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| End of Days by Agrippa93 | 3 months ago |
| Thanks for the comments. We're looking to present unique sound and it seems we're developing our own genre. | |
| No Happy Ending by Agrippa93 | 4 months ago |
| Thanks for the comments. I'll push back the vocals slightly and see what happens. | |
| The Swarming Process by VertigoSteps | 4 months ago |
 Production is right on. You've created a great mood through the song. |
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| Ritual For A Sacrifice by FrankJappa | 4 months ago |
| Very dramatic intro. Relentless guitar attacks. Heavy and evil. | |
| Futures End by Liminis | 4 months ago |
| Great mixing job. Great guitar groove. | |
| Dark Waters by ageisbell | 4 months ago |
Great tune and killer guitars. Fine work. |
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| End Of The World by morkjt | 4 months ago |
| Kept me entertained throughout the song. Great mix. I love the changes and the general mood. | |
| Not Invented Here by morkjt | 4 months ago |
| Very powerful and demanding song. I think the drums need a little more presence though. Not necessarily louder, but maybe more depth. I think the kick needs be heard more. Other than that, there's a lot of interesting guitar parts and moods throughout the song. Very well done. | |
| Longing by RAVENS | 4 months ago |
| Great flow and emotion. Very Goth. | |
| Servitude by martyrprojekt | 4 months ago |
Love the "take no prisoner" intro. Good balance of sound in the mix for your tracks. Double bass drum is always a plus in my book. Very attitude driven song. |
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| Violently Blue by morkjt | 4 months ago |
Really fine guitar work. Good composition over all. Love the mood changes throughout the song. Definitely a Maiden feel to it in some parts. |
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| Pay the Piper by herrsolera | 4 months ago |
 "vocals were recorded with the built-in MacBook microphone" This is the same way I recorded my first song in GarageBand years ago. Very progressive metal feel to this song. I agree with making the guitars more present. Try doubling up (or more) the guitar tracks and panning them for a wide sound. Love the interlude. Very powerful and emotional. |
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| Where I Am by herrsolera | 4 months ago |
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| Where I Am by herrsolera | 4 months ago |
| Love the epic intro and latin infused, progressive rock sound. Great mood setting transitions. The selling point for me is the interlude passed the half way point. excellent instrumentation and builds. Very well done. | |
| City of Pyramids by Agrippa93 | 4 months ago |
| Nothing special on the Amplitube 2 settings. It starts with the preset StereoHeavy 2, low cut, and some EQ. No additional compression. This one was panned at -26 to the left. The rest of the guitar tracks are GuitarRig 2 with EQ and compression, each panned wide to build a nice wall of guitars. Herrsolera - thanks for the comments. We try to make songs that have a lot of depth. Play it a few times and you'll hear something you missed the last time. I've been told I sound like Ozzy (Sabbath era), but the Layne Staley comparison is a much bigger compliment to me. Thanks. I have to agree that the ending is really killer. Mike and Carlos did an awesome job coming up with that outro. Very haunting. Thanks again for all the great comments. |
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| City of Pyramids by Agrippa93 | 4 months ago |
| All the guitars are real, but run through GuitarRig or Amplitube as an amp model. There are a total of 33 tracks to this song: 8 distorted rhythm guitars, 3 acoustic, 3 lead guitars, 6 vocal, 1 piano, 3 synths, 2 bass, and 7 drum tracks for each kit piece. I greatly appreciate the comments on the production, because it's something I've been working very hard to improve on. Thanks for listening. | |
| City of Pyramids by Agrippa93 | 4 months ago |
| Thanks for the comments. I'll take weird, awesome, and sinister any day. | |
| No Happy Ending by Agrippa93 | 7 months ago |
| Thanks for the comments and good feedback. | |
| Conspired Amnesia by FrozenEntropy | 2 years ago |
Very hypnotic. I love the haunting guitar work throughout this piece. |
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| Static_Night by FrozenEntropy | 2 years ago |
| Great flow. I love the concept and feel of this one. I agree that the vocals could be a little for forward and the distortion can still be achieved without losing the lyrics with some EQ. Good work. | |
| Open Wound (v4 - Final) by Agrippa93 | 3 years ago |
| Thanks. I've been experimenting with mixing, eq, and compression trying to get a grasp of it. | |
| The Silence by roderik | 3 years ago |
