First ImpressionsRound 2 Playlist1. The requisite “I could see this being solid but the production doesn’t work for me” song of the round.
Stadler: G/Z/R - Detective 272. Nothing about this is bad or unpleasant, but I spent the entire time waiting for them to find a good riff yet they never did.
Nekov: Leech - The Man With the Hammer3. I get the intent of this submission and it’s, fine, but I sure hope this one is a grower because otherwise I’m going to get bored of it real quick.
Dacul: Deftones - Change (In the House of Flies)4. Definitely unique and intriguing but I’m gonna have a really hard time getting into those vocals.
Indiscipline: Quintorigo - Bentivoglio Angelina5. You’ll be pleased to know I don’t think this is djent. I comment on this only because I don’t have any other interesting thoughts on this at this time.
Elite: Anima Tempo - Confessions6. This sounds exactly like [REDACTED], except with slightly weaker vocals. Which is to say, I dig it, though it’s a bit lacking in substance.
ariich: Mutoid Man - Bridgeburner7. This, on the other hand, is definitely djent. It’s the kind of djent I can at least tolerate and occasionally enjoy though since there’s at least, grooves and hooks though.
Tomislav95: Kryn - Risset8. It took me over half the song’s runtime to figure out what genre this was trying to be. It’s solid in a very non-descript, hard-to-say-anything-about kind of way.
Mr. Crabs: Blaze of Sorrow - Notturna