HDG's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[New Birth]

cool.

i don't usually d/l the from the Trance music, but this one was cool. i'm not really sure what else to say about it cause i don't even know much about this kind of music, but anyway, it's cool.

Crazy-Train responds:

thanks for d/ling it. I hope you like my other songs. thanks again

[Tuesday's Gone]

sounds good.

it sounds good, but you need to work on quality. i know it's not like you can just make it better, but just see what you can do to fix it. i got a better mic, and put some foam things in front of my amp, which has made it a little bit better. the guitars sound good though. anyway, it's good, but i'd love to hear more originals too.

Tancrisism responds:

Alright man. Very true. I am working on getting a better mic, and foam things sound easy to find.

Thanks.

[Hallway Abyss *Fixed*]

real nice.

i like the sound of this one. i also really liked the double guitar melody/harmony thing towards the end. sounds really great. the timing was a little bit off at times, but otherwise, it's great.

Tancrisism responds:

Yeah, I agree that it was a bit off, but thank you. I was working on that melody for a while, and when it started to sound somewhat good, I hastily submitted it.

Thanks man.

[Detonate]

this one's great, but work on clarity

this one is really good. there's a really good melody about in the beggining (around 20 seconds or so) that sounded really great with the song. anyway, it's all around pretty good, and i'd love if you made a full version or something, but this one's quality wasn't very good. but just work on the quality and it will sound awesome.

GoreBastard responds:

Thanks. Yeah the quality sucked on this one... Not sure what I did wrong there, but I'll work on it. Thanks for the review mate.

[Will To Survive]

good, but needs more

it sounds like it could make for a good song, but you definately need to add some leads and stuff, cause otherwise this one just sounds boring. anyway, a fuller version should be good.

staticnoise responds:

Thanks HDG,

Yeah i'm saving the hard work for the final version.

[Murdered for Fun?]

great

another awesome one. but i couldn't give you too much on originality, cause it sounds a hell of a lot like Slayer (more than usual), but still cool. I DIG IT. anyway, keep up the good work.

GoreBastard responds:

Cheers... I agree that it sounds alot like Slayer. The middle heavy muted part however, was influenced by a Deranged song that I can't remember the name of. Cheerio old sport!

[Turn The Screw]

i guess it was pretty good.

i mean, i wouldn't call it like a great metal track or anything, but i think it would sound great for, as you described, a fight sequence. if i had any flash skills, i'd use it....

staticnoise responds:

Fair enough. Thanks for the review.

[Cut Up and Buried Alive]

i can't give you much on the overall or clarity

but i'd say it was pretty good. it sounded very offbeat at first cause of all the static and stuff, and it kinda sounds as if the whole thing was recorded at once with one mic, but i could be wrong. anyway, from what i could make out, it sounded like it was a good song, but all the outside noise and static really made it sound kinda bad. all in all, it's good, just work on the recording...

ElGhoulio responds:

That's the fact that I had to convert this from 768 kbps to 56 kbps, so you're probably hearing the poor quality of the MP3 file. If I don't convert them that low, the file won't fit. Sorry. :(

[Walk the Bloodstained Vastland]

can't put this one in 1 line....

i don't really know much what to say. it sounded pretty good. i can't honestly say i liked vocals (at all), but i guess that's just the style of music (black, death, whatever metal you call it), and there's nothing i can do about. it kinda sounded all over the place, especially for the drums. as for the ratings and all, i'm still not sure, so i gave you what i thought would be right had i been more into that style of metal. anyway, i won't be too quick to judge you. i'll check out your other stuff tomorrow, cause right now, i'm gonna get ready to go to bed.

ElGhoulio responds:

Yes, we need more ppl like you. Even if you don't like a particular kind of music, you can still appreciate it and you still don't get all judgmental. I salute you. :D

[Patronising Cunt]

truly excellent.

this one really surpasses the line of excellence. i love the oldschool thrash style in this one. and kudos to the pantera riff at the end. keep getting stuff like this in. i love it.

GoreBastard responds:

Cheers mate... I just had to do that pantera riff. It fucking rules. I did another Pantera riff at the end of "Corneria Metalized", which is also rocks.