This is awesome. Love your style of playing dude
Congrats on the Front Page! Well deserved and overdue imo

Also, if you're open to having some vocals for it, I'd be down to write something for it if you're okay with it!

I like the atmosphere at the beginning and the eerie lead at :12. The transition into :26 could’ve been a tad smoother, but the punchy drums and heavy guitars there are great. At :43, the rhythm of the minimal synth harmonies kinda trips over the gritty guitar riff a bit, and for the first couple of minutes the piece could use more depth in the harmonies as well. The choir at 2:02 provides a nice break from the high-octane guitars, although the distorted percussion in the background could’ve come down in the mix a tad. The solo at 2:40 is probably my favorite part of the piece - passionate, dynamic, and creative - but the transition into it also could’ve been smoother. I’m loving how you integrated the atmosphere back into the texture at 3:20 along with the lead guitar, and the chaotic energy at 4:17 is also really nice. I wish the choir and the lead guitar came through in the mix a bit stronger during that section, though. The glitchy content at the end seemed like a fitting way to end the piece, although overall the structure feels rather disjointed here. There are a lot of sudden transitions and a couple of extended rhythmic sections that feel a bit stagnant (1:00 to 2:02, as well as 3:47 to 4:17). Still, I really like the sound design, energy, melodies, and variety here. Some of the disparate aspects of the texture just could’ve been integrated better into a cohesive whole. Keep at it, Trunotfals! ^_^

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.5/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
.75/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.75/2
Instrumentation and sound design
1/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
1/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
.75/1
Composite score
8/10

I didn't like the first half of the track, but what happened next was cool

I felt the anger and depression, this piece of art serves as inspiration. You got your well deserved 5 stars, and a New follower.

I can hear the utter frustration with one's apathy throughout. As usual, compositionally superb. Great transitions. pleasant djenty noises

giving 5 because heart eyes. NGADM score will differ

Mix-
hihats about .4 db higher than I would put them, and at points 1 dB
snare could potentially use dynamic compression to bring out bottom head, and in general needs to be louder in the low mid
china cymbal, a bit loud, by .2 dB
I think actually cymbals for the most part could be either pitched down in kontakt, as some of them are tinny

Kick sounds pretty high tuned to me, which may not serve this piece. Maybe distort it some??? I like to use multiple kick samples sometimes on different pitches, because who cares if a kick only realistically detunes like that with heat and cold and otherwise takes half and hour to move two semitones LOL, kick go duddit-duddit-DUD.

Guitars, I want more low mid, especially on your fade out. Oh wait, that was a hi pass. Perhaps you can pare down chords somewhat but double track so the notes are still represented, just in different channels. I do this occasionally when I want extra dissonance but also clarity.

3:48 approaches perfect mix for guitars.

Section at middle of song, utterly godly work, and better mix overall (2:38)

3:18 it sounds a bit centered, but I think that is reverbs interacting in the center. Perhaps thinning the low end off the choir and pushing it up might help some. Without the solo, it sounds just fine however. So if you ever re-render and touch that, be sure to back off the cut for the next section.

As usual, fantastic work. Loved it in its totality, and always more than a sum of its parts. If you want me to write something to this some time, let me know.