NEVERMORE - This Godless Endeavor Dominates Worldwide Soundchecks

[rebirth]

is this true

 

[Agalloch]

Highly unlikely. I hate the production.

 

[Det Som Engang Var]

You have got to be kidding me, what is wrong with the production?

 

[Captain Beard]

I think maybe he likes production like found in Black Metal albums.

 

[the_drip]

Agalloch is just a whiny bitch. pay him no mind.

 

[Agalloch]

How about the lame fake ass drum samples used by Andy Sneap. I heard the same damn ones in the Enemies remaster, and Deliverance, and basically everything else he's done in the last few years. He makes every band he mixes sound exactly the same as all of the others he's done. Fucking hack. I remember the powerful sound of Dreaming Neon Black. Gone.

 

[Iris]

I remember the powerful sound of Dreaming Neon Black.
Gone.

You silly!
If you forgot, you should listen to it.
Sound is still there, didn't go anywhere!
Gone... tsk!

 

[TheDreamingMind]

You should remix it then Agalloch, put your money where your mouth is.

 

[DecTV]

How about the lame fake ass drum samples used by Andy Sneap. I heard the same damn ones in the Enemies remaster, and Deliverance, and basically everything else he's done in the last few years. He makes every band he mixes sound exactly the same as all of the others he's done. Fucking hack. I remember the powerful sound of Dreaming Neon Black. Gone.

Right... How about the drums were so bad in the original tracks on Enemies that drum replacement was the only option to get a decent enough sound. And if I remember correctly the only thing that was sampled on Deliverance was the kicks.

DNB is one of my favorite albums and I like the overall sound on that album but it's got some nasty clipping distortion in there. At least that's what my not-so-cheap AKG headphones revealed.

What I've heard of TGE it doesn't sound like DHiaDW or the Enemies remix. TGE's production seems top notch to me. The mix is clear and the guitars more harsh but it's not as "clinical" as Dead Heart.

Check some "power" metal albums mixed by Mikko Karmila if you want a good example of same sounding records.

 

[Ermz]

Deliverance was 100% sampled kick and 50% blended sample with the snare. Sneap does this for consistency, so that they can cut through the mix. But obviously, his mixing style isn't for everyone. I do think the drums sound a little too sterile on TGE, especially the snare, which in my opinion has no need to be that triggered and consistent. The rhythm guitar sound is excellent though.

 

[AsModEe]

I think maybe he likes production like found in Black Metal albums.

which is called an absence of production.

 

[rebirth]

sounds fine to me....lads
what i look for is arrangements

 

[Ermz]

2:23 of 'This Godless Endeavor' (the track) is what it's all about folks.

 

[the phish]

2:23 of 'This Godless Endeavor' (the track) is what it's all about folks.

One of the most correct things i've heard all day.

 

[BrandonS]

Godless Endeavor is hands down the best production I have ever heard.

 

[AsModEe]

btw rebirth, if it sounds fine to you, why did you put a thumbs down in your thread? You're weird.

 

[scorpian007]

TGE has got to be my favourite Nevermore album now. Andy and the band did such a great job on it

 

[James Murphy]

How about the lame fake ass drum samples used by Andy Sneap. I heard the same damn ones in the Enemies remaster, and Deliverance, and basically everything else he's done in the last few years. He makes every band he mixes sound exactly the same as all of the others he's done. Fucking hack. I remember the powerful sound of Dreaming Neon Black. Gone.

for fuck's sake.. how presumptuous! i recently spent 5 weeks with Andy and got the chance to study up close,, in the Pro Tools files.. a few of his latest productions and question him in person, about his techniques..... he uses different samples all the time... and often created from the drummer's own kit, as with the new Arch Enemy, or just uses the recorded acoustic drums with no samples at all, like with the toms on Deliverence, thank you very much... the whole time i was there Andy experimented with new techniques. there is one thing that is always the same about his productions however.. QUALITY. not knocking Kernon at all for the job on DNB.. great album.. but if you can't hear the difference between Andy's albums then it's a problem with YOUR ears, not Andy's productions... i can hear the differences... easily... it's plain as day. if you can't, then you should consider developing your ear a bit further before you criticize a man who is on top of his game and at the pinnacle of his field.... a height that is NEVER attained by hacks. this business is simply not that forgiving. And by the way, Dreaming Neon Black has kick samples on it.. the kick sound is identical on every hit, Neal just mixes kick lower than Andy... but that doesn't make them any less a sample, or at the very least "sample enhanced"...and even though i appreciate NK's work, i much prefer the solid, pummeling, and in-control low end in Andy's productions.

of course responding to such uninformed statements like yours will undoubtedly not change your mind... maybe even make you hate me too and call me a hack as well... but at least i have the satisfaction of knowing that people reading your statement can then read mine right afterward. your opinion is just an opinion. as is mine... but i formed mine with first hand information and a reasonably developed ear... evidence seems to suggest that yours might need some more "development".

 

[Necromunchkin]

Well fucking put, Mr. Murphy. Thank you. Now, when do we get that new Disincarnate album?

 

[mReEtTaIlRsEkD]

Haha you just got bitch slapped by James Murphy. I bet you feel like shit.