Score: 10

"Bruuutal!"

submission: Metal Backing Track

date: August 26, 2008

That's some warhammer drumming you've got there. The riffing just paints a picture of a thrash metal band in my head. All you need now is to somehow rope Brian Fair into singing for you!

Five and ten! \m/

TC315.

Score: 10

"Yeah, dude!"

submission: Goukisan - Betrayal of Fate

date: August 26, 2008

I really like the bass at the beginning. Sounds a bit like the one for a song I wrote, but can't get to NG because even as an MP3 it's 8.8 megs.

Nevertheless, I'm quickly becoming a fan of yours. Five and ten!

Regards
TC315

Score: 10

"EEEEEE-PIC!"

submission: 2012 AD

date: August 19, 2008

Insane? Not a chance, man. This is powerful stuff. Keep it up, man!
BTW: it's inevitable.

TC315

Score: 7

"Good concept, meh execution"

submission: The Empire Kicks Back

date: August 18, 2008

I really wish you used something other than that marimba-sounding thing; it sounds so discordant. However, I'll reconsider if you re-do the song. Everything else sounds great!

Regards
TC315

PS: I REALLY friggin' need sheet music for this song.

Score: 10

"Five and ten, hands-down."

submission: Battle of the Heavens

date: July 21, 2008

To me, it seems like the song "Meadows of Heaven" by Nightwish collided with the Supreme Commander soundtrack. Bad thing? Quite the opposite--this is a tremendous work. Why didn't I start reviewing Classical stuff a LONG time ago?

One thing, though: it doesn't sound much like a battle, y'know? More like the opening track for an epic movie. Having just said that, I wonder if it'll show up in an NG Flash movie....

TC315

Score: 10

"My gosh...."

submission: (NUB)I would have hated myself

date: July 21, 2008

Although I wish I could write three humongous paragraphs like Zach did, I can't, as this song has left me speechless.
I am awed at the fact that artists of this caliber populate Newgrounds. Of course, Metalcan and Xenogenocide are two of such, but...yeah.
Wow. Just wow.

TC315

Score: 10

"Sick"

submission: Avast (Redone)

date: July 19, 2008

Five and ten for this one for the main reason that it is one of the best heavy metal songs I've downloaded to date. (As a mark of how much I like to listen to it, "Avast" has 80 plays in my iTunes library, making it the 13th most-played song in it (out of 430+ songs).)

Best of all is the solo at 2:27, which reminds me strongly of "One" by Metallica--I bet if someone made a Guitar Hero chart of that, the triplets would look identical.

Just one question: what model is your drum set that you used in the song? I'm looking to buy one and those drums sound sick.

In closing, it's a pretty killer song. Is an Avast II due anytime soon?

Regards,
TC315

Score: 10

"Great song, never gets old"

submission: Guitar Vs. Piano 1.2

date: July 18, 2008

Unlike many, when reviewing stuff I actually take the time to write an ACTUAL set of paragraphs, not simply write a useless compliment and save it. It's a force of habit from writing reader reviews on IGN, as they enforce a 500 character minimum.
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GvP's melody never seems to get old, and neither does the concept. It's not a REAL guitar, indeed, but it's a good-sounding guitar. I don't see how it's low-quality at all.

Melody? Super-catchy. I'll hazard a guess that it's an Em-C-D-Em progression, right? I've written (not uploaded--written) stuff in that key and the way the melody works definitely sounds a little familiar.

I also like the way it's a fast-tempo song (my guess is around 200 BPM). It definitely makes good drumming material, especially for those with a double-bass pedal.

In closing, great concept. Great sound. Goukisan, I look foward to your next killer concept. Five and ten for this one.
TC315

Score: 9

"Wowzers, this is pretty cool-sounding"

submission: Srings and Synths

date: March 1, 2008

One of those background synths sounded a bit weird, but overall it came out pretty nicely.

PS: What did you use for the strings? A WAV loops? A VST synth?

Score: 10

"Amazing."

submission: Desert Rose

date: January 13, 2008

People can play guitar like THAT? Oh, my God.....