Winterlunium - Sundown (kind of Black Metal)

[Oak]

Thought I'd put up the latest incarnation of one of my songs here for comments:

http://www.winterlunium.com/Winterlunium - Sundown.mp3

I'm thinking about changing to another reverb on the guitars.. The one I'm using now made the attack too soft (maybe?)..

Critique please..

 

[Oak]

The song used to have a 2'nd guitar, playing some harmonies here and there.. but I think it got a bit to muddy:
Old version: http://www.winterlunium.com/Winterlunium - Sundown 2009.mp3

 

[Oak]

Uploaded the new version with reverbs from my G-Major 2 instead of convolution reverbs. I think the distorted guitars sound better now, but the acoustic is less 'crystaline' than earlier. I'm not sure if it sounds a bit more 'real' now and if that might be a good thing ;D

... any comments?

 

[Nuno Filipe]

The 2 version sounds more like a black metal mix but the guitars are too scooped. I prefer the first one.

 

[Oak]

The 2 version sounds more like a black metal mix but the guitars are too scooped. I prefer the first one.

Cool I guess you mean 'the first one' as in the first post, not the old version...?

 

[Nuno Filipe]

Yeah the first post. Now that I heard better, your bass needs some work. He have a strange sound. I think he have to much low mids. It sounds muffled. Try to apply some brightness and cut some low mids, might sound better.

 

[Deltones]

The bass doesn't fill the song enough at the first quick listen, but I mainly want to say that the riff you have from 1:23 to about 1:30 is terrific. Personally, I hate black metal drumming with a passion as I just can't get into the groove, but guitar-wise, you have some great stuff going on in that song.

 

[Oak]

Ooops... I used Voxengo Boogex on the Bass - and forgot that it has a low pass filter adjusted for guitars by default ...

I've changed the processing of the bass now - using Ferox instead. Maybe this sounds better? The bass is not as 'in your face' now.

New version: http://www.winterlunium.com/Sundown45.mp3

 

[Oak]

I mainly want to say that the riff you have from 1:23 to about 1:30 is terrific

Thanks .. It's really the same riff as the one before, just lower (C instead of E). But I guess it's the non-black-metal drums that makes the riff better?