Very powerful stuff. Reminds me a bit of Dream Theater. The vocals sound great for a pb mic. I did that on my first few songs, but not with that Much success. You can get a good condensor mic for not too much $ and it will really bring out your sound. Check out the MXL 990. Looking forward to hearing more. |
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| cherry wants my fist by xjudson | 3 years ago |
I've been a fan since "Call Me Satan". You keep pushing the genra boundries and doing your own thing. This one has just been added to my xjudson iTunes playlist. |
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| My Little Riot Song by mojo69 | 3 years ago |
Excellent mix of techno and metal. Kept me interested for the whole song. You have a nice variety of crunchy guitar sounds. I heard some Ministry and KMFDM influence there. I think around 3/4 of the song in, the guitar rythm sounded a bit off. Not sure if this was intended or not. |
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| O.C.D.C by theabombjazz | 3 years ago |
This song rocks and sounds very live. Sounds like a little influence from Type O or Celtic Frost or even Fang. There sounded like a few parts that were a bit off, but that just adds to the live feel. |
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| She's The One by threechordcircus | 3 years ago |
This reminds me a lot of Collective Soul. Great song and great performance. |
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| Bloody Hell by theabombjazz | 3 years ago |
Love the dismal guitar. The playing sound tighter on this song, but still needs a little more. This reminds me of early Type O Negative, before they really developed their signature sound. The chicken sample is great and nicely placed. |
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| Buttered Donut by theabombjazz | 3 years ago |
 No one has touched this song yet, so I'll give you my input. I think this song has potential if you focus on a few things: 1) I like the hard guitars and the sweet sounding snare, but if the playing on the drums and guitars is tightened up a bit, it will be right on the money. 2) I noticed some hard "P"s on the vocals and that can be prevented on recording by throwing a popscreen on the mic. 3) EQ the rythmn guitar to filter out some of the fuz. I'm all about distortion, but it's sounding a bit pale. 4) Work on finding that sweet spot for each instrument in the mix. The song reminds me of old punk band called "Fang". I get that you are looking for a live band recording, but I think it would benefit if each instrument was recorded separately on there own tracks. I could be way off and this is the sound you are looking for and that's fine. |
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| Whereat by RomanDecyk | 3 years ago |
I would probably classify this as fusion rock more than metal. The mix sounds like it's a live performance, but I'm not sure if that's what you are aiming for or not. Nothing a little EQ'ing couldn't fix. Your guitar playing for this song is very organic and if tightened up a bit would really stand out. Ease back a little on the reverve too. It will bring your guitar forward. I like the way the song seems to go in different direction, although some of the loops you chose need to blend together better. Concept 4: I gave you a 4 for concept because of the freeform jam feel. Creativity 4: for not really adhereing to the standard song formula. Performance 2: Like I said before, I think it could be tightened up a bit. There is potential. Production 2: I think it needs to be mixed more and the loops need to gel together better. Good start. Keep it up. |
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| Metal_12(NuMetal) by capa | 3 years ago |
Great all around production. The song carries well and has some awesome guitar work (Zakk Wild sounding licks in some places). Very heavy stuff with some reflective moments. |
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| Scorched Earth (v2) by Agrippa93 | 3 years ago |
| Thanks. There's still room for some guitar leads in this one. | |
| Untied by Agrippa93 | 3 years ago |
| Thanks for the encouraging words. The best compliment I've ever received is of my unique sound. Comments and suggestions from the people on this site about my songs are always taken into consideration for the improved versions. | |
| Beneath the Vail of Lies by Agrippa93 | 3 years ago |
| Thanks. I'm partial to the slower tempo beats myself, but I like to speed it up some every once in awhile. | |
| A Profound Realization by Agrippa93 | 3 years ago |
| Vocals are still a bit of a struggle for me. I'm looking into getting some outside vocal coaching to widen my limited range. Most of these songs I'm already straining to push my limits. Great suggestions. Thanks for the input. | |
| Divinity, I Invite by Agrippa93 | 3 years ago |
