New extreme metal song up...

Hi Mark - I really liked this. Was not expecting the flamenco/Spanish guitar vibe at the half way point but it sounds great.
I also like the slower riff approaching the end at around 5:30.
Playing is great throughout and the drums are ferocious. Is this all you or your band ?

Been a metal fan for ever, but hardly ever write or record it.......you're giving me some inspiration. Cheers

Wow... Mark's back   What a job you did on this... just amazing really.  I couldn't believe the percussion track.  Of course I couldn't understand a single word, but we've already been over that , and the rest is just SO good it didn't bother me.

Crazy stuff, Mark.  I also think the middle part is especially nice with all the effects, etc. 

Ah, that all-to-familiar MGH demon is barking up a storm again while I'm waiting for the redemption.  It never arrives in this song.

At 1:50 things get more colorful ... and I can see my favorite spanishoid section showing its head up at 3:00.

Kicks and Toms are impressive after this bridge and I am drifting aimlessly into metal tongue speaking madness.

I much prefer the sweet song below it: "Remember" where the angels are allowed some say in the battle and the guitars roar and soar into the heavenlies in awesome splendour ... taking the kingdom of heaven by force.  That song is impossible and I totally love it ... one of the best epic songs I'll ever remember, Remember!

lmao @ MGH demon....

now thats funny!...

this thing punched me right in the choppers right from the outset...and the middle was drifty.....nice use of space 'tween chours in that middle section...

love the lil riff round 433ish...reminds me of some Blue Oyster Cult peices there...

love the deep vox at the end...

your nuts by the way....;)

good work!

starts right out full blast, dunnit? Got me grinning right away. your usual clear articulate vocals, I love it. I'm surprised your drummer didn't give out after the first two minutes. Terrific transition at 2:50 or so. Perhaps the bass could come up a bit, JMHO. Otherwise it was a blast. Liked Remember a lot too.

Now this is really my cup of java right there. This is almost considered folk music around my part of the world!!

I thought the song was pretty good. A bit schizo maybe with the different parts, not to mention the intro! Killer-cool and make you look over your shoulder. Nice

The only thing I didn't like is that the guitars are left hanging before the clean guitar part comes in. Those four bars is unneccesary and boring and kind of kills the flow and mood of it all, for me at least. But besides that, some great surprises. The clean vocal was nicely disturbing, the solo is cool! The arrangement is really good for that genre. Well done!

How do you treat the vocals? It sounds like it's just one track and EQ/compressor? Have you tried multilayering your vocals? It's quite common when doing the throaty thing. I know for a fact that Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir) and "those guys" layer 3 tracks of his throat vocals and add a lot of exciters and distortion to at least one of them, compress them all quite hard, add a touch of reverb and edit to taste. Live he adds the distortion and add a ridiculously short delay to faten it up a little. It's pretty cool and allows you to push the vocals back a little without ever loosing it in the mix. And it sounds monstrous!

I really enjoyed your other tracks as well. You're doing some mean guitar licks in there! I'm looking forward to more of this!


Kind regards

A fellow metal head

mgh, you sir, with all due respect and said in the best possible way....are a complete lunatic! LOL! This is total sickness! What gets me about this style of music is, that people can actually perform like this. This stuff is a bit out there for me too...but the musicianship is what blows me away the most. I'm recording a band right now that is doing this style and though their screamy vocals rip my lungs out, I try to ignore them because the music is so incredible. Ever hear of a band called Abigail Williams? Dude...lol...listen to this if you get a minute!

http://www.rocktron.com/artists/

It should be what loads up on the page there. But man....those dudes are soooo sick it made my jaw drop. The band I'm recording sounds a lot like these guys. Again, the singing isn't my thing...but no one can deny the incredible musicianship in this stuff. And that drummer...omg man...he sounds like the drums you programmed for this, doesn't he? LOL!

Really liked the melodic section of your song too as well as all the music through out. Your writing and soloing is spectacular and you show you can throw a melody into the most technical of pieces. Production was well done too. It must be a nightmare to write those drum parts with all that speed and keep them sounding real. I know there's only so much you can do on stuff like that...but this is a fine effort man. A little bit of robotics on the drums...but at this speed, even real drums sometimes get a weird sound when they are played this fast. Really impressive work all across the board dude....high 5! :)

-Danny

Mark - i would put the bass up if there was any on there! lol, currently bass-less. glad you also listened to Remember, i appreciate the faxt that you guys and gals on here step out of your normal listening zone! Paulo - you listen 5 times you get free becan...hey i know this stuf is hard, so thanks for the effort! ProjectM - well, you are from the home of 2nd gen BM...interesting coments on the vox, they are just one take, one track, a bit of valve channel strip vst on the track bin, then to a buss with eq and comp, this one also has delay...i don't add distortion to my voice,though i do sometimes run the valve emulation quite hot, but it's mainly me! then some verb, i think this one is CSR. you are right about the guitar before the clean section, i normally write a riff at a time, so sometimes the transitions can be a bit jerky - the lack of bass is shown up here more than anywhere i think. but thanks for the comments and technical notes, and glad i am doing most things right! Mark - hey, how are you? not heard much from you for ages...cheers for stopping by, i know it isn't most people's cup of cha, but that's the cool thing about this board, huh? Danny - Abigail Williams i know well, the first album was a bit deathcore in places, but the second really was great symphonic BM...saw them play over here supporting someone...might have been Absu, can't remember...i think the robotic bit on the drums is the cymbals, the Kontakt 16 player/Steven Slate drums only loads 2 main cymbals (crash/splash) which is really restrictive...i must remember to load another instance with more cymbals...anyhow, thank you for the positive comments, i'm not as good a shredder as you but i think i can write some cool riffs! Vicente - believe me, drummers really do play like this! search youtube for extreme metal drumming and you will see! muchos gracias for taking the time to listen, and i look forward to abother jazz-rock masterclass from you soon!

mgh


but thanks for the comments and technical notes, and glad i am doing most things right

Dude, there's nothing wrong here at all! I've even passed the link to your stuff to my clique of BM enthusiasts!
 
My notions on the vocal is nothing other than technical. It would have been cool to hear how you would do with the multilayering and "smokes and mirrors" of the style. But even now, your vocals are friggin' mean!!
 
Do you perform this music with a band or something?

Hi Mark,

Wow, this is just insanely amazing! Incredible arrangement, playing and overall conception.

I listened to Con Sanguina, Remember and Samson agonistes back to back. Whew!

Great, great stuff.

Sweet Jesus, what your neighbors must think!

This was the best thing I have heard from you, Mark. The soft breakdown was a real surprise. What was your setup for that bouncy stereo delay part?

And btw: just as I was getting into your cookie monstering, you went all Alice In Chains doft on me at 3:56! What's up with that? ;)

 
Wow - Dethklok meets Julian Bream
 
Massive
 

Mark,
  I expected a full on frontal sonic assault...and.....as expected, was not disappointed.  Great stuff man!  You've packed a ton of cool stuff into this one.  A true wall of metal.  The clean guitars were exquisite after the tsunami of heavy guitars/bass and drums.  Nice work.  I had to LOL at the comment about how this tune would almost be considered a folk tune in Norway.  Good stuff.....I said GOOD STUFF......yeah REALL.....uh.....can anyone hear me....what is that ringing in my ears and why are people's lips moving yet I hear nothing....

Brutal! I think it needs to be about 20 bpm faster! Makes me feel sorry for the drummers feet.. Dig the breakdown. I woulda liked to hear a chug or 2 in there somewhere.) I dig the melodic vocal part as well, reminded me of an old metal band Sanctuary for some reason. Cool stuff.