<Nonponi><Hardcore> Scars Have Faded - Misconceptions EP

[Jokeblue]

So! After many, many months of delay, my bands debut EP Misconceptions is finally out! If you're interested, please give it a listen and tell me what you think :3 We have the whole thing available for streaming on Youtube as well as available for free (I think) download on Bandcamp, with a not-as-free option on Itunes. Oh hey, I also just found out it's available on spotify, too! I don't know what that is but you can listen to it there, I guess.

Youtube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=958LODo ... qSJwAgU1rU
Bandcamp: http://scarshavefaded.bandcamp.com/albu ... eptions-ep
Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/misco ... d816506784

And just in case you don't want to leave this page I will link and spoiler each song individually, because I know i'd prefer that, but because posting spoilers is weird, i'll have to split it into two posts so I don't keep having 2 or 3 of them not work.

Spoiler 01. Addiction to Nothingness:

Spoiler 02. Detriment:

Spoiler 03. Vanguard:

[Jokeblue]

Spoiler 04. Resonate ft. Liam Solway:

Spoiler 05. The Real Heart ft. Dan Brown:

Spoiler 06. Misconceptions:

[Injustrial]

This is a pretty decent release. (Metalcore? Hardcore sounds like Metalcore to me. So sorry...)

The only thing I would critique you for is the fluctuations in volume. Some parts of the track sound overcompressed, to the detriment of the entire soundscape. Example: Track 1 at 0:11, right when the guitars come in, and sometimes else during the EP.

Other than that issue, I like what I hear. The drums sound dirty and garagey, guitars are well played, and some of those High Pass Filter transitions work very well indeed. Your lyrics are good, the vocals are well executed, although sometimes they sound a little bit young (?)

There's a good bit of energy going on here, and I don't have any problems believing in you, which is a must for this kind of music.

All in all a good release. I'm personally not going to get the EP, but I know of several who would like to, so I'll repost the link and send some listeners your way ^^

[EpiPony]

Whoa! this sounds sick! looks like i picked a good day to check this website again haha.
I have to say, the EP sounds quite professional. Although, like injustrial already said, there's a few volume fluctuations (vanguard at 1:02 threw me off a little haha)
Personally i'm not a big fan of the garagey, dirty drums but that's personal preference i guess.
The vocals remind me a lot of I See Stars, in a good way. Brutal but really under control.
I do feel like there's a little bit of clipping going on but nothing really badly. I believe it's become a standard in the genre to let it clip a little haha. Everything's still pretty well listenable.
The riffs are great and have been tracked really tight,and they fit the vocal line well.
10/10 would listen again haha

[Jokeblue]

Sorry bout the hella late reply and all, but thanks guys :3

I showed the rest of the band what you said, Brad (guitarist/producer/engineer) and I were quite happy to hear a review based on the actual content rather than the more common "Oh I like this song but not this part and this song's alright but that song sucks" type thing haha. I kind of get what you mean by the volume fluctuation after you pointed it out, but honestly I've never noticed it.

Anyway, all in all, Brad responds! "I'd really like to know more about these volume fluctuations that they're talking about. Is it something I'm doing in the process of editing as the producer, or is it, in that particular example, the way Ben recorded the vocal line? I mean, there's not really room for fluctuations the way I've produced things. I compress the dear life out of anything that moves in my mix, and the only way parts get louder is with layers. So I'm sure it's a kind of misunderstanding with the louder vocal lines and transitions between sections. And about the clipping - he's definitely right, I'm not a mastering engineer - but I'm glad nobody's mentioned the lack of mastering so far, it means I've done it SOME good haha. Top notch reviews. I like it, I like it. I will use this feedback to my advantage."

So there we go. Thanks for checking it out and providing feedback guys! :3