Score: 10

"Hell yeah"

submission: Deliver

date: March 5, 2009

The beginning was really sad and mellow, I liked it. The those two chords sounded nicely and the progression was quite simple but rather unexpected, I liked the originality. What's more, I liked how you play a 3th major on a related minor chord - I think you played an A (which is the 3th major of F) on a F minor. It added some tension and increased the originality. I'm glad to see that some musicians are still original :P.

The first distortion riff was kick ass and blown my mind, the guitar tone was sweet and the the riffs that were played on the background sounded nicely. Though, I didn't like the cymbal choke at 1:36, the drum kick is missing there. The other riffs sounded very old school and I liked it, some reminded me of Metallica and some other of Black Sabbath lol.

The clean part near the end was sweet as heck, the bass and the clean guitar fitted each other very well. The delay guitar was beautiful, I remember you told me that you reversed the guitar yourself and then you added delay, it's pretty well done, I would have hardly noticed :P.

The the biggest problem with this song (and your songs in general) are the drums. You are using EZDrummer so they sound like EZDrummer so that's not my problem. My "problem" is that the programming seems to be a bit rough. Let me explain my point. Sometimes some cymbals are missing at the beginning of an important bar, sometime the kick doesn't fit the riff very well - I thinking about the first distorted riff of that song, the riff is very rhythmic and it would have been better to have the same rhythm with the kick, but that's just my opinion x).

As a conclusion I would say it's a pretty kick ass song, I see a lot of effort regarding to composition, the transitions are quite good but need a bit more of work sometimes, the clean parts were excellent and the riffs are always kick ass. Just spend a little bit more time on the drum programming :). Kick ass. 5'd.

Score: 10

"Yay!"

submission: Waking the Beast

date: February 9, 2009

Some great influences in that song :). First I noticed some Metallica influences from the very first bar of the song, those four chords of the first bar remind me the first bar of The Four Horsemen, seriously, listen that song again and you'll be amazed :).

Also that harmonizations are so Metaljonus-ish, I love that a lot. That melodies sounded even more like Mj than in Suggested Etranglement :). I wish I could take my guitar and see how you harmonized your melodies but I'm way too lazy, you know ... :P.

Great sound overall, the rhythm section was nice, I really enjoyed that riff that you could first hear at 0:13 and later in the song. The rhythm was quite interesting. Though there is something I didn't really like. At 1:55 it stops but we can still hear your strings ringing, I think a brutal cymbal choke would have been better here ;). Also I have to agree with Angels about the interlude, the bass line was a bit hesitant if you get what I mean.

Overall, it was kick ass dude, keep the groove \m/. 5'd

Score: 10

"Kick ass"

submission: Suggested Entanglement2

date: February 9, 2009

I remember this one a lot, I was amazed by the melodies and I still love them :P. I must have said in my review that they made me think about Metaljonus, I still think the same. The harmonizations were what gave the song a Mj feeling, great stuff there ! Very clear sound and clean playing.

I also enjoyed the rhythm guitar work, very straight and clean as the tone you have, that Pod sounds great :D. The drums were simple but effective *Kick Snare Kick Snare* lmao that sounds like ACDC dude! Keep on kicking ass dude 5'd.

Score: 10

"Gay"

submission: Oh Marie

date: February 1, 2009

What a gay song dude! Lol, just kidding I play in a Pop Punk band although I'm a Metal fan and I really dug that song, the vocals were the best of it.

Like I said above the vocals were insanely well performed, you are great guitarist but also a kick ass vocalist. I loved how you used the vocoder, that gave that gay feeling to the song. I love it, really! The vocals were cliché but I found it funny, too bad you only put the translation, I would have loved to see the Swedish vocals. Nice harmonizations, great job overall.

As for the rhythm section of the song, that was great too, simple but pretty effective. Nice chord progression and breaks. You guitar tone was powerful and precise but I think it has a bit too much high frequencies, cut it a bit. I loved the chord at 1:20, I'm not sure of what this chord is so I won't talk too much about it ^^. Nice solos too.Solid bass line, I loved the bass lick at 1:04 :D. And as alway kick ass drums, <3.

That song could fit a Japanese anime perfectly. And this song could be in "There She Is" you know that flash on NG. Kick ass dude, 5'd and faved :D.

Score: 10

"Kick ass dude"

submission: Theme song request: Hip Hop

date: January 26, 2009

I'm always impressed by your Hip-Hop songs, from the first time I heard a song of yours, I knew you were a metal monster but I discovered you were a kick ass "Rap maker" a while after :D

Awesome song, with a nice beat although you made it with Fl Studio 4, so good job here. My only complain about drums would be the Ride Cymbal during the chorus, it sounded a bit weak but it's not too important. Also, it would be good to add some crashes at the begining of the choruses. I loved the "whistles" during the whole song, this and the drums gave that Hip-Hop feeling.

