new warrel dane song! it sounds awesome!

[Where She Wept]

http://www.myspace.com/warreldane

The Messenger

Warrel Dane (v)
Peter Wichers (g)
Matt Wicklund (g)
Jim Sheppard (b)
Dirk Verbeuren (d)

 

[Sinister Mephisto]

Cool. Great lineup.

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

Wild illegitimate bastard offspring of Soilwork and Nmore, craziness, cool.

 

[KeithRT99]

The song has similar guitar tone to stabbing the drama.

 

[F.E.T]

I like the song a lot and I´ve always been a fan of his type of lyrics. Warrel might not be the most technical vocalist on the planet, but he sure as hell knows how to deliver emotions!

 

[TheIllicitOne]

I talk to Matt Wicklund (ex-Himsa) on a regular basis and he says that Loomis actually did the solo on that song.

 

[slashvanyoung]

I'm just gonna quote what I already said on the Neverboard:

First Impression:

Wow, Warrel's voice sounds so different through parts of the verse. And yes, the chorus is great.

Man, that guy could really recite a phone book backwards and it would sound awesome!

The inevitable comparison with Soilwork:

In my not-so-humble opinion, this poppy song alone, after only four listens, smokes everything Soilwork ever put out.

There are just few artists out there who can grab you emotionally by the balls like Warrel is able to.

About Jeff Loomis' solo:

I literally had to listen to this 5 times to really notice the solo at all. Yes, it does flow really well with the song, but I don't find it to be very memorable. I think it would have been better if he was playing a few notes less in the second part, so that the melody doesn't get buried. The solo is a nice addition to the song but it doesn't really matter in the end.

On the other hand, I'm really looking forward to hear James Murphy's solo. I like how he often integrates these nice little hooks and harmonies in the solo that keep sticking in your hand.

IMO just because there are not 1 billion notes being played über-fast, doesn't mean that this isn't a typical Loomis solo. In my ears, construction-wise, this doesn't sound so much different than what you'll find on the last records. Double the notes between the bars and... ta da... there's your perfectly suited DHIADW solo.

To me, this is basically a pretty random Loomis solo (and "random" meaning in Loomis-universe --> it puts 99% of the players out there to shame).

 

[Chryst Krispies]

Love the song and the solo.

Warrel coming through once again with excellent vocals.

 

[Aaron Smith]

The solo is Loomis. We tracked it at my house and sent Peter the DI tracks. It's funny thinking he was sitting on my bed when he played it

 

[slashvanyoung]

The solo is Loomis. We tracked it at my house and sent Peter the DI tracks. It's funny thinking he was sitting on my bed when he played it

How many takes?

Please say something like 50!

 

[Aaron Smith]

How many takes?

Please say something like 50!

Haha, well he didn't really have anything extremely specific worked out, so we did probably 5 or 6 takes that were a little different in parts, and then we just comped together the best parts. That very last upward bend thing I immediately thought was perfect for the song and for that transition, but it took Jeff a couple listens before he decided that he liked it too, haha.

 

[Chryst Krispies]

You are one LUCKY fucker.

 

[slashvanyoung]

That very last upward bend thing I immediately thought was perfect for the song and for that transition, but it took Jeff a couple listens before he decided that he liked it too, haha.

That bend really is perfect for the song! When I first heard the solo, this was sticking out the most.

Peter did capture Jeff's tone pretty well I think (with the reamping).

 

[Where She Wept]

The solo is Loomis. We tracked it at my house and sent Peter the DI tracks. It's funny thinking he was sitting on my bed when he played it

Awesome.

The song kicks major ass. its also refreshing to hear one of my favorite vocalists in a new setting.

They solo was great too.

 

[Kazrog]

Killer! Very excited about this album!

 

[smy1]

Boring. Leads nowhere and has no hook ...

Actually I am so underwhelmed, I don't even want to check out the other tracks on the player ...

 

[garry666]

Awesome song i cant wait to hear the rest of the album.

 

[egan.]

this is a really well crafted song.

 

[Metaltastic]

Yeah, I guess it is pretty good, and the solo (is it all Loomis?) is freakin' spectacular - but GOD DAMN do I hate his voice, jesus...get off the broadway stage

 

[Tachy]

Awesome!!Warrel is the best!!!!