speedmetalmessiah's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Battle Trenches]

Not bad

The guitars sound pretty thin though. I think it's the tone you're using. I know you tweak it alot and it usually works out pretty well. This time though it sounds really thin. Either that or you eqed all the lower frequencies out of the guitar tracks after they were recorded. The slow backing sounded pretty sweet over the drums and the solo was pretty cool. Overall it's a decent tune but you need to beef up the guitar tone.

So what is the name of the game? Is it called Battle Trenches?

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

Thanks man, Yeah, the guitar tone was eqed alot. I was having alot of trouble, because I wanted the rhythm to be decipherable, rather than muddy like it usually is. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to hear the double picking powers of the badman..hahaha. Yet, its still muddy, and still a little unclear. I did try some tones on guitar rig that sounded really cool, I just haven't received my training from darkside...and couldn't figure out how to remove the "hissing" that accompanies some of the distortions in Guitar Rig. Leaving me with a lot of sound issues. But, this sounded alot better than some of the versions I have. I'll send some to you next time I see you on line. I even tried a WAH over the leads...haha.

Thanks for the review, man!!\m/

[When I take my last breath]

Nice

I'm really liking the sound quality of your tunes. The drums don't cut through as well on this track compared to your newest, but they are still pretty fucking good man. You had some nice riffs in here and the bass was even audible. A solo would be pretty cool, but the tune sounds good without one. Great job man keep it up.

Metalized responds:

thx man :D it's really great to hear when someone appreciates one's work!! thx for the review \m/

[-Theme Song-]

Nice

Should be a pretty badass theme for whoever you made it for. It'll be awesome to hear it as a full song as well. Make sure you extend that clean intro when you lengthen the tune. There was a bit of static, but other than that great job on this theme.

Xerxes-Sangco responds:

Thanks speedmetalmessiah! Yea I'll try to make this a full song one day and yea you're right, I gotta extend that intro. As for the static, yea I didnt realize it had that til after I submitted it but oh well. Thanks for the review! Glad you liked it! =D

[Break The Addictions]

Nice

Well the drums sound pretty damn good I must say. What program are you using for them? The guitar tone could use a bit of work, what Line6 product did you get? The tune was pretty straight-forward and simple, until that solo kicks in anyway. The solo was pretty damn good. You played pretty well throughout the song. Overall it could use some tweaking with the mixing, but it was good man. Hopefully you'll be submitting often.

BazookaZombie responds:

i didn't use the line 6 setup, don't have it yet. the drums were made with garage band, just like the guitar tones. its program that came built into my macbook. i'm gonna re-record all the rhythms when i get the line 6 toneport and then it'll sound killer. the solo was played through the classic dunlop cry-baby. the rhythms are pretty basic because the song is meant to have vocals, i just haven't recorded them yet becuase i don't like hearing myself in recordings. and the solo was all one take and improvised after the intial triplet part, honestly i didn't know i could play like that till after i recorded it.

[There will be blood!]

Nice and heavy

I held off on reviewing until I could come up with some constructive critism for you.

The only problem I have is that the drums aren't that present in the mix. I hear the ride cymbal just fine, but the snare,kick and other cymbals aren't that easy to hear. You should try cutting back the volume of the guitars a bit and then use a multi-band compressor on the final mix to make everything nice and loud.

Your playing of course was great, you had some badass riff in the tune. You also kept it entertaining the whole way through which was nice. The solo was pretty cool as well. Overall it was a badass tune man. I'm just a nitpicking whore hahaha.

DarKsidE555 responds:

Constructive critism is all and I thank you for that man, always there to kick my ass. lol. Anyways, right you are, the kick is my major problem. But there will be a change in the near future. hehe. You'll hear. >:(

Anyways, thanks you nitpicking whore! lol rolf. >: (

[Forsaken]

Fuck yeah

This sounds awesome man. I'm glad to see you submit another tune. The distortion does sound a bit tighter on this compared to on My Torment. I love the nice slow pace it starts out at then it kicks in to that badass galloping riff. The drums were great, and I actually like the snare you use. The synth parts were simple sounding but they really worked well. Overall this tune was awesome but could sound a bit thicker. It sounds like it could use a nice thick bass. Anyway man great job.

pitchblak responds:

Thanx for the kick ass review man,the distortion does sound alot tighter on this one than on My Torment.I guess i eqd it a little better and also did the whole song with the left and right speaker approach rather than the whole thing centered.I think that has alot to do with it.yeah man,its hard to find a snare in these damn programs that sounds good but i do like this one to.This could use a bass,especially in the slower parts like the intro.well thanx again man,glad ya dig it.Later

[Tetra Nova]

Not bad

This has got to be the best song you've submitted. It sounds like you took more time mixing it than you did your older tunes. It's not very diverse but the riff was pretty cool, and the solo wasn't too bad. Like Chronamut said it works great as background music. Overall it was pretty decent.

darkkloud responds:

yes, i did take more time with it, and i have better headphones so it makes it easier now.and which solo were you talking about?there were 8 lol.

[The Night Bleeds]

Cool

Didn't you call this A Beast Beside before? Oh well this title fits the tune better. The guitars stand out a lot more in this version, and it sounds like you fixed that kickdrum problem. The riff in this one are kickass and the leads sounded good. Overall I like it.

I've also noticed you've been in more of a melodic mood lately.

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

yeah, I don't know. The mood is this way, cause maybe I'm soooooo damn tired all the time. hahaha. I changed the name because, I'll save the other for a more aggresive song.

But yeah. These riffs wouldn't leave me alone lately. So now that they have been used, maybe I can come up with something else, more aggressive..and shit.

I got holidays comin up soon, so more time during the day to come up with shit, rather than 2 in the morning, when im dirt tired. heheh. Thanks for checkin it out. Glad you like it man.\m/

[Carol of the Bells (Metalized)]

Not bad at all

I was thinking about covering this as well. The guitars were good you played everything pretty damn well. The clean guitars could have used some more reverb as well as the distorted ones. Overall though you did a good job with the tune. I love Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Keep it up man.

KitsuMech responds:

I got to playing around with the EQ on the drums like you said to, and I would say it worked out great.

Thanks for the tips, they really helped out ^^d