My band/project - Datura! (Metal!)

[james_macka]

Hey all, thaught I may as wel point you in the direction of some music I've been making!
It still needs vocals though!

Mp3 clip can be found at www.daturamusic.co.uk

Thanks,
James!

 

[colinear]

Hey all, thaught I may as wel point you in the direction of some music I've been making!
It still needs vocals though!

Mp3 clip can be found at www.daturamusic.co.uk

Thanks,
James!

i bet you had fun laying that down!

 

[james_macka]

How'dya mean!?

 

[eddiemunster666]

The bass drums sound great! What did you use to record them?

 

[james_macka]

Thanks man!
No recording took place for the drums .. they are done with Drumkit From Hell!

 

[eddiemunster666]

I'll have to ask grandpa to please bring me one for xmas.

 

[turnitdown]

I loved it... Great guitar sounds, tight drums, tight arrangement.... Needs a great vocal though!! Thanks, that was really good, you should get more stuff up there on your site...

 

[james_macka]

Thanks man! Really is appreciated!
New stuff will be up very soon.. Just that the news page is down at the moment :-(
Cheers,
James.

 

[colinear]

Thanks man!
No recording took place for the drums .. they are done with Drumkit From Hell!

what software are you using to record?

 

[james_macka]

N-track studio.
Cheers,
James.

 

[ecktronic]

Ya fekin Cheater yee! only yokin. It sounds good. wondering if the guitars are virtual also as they sound kinda over produced if you know what i mean.

 

[mtjames]

sounds absolutely killer. way to go.

 

[james_macka]

ecktronic:

Thanks a lot man! Nah, I can assure you the guitars are perfectly legit

mtjames:

Thanks too... Much appreciated

 

[ender4trackmind]

Not all that bad at all. The only thing that really turned me off was the 80s duel harmonic near the start. Past that there was a drastic lacking of solid palm muting, down strokes and so on...in turn it feels as if the guitars might have been gated to get a sound that could have been more effective if done manually. Guitars also seem to be ran direct, as their lacking some grit.

Drums are ok ( some of the double bass work is nice ), just overall they don't drive or are as connected with the track as they could be.

Outside all that the track is fine, just a bit to standard and predictable for my taste.

 

[james_macka]

Cool thanks for the comments & feedback.

All of the above things are definatley stuff I need to work on. The guitar and drum sounds especially are both factors that need improving.

Cheers for the critique, that's definaltey what I need to keep things improving
James.

 

[Markaholic]

overall as a metal man myself...i loved it!..except for the cheesy fade in at the beginning!

 

[james_macka]

Cheers man

There's only a fade in because it's a clip.. The full length songs have 'real' beginnings and endings!

 

[Markaholic]

ahhh i see...lol.....nevermind then...hehe

 

[Wireneck]

Im a metal guy but I've lost interest in this style with bands like Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, SHadowsFall and countless others turning it into generic mush. Anyhow you've got some nice playing skills/riffing I just would like to hear it utillized in a setting that grabs my attention a little more.

 

[james_macka]

Thanks man! Yeh I know what you mean, it is a very saturated sub-genre of metal.
I am trying my very hardest to somehow make my music original and stand out in someway to the rest. I know the track i've put up doesn't sound very original, but trust me, I'm trying heh!