Nice guitar riff, it was very groovy and fitted the beat very well. The guitar tone was nice and very clean as diminitive said, that kicks ass. And the best part of the song was definitely the chorus ... what an epic chorus! The chord progression was simple but very effective and it reminded the two first songs I submitted to NG, two Scarface songs metalized :D.

The melody of the chorus was so sweet, nice vibrato. The synth pad also increased that epic stuff. Nice bass work too, I dug the tone a lot. Overall, I loved it, that guy will be proud of it ... if he ever use it :s. Anyway thanks for the contribution on my thread, I'm honoured ;).

Keep on kicking tons of asses my friend <3. 5'd by the way :P.

Score: 10

"Kick ass!"

submission: (CMBC) Break (your face) Down

date: January 18, 2009

Some great riffs there dude. I liked the rhythm work you did with that song. Most of the riffs were well played and quite clean although some of them were a bit off tempo - I'm tired of repeating that thing in all the reviews lmao. Nice guitar tone, very brutal and well EQed :).

The mixing was not that bad in my opinion, I've saw a whole bunch of songs on NG with a worse mixing so it's Ok. Just add a bass line, it will allow to decrease a bit the bass level of the two rhythm guitar. I'm noticing that you just play a C in that song, it could have been a good for the Contest the Bad-Man wanted to start: "The one note song Contest" lmoa.

Nice job overall, good with the contest and may the best win \m/. 5'd.

Score: 10

"\m/"

submission: You Are Worthless

date: January 18, 2009

Woah you submit a lot dude, I didn't know you were that active in the AP, I'm glad you notice that.

Nice mixing on this one, the drums and the guitar fitted well together. I must say your distortion was nice a fuck and I liked how you panned a guitar in the right speaker and the another one in the left speaker, it sounds nice. Sadly, all your songs lake of bass. A bass line would make the sound fuller and heavier. Trust me, Distorted Bass fuck the world!

Hehe, nice use of Acoustica Beatcraft, as always mofo. The double bass riffs were insane, though I don't like the ride. Also you could lower a bit the Hi Hat level, I think it's a bit over powered. Overall, I won't bitch too much about the drums since all the songs I made with Beatcraft suck :P

Keep on submitting true metal tracks bro \m/

Score: 10

"Mind Blowing"

submission: Mind Crushing

date: January 17, 2009

Finally a full song from you, I'm glad to see you are done with your "tests" lmao.

First thing I liked, that panning thing at the very beginning, I loved how you panned that riff in the two speakers and how it moved through them. Then the second riff was kick ass although it was just an Eb lmao. The third riff was my favourite, awesome rhythm job and nice harmonisation. Though at 0:31, the bass was a bit off tempo :(. I like your dist bass tone. Overall, great riffing.

Well, the drums ... I'm in love with them. That snare is so tasty, it almost made me cry haha. Sup 1 is pure genius, I think it's better than Sup 2, at least regarding to the snare. The drums were also very well programmed, especially during the clean part, I enjoyed how you programmed the Hi Hat and the Ride, it sounded beautiful.

Let's talk about the clean part then. I totally dug the ambiance of the part of the song, it has an Oriental/Arabic feeling - Mainly thanks to the Ab Minor Harmonic Scale you used it the clean rhythm and the solo. By the way, the clean guitar solo was very enjoyable :). The last solo was impressive, it reminded me of a Kirk Hammett solo, I think it's the solo of Wherever I May Roam - 4:22 in the Metallica song and 4:08 in your song :). Kick ass!

Overall, this really made my day, keep on kicking ass dude \m/. 5'd. 4.00 / 5.00 (+ 0.067)

Score: 10

"You dirty bastard >:U"

submission: Mastodon - Blood & Thunder

date: January 17, 2009

Ah this is a cover, I don't know that Mastodon band... Well, this is nice cover, nice riffing but sometimes, some riffs are a bit off tempo. For instance the very first riff is a bit late, but since you are a fucking true metal guy, I'm sure you don't fucking care :P.

I can assume you also don't care about the sound quality. I'm not saying it sounds bad but you could improve the mix and fix that clipping. Though I liked the time signatures. Around 1:34, I think the groove contains two bars of 4I4 and one bar of 3I4, that sounds nice :D. Your lead tone sounds a bit weak though.

Keep on rocking dude :). Also I noticed you are from Belgium. I'm from France, so we are quite close. 5'd mofo.

Score: 10

"Thanks for the gift!"

submission: Demo of the Trumpet Samplepack

date: January 17, 2009

It's an awesome idea to offer the NG musician a trumpet licks pack since there is few trumpet VSTs and that nobody plays trumpet lmao.

I downloaded the pack and listened to all the samples, they are all pretty good. I liked a lot the first one in that Demo, it makes me think about a Kind entering a place with all the courtiers haha. The other ones were great too, you have a fantastic phrasing :).

Nice backing track also. Are you using Reason to make all your keyboard stuff? It sounds cool. Overall, a nice demo, hopefully it will have people downloading the whole pack. Nice going dude! 5'd