ROUND 4 RESULTS!Crazyaga: Swans – Helpless Child
This is a song I liked, but hell, it was long. It was really chill and is something I would listen to as background music (which isn’t a bad thing). There isn’t much to say about this song, because there isn’t much going on. But that's because this song seems like it was written to be relaxing. Pretty good. Only complaint was that there wasn’t enough going on to fill the incredibly long 15 minute piece but I liked it well enough. A note to everyone: remember that the time limit is 10 minutes for songs.
6/10
YtseBitsySpider: Ozric Tentacles – White Rhino Tea
This was a pure prog song, a genre that I used to listen to but find myself steering away from in recent years. This song was pretty cool however and it brought back memories of when I used to exclusively listen to this kind of music. Pretty good song and technically impressive and there were some parts I really liked. Good submission, but I don’t expect to be listening to more prog anytime soon.
7/10
Lolzeez: King Crimson – 21st Century Schizoid Man
More prog. I liked this one more than Ozric Tentacles though. The main riffs were quite cool and I liked the vocals (although vocal distortion isn’t my thing it seemed to fit in this song). The only complains I have were that the ending of the song got on my nerves a bit and the wankyness level of the solo was really high. Definitely better than your previous submissions!
7.5/10
Scorpion: Luna Mortis – Ash
I remember checking out this album a while ago, but I sure didn’t remember until now and I don’t remember the music. This song was really good. I’m impressed with the vocalist; if she’s doing the growls too, than it’s the first female growl I’ve liked. It sounds a bit like her, but I really don’t know. Tell me if you do! Anyway, this was a really good melodeath song. I will definitely check out the rest of this album, as sadly, it is the only one Luna Mortis has made.
8.5/10
Nekov: Mastodon – Aqua Dementia
I’ve heard a ton of good things about mastodon and even checked out The Hunter passively a couple times. This was a great song. The drummer is very good and I liked the vocals although I thought it could use some clean singing here and there to spice it up. Cool riffing and great song. I will probably check out more from this band because I really like what I hear
9/10
Heretic: Twelve Foot Ninja – Deluge
This was a cool song. Had a pretty awesome pseudo-reggae feel at the beginning and quickly progressed into a really awesome heavy chorus. I loved this piece. I usually don’t like this kind of feel (upbeat bluesy pseudoreggae) in music but here it was used really well. The chorus was definitely the high point and a great contrast to the quieter verses. The scream at the end was perfect.
9/10
Elite: The Dear Hunter – Red Hands
I really liked the vocals (although on this song, I might have heard some autotune). This song was really good, not as good as Cauda Venenum, but they hardly sound the same at all. I really liked the part after the “get to work;” it was probably my favorite part of the song. Again, not quite as good as Cauda Venenum, but awesome nonetheless.
9.5/10
PuffyPat: The Dear Hunter – Cauda Venenum
I’ve heard of the Dear Hunter before. Never checked them out. That’s going to change now. This song was just incredible. I loved every second of it. Most of all, however, I really liked the vocalist. This song also had a feel that made me want to dance and that was cool. The handdrums were an awesome addition. Awesome submission!
10/10
Best round yet, guys! Keep it up!
The standings:
Heretic: 36
Nekov: 34.5
Scorpion: 34
Elite: 32.5
PuffyPat 29.5
Crazyaga: 27
YtseBitsySpider: 22
Lolzeez: 21
ROUND 5 THEME:
Colors: Send me a song with a color named in the title. GO!Deadline is Wednesday at 7pm EST. I go back to school this week so it might be hard for me to give you results depending on how much work I get. Send it in on time and I can assure you results friday if not earlier.