decided to have a go at commenting on as many as i can, constructively, starting with the first one that works for me. there are millions now so i'll give impressions and try and listen to as much as possible. if i don't like something i'll say so, but don't kill me for it!
www.myspace.com/divinetorture666
like the vocal rhythm around 1:28- 1:54 in Hard to Kill, first time I felt the death vocals fitted with what is a pretty thrash style. first half of song i was wondering if death vocals were the best fit. guitars are amazingly fuzzy, this doesn't make them brutal IMO. the riffs i can hear are pretty good. end of track 2 is cool and doomy.
track 3 is clear favourite. it's simple and heavy, solid writing with a cool changeup in the middle tempo-wise.
to be thrash/death, the death parts are gonna have to be more technical/brutal imo. but there's something there.
http://www.myspace.com/bmwgmusic
Overture- this is cool, electro with black metal can totally work, they both have that hypnotic vibe!! more!!
http://www.myspace.com/winterfellusa
3Kingdoms- some of the changes here are a bit random for me, as if the guitars are out of time. a full band would clearly flesh out/ solidify the beats though, perhaps i'm not hearing it right. the roots are there, with some guitar harmonies, a real drummer, this would sound intense.
wolves shall feast- cool, until the offtime parts. they just don't sound right to me. needs vocals etc. to make it clear what you're going for.
http://www.myspace.com/deathgrindmachine Thy Flesh Consumed
this is a cut above, because it's finished, it's produced, it's heavy as hell, and you could seriously bang your head to it. this is focused and fully realised, great musicianship, vocals have good variety and are really clear, and the movements between tempos are so sharp. some great mid-tempo grooves amid the chaos, and a hard low-end grind.
http://www.myspace.com/taliesinband
ah this is a bit different, off in proggy directions, and not grim destroy-the-world ones either. really, really great harmonies in the background. vocals up front/lyrics are a bit earnest for my taste, hey, i said i'd give honest feedback, and i'm only one person. I'm hearing a bit of DT or Porcupine Tree, maybe BtBaM in the music, in a good way, airy moments, chugging guitars, some "concentrate now drummer, concentrate hard" rhythm changes. Second track has the same airy rocking feel, like this a lot. sometimes gets a bit earnest in the vocals, which i'm not sure matches the open possibilities of the music.
http://www.myspace.com/geryonband
1st track a bit plodding for me. this is a taste issue not a performance one though, whole band sounds really solid. guitar riffs aren't that exciting, although the machine like nature of them is starting to appeal more throughout the song, hypnotic, some right hand. cool riff 2:40 in, could play on the off-kilter feel of it even more. tbh though it looks like you guys are done with writing at this point- what kind of feedback are you looking for?
2nd track- again, straight ahead, good and heavy, not reinventing the wheel but that's no bad thing. liking the start to track 3. not bad, not my thing perhaps, a few more surprises in the guitars would make me a fan.
http://www.myspace.com/theskylab
really strong atmospheric undertone, the filmscore/soundtrack tag wasn't a lie. there's a strong sense of melody and a stateliness to the progressions. that was my impression of goodbye earth, although it didn't ultimately hold my attention. Buried has started well. If i could work out what the lyrics were i think i'd enjoy it more, the storytelling aspect i think is probably important in this music. vocals could do with being a bit higher in the mix i think, the emotion in the voice is being lost, drums are overwhelming everything. a mix more sympathetic to the other instruments might help the listener. the use of keyboards is consistent, a changeup in their use (not just as the emotive "moby chords" instrument) would be cool. there might be tracks where you do this, but i can't listen to everything. this track, again, doesn't quite hold my attention over its entire length.
http://www.myspace.com/defied1
wow this is impressive guitar playing, real conviction and clear tone. strong vocals, top drumming. song jumps quite a bit, no bad thing at the technical end of things of course. not sure about the big black metal chords bit except for the cool chord progression in the second half of it each time through. another stop at 2:46 and i feel the momentum of the track is getting broken up. i think you throw in lots and lots of styles, and could maybe choose a coupla core elements for your next track and concentrate on them, or keep it all but accentuate the elements that are going to make you really stand out. that's what i'd do, because you guys clearly have awesome talent, but it sounds like you're trying to please everyone, and that seldom works. great ending. other track sounds good too, but i'm heading oooon, to
http://www.myspace.com/denimjacketband
ah, a rob zombie riff. catchy one though. this is cool, it has the feel of a heavy buckethead album, that "let's play out the riff tape" style and of course some berzerk soloing flourishes at the ends of riffs
has the feel of guys rocking out and loving it, and that enthusiasm is infectious.
Purging the Masses- love the intro riff, errr, the rhythm guitar's gone walkabout a hundred miles away, but from what i can hear it sounds good. you boys love the breakdowns haha! sounds good!
http://www.myspace.com/ioofficial
like it. it's ambient, sounds good, not much more to say!
and that's page one.
for the love of god people, give OPINIONS. there's already a million pages of bands plugging themselves to nobody. if you're after feedback can you say what TYPE of feedback and see this as an opportunity to exchange ideas and improve your music, not just promote yourself. GEEZ!!
