MY FUCKING BAND (the demo is finally out)

[el_boss]

It's difficult to say anything since I really can't tell what it's "supposed" to sound like, the low sound quality makes it all kind of blur together. This is what I got out of it though.

I like the vocalist, he kind of reminds me of Max Cavalera of Sepultura. My initial feel was that it would sound good if he mixed in some higher pitched parts.

The bass drum sounds muffled.

There's something about the guitars that I can't quite put my finger on. I don't know how to explain it, but the sound is a little out of place, but of course that might just be the sound quality's doing.

[mage]

The Bad: You sound just like every other upstart metal band.

The Good: You have potential? (Took me a while to think of this.)

[Terracosmo]

The bass drum sounds muffled.

There's something about the guitars that I can't quite put my finger on. I don't know how to explain it, but the sound is a little out of place, but of course that might just be the sound quality's doing.

Yeah the bass drum sound is horrible. I wish the bass drum was bigger, and that the studio allowed a heavier sound. But hey. On the guitar issue, a lot of people think so too and even I have problems pointing out exactly what I'm not satisfied with... partly the sound quality, but also partly nervosity and experience is my guess.

@Astronomer:

"The Bad: You sound just like every other upstart metal band."

Well, duh. Everything has been done already! Not that I don't agree in a way though... I'm the same when it comes to other upstart metal bands, only reason why I think we sound differently is probably because I'm part of the band.

"The Good: You have potential? (Took me a while to think of this.)"

Thanks... I think? :S

[mage]

I don't think everything has been done, it just takes some creativity to be unique. Often you will hear kids say things like, "Man, it must have been easy to invent things 1000 years ago, but now nearly everything has been invented!", which of course isn't true at all. It does get harder to be unique as the years progress, though.

"Classic thrash metal revival with a twist!"

So what is the twist? By the way, can you post the lyrics?

Oh yeah, the main thing I don't like (and what I think ruins a lot of songs) is the repetitiveness of the music. It seems like the same thing gets played over and over a lot. Also, what is the point of having vocals if the words aren't discernable? I know the sound quality may play some part in this, but there are a lot of professional metal bands that are like this too. Doesn't it defeat the purpose of having vocals if you can't understand them even while reading the lyrics? Also #2, aside from your vocalist making weird noises during the openings, they're pretty good. I think they're (the grunts in the opening, or whatever they are) are rather misplaced.

I would definitely like to hear the music in better quality, though!

[Terracosmo]

I don't think everything has been done, it just takes some creativity to be unique. Often you will hear kids say things like, "Man, it must have been easy to invent things 1000 years ago, but now nearly everything has been invented!", which of course isn't true at all. It does get harder to be unique as the years progress, though.

Well true. Hopefully as we progress as musicians we might find a path which will make us different from others in the eyes of the general public. Although, again, we don't really feel like we sound like everybody else.

So what is the twist? By the way, can you post the lyrics?

The twist is... my wig, maybe? I don't know. :S It felt catchy. I don't have the lyrics on me but I'll post them when I get them.

Oh yeah, the main thing I don't like (and what I think ruins a lot of songs) is the repetitiveness of the music. It seems like the same thing gets played over and over a lot. Also, what is the point of having vocals if the words aren't discernable? I know the sound quality may play some part in this, but there are a lot of professional metal bands that are like this too. Doesn't it defeat the purpose of having vocals if you can't understand them even while reading the lyrics? Also #2, aside from your vocalist making weird noises during the openings, they're pretty good. I think they're (the grunts in the opening, or whatever they are) are rather misplaced.

I would definitely like to hear the music in better quality, though!

That kind of vocals, known as growl, is pretty much based on the words not being discernable and to make the whole thing more "chaotic" I suppose. It's a style. Either you like it or you don't I guess. :S

We'll be sure to let you hear more as we record it!