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I like it a lot. You need to add Clutch to your influences. You guys are like Clutch rev.2

Update, just heard Ministaur; I would pay to see this played live and I would buy your album off iTunes.

 

pretty badass stuff josh.


PS: your drummer is hott!!

..im single...

 

Wow, I really like it, but maybe it's jusy my speakers, but in a few of the songs the bass needs to be mixed a little better, it get's lost in the mix at some points, either that or it's just not there at those points.

But otherwise great stuff, I dig it!

 

Wow, that is exactly the stuff that I would like to see more of. It's kinda like heavy punk, I guess that's the best way to descirbe it. You guys are talented.


BTW - I added you.

 

The only thing I could suggest is don't bring the vocals up too high. The way he yells (screams?) and the distinctively low vocal volume separates the music from hardcore/screamo/metal. This sound is refreshing to hear, please don't ruin it!

What I'm trying to say is: stay as far away from the Atreyu "scream" as possible.

 

I <3 Valient Thorr!

 

Another suggestion, on Ministaur don't do the intro hammer-ons. The three of you all doing the hammer-on makes the track sound less together; try sliding instead.

 

i dig the music, nice and stoner.
+1 on booting the bass in the mix. i can't really tell if you are using distortion, but that can be a low-end killer, esp. w/ 2 guitars
also, the overall mix is low when compared to other myspace pages. i don't know if that is due to the levels of the mix, just a myspace quirk, etc.

 

Outside of some tempo adjustments this is some good stuff. Definately very Clutch and Fu ManChu ish

 

The guitars & bass sound great, but to me the drums & vocals (especially the vocals) sound a little dry. You don't want humongous '80s sounding verb, but a very slight amount of ambiance might make things gel a little better. Right now the vocals just sound like they're floating on top of the rest of the track- try a little (like if you notice it, it's too much) 50-100ms delay and see what you think.

Otherwise, you guys rock!

 

Like the music have never been fond of the screaming vocal approach - although it works for you guys - just saying rock vocals can be hard - and more melodic. I think once you get it professionally recorded and mixed it will be slamming!

 

The intros seem a bit to slow paced some of the main riff timming is to slow in the song Minitisuar 10-15bpm in the opening would really bring it to the same intensity " even if its two seprate signatures" that the primary riffs are.Would bring a nice rounded eveness to the intro and the union it has into the vs and bridge areas.

Candyass has a very good potential hook but it is being played a bit to straight by the guitarist in the Verse. Maybe some aticipatory type of notes like a dotted quarter instead of a straight 1.4 would give it a bit more of a hooky feel. .

Writing school has what I think is a counter productive time change post intro. I would bump the tempo on the song something like 20bpm in the verse to match more closely the introduction feel. Sort of exitied when it starts then goes sort of flat. . That and the use of anticipactory sort of dotted notes could add alot of dynamic to that song. Sometimes with music like this a bit of space really adds wieght.

Antithesis is pretty good as is. Maybe put a bit more emphasis on the bass during the primary riff and let the gutarist play the bluesy lick. Let the bass carry the primary rif and the uniformity of the band through the bridge and chorous is excelent.

Just some input.