DENT-de-lion's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Digital Randomness -NGL-]

Your best song yet! I'm impressed.

Even if everyone else is zero-bombing this, I gave you 5/5 because I can tell you are improving. Writing a good song is a process, and you are getting better. 0:15 to 0:50 sounds awesome! Keep it up!

Nagol215 responds:

ty! but i cant seem to reconstruct digital code still

[In Metamorphosis]

This track has IMMENSE potential!

At first I was a bit skeptical about whether this song would have enough twists and changes to keep me interested... Well, positively, it does a have a lot of interesting parts to it. Here's my complete critique: The first thing I noticed I didn't like was 2:38 to 2:51, that should be completely cut out. The effect at 2:51 completes that guitar riff, without that, it sounds horrible. 4:36 is a good riff, but kind of a rough transition. 4:55 is completely bad-ass and an amazing transition. Keeps sounding awesome until 6:00... Again, a gritty transition. Nothing really grabs my attention again until 7:24. 8 minutes of metal is definitely a pretty cool feat! This songs has a lot of sections that are expertly composed. This could easily be my favorite metal song, but there are some things I don't like. Maybe you could try using some panning or some other effect to peak the listeners interest and distinguish or emphasize between certain parts of the song. I know you are completely relying on guitars for this track, but if you look at it purely compositionally, I think adding some other string instruments (like violins) or some type of sound diversity would really enhance the song. Also, it is sludgey... I like the sound of the drums (great drum programming) much more than the tone of the guitar... 4/5 + 8/10. All in all, the majority of the song shows good creative and technical skill. You have strong talent for playing guitar and writing metal! Just keep pushing yourself!

PS. I am a new fan!

ElektrikWizrD responds:

Thanks for the critique! To be honest I kind of just went from measure to measure while writing to be honest, I didn't pen any of it down I sort of just did it all in one go. Will keep some of those things in mind!

[Rock Song 0.7]

Eat your food now, and then write, write, write!

The first thing I have to say is that this sounds like a smelly, over-crowded, no-budget basement show inside of my ears right now. That would be a good thing, except inside of my headphones all of the instrument layers you have pile up until they start distorting everything (no mastering)! The dueling guitar idea is cool too, but it just doesn't sound that good with the guitar voice you have (you could try panning one of the guitars). All of that said, my favorite part of the song is 0:50 until the end... It sounds great! I feel like you have one really good song segment down, and you just need to write some more. So eat your food now, and then write, write, write! Good luck! 3/5 + 7/10.

PS. You did some pretty sweet drum programming! If you don't write anymore, it will still sound okay! Peace!

[New prog 2]

Sounds like plain old metal.

All the parts you have recorded here sound pretty good. They all just need to be expanded. The intro (and some of the song) is written in a Metallica format, which personally isn't really appealing. Once it gets a little heavier it sounds good... Then it gets lighter again... I don't think this song has a vision! I don't know what you're musically aiming for here. Keeping messing around and I'm sure you'll figure it out! 3/5 + 6/10. Try to push yourself! Good luck!

[See the world through her eyes]

Powerful clip!

Nice tone and an excellent recording! You can really shred on guitar! Keep it up!

[Classical Fusion]

Damn, this is nice!

Very moving song! The drums sound good, the guitar has a great tone, and I like the splash of Indian flavor - some of those riffs are really sick! Unfortunately, I think the song also has a splash of stereotypical pop/rock music! My least favorite part I have to say was 1:53 to 2:39, as it takes away from the uniqueness of the song a little bit to me (reminds me of my friend's band)... I can get over it! The rest of the song is not a spot off completely amazing! I'm glad I found it! 5/5 + 9/10 + Favorited. Cheers to your future compositions, Sabbir!

[Xanis - Ruinenstad]

You are in a dark, musty cave losing your mind...

The beginning of this song starts off catching my interest... Sort of an ambient feeling of desperation. The only part that seems a little rushed is the choir (0:29-0:46). 0:46 until the end sounds pretty good, although the accordion part sounds slightly awkward to me. If you change a few notes to enhance the choir aspect of the song, and mess with the accordion for a minute, it might have a smoother flow... I just had to be a critic! Anyway, this is great dungeon music! Definitely conveys that type of feeling... And if you didn't spend too much time making this song, all the better!

WinglessStudios responds:

hmmm I might try that, If I ever get around to it lol I'm not sure if I will lol thanx for the review and critiques

[Xanis - The Fire-Starters]

Nice!

This sounds good! Definitely a lot of nice layers going on here! I have to say I feel like you swapped those for a little less melody, though... But I could totally see this working in a cool video-game, where I guess maybe too many different melodies would be distracting? I don't make video-game music, so I don't know! Haha. This has a catchy beat, swirling pulse, and grinding synths... What else could any game need? Keep it up!

WinglessStudios responds:

you are absolutely correct on all fronts lol I was messing with a different style of boss music and came with this. The melodies where shortcutted but the beat was meant to be catchy and layered. THANX FOR THE REVIEW!!

[Clementine Seeds [Dubstep]<><>]

There are a lot of good aspects to this song!

The intro starts of strong. It flows through the song pretty well, although I liked it better on the second listen. I think what takes away from the song to me is that it sounds like there are only 2 tracks playing at one time, the drums and the bass... It just has a very stripped down feel. You might want to try experimenting with some chord progressions playing in the background, or some echoey/ambient sounds, etc. Just something to enhance the bassline and unite the song better. Great job on your first try! Keep practicing and spend time developing your sound!

SuperKirbyMaster responds:

Yeah, I know what you mean, but I felt like keeping it simple, thinking the pluck-y synth would be enough for the high-end aspect.
I'm glad you liked it, thanks for the advice!

[The Corridors of Time]

Damn, this is smooth!

See, I really appreciate this. I'm not familiar with the original song, but I think if you're going to remake/remix/cover a song from a video-game, you should learn it and play it on real instruments. It takes no skill to download a MIDI file and add soundfonts or VSTi's to it... This on the other hand does take skill, and it is brilliant. 10/10 + Favorited. Keep it up!

Twone responds:

Hey thanks man! I worked really hard on this. You should look up the original song, too, it's really a great piece of work.