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[Fire!]

Holy fucking shit, 5 stars for that insane ass bassline alone. Seriously that woke me up more this morning than coffee ever will.

Percentblue responds:

Thank you so much, this has already made my day!

[Have I Done Enough]

This track is weird and does weird things to my brain. "Existential terror" and "void" are pretty good tags, I think. The intro rhythm/bass licks are throwing me off, I can't tell if that's 2 or 3 note tapping. It almost sounds like the rhythm are 2-note while the bass is 3-note and it just comes across as... Welp, 'existential terror' again is solid. Really the whole track is almost trancelike, dreamlike and nearly experimental (which I personally really dig).

I dig the FX stack on the lead guitar but I feel like your lead line is the perfect candidate for multi-tracking some harmonies/melodies overtop of one another. Almost every line already uses it's melodic equivalent the following measure so you're already doing it, just layer it atop itself! Tuck both lines at that 33% left/right panned pocket for fullness and I think it'd pop a bit more.

I also think you could stand to punch up the drums a bit with some OTT compression, I heard there was a new free plugin released for it called "Cramit" you might want to check out. Literally google 'cramit ott compressor' and learn to beef that kit, I promise it'll feel worth it.

Idk how into suggestions like this you are but here's what I'd say: Beef the drums, multitrack your lead and maybe focus on EQ-ing out some of that 6khz in the rhythm zone and I think this would be one of my favorite grooving metal tracks I've heard this year :D

Percentblue responds:

I love and appreciate any and all feedback!

The drums are done through toontrack so I should be able to change them up pretty easy. I’ll see how the carmit ott compressor works with it.

Multitracking harmonies isn’t something I’m super familiar with, I will have to do a little research. I did dual track the bass and rhythm and pan those, just not the lead. You caught me being lazy Lol! do you normally pan 33, I don’t have any reasoning for my pans, sometimes they are extreme but usually in the 35ish range.

I tried doing 3/4 and 4/4 rhythms at the same time and just having the riffs finish together. The riffs that sound like tapping are just hammer ons. But it starts on the high d and ends on the low d sting, gives it a weird vibe.

More than happy to share the tabs, notes, or really anything you would like!

[Metal Up Your Ass]

Shit yeah. I love hearing metal tracks by people who say they rarely do metal because it always turns out to be very unique with their own tones and voices in there. Don't know why but I just couldn't help but get Bowser's Castle out of the portions when those twin leads played off one another. Actually all of the harmony bits were crisp yet slinky which is just what you want to hear in a track like this. The playing was consistent enough I was wondering for just a brief bit if these were VST guitars but NOPE, just really damn in-time. The 3/4 changeup at the end was really damn good as well. Drums were versatile and kept solid pacing throughout the whole thing, for someone who doesn't write metal very often I'd be sad if you didn't more often in the future after this :]

TeffyD responds:

thank you i appreciate your comment!

[Summertime Memories]

Bruh you have a fantastic voice. Would recommend placing your vocals more into the forefront of the mix, your voice is definitely strong enough to carry the track forward. There were goosebump moments in there when the choral parts came in and during the buildup at 2:00. You should definitely be more confident with what you've got.

Hope ya make it to the next round with this!

Curruff responds:

Thanks for the reassurance! I guess it's just easier to see from the outside.

[Ultimate Battle-Metal Remix!]

Fucking excellent.

As a fellow DB fan I am so happy you spent the time doing this. It really sounds great, incredibly true to the original while still having your unique voice in it.

Metaljonus responds:

Thanks!

[Till Death-Dark lofi]

My man.

Yes.

I'm absolutely in love with the vibes of this shit. I keep trying to fit guitar over major keyed lo-fi and it just sounds like obnoxious pop-punk. But you really nailed making lofi not just minor key dark but even darker with some of those switches. It sounds like grunge mixing but with black metal backing, and that high trem is such a great addition. That was genius.

