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big band hit sounds great, if a bit right-ear heavy. there's a weird rattle in the drums at 0:29, like a frying sound. 0:50 is indeed bach-pilled. the wind here's a bit loud in the lower ranges but luckily it goes away pretty quickly. 1:27's got some real meat in that lead guitar tone, i love it. i liked the c section's change in beat and feel, gets a little more metallica in the feel. i didn't like that rain sfx right at the end of this section though - it sounds more like frying fat than it does rain. there's a nice solo at 2:55ish and i like the emphasis on the altered scalar patterns. i also liked the heavy rhythmic elements under it that come in later on in the solo. the transition to elrond is a little surprising mostly because we've used the same riff the entire song and now we've got something else that also is naturally a different feel (more funky). but i liked how it was handled, using it as a bass riff first. i think if you'd repeated it a few times there to reinforce it it'd have been easier to grok. this whole section is fun and my only complaint is i wish the bass was louder so i could hear all the fun stuff it's doing easier. we transition (abruptly) back to Press Start as an outro, and it's mostly done. a few more sfx and drum hits and we're there. this one's easy to my ear! the breakdown is helpful as always. i think a few transitions are a little less smooth than they could be, and i think that the sfx get in the way in a few places, but overall this arrangement is fiyah despite being covered in rain sfx so i'm good with it. nice work on this one! YES

Sounds like the thumps around :29 are kind of clipping. Soundscape feels very crowded/cramped until :48. Nice changeup into the organ. At 1:00, the snare shots do have power but are taking up a lot of space compared to the guitar chugs and synths; nothing dealbreaking, just a strange balance where the drums are the most upfont while the other part-writing and SFX somewhat muds together. The bass stuff doesn't cut through at all and might as well not be there; would love to hear things adjusted so it was more audible (and thus contributing to the texture). Plucked lead at 2:41 was awesome before transitioning into the organ, then some awesome guitar soloing from 2:50-3:30. I would have liked 3:38's part more had it not been so rhythmically different from the main source tune, but I did recognize it, so I'll live. :-). The mixing still needs some work, but it's still solid and the arrangement's all sorts of creative. I'll be honest, despite the obvious influences, it doesn't scream Castlevania to me, but in terms of a dark rock take, it's still my cracks the whip. :-) YES

Cool track! Great mashup of these sources as the guys have said. The mixing is what I would expect from a song in this genre, and the mastering is just right. You definitely nailed the brief you were attempting to do, but sadly I have to agree with Larry that it's too much "Damage Inc." I had a similar issue with a collab I did with bLiNd a few years back that was based on NIN's "Closer" and it sounded way too TrentReznorish and therefore it was rejected (but man was it cool! Jordan had replicated the kick and that bass sound to perfection). I'd love to hear this again with the "Damage, Inc." sections un-Damaged (it would be an easy yes), but as Larry said if that compromises the vision we understand. NO (resubmit)