| This one will be tweek quite a bit. I'm in the process of rerecording the vocals and adding another vocal track to give it some meat. All the old songs were recorded using a cheap mic and came out too muddy. I have the right gear now to do the songs justice. There has been a bass track added in the upcoming release and the guitar will be EQed to tone it down. Thanks for the comments. | |
| MORCEAU 1 by ddiebolt | 3 years ago |
You have a lot of great stuff going on there. Your guitar work sounds great, especially after 10 years without playing. |
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| Over There by aktm | 3 years ago |
You've really captured the 80's metal feel. I sense a touch of Satriani there with Maiden and Judas Priest as the main course. Fantastic guitar work and great composition. |
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| Struggling Perception by Chirpa5150 | 3 years ago |
Very hardcore and raw sound. Reminds me of Stompbox/Pantera/Soulfly with a slight touch of Dream Theater ("Awake" era). |
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| Carry On by Delusions Of Grandeur | 3 years ago |
I wanted to start a pit, but there was no one around. Great pounding rythmns and the vocals are pretty rich. Very powerful guitar work that brings me back to club scene diving into a crowd. |
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| Victim of fight by capa | 4 years ago |
I feel like jumping in the pit and doing some damage. Very tight and and aggressive guitar work. |
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| Minute Man by xjudson | 4 years ago |
I was a little thrown off by the looped sample until I realized it actually worked very well. I think you're beginning to develop your own genre. Love the "Hey!" thrown in there. Vocals layers continue to really define your sound. |
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| tangerine by xjudson | 4 years ago |
| Who doesn't like a good love song?! Awesome flow and great lyrics. | |
| her belly broke by xjudson | 4 years ago |
There's always something a bit disturbing about your songs and that's what always grabs my interesting. |
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| pain teen by xjudson | 4 years ago |
Bizaar as always. You songs manage to pull me in and force me to pay attention to the atmospher. The vocal layers are haunting. Downloaded. |
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| Guilty by TENSE | 4 years ago |
Really powerful start. I like the griddy static-like guitar sound and energetic vocals. Great sequencing in all the right spots. This reminds me of Gravity Kills alittle. This is the stuff I like to hear. More. |
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| Agent Orange by pooey | 4 years ago |
I love the bold bass sound and great voice sampling. Very passionate message. |
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| System Failure by TENSE | 4 years ago |
Freakin' killer stuff. The best I can describe it is a digital retro-punk with a dash of Thrill Kill Kult sound. We need more stuff like this on icomp. |
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| Little Cuts Bleed by TENSE | 4 years ago |
Nice sound. This reminds me of Gavity Kills or Zeromancer. The various transitions definately kept my interest. You got some seriously sick sounding sequences there. The main vocals are a little to raw for my taste, but that's just personal preference. Great job. |
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| Cry Out by zoofartman | 4 years ago |
Nice "gothic" sounding intro followed by heavy contrast. I like the meaty guitars and the drums stay with the theme instead of being repititious. There's some pretty bold vocals playing off of each other which work well. |
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| Beneath the Vail of Lies by Agrippa93 | 4 years ago |
| VAIL Intransitive verb 1. To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by yielding, uncovering, or the like. Noun 1. Submission; decline; descent. 2. Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; -- usually in the plural. 3. An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or benefit; a windfall. 4. Avails; profit; return; proceeds. Noun & transitive verb 1. Same as Veil. Transitive verb 1. To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence, submission, or the like. 2. To let fail; to allow or cause to sink. Source: www.websters-online-dictionary.org -------------- vail Vail, n. & v. t. Same as Veil. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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| Emotion by bloodmyst | 4 years ago |
