Good paced intro, not too slow and not too fast. Metaljonus' solo is unmistakable. Great sound levels and whatever's harmonising with the guitar (I'm guessing a synth) it adds a new feel and works very well. Could have been longer if you ask me but I won't take marks out for that. 5 Stars Great work!
Reviews for "Demon's Rebirth"
DanJohansen responds:
Thanks dude glad you dig it, yeah I have a synth/guitar combo fetish, I just can't get enough of that XD
ROCK ON!
Rock on brother!!! :3
DanJohansen responds:
Rock on bro!!
Damn man. The clarity of your tracks always blows me away. Teach me the way's master. \m/(_ _)\m/
DanJohansen responds:
Let's start working then, no drinking and no eating for the next 7 days.. Start doing 1000 finger push ups! lol
Nah, thanks man, glad you dig it! ROCK ON
how do you do it!
DanJohansen responds:
I close my eyes and send out energy waves to my sound systems then I blackout and wake up to finished material
It's not bad...BUT it isn't quite 10/10 material. ALMOST but not quite. Most of the issues stem from the inconsistencies overall. This has more of a nu-metal/prog-metal feel to it, but the actual musical notions, with the sweep arpeggios and the augmented and diminished licks put it out of touch with either or. The easiest way to rate this would be to compare it to Iron Maiden... hear me out. A LOT OF WASTED POTENTIAL. I mean that in the nicest way possible, as a death metal musician myself. The drums were too biased to the 4/4 and 6/8 time signatures, if you would have thrown in more 1/8 or 2/8 (Thrash- or Speed-Metal flavor) to it, and even like cut out the guitar (or drums) for like two or three seconds and done like a single-instrument bridge (literally, for like TWO or THREE, maybe even FOUR seconds) It would have sent it over the top (13/ or 14/10 over the top!). Also you should have done the guitar harmonies with a minor or a augmented/diminshed voicing. When the harmonies have a major voicing it makes them sound like spider or power chords, they also sound, dread I say it, synthetic. IF THEY ARE... GO BACK AND TRY AGAIN, and put in some more hours! Otherwise, if not, disregard that statement, and keep workin' on it. Solid 7.5/10! I see a 12/ or 14/10 in the future if you keep it up.
DanJohansen responds:
Hi man, thanks for taking your time and writing such in depth review about your thoughts etc.
But to be honest, I just make what I want to hear myself.. while your ideas might have turned out to be good or better for you, it just doesn't fit my vision of the track at all.
Also I don't think the tune even touches the Nu-metal genre and the leads being a bit thrashy on a prog metal style riff is fresh to me, not out of touch. I am not a genre purist when I compose to be honest, and I don't force time signature changes if I feel I am doing what I envision.
Anyways, respect your opinions, but I disgree.. but thanks and glad you dig the tune man! ROCK ON!