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This is an original of my bands! Called "Into The Howling Dark"

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3657402/05%20Into%20The%20Howling%20Dark%20copy.mp3

Cover of the band Ensiferum's song Treacherous Gods (Thanks to Stephen kay for giving me advice on how to make SST work with the bug i found in this song)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3657402/04%20Treacherous%20Gods%20copy.mp3

Im aware the keyboards can be kind of low. as some parts. But for a quick spare of the moment mix (the sound guy liked us and clicked record) not too bad! My kronos was awesome live! having no cut outs between patches made it all the more magical!

Thanks korg for this awesome keyboard!

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Current gear: Korg Kronos 61, Oberheim OB-8, Alesis Vortex
Past Gear: Triton Extreme w/moss & ram, Korg Radias, Kurzweil Micropiano, Triton classic, & Karma
Come visit my Burbank California repair shop/recording studio! Rosensound.com
And my band: Sirion.us.com

PinkFloydDudi · Guest

Sounds awesome man!

The screaming stuff is not really my forte at all...but the keys sound awesome.

BillW · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:41 pm Post subject:

Bruce Lychee · Platinum Member Joined: 16 Jun 2011 Posts: 856

synthguy · Platinum Member Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 661

I just can't get along with metal of any kind, except a few things from Japan, but it does sound very good for that style. Well, harfing vocals aside... Wink

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zzz · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:58 pm Post subject:

I prefer my loud stuff with a more melodic delivery, say Porcupine Tree, or Symphony X when he's not growling, but it's great to see all genres in this box, not just jazz, piano and see how many notes I can play. (I love Jazz, piano and Jordan, as well as Eno and Richard Barbieri, I'm not trying to start an argument. Smile

) I wonder what Tangerine Dream would have thought of the Kronos, way back when they were playing giant telephone exchanges?

Rosen Sound · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:51 pm Post subject:

Haha! I'm aware that the type of music i play is very uncommon for your synth folk. But it does hold its own very well!

you guys should check out some other heavier bands without 'harfing' vocals. like rhapsody of fire.

other bands similar to mine would be bands like Kalmah.

Rhapsody: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTKiM5D_PpA

Kalmah: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnZOQ__Dl4E

Hail!

other then that I'm really into some old proggy stuff....Rush... Yes, ELP.. Rush!

did i mention rush!!
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Current gear: Korg Kronos 61, Oberheim OB-8, Alesis Vortex
Past Gear: Triton Extreme w/moss & ram, Korg Radias, Kurzweil Micropiano, Triton classic, & Karma
Come visit my Burbank California repair shop/recording studio! Rosensound.com
And my band: Sirion.us.com

EvilDragon · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 12:18 am Post subject:

I, for one, have nothing against the growling, if it's well done. And it's well done here. It's the vocalist's singing voice that wasn't very good to me. Laughing

But as robbinhood said to me in a PM, they were pretty wasted. Razz

That was helluva great drumming there, too!

Rosen Sound · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:09 am Post subject:

Neko · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:40 am Post subject:

Good songs, being myself a huge folk metal fan Wink

I do perform in a symphonic metal band though, will perhaps post some songs when our 2nd demo is over.

EvilDragon · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:15 am Post subject:

I want a drummer that can drum like that wasted. Laughing

Seriously, he was pretty much flawless!

Gribs · Joined: 20 Apr 2010 Posts: 25

I like this kind of music, especially if the growling vocals are mixed and contrasted with smoother singing. I agree with another post that the non-growling singing for the vocalist are the weak parts. Here the band sounds great, including the Kronos playing!

Other symphonic and power metal bands with lots of keyboards that I like include:

Symphony X (Russell Allen is probably my favorite metal vocalist)
Kamelot
Epica
Ayreon (and Arjen Lucassen's new band Star One)
Pain of Salvation (prefer their older stuff)

I also like Opeth but there are fewer keyboards in there. I am sorta tired of Dream Theater but still like their old stuff.

An addition that many of the metal bands like this could use is a competent lyricist. For me it sorta blows it when the music is really cool but the lyrics are moronic. I think that Nevermore's last couple of releases fall into this category for example.
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EvilDragon · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:41 pm Post subject:

zzz · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:42 pm Post subject:

I'd agree that Russell Allen is one of the better voices in rock, but try Porcupine Tree's "Anaesthetize" for a how to... in ambient to metal to harmonies to metal to ambient etc. Fantastic keyboard textures all the way through.

michelkeijzers · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:07 pm Post subject: