of our stuff down to 40-80 bps so our demo doesnt sound great, check us out...myspace.com/aswifterkickintheass. I guess a studio album would help tremendously though. Sounds badass Keep kickingass.
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thanks, funny you mention that....the singer is def the oldest guy in the band ...he's 21 ...im 19, drummer 18, bassist 17 and rhythm guitarist 16....we're all a bunch of young-in's lol


thanks for the kind words guys!
 
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HetfieldRules said:
thanks, funny you mention that....the singer is def the oldest guy in the band ...he's 21 ...im 19, drummer 18, bassist 17 and rhythm guitarist 16....we're all a bunch of young-in's lol


thanks for the kind words guys!
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Singer is def? how does he keep timing and know how it sounds?
 
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carpfishy said:
Singer is def? how does he keep timing and know how it sounds?
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The flashing lights with the beat piss him off...the brighter they are the more pissed he gets?!

OP...Very tight sound!!! Vocals do bring out a nu-metal tone:headbang:. Maybe Screamo...:argh:

:saeek:

Tough choice but I like It's 5AM, Do You Know Where Your Children Are aka No Self in Self Conviction??!
 
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It was great until someone started singing.... Seriously, the guy singing with him on the "chorus" should be the lead, ditch the screamo. Anyone can scream profanity, seriously. All it takes is a set of working vocal cords, not even a good set.

But I like the idea, especially the intro. The chorus melody sounds nice, minus the screamo. The bends at the beginning of the solo should be more pronounced, they sound a bit rushed or "under cooked".

The drums sound nice too, when they go to chorus, they have an almost "messed up highway" rugged yet even beat to them, and I like them. Good drummer.

PS: I hate myspace: the pages are way too cluttered and littered with pointless features, much less the graphics, especially with a background, are too much "action" going on. Seriously, I'd like soundclick.net hosting a lot better (and you can set up a way so people can buy the full-quality copy of the song, which means money).
 
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well as much as i can see your reasoning for finding the screaming bad and rather annoying, i can tell you it is not as easy as it looks....it's reffered to as screaming...but in most cases when done properly is normally quieter than regular singing.....anywho, twinreverb, sounds like you listened to "Hang Me High"....i will post the 4 separate sound click links soon.....but the regular singing in the songs is me...as well as the lead work, so i appreciate the critisism
 
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well i hate it so i guesse that means you succeeded in making metalcore.

pretty good mix though. maby reverb the vocals?
 
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Good mix, the band has some serious talent.

Diversify--There's a whole world of metal out there.
MetalCore is so limited, No personality.

You guys sound like every other Metalcore band I've heard.
Take that as both a compliment and a criticism.
 
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its most definitely not my style, but i actually like it. not sure about the singer, (not my style lol) but the music, i really like.
 
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o and i agree with bigheadood in that i think you guys should explore, and try new things.
 
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New songs are certianly geared with exploration in mind....sounding rather original for the style band we are in....now as far as sounding like every other mealcore band out there....it's agreed that it is the case...but in the music industry today you need to have something the general audience can latch on to...hense the generic metalcore-ish sound ...once hooked we can exxplore more while holding onto our fans.....at least its what make sense to us....part of it is we are just writing what we like to hear and what sounds good to us...so if we listen to that style it's with good reason that we reflect it
 
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i think the musicianship and composition are impressive. Like the other guys said, it would be more interesting and gratifying if you explored your creative potential. Also the lead vocalist is kind of a kill buzz. i love heavier forms of metal so i like the occasional heavy vocalist. but this guy really doesn't have the talent to match up to the rest of the band. Maybe if one of the guitarists gave it a shot? everyone digs a guy who can play lead while doing vocals.

i'm impressed overall
 
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I am not a fan of death metal or anything ______core.

but I listened anyway and thought this is really cool. then after a second this guy started "singing(?)" and I thought can someone get that guy a cough drop, I am trying to listen to this guy play.

I am not into that scene, so maybe it's different, but if it was my band I would go purely instrumental before the screamo took the mic.
 
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cool project!The drumms need some edit ,but that's all.The tone fitts the genre ,the sound is cool!And the 2 tone melodies are cool!
 
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HetfieldRules said:
well as much as i can see your reasoning for finding the screaming bad and rather annoying, i can tell you it is not as easy as it looks....it's reffered to as screaming...but in most cases when done properly is normally quieter than regular singing.....anywho, twinreverb, sounds like you listened to "Hang Me High"....i will post the 4 separate sound click links soon.....but the regular singing in the songs is me...as well as the lead work, so i appreciate the critisism
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I thought you wanted honest opinions! :D

I'll listen to some more.
 
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don't ditch the singer. man, you DON'T want to sound like every other band, and this guy has some learning to do, but he has potential, just needs to learn to control his voice and not scream full out ALL the time. i presume that final master has not been applied. the drums are the weakest spot, if you have them on a a separate track, you might want to masterize it separately, and then masterize the full mix. u also might want to 'drown' the vocals a bit, so that they don't stick out in the mix. great for bad singers (myself included) and adds power, which is definitely desirable in your type of music. guitars and bass sound excellent, they are eq-ed properly. and don't do mastering yourself, take it to a pro, you'll never get it right.
 
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HetfieldRules said:
New songs are certianly geared with exploration in mind....sounding rather original for the style band we are in....now as far as sounding like every other mealcore band out there....it's agreed that it is the case...but in the music industry today you need to have something the general audience can latch on to...hense the generic metalcore-ish sound ...once hooked we can exxplore more while holding onto our fans.....at least its what make sense to us....part of it is we are just writing what we like to hear and what sounds good to us...so if we listen to that style it's with good reason that we reflect it
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How many bands out there sound almost exactly like Nickelback?
Following music industry trends is a recipe for becoming the next cookie-cutter stars. If that is what you want, I think you are on the right track. I think you guys have more potential than that, though, and trying to sound exactly like "As I Lay Dying" will only take you so far.

Metal is Metal....Old, Nu, Thrash, Death, Progressive. It is ALL relevant. Even MetalCore. Break these stupid genre rules and create your own sound.
 
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