| I'm not going to rate this, because I don't think it's done. If you could mix Pink Floyd and The Cure together, this is what it would sound like. Not a bad think. Just an observation. I think if you took this idea and built on it you would get some great results. It sounds like maybe you ran out of ideas. I have half a dozen of songs in this stage that may or may not become anything at all. If you're stuck, try looping what have and listen to it over and over again, building instruments on top of it in your head. You might eventually stumble on something that works perfectly and expand on that. This is just advise. | |
| Feel by Delusions Of Grandeur | 4 years ago |
Ahhh! Now your getting my attention. Out of all of your songs, I like this one the best, only because it hits on my genre of choice. I'm really digging the sequences and samples and love the fresh bass sound. Vocals are perfect for this song with just the right amount of effects. The guitar is not over-bearing and a bit haunting. I like this WAY better than your "80's" songs. I'm very picky about what I download and this made the cut. More like this please! |
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| Deathcrush (Mayhem Cover) by bloodmyst | 4 years ago |
I'm not familiar with the original Mayham song, but back in the day, I used to listen to Death, Carcass, Napalm Death, etc, so I can appreciate the style. Vary true to the Death Metal genre all the way to the rawness of the mix. |
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| Tribut To Minds Uncertain by Supernaut | 4 years ago |
Pretty spectacular bass playing and I love the Spinal Tap quote you chose. |
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| Riffs by lunchbox | 4 years ago |
| You've got a lot of good riffs and sounds going on. I'm not going to rate it, because it's not quite a song. You should put these riffs to good use and add a more instruments (drums, bass, etc.) You'll find that your playing tightens up when there are other tracks to play off of. I'd like to hear some full compositions from you, because I think you have the potential to make a killer metal song. | |
| Double Emotional Piano by Hell_iot | 4 years ago |
Cool experimental work. Kind of a cross between Mr. Bungle and New Age. I'd like to hear a few more instruments layered here. |
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| Kranium by Hell_iot | 4 years ago |
I give you lots of credit for putting something together like this at the age of 15. This is about the age I was beginning to write songs. At this age level and at this point in your music career I expect things like being slightly off tempo and missing a few notes here and there. Don't worry too much about that, because you have plenty of time to sharpen your skills. Play with the EQ a little and get that bass drum heard. Nice work and keep jamming. |
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| Friends Is Over by zulfikar3 | 4 years ago |
I like the erie tribal sound. It's got a good meditative quality to it. Far from mainstream and that's a good thing. |
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| Response to Musharraf by zulfikar3 | 4 years ago |
Always a plus when you mix genres. One of the most unique songs I've heard here. |
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| internet pourin by zulfikar3 | 4 years ago |
This brings me back to the days of the original punk era: raw and bold. The song kind of has a Fang sound to it. The drums in the intro are pretty sick. |
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| The Fallen by Chirpa5150 | 4 years ago |
Nice guitar work. |
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| magicCarpet by scabs | 4 years ago |
The garbage can drum sound int eh beginning is a good contrast from the upbeat synths. I'd love to hear you throw some of that raunchy guitar of yours into the mix. |
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| Lord of the Things by scabs | 4 years ago |
Great "sickly" intro into a guitar riff that demands attention. Great song structure and plenty of room for vocals. The only advice I have is to give the drums a little more "meat". Another great piece. |
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| Lestat by scabs | 4 years ago |
I love the chaotic, yet controlled intro. There's really a sense of emotional environment expressed. Take it to the next level and write some lyrics. Very cool stuff. |
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| whatever by scabs | 4 years ago |
Real nasty guitar sound, attitude-driven techno beat, and sassy synths. All the qualities I look for in a song. We should go on tour together. Great job. |
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| Metal Rock by FMJ555 | 4 years ago |
Nice classic rock to progressive rock feel to it. Great cord progressions and the guitar leads kick ***. Keyboards sound good to me. The guitar layers sound really good and busy without being to overwhelming. I love the wind-down of the song. Nice work. |
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| The first work Metal_1 by capa | 4 years ago |
