Please check out my EP! (Sneapster guest solos + re-amp)

Having his Event Opals, a well treated room and a good set of ears is a start in the right direction:heh:

That's for sure!

Besides, my room is now treated, have some good stuff (lynx converters, preamps...), just waiting for my pair of MM35! :kickass:
For the ears...surely need some training but begin to see how the whole mixing thing is working (maybe near the end of the "Ermz circle"!).

But really, I think that getting this kind of lows need some usual techs, but wisely used! Hence my questions.
 
Just listened one song on my lapstop speaker so I didn't want write anything sound related right now... But I dig songwriting and playing, well done (as usual:lol:):headbang:
 
These are awesome. I love the solos! Great playing as always Marcus, It's definitely your style. Parts of the volcalsa really remind me of Devildriver. Awesome stuff
 
I like it a lot. Some old school chugging vibes in there. Love the ending of "Architect of Fate" :lol: caught me by surprise. I'm digging "Forever Bound" the most. Specially 2:36ish on. The singer sounds good imo, for some reason I thought it was going to be that "gay" soaring vocal style from the 80's which would have ruined everything. :heh: Good work overall dude. :headbang:

Thanks! :kickass:
 
skeksis268- The Chaos gods of the Warhammer 40k canon were a very big influence on my writing. Abaddon is also the name of an ancient sumerian god of destruction. (I think at least, it's been a while since I researched it.) Each song is based loosely off one of the four gods of chaos. So, I guess that makes me a total nerd.
 
really dig the music Marcus, and gtr tones (esp leads)

But not really a fan of the overall production, especially drums and lack bottom end. Just my opinion though :)

Just noticed u used kick 5 in a blend, haha maybe thats why my ears just arent settling on that drum sound! Never liked that kick really
 
Thanks a ton for the comments guys, I really appreciate it :headbang: Jorge, I'm glad you mentioned "Forever Bound" dude; I was afraid it might kinda fall under the radar since it doesn't have a guest solo, but it's definitely the most brutal of the tracks IMO (the bridge was Bauder's and my ode to the grooves of Decapitated :headbang: ) As for the bass/sub-lows on the kick, yeah, the tr00f is I was just massively paranoid about them getting out of control, especially for people with consumer subs in untreated rooms, but I'll up 'em by a few dB and update the EP link later today, so hopefully those who have already downloaded won't mind doing so again :D (and I'll also raise your solo Felix, sorry about that! It was mainly the panning made it difficult to judge levels, I'll probably bring 'em in a bit)

As for the drum programming, well, I'm not a drummer :p But I tried to keep it varied enough to not immediately bludgeon one over the face with fakeness, and velocity randomization would've just been way too much of a pain in the ass :lol: And the thing with the vocal production was that we used a Rode NT1-A (super bright mic) and unfortunately I made the mistake of underestimating the effects tracking between two close parallel walls would have, so the blame falls on me for that I'm afraid :erk: Did the best I could to get rid of any ear-raping factors, but more importantly, I would say my main goal with the production of all of this was that it wouldn't hamper people's enjoyment of the music, which is really what it's all about! :kickass:
 
skeksis268- The Chaos gods of the Warhammer 40k canon were a very big influence on my writing. Abaddon is also the name of an ancient sumerian god of destruction. (I think at least, it's been a while since I researched it.) Each song is based loosely off one of the four gods of chaos. So, I guess that makes me a total nerd.

Hey, we're all nerds at heart baby, and I fucking love it :lol::headbang:
 
As for the drum programming, well, I'm not a drummer :p But I tried to keep it varied enough to not immediately bludgeon one over the face with fakeness, and velocity randomization would've just been way too much of a pain in the ass :lol: And the thing with the vocal production was that we used a Rode NT1-A (super bright mic) and unfortunately I made the mistake of underestimating the effects tracking between two close parallel walls would have, so the blame falls on me for that I'm afraid :erk: Did the best I could to get rid of any ear-raping factors, but more importantly, I would say my main goal with the production of all of this was that it wouldn't hamper people's enjoyment of the music, which is really what it's all about! :kickass:

My problem with the drums is both the velocities and the beats programmed... most of the cymbal choices just aren't what a drummer would play, and you HAVE to go through and pick each velocity on the cymbals to get any sort of realism out of it.

By vocal production I mean the actual lines and layering, not the mix aspect. It's just a single track for all of it, from what I can tell, and would sound a lot punchier/more dynamic/more interesting with layers and a few line tweaks.

When I say they need production work, I mean it in the true sense of the word - the songs could be made more interesting, punchy, dynamic, and ultimately make people want listen even more by just changing a few things here and there, humanizing the drums, and layering the vocals; nothing to do with the mix/tones. The songs are good, just a bit boringly executed as is.
 
Fair enough, though actually there are a fair amount of doubled lines in the vox (moreso in the last two songs), and I'm pretty happy with how it is in that department, but I appreciate the feedback! :)
 
Aww shit. Its complete! (with no help from my abominable laziness and regression of guitar skill :/). I commend you for still giving me credit Marcus haha :kickass:. Will check out ASAP.
 
Hey, we're all nerds at heart baby, and I fucking love it :lol::headbang:

Haha it's cool. I was just playing dawn of war and it reminded me of how awesome that whole universe is. I want music, films, the lot, all based on different aspects of the 40k universe. Actually........hmm...... i sense a long running project spawning in my mind :p

Loving the guitar tones. One of the drummers here should learn the drum parts and track them for you, would be sick with some real drums
 
Fair enough, though actually there are a fair amount of doubled lines in the vox (moreso in the last two songs), and I'm pretty happy with how it is in that department, but I appreciate the feedback! :)

Right, but they're panned center, are they not? It's all about left/right layering and pannings to get dynamics in the vocal track.
 
The riffing is killer Marcus. I really dig the attitude in the playing. Don't have a favourite yet; I'm really enjoying them all. Have to throw my lot in with Jeff when it comes to the production of vocals and execution of drums though.

With a vocalist as good as that I'd be layering all over the place to increase the size and scope of the delivery. It's not so much a mix thing as it is enhancing the perception of the music itself, and making it more enthusing for those of us with tiny attention spans! The drums thing is more or less self explanatory. When just maxing out the velocities and not varying anything you take out the human element and dynamics that the listener may need to relate to. It essentially turns from a rhythmic tool into more of a metronome to keep time for the guitar parts (which are mighty, no doubt).
 
Aww shit. Its complete! (with no help from my abominable laziness and regression of guitar skill :/). I commend you for still giving me credit Marcus haha :kickass:. Will check out ASAP.

No doubt man, you deserve it, and hopefully you'll dig it, even after hearing these songs 4 million billion times :lol:

And you guys make a good point about the layering and especially panning, I'll mess with that in my revisions. As for the drums, ugghhhh, I'm so goddamn lazy, and I just really find myself...not caring :lol: (I was hoping S2.0's humanizing factors would help, but I guess not - however, in my defense, the velocities aren't all maxed at least, they just don't vary within the sections :D) But I'll make the effort, I guess it all adds up! And thanks a ton for the praise on the music and playing Ermz, naturally that's what I have the most invested in :)
 
I'm loving it!

GREAT job bro! I love the sound and don't think anything in the mix / master is lacking. It sounds just right for these tunes

Guitar performances are top-notch and the vocals are nasty as hell
 
Marcus - Congrats! We know how much time and effort you've put into this. I've enjoyed hearing the bits & pieces and now look forward to experiencing the whole thing.

Your biggest fans --
M&D

EDIT: Haha, thanks Mom and Dad (left myself logged in on my Mom's laptop :D)