Firewind (Featuring Joe Mizzi)

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I have been wanting to collaborate with Joe for a few years now and finally have the free time to make something happen. This is the first of hopefully many songs we'll write together. Enjoy. Feedback is always welcome.

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Lyrics: Joe Mizzi - Music: James Gore

Firewind

There’s a fiery wind
Blowing in my sails now
Strong as the light of day

See a holy man
Pointing with his finger
To further guide the way

There’s a hungry dog
Laying on a dirt-road
Picking the bones away

And the buzzards fly
In a hungry circle
Waiting for it to end

Red dust and glow
Haze coming on

Coming down to
Sweep this life I know
Like a hole leading nowhere
Falling on me
Like a curse of old

When I came around
I saw a red cloud
Gliding thru the sky

And the dusty trail
Led me to a mountain
The stone was bare and grey

Witness to the
Sharpening of the blade
And the lamb of sacrifice
Tied and twisted
Burning in the flame

I heard laughter fade
It turned into rain

And the devils kissed
While the women danced on
Spitting on my face

And the holy grail
It blew to pieces
Bringing blood and pain

And the maddened voice
Rang on and on
Spinning like a broken wheel
I ran down the trail that sealed my fate
 
I think the guitars sound a bit scooped. I would like to hear some more mids. I like the vocal processing, but they are a little loud. That's about it. The rest of the song sounds good.
 
Sounds good mr. murder. Fine guitar playing and sufficiently crunchy riffage. I too initally thought the guitars seemed a bit thin, but perhaps only 'cause I read squibble's comment first? I dunno, no experience here trying to produce that sort of tone. I thought the vocal level was fine and Joey's voice seems really well suited to your sound. Well done both of you.
 
Thanx for the comments, guys!
I dig the punchy rawness of the tune. M plays some wicked riffs.;)
 
Appreciate the comments. About the guitars, I can't help it. I know I should sometimes back off the gain or perhaps not scoop so much but I just dig the scooped tone. I get in there thinking "ok dude, dial this shit in and be conservative this time." But I keep cranking the dials until I start walking all over other frequencies. It used to be much worse until I started coming here and getting honest feedback. Most real producers would probably cringe seeing me work. You know how they say you should only cut with EQ and never boost? Well, I boost. Somehow my messes wind up sounding ok most of the time. This is my first time mixing Joey's voice and, I must say, his voice is so easy to mix in. Very little is needed to get it sitting in there just right. If the vocal is a bit hot it's probably because I feel they are the highlight of the tune.
 
I don't think the guitars are too bad. I'm not crazy about the tone, but it fits the style. Overall I think the mix is pretty good. A little more space and shine in the drums would be good. They're a little flat and one-dimensional. Very robotic. I don't know what you did to the vocals, but they don't quite work for me. I've listened to a lot of Joey music, and there's something off about the vocal tracks. They lack the usual air and clarity that I've gotten used to from him. The performance is great. How the vocals sit in the mix isn't. And the bullhorn effect is too much. Just my 2 cents.
 
I thought this was pretty solid...Im not sure Joes vocals blend in well enough...but I think they could come up a little in volume..I think that may help

I think the bass could come up a notch and have a little boost in the higher frequencies..

but good mix, I liked the guitar tone, sounded appropriate, good lead and the drums were well suited
 
kcearl said:
I thought this was pretty solid...Im not sure Joes vocals blend in well enough...but I think they could come up a little in volume..I think that may help

I think the bass could come up a notch and have a little boost in the higher frequencies..

but good mix, I liked the guitar tone, sounded appropriate, good lead and the drums were well suited
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Hey Zinedine, welcome back!
I'm afraid we drank all the scotch while you were away........!:D:drunk:
 
I really liked the guitar tone. Good playing too. I thought the guitars were just a bit too loud. Covered the vocals just a little bit. Just nudge 'em down a wee bit.

The snare could come up a bit. I'd like to hear a crisper attack to it as well.

Maybe do a high shelf boost on the vocal? Maybe 2 db on everything above 11K or so? Might shine them up a bit.
 
Good job!

I agree with KC, bring up the bass, add a touch of high end around 2 - 5 khz for a bit more articulation.

Guitars sound great.....nailed it there I think.

Drums are slightly dull. But not enough to "ruin" the mix. Would like to hear more crack from the snare and a little more power from the kick.

Vox sit back in the mix too much. Bring them forward and UP at touch and you've got gold.....a "heavy metal".

Great collab.

Oh, and I hear Dio....am I off target?
 
Nice hard rocker that sounds real good except right at the end. The vox sound pretty off pitch right there. From 418 to 420 it's a struggle. That whole passage seems forced.

Ah maybe I need a break.
 
Add +5 at 3Khz with a Q of 3 for the bass def.
In a perfect world the vox don't quite sit but they sound great in the real world.
A bit of ear fatigue from the high freq in the guitars towards the end.
Good song, good performances.
 
The song sure kicks some ass! The rhythm guitar is a few db's too loud and in your face to me.
A bit of reverb to drop it back into the mix and lower sound level would even it out in my opinion.
Joe sounds fine as usual, I'm amazed at how high he pushes that ending vocal--Yow!!!
Good colab, guys.
 
joeym said:
Hey Zinedine, welcome back!
I'm afraid we drank all the scotch while you were away........!:D:drunk:
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I bet you just hid the scotch in the New Rep Thread Joey-it's just like a big empty storehouse now-nothing happening down there at all these days!!
 
Anfontan said:
I bet you just hid the scotch in the New Rep Thread Joey-it's just like a big empty storehouse now-nothing happening down there at all these days!!
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SSSSSHHHHHHHHHHhhhh....stop giving me away or you won't get any......!!:mad:

:D:drunk:
 
great song & performance! joey, your vox is great (as always)! mixe-vise i have some critics:
vox is "hanging too much in the air" for my taste, could be more focused. the drums & the guitars sound quite heavily "distorted". i don't like the guitar sound this way that much. but the mix is going in the right direction (good punch), but maybe it needs some finetuning.
 
Not too shabby, man. As was previously mentioned, there's something weird going on with Joey's vocals. They seem a bit closed, for lack of a better word. Semi-low-fi, if you will. (performance kicked major bootie, though) I thought the guitars sounded amazing. I love the scooped guitar sound, personally. Drums sounded nice and punchy, albeit a bit two-dimensional for my tastes. Mix-wise, the guitars seemed just a hair too loud. If it were me, I'd probably lower them nothing more than 1db - probably closer to .5db.
 
karumba said:
great song & performance! joey, your vox is great (as always)! mixe-vise i have some critics:
vox is "hanging too much in the air" for my taste, could be more focused. the drums & the guitars sound quite heavily "distorted". i don't like the guitar sound this way that much. but the mix is going in the right direction (good punch), but maybe it needs some finetuning.
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Thanx Jan!
Yes I think the track has a pretty good punch, but I'm sure James will be working on a better soon. Plenty of good advice here.
 
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