speedmetalmessiah's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[D-Boy VS. Nny]

Not bad

The rhythm is quite good and JTHM is fucking awesome. The only thing I think would make this song better is really if you mixed the vocals a bit better. It's pretty hard to make out most of them, whhich actually might have been what you were going for, but with a bit of eqing I think you could make the vocals cut through the mix a little more. Still though I did enjoy the tune quite a bit. It's minimalistic, but not in a bad way. Keep it up dude.

soulmasking responds:

Ha... DUALLY NOTED - JTHM IS fucking awesome! Based on the vocals though, it was kind of my intention. I was attempting to give the feeling of confusion that nny was going through. I distorted both vocals and guitar in this song to try and give it a feel of confusion, dread, and madness. I'm not quite sure I achieved that successfully, since I didn't really want it to be as difficult as it seems to be to hear the lyrics. I do agree that if I didn't know what I was saying I probably wouldn't be able to understand it very well either (at least I posted lyrics). Aside from that I have put a lot of time into other songs with lots of extra "fluff" and instruments just to have them shot down for being too busy, so with this one I took a step back and just went with what was important. I was trying for the bare minimum, I'm glad that wasn't a negative in your opinion. I will be sure to keep all this in mind in furture projects. Thanks for your great score, time, and awesome review.

Carpunch

[Bloodbath]

Nice

You're lucky to have a girlfriend who can do growls and actually like them. That's a rarity my friend. Haha, hope you end up doing some more shit.

Metalcan responds:

Yeah I'm very lucky. ^^ I hope to do more as well.

[Sitar On Acid]

Pretty cool

Pretty ambient feel to it all, very cool. Plus the percussion sounds fucking awesome, and this is coming from a guy who is insanely picky about percussion. Nice use of samples in the beginning as well. Though towards the end when it got louder and more energetic I though you were going to bust into some spped metal riffing or something haha. Anyway I really like it man, keep up the great work.

[Bury those memories]

Sweet

Really nice playing man. Very melodic which is always awesome. It also stayed heavy throughout. The only thing I think was off was the level of the drums. They were a bit low in the mix. Not so much the cymbals, but mostly the snare and the kick. Both were audible, but could have been more present. You know I'm a picky fuck about drums though.

DarKsidE555 responds:

You bitch! Always bitching around on my kick! >: (

I lul at you! But hell I keep in mind. :P I just <3 melodical outbursts and I think I pretty much nailed it there. Thanks for checking speedy! You suck! lol

[The Rising Fighting Spirit-MJ]

Sweet

Pretty sweet mix you've got here man. The kicks are nice and audible so now you won't have me bitching about that anymore haha. Of course the playing was nice and smooth, plus it's heavier than the original. All around a great song and anime. Only thing I can really say to add is a bit more reverb on the snare. Other than that I don't really have any complaints, and even that is just a little thing.

[Dead Never Die (Remade)]

Fuck

This pounds the original version into the dirt man. Damn fine job remixing this. You still using the same gear as before? You've definitely gotten better at using it if you are. Keep it up.

AngelsDontKill responds:

Thanks! I am still using all of the same gear. I got some new drum samples, which is why I felt like trying something new and old to see if it sounded better, and this is one I chose to be an old song. Yeah, my equipment is all the same, however I used a new method of recording to do this.

[The Nightmare Begins. . .]

Wow

I haven't seen you in what seems like ages man. How have you been? Sounds like you've been practicing your playing a lot. Your leads have gotten better, they're a lot more melodic now. The clean riff after the solo was pretty sweet, and the thunder went well with it. Sounds like you're branching out a bit more from your Slayer sound and trying to make your own little groove. I'd have to say if you work on this and polish it all into a great mix this could be your best yet. Hopefully you'll finish it man.

Demon-Slayer12 responds:

I'm doing good man, thanks. As for the sound, thats why I've been away for so long, I'm trying to perfect it, and make my own sound like you said. I'll finish this song for sure when I get a chance, and there will be other new songs as well. Thanks for checking it out man, and the vote :) rock on man! \m/

[-The Fallen-]

Nice

Sounds pretty good overall. Though I would maybe bring the guitar's a bit higher in the mix. Though it all works pretty well in this tune. Though your rhythm tone sounds a bit thin. What method are you using to record?

xmnhx responds:

Thanks for the review. I'm glad you liked it. I see what you mean about the rhythm tone sounding thin. I was actually thinking about going back and doubling the guitar lines to get a thicker sound. To record, I use a program on my computer called riff works, and I just hook up to the computer and play. Nothing special really.

[† The Harvest of Death †]

Damn

You always end up impressing me. Great rhythm playing and and great drum sequencing. Can't ask for much more. All around a great mix, though my right speaker seemed to overload a few times from too much bass. Either that or my shitty speakers are finally dying, hahaha. other than that little bit of overloading it's a great track man.

rocker206 responds:

Thanks man! Yeah the song definitely has enough bass. And in a few parts alittle bit to much. But overall I think the song turned out ok. Glad you liked it.

[Mega Man X3 - Toxic Seahorse]

Kicks ass

Really good mix you German whore. The bass was a bit hard to pick out at times, but still done well none the less. Your mixing has definitely improved. Now you just need to work on velocity with your drums.

DarKsidE555 responds:

Sure I will man. Your critique always is something to think about. Ooh, did I see that right? A 10 overall? My god, what an honor. ;D

Thanks for teh review mang!