Goatchrist's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[中毒 (addiction)]

WTF did I just listen to? I should be appalled but somehow I am drawn into this wicked crazyness of Japanese fucked-up Porn-KoRn ca. 1998. Good....work? Crazy stuff!

angelhanachi responds:

My happiness is indescribable rn, tysm :)

[The Battle For Andromeda]

FAT rhythm guitars, the low end feels a bit lacking overall, but skill-wise this is pretty damn demanding and well done. Lots of potential and I CERTAINLY cannot be this precise on my main instrument in that style. Keep going!

OceanPlanet responds:

Thank you man! I've actually made some changes to this track based on what you've said about the guitars, it's massively helpful. I'm so burnt out listening to them same track when mixing so hearing fresh takes on it is invaluable :)

[Arandem - Desire]

Very professional, high-grade production with the drums sounding VERY GOOD which I think is pretty hard to achieve with programmed drums (I know the struggle!). How many vocalists do you have on this? Pretty damn impressive and certainly NOT predictable at all.

Gute Arbeit! ;-)

[Stella Erratica Dalfaria El-Vay]

Mind blown! Also got ya over at Bandcamp, definitely need to follow you more closely. Great work! Especially your guitar lead work is super impressive! I could see some harsh vocals to be perfectly suitable for this one.

DanJohansen responds:

Glad you dig it man, I've made a ton of tracks throughout the years, so hopefully you find other stuff you like too :D ]m/

[The Treacherous Void of the 9 Wizards]

Damn, this one surely fires on all cylinders. Great production on both the metal and the symphonics. Lead guitar is fire and my personal highlight!

Great work!

DanJohansen responds:

Appreciate it man! It was a blast making it. ]m/

[Iblis- Beneath /w Vox]

Impressive

Well Kidd, that is definitely the best stuff I've heard from you so far.

The production is truly sweet, what equipment did you use? Also, your singer sounds extremely similar to someone I know but I can't quite put my finger on it :/

Anyway, killer sound, professional presentation. Two thumbs up!

Kiddmeizter responds:

Thanks for the review! :D
We used the 'ol mic to amp on bass, Mic-ed the Drums, And Guitars and Vocals are line in With with the guitar, we also used some Amp Simulator program to make it sound less "Fake-ish"

About the singer sounding like someone you know,I can't quuuite figure it out either :/

[gitaur battle full vr.]

Shows Potential

Man, you really have to work on that production job of yours, as it sounds very harsh, with all the clipping and hissing going on

The guitar itself is nice though and I hope you can develop this one into a decent song. The main riff sounds like a more melodic and rock-ish version of Nargaroth, I like that.

Keep working on it and make it longer and don't forget the mixing! :)

trike56dude responds:

yah my mic that i was recording with sucked. thanks for the reveiw!

[Vengeance (Adavant)]

Great vocals...

...but man, why can't you make them LOUDER? Since they really are professional sounding, why put 'em so low in the mix? That's a sin! The shouts/growls are good too, reminding me of a more tame Amon Amarth - and they are perfectly placed in the mix.

Great piano as well, really like the tone of it, as well as the playing. The guitar is a bit quiet too and could be a little clearer, but the riffs, while not overly technical are very fitting ands srong.

Don't get me wrong, I'm just nitpicking, it's very good overall and to me, it sounds like a mix of Tristania, Nightwish and a little Crematory.

Good work. Got a record deal yet?

neoblent2 responds:

Ha. I wish. Not many bands get recognition in AZ.

The mix had to be done quick so it was a little sketchy. Finished all five songs on our EP in three days total.

The guitar does get quiet at times and it's hard to hear his technicality, but it was good for what it is.

We are actually going to cover a nightwish song here pretty shortly. So keep checkin for that.

Thanks for the input. It always helps when people give positive critisism.

[Shadow (demo)]

You need drums!

Dude, that's a nifty blues lead you've got there in the beginning. Simple, but very nice.

It REALLY needs some slow drums to it though, would fit real nice in there.

Especially when that gallopping riff starts - it totally sounds like Viking-Metal era Bathory! If you had some clean singing for that part, as well as the drums...that would be damn good.

Keep working on it, has lots of potential!

Olzone responds:

thx man .. yeah the beginning is easy, but as well easy to remember ^^
never heard of that group or heard that song.
btw I cant sing for shit , as i am now
yeah i really need drums .. but i still cant find a proper drum maker program. that i can handle me + drums = Bad haha ^^
thx for tips

[Justice Reinvented]

Hello Lemmy

Yeah, another Lemmy Kilminster 2.0 piece ;)

The drums, as well as the keys are quite well done, but also very clear and therefore they don't contrast very well with the raw-as-fuck guitar tone. Tthe composition itself is pretty original and I very much enjoy the bridge which is somewhat similar to a faster thrash break.

As I said in an earlier review, I really like the Lemmy-ish tone you got in your vocals. Just damn good - the lyrics are well written as well, my props to you, dude.

Overall, quite good and original, but work on your guitar tone and mixing and try to remove the clipping as well.

Thumbs up!

Schleif responds:

thanks man, i really appreciate when Enlightened People Like Yourself take some time to listen and give a great review. i'll definitely keep the things you said in mind - i'm still kinda new to this after all. and lazy =p. thanks again, you rule! \m/