JustShawn's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Dark Battle]

The intro, you can lose what sound like horns.
Other then that, your piece is very catchy!

samulis responds:

The rips or the gliss down? I personally think the glisses are one of the best parts, but each to their own, eh? :D

No worries, I steer away from crazy horn stuff mainly... this piece was a lot of experimenting.

[Vaniardur - XLII]

A nice, disturbingly quiet metal piece.
Very unique and I loved the feel! One flaw, your ending dragged on much longer then it should have.

[Sonic 2 ~ Casino Night Zone 2P]

Breaks out the Gamecube Sonic Collection ~ Back in 2 hours :D

[Defy the Faith]

Love the strong start! Totally unexpected, and the rifts :o
The change-up's were also not expected. The melody has a DBZ BT3 feel to it, and THAT is pretty beast. The kick up at 2:30 was utterly unexpected, as well as the atmosphere it brings along with it.
Your Hi-hats could use a little empowering, as they are drowned out by the rest of the instruments, but it's still pretty awesome.

The mellow dramatic feel from 4:00 - 4:15 was another surprise twist, and fit SO DAMN PERFECTLY with the rest of the track...amazing work right there, the random change in your rifts also made it more interesting and worth the full listen, TWICE!

[Zero]

I feel like im in a remix of a Matrix fight scene.
The lyrics caught my attention instantly, and the lead sounds excellent!
Cant really critique you any further then that. You have good material here, consider altering your lead just a little bit to make it more unique. Too many people have been running their leads into the ground with the recent releases, very few change ups at all.

ApexMACHINE responds:

Thanks so much for listening buddy. I really appreciate you taking the time out to write a few words and let me know what you thought!

[Crankpoo Exp 1]

Unique, Beast, but volume needs to be hiked by 70%.
Short and to the point.

Rifts are in GodMode, melody is epic, just wish the volume was pumped more!
you have earned my \m/ approval \m/ >=D

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

So turn it up! Thanks brother.

[Lone Wolf (Death Metal)]

Intro and Buildup was a little long for my tastes, lyrics...um....No Comment.
Your Growl sounds a bit on the side of throat roaring. (reference - In Flames)

Overall, not a bad piece.

LimeDisciple responds:

Thanks, I guess?
I would like to know what you mean about the lyrics, thats a bit confusing.

[Mayhem]

God Mode!
That is all :)

RobSoundtrack responds:

Haha epic thanks!!

[Overdose]

You got talent with mixing.
Your mastery skills are impressive using samples. I can argue that your "actual playing" needs to be freshly heard. Just the way you piece everything together did wonders for my ears after some of the Ear Bleeds ive heard on here lately.

4/5 4/5
good job