If you're down we should collab on something like this. I swear there's something to adding some of the somber, punky or riffy tones into something so chill as lofi.

Metaljonus responds:

I'm sorry for the late reply bro! This was a challenge for sure. I'm going to keep experimenting with the sound just because it's so different and fun to try. I would be down for a collab! I'm working on a synthwave EP and some music for my band. I am getting together up here in Seattle. I'll shoot some ideas when I come up with something! <3

[Need some study music?]

It's both easier and harder to write this stuff than you'd think. But once you get the formula down you can really just pump it out.

This is dope for a first try, got that kinda detuned vibe plus the chill beat. I think that's all most people are looking for. 8-bit section was fun but the strummy guitar at the end is absolutely perfect, 10/10 chillness.

Also, is that a bitcrushed/downsampled rain sound constantly in the background? Cause if so that's genius.

Although I do think the string pads at the beginning are a bit overpowering. They do add to the detuned vibe but it's a bit loud? Idk, the rest of it is great though. I would challenge you to try and mix metal and lofi if you can find the time. I'd be interested to see what you come up with :]

And yeah man! I am surprised there's no lofi section with how popular it's become.

Metaljonus responds:

It's a conflicting process for sure lol I'm just going to keep practicing and writing and see what happens. Now, lofi metal is a fucking challenge! How do you take two things that are the polar opposites and make them flow? I'm up for the challenge but doubt I could write anything good lol. I'd want to tremolo pick over the beat with some black metal vibes instead lol.

Hopefully, they make a lofi section. It would be easier to select when uploading. Thanks so much for listening and feedback my homie! <3

[Gates of Heaven]

This is pretty solid, you got me diggin' on this for a good while.

It's very, erhm... simple. And I do mean that as a compliment, some 'minimal' tracks just can't hit that balance of groove you have goin' on here. The section from 1:16-2:08 was by far my favorite, super solid piano lines.

I do think the typical ass lead synth could use a bit more modulation/vibrato action and the 'wubs' could use just like... a bit of something. Harmonic resonance with the background more? If you're using serum like everyone else, try binding the blend to a macro and automating that line a touch. Or maybe oscillate the finetuning a bit, idk.

I mean, solid overall though. Would recommend.

FlickVendor responds:

thanks for the advice

[Creatures of the deep]

"Oh fuck,"
- Me, at 0:44 when that bass starts up

This reminds me of some Lisa tracks. Really digging this quite a bit. I've also never heard anyone use that "farty synthbass" tone at 1:28 so kudos there.

The note choices starting at like 2:00 start to... creep me out a little bit? Like I'm not sure if that's the intended effect or not but with a lot of those sustain synths it almost starts to feel kind of uncomfortable-ish? Not in a bad way, just in a... Subverting the vibe kind of way.

But then it picks up at 2:41 and just kicks back and chills from then on. This is not the kind of thing I'd normally listen to but I'm damn glad I did. Solid as hell.

RealMrSnuggles responds:

Thanks a lot for the review. It's supposed to feel like you are facing a creature from the deep, that's part of the reason for the note choices ;)

[Vibe 2 This]

Wow real feel vibes in this piece. There's a lot going on. "Frantic but controlled", which is I think what makes the best metal imo.

I agree with Roguetoad, the low end is certainly a biiitch to try and put together for metal. Something weird going on with the basstone when the snare hits. Like maybe they're stepping on each other a little bit? I'm not sure, I really shouldn't be trying to give mixing advice. I couldn't mix a fucking cake.

Either way this is pretty rad.

Metaljonus responds:

Thanks, dude. I guess the way I can describe is taking a hit of acid and when it starts to hit you go through that woahhhhhhh point and then you have a nice trip hahaha. And yeah, I gotta go back and see where the frequencies lie with the bass and drums and cut them fuckers to create more space. And or go through the ambient parts to see if there is any unnecessary low end. Still a work in progress mix wise but I wanna share this either way. :D Thanks for listenin homie!