Dad, take your cam. We need a music-video ...CraPcore inside

[Fama]

I have to say that while I don't like the music at all, you've got a good attitude.

 

[misterdmz]

What I dont get is why do they want to be a carbon copy of that Attack band, from the crab stance to the silly ass run in place dance. At least make an attempt at being original!

 

[DullElysium]

Singer here
The kick is the truth black and gold of joey sturgis sample sets
http://joeysturgis.com/zen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=7

I am actually pleased to see our video up here and to read your comments.
The title is not so far off either, except there was no dad. This was originally for a school project and I've edited it myself, hence the relatively bad production as it was my first time editing video.

Obviously we make music, as everyone with another goals than money, because it's fun. But a flamestorm can't be avoided when you take to the the internet showing people yourself having a good time.
Anyways, thanks to everybody taking the time to watch the video even though some of you didn't enjoy it, and take the time to judge our album in its entirely on may 28th through a free download at http://www.hollows.se.

On another note, the album is recorded, mixed and mastered completely in my bedroom, but I'm quite happy with how it turned out.

Peace,
Mikael, Hollows

I appreciate this! No whining at all. But like Loren stated the vocals are a bit odd. Or actually I like the highs but you have way too much air in the lows. Unless by singer you mean you're the actual singer not the growler. In that case your growler has too much air in the lows.

BTW. your growler/screamer looks really swedish!

I guess that's all that matters man.

I still can't stand your vocals, I might be able to tolerate the track more if you were not on it to be honest.

 

[Empathy]

I watched this on mute, imagining how the song went and then unmuting it on the odd occasion to see how close I was. Pretty much bang on every time! Does that mean I should start a crabcore band?

 

[Wohma]

I watched this on mute, imagining how the song went and then unmuting it on the odd occasion to see how close I was. Pretty much bang on every time! Does that mean I should start a crabcore band?

Yes, please! I think we'd use another crabcore band, there aren't so many nowadays.

 

[drew_drummer]

My bum is on the Swede, bum is on the Swede... if I'm lucky I might get a disease!

 

[[UEAK]Clowd]

I don't get it, that's not even that bad..

I was expecting more "Design the skyline" type stuff.

 

[mikaelhlws]

Hello again, sorry to revive this thread.

It's just that yesterday we released our second music video, and I would love to hear your comments on it (mostly on the video, editing and so on, but if you want to hate on the music, then be my guest).



This video is again edited och post produced by me (screamer), and I don't know, am I going in the right direction with my style of editing?

Thanks for your time and replies.

Peace!

/Mikael, Hollows

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

/Mikael, Hollows

Dude your probably the ballsiest fucker I've met on the net, so I'll be a bit nicer this time. But my thoughts on your singing still stand.

1. You're doing the Attack Attack clone thing right. I won't comment on what I think of that.

2. The video is fine, it works. The quality is there and I see you put some effort into it so I can't really find fault with it other than it's fairly cliche' but all music videos these days are so again, good job. My only fault with it is the interview parts with your bands heads looks out of place, I would have tried to find something different to edit in there.

3. Some of your screams don't bother me, the ones that do are the raspy ones that lack balls. If I was playing producer for you guys, I would have tried to steer you away from that, but again that's just me.

4. It would be good if you did one thing different from all the other self produced bands in this genre and that is put some dynamic difference in the tom fills, it sounds so sterile when you run a tom fill with 16th notes and none of the hits hit at any different intensities (er velocities). I get that the drum sound needs to be in yo face, but it should at least attempt to sound a little bit human.

All my opinion of course.

 

[nervirasme]

After thinking of how should I present my thoughts about this (and since I wanted to be as polite as I could) I realized that I should speak really honestly since everybody else seems to do it that way in this thread:

Guys, stop being so ignorant and go easy with the thread like this one!... Before you start criticizing me too, please note - do I think the video is cheesy? - yeah I do! But that doesn't actually put me in position to make it a subject of mockery...
And please don't be hypocrites and get all polite and sh*t after you realize that Mikael responded to all of this in a much more adult and mature way than most of you did...

I mean, really - what makes you so much above these guys in terms of objectively knowing what's right to do and what's not?... Having your own opinion and stance is absolutely right and normal, but starting a thread like this one so you can openly ridicule someone's work is just plain rude... I know many of you feel like mature grown-ups, but this is just another form of bullying... and last time I checked bullying is still considered immature and ignorant.
Many of you had your creative moments or phases that are probably in stark contrast to what you stand for now, so just try to imagine would someone in that moment have the proper right to put you in a center of this kind of attention?

 

[Clockwork]

I'm gonna be honest, I have their album in my music library. I feel like I've seen far worse bands posted in the OT and rate my mix forums all the time. At least they are polite and seem to acknowledge that there is room for improvement.

 

[Terminus]

The singer has the exact same haircut as Sharon Stone.

 

[MaellaJohn]

After thinking of how should I present my thoughts about this (and since I wanted to be as polite as I could) I realized that I should speak really honestly since everybody else seems to do it that way in this thread:

Guys, stop being so ignorant and go easy with the thread like this one!... Before you start criticizing me too, please note - do I think the video is cheesy? - yeah I do! But that doesn't actually put me in position to make it a subject of mockery...
And please don't be hypocrites and get all polite and sh*t after you realize that Mikael responded to all of this in a much more adult and mature way than most of you did...

I mean, really - what makes you so much above these guys in terms of objectively knowing what's right to do and what's not?... Having your own opinion and stance is absolutely right and normal, but starting a thread like this one so you can openly ridicule someone's work is just plain rude... I know many of you feel like mature grown-ups, but this is just another form of bullying... and last time I checked bullying is still considered immature and ignorant.
Many of you had your creative moments or phases that are probably in stark contrast to what you stand for now, so just try to imagine would someone in that moment have the proper right to put you in a center of this kind of attention?

I wish there were more people like you.