mgh
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Part one of my album project: extreme metal as ever...
https://soundcloud.com/memorare/intro-river-of-blood going to do an album based on the plagues of Egypt. this is part one. i have tried so hard on this to mix it and get a balance...James, Danni and all you others will tell me how well i have fared. Any dissonance is intentional. Thanks for the listen/comments!
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Re:Part one of my album project: extreme metal as ever...
2013/05/23 18:19:18
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I liked everything but the vocal styling... for me, it ruined the soup...
I really enjoyed the first part though...
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Re:Part one of my album project: extreme metal as ever...
2013/05/23 18:37:39
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I like whats going on with the music but something doesn't sound right in the mix , I agree with vocals not my cup of tea sorry but I
understand thats what the metal blood thirsty kids like today .
They go to these heavy metal concerts and beat each other up then end up in the ER after the concert and they call that FUN !LOL
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mgh
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Re:Part one of my album project: extreme metal as ever...
2013/05/24 16:05:47
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thanks Frank - yeah the vocals are the hard part. as are the guitars. and the drums...:-)
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Re:Part one of my album project: extreme metal as ever...
2013/05/24 23:18:12
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Muahahaha... nice. I like the vocals. They work well with the overall song. I agree with james though, there is something off with the mix. It sounds like encoding problems. Did you upload a wave or an MP3?
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Re:Part one of my album project: extreme metal as ever...
2013/05/25 10:33:49
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Hi Mark, nice to hear a new track from you.
Love the intro and the buildup to the guitars. I've heard you sing on tracks like this before so was expecting them vocals.
The mix sounded a little muffled on speakers, so I popped the headphones on and it sounded much better. Did you mix on headphones by any chance?
The music is superb.
Mark.
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mgh
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Re:Part one of my album project: extreme metal as ever...
2013/05/25 17:39:17
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hi Mark - damn yes you're good! i cannot trust my speakers anymore (Behringer Truth) and have a couple of pairs of Sennheiser phones and i just hate the fact i cannot mix/master like in my head! it's not the hardware but me...one day!
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Re:Part one of my album project: extreme metal as ever...
2013/05/25 20:38:57
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It was my favorite from you, but I must reluctantly agree with Mr. Tanton. But at the same time, I know this is your style, so I try to keep an open mind.
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Re:Part one of my album project: extreme metal as ever...
2013/05/25 23:20:02
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Great playing as always!! Great tune!! Keep on rockin'!! Bobby
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Re:Part one of my album project: extreme metal as ever...
2013/05/27 10:12:37
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Hey Mark I particularly like the build-up in this, it fits the 'Egyptian' theme to a tee. And some intense and awesome guitar riffage as always mucker. I note this is the first of a series of tunes for an album, and LOL I sense you're in the mood for a Dream of Gerontius style assault! I'm certainly looking forward to the trip 
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Re:Part one of my album project: extreme metal as ever...
2013/05/27 21:15:21
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Symphonic bass drums ... then a strong metal hook at 1:10 ... then the "River of Blood" cry and then all your astonishing signature demon antics.
At precisely 3:00 a metal 'ballad' (a fav section) invites some necessary melancholy before the final madness-drones neatly 'wrap things up'.
Certainly gothic cries are at their highest level ... and the devils have their place in the mix ... where the world cries in rebellious agitation.
I'm astonished by the excellent build ups throughout ... the hyper-emotive cries, and the onion-peeling majesty of this piece.
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Re:Part one of my album project: extreme metal as ever...
2013/05/28 01:46:33
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i have now ordered some open-back phones to see if that works better with mixing ( http://www.studiospares.com/headphones-studio/studiospares-m2000-headphones/invt/448780 if anyone is interested). thanks to you all for commenting, Robbie - i know, vocals...i do intend to have some melodic vocals at various points in this project though... Bobby - great! yes Steve i already have the next one half-worked out! getting a little more time and inspiration in the next few weeks; already have the titles and lyrics for all ten tunes, and certainly track ten will feature a version of the intro in it... Philip, thank you as ever, and 'onion-peeling majesty' is one of the best phrases ever!
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Re:Part one of my album project: extreme metal as ever...
2013/05/28 07:16:47
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Hey man! It was cool to hear something new from you again. The Music is awesome and I love Your vocals in this - except from the 4 min mark, get's a little messy for my taste  The mix sounds pretty good overall but there are some horns or something that comes in after the guitars that are seriously loud! Also, the orchestra in the intro is very cool but the samples sounds a little cheap-ish maybe? What did you use? But the song is great, the guitars sounds nice and fat, the arrangement is spot on for it's genre - just a bit more detail to the orchestra programming and this is definitely a winner!
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Re:Part one of my album project: extreme metal as ever...
2013/05/29 11:29:57
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Very nice. I like all the different parts - intellectual metal? I'm not familiar enough w/ the genre to comment on how it compares, but better than most of what I've heard. Of course, most of my experience w/ metal came from driving a cab in NYC many many years ago. After 2 I'd pick up the drunks and switch between the college metal station and the holy-roller one, depending upon the fare. Try to scare a good tip out of them. The vocals are fine - I don't know what people are expecting. Some fine machine-gun snare drumming early. And the guitars - make me smile.
Good to hear something from you again, man.
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Re:Part one of my album project: extreme metal as ever...
2013/06/26 21:22:15
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mgh, Always interesting to hear what your next venture might be and this is no exception. Very interesting sound! Great guitars as always.
Peace and blessings, John
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