The Japanese youth is well know for being music lovers and I can tell by your pieces that you've done your homework. Your guitar work is very well done and it sounds like you are having fun doing it. I love everything you've posted so far, so keep them coming. I agree with shadowgod. Bring back the days of hardcore metal. Again, I'd love to hear vocals over this. |
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| The 2nd work Metal_2 by capa | 4 years ago |
Great sound. I love the sequencing going on here. I'd love to hear vocals to this. |
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| The 3rd work Metal_3 by capa | 4 years ago |
Very Satriani-esc. Great guitar work through out the whole song. |
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| Of Parting and Hope by shadowgod | 4 years ago |
I think the voice samples and guitar work very well alone. It helps tell the story. The distorted guitar track that comes in really reflects some strong emotion. The voice samples toward the middle with the dropped down guitars presents a really haunting sound. The rebuild with the gutar cords just plain rocks hard. This is the part I'd like to hear some gut shaking drums or orchastral percussion. Maybe some timpani drums and a gong or something. Just a though. Another great piece. |
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| Dawn is Renewed by shadowgod | 4 years ago |
Very soothing and ambiant. Not at all like your other work. Not quite my taste, but for the genre it's well layered, mixed, and performed. I like how you have introduced the drums very subtly and then they form into the driving point of the song. |
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| Broken from Within by ThatOneGuyInTheBack | 4 years ago |
I love the abrupt beginning and transition into the piano. The raunchy distortion you have going on there mixes great with the bold drums. The piano over the two tames it a bit for as long as it can. I agree that it needs some good vocals to round it out nicely. |
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| The August Lament by shadowgod | 4 years ago |
Effing great! Very raw and dirty. Great expression in the notes. Like everything I've heard from you so far, it's too short (gave you a 3 for that). I was expecting the guitar to pick up again after the drum break. |
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| Nox Dei by shadowgod | 4 years ago |
Who doesn't like a good love story? I love the dark Gothic sounding songs you've been making. There's a lot going on here and it builds nicely with the face-melting distorted guitar cords. It would be great to hear and extended version of this with vocals from a singer with good range. I'm imagining a "Fates Warning" thing going on here. |
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| To Cry for Black Rain by shadowgod | 4 years ago |
Dark and dreary. It sounds like a tormented soul and these are all good things to sound like. It reminded me alot of King Diamonds stuff because of the theme building scene setting feel to it. Great stuff. |
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| sicken by xjudson | 4 years ago |
Takes me back to the days of Misfits and Sex Pistols. A nice break from what passes today as punk. Great work. |
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| release the flies by xjudson | 4 years ago |
My kind of song: deep, dark, and erie. I'd love to hear more like this from you. |
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| I Can't Help but Wonder What is New by jobu | 4 years ago |
Very "Beatles-White Album". I love the guitar work in the middle which carries on to the end of the song. I wish it was longer. |
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| Cold Steel by Agrippa93 | 4 years ago |
| Cornelius is the Agrippa I borrowed from. Very obscure knowledge that few would recognize. | |
| We Got a Lot of S#!t To Do by jobu | 4 years ago |
Like the abrupt intro. Gets right to the point. The song has a nice relaxed feeling to it and I can picture sitting back in my chair in a smoke filled bar listening to the local bands on stage. I like the mix because it sounds live. I like to hear you pushing the limits on your vocals. Nice song. |
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| Open Wound (v3) by Agrippa93 | 4 years ago |
| I'm using a Charvel guitar plugged into a mini mixer plugged into the audio-in port. The effects are Amplitube, echo, and some reverb. I'll play around with the EQ for the vocals. Thanks. | |
| Cold Steel by Agrippa93 | 4 years ago |
| Thanks. Everything I listen to is from Godflesh to Ministry, so that means a lot to me. | |
| Open Wound (v3) by Agrippa93 | 4 years ago |
| Thank you everyone. It took me 4 songs to really define my own sound that would instantly be recognizable. Then I went back to some older songs to rework them with the new sound (look for "State of the World v2" in the near future) and this is the result. I still use drum loops, but I add accents such as kick drum, china crash, ride cymbol, and snare that really make the sound distinct. You will notice all of these present in each song regardless of what drum loop I use. |
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| Spaceboy by ericf | 4 years ago |
Reminds me of Type O Negative, especially the keyboard parts. Very dark. Very cool. Great work. |
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| Just in case by simon.toon | 4 years ago |
With the dark synths in the background it sounds like your saying one thing, but thinking something more evil. Not sure if that's what you intended, but I like it. I like the duality of it. The fading synth-like voice at the very end was very cool. I wish I could hear more of that throughout the song. |
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| On a Big Wheel by jobu | 4 years ago |
Very melodic and "Lisa Loeb-like" feel to it. I wish it was longer though. |
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| My Fingers are Needles by jobu | 4 years ago |
I love it! The dirty guitar sound is great, especially after the sweet sounding acoustic guitar. The effects on your voice go very well with the song concept. This is the kind of music I listen to. More like this please! |
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| Selma is Sleeping by jobu | 4 years ago |
I can see tthis being used in a Quentin Tarantino film. Good soundtrack music and creative use of loops. |
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| Slow Motion Victory by jobu | 4 years ago |
Very "Pink Floyd-like" cordsy intro. The rest had kind of a sombor "The Cure" flow to it. Great work. |
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| Is It Right Thinking You Want Me? by jobu | 4 years ago |
Great standard techno sequences going on there. Love the raunchy guitar toward the middle and the voice samples you chose. Great work altogether. |
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| Reversable Centurion (The Song That Won't Die) by jobu | 4 years ago |
Nice southern rock feel to it. I can almost see the sun set on the corn fields. Not quite my genre, but I can appreciate the compositon as a whole and the work you put into it. Great mix. |
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| Bad Saturday by jobu | 4 years ago |
Love the dreamy guitar and bass line. I like the plucky pop noises half way through the song. Your voice with all the effects reminds me a little of Gary Numan. It ends a bit abruptly though. Not sure if that was intended. I've had Saturdays like this too. |
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| Trapped by Strat Cat | 4 years ago |
A nice classic rock feel to it. The guitar sounds ripe and has lots of character. Even though it's a guitar focused song you managed to keep the rest of the music interesting. I would have liked to hear more of the song developed. It sounded like it ended too soon. |
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| The Gate by ericf | 4 years ago |
Erie and even creepy sometimes and that's a good thing. It sounds like you breaking some standard rules when it comes to instrument combinations and I'm all for that. |
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| Carbomb by ericf | 4 years ago |
Funky and very busy. Love the drive you've created here, but when it ended I wanted more. The drums sound live and with character. |
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| First? by cipeua | 4 years ago |
I love abrupt intros and this one grabbed me. The plucky guitar riff with an attitude gave the song real character and the agressive distorted guitar work complimented it well. The underlining sequence you have throughout the song really keeps it moving. I like the build up and the mix sounds great. |
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| T&A - Hemi Demi Semi by abbyd | 4 years ago |
Al Di Meola is a guitar god. This is a unique blend of jazz, ska, and techno that seems to be mixed quite well. The piece as a whole kept my interest throughout the whoole song. I'm not a big fan of horns, but for this type of genre it seems to work. It sounds like there's a lot of loops going on, but they are used creatively. |
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| Falsi poteri by altod | 4 years ago |
| Good composition. I think the guitar cords could be brought forward a bit though. | |
| Worl Tribaldance by janduif | 4 years ago |
| I'm a big fan of the didge, so thumbs up here. Needs to be longer though and maybe some more transitions. | |
| Sometimes Alice(Newer Version) by myridan | 4 years ago |
| Alot of emotion there. It's definately the kind of a song that would play on the radio or a soundtrack. | |
