Rabid Pickle

Thanks for listening The intro guitar is supposed to sound like crap. Gives some contrast. The drums are not off at 0:26, its just a big fill. And the bass is not off at 1:52, its right where it is supposed to be. Can you be more clear about the lead guitar? the only lead guitar in the song starts at 1:55 in the big ending. The original MIDI version of this is just section after section. Basically just the "instrument" switching, so I kept it that way also. The ending is also supposed to sound that way. Just a giant mass of sound. But the main melody is still clearly heard in there. The low-end pulse sound at the end is just a noise. I'm sorry that and 1:45 doesn't make sense to you. Can't help you there It seems most of the issues you have with this are just your personal preferences.

I posted this a year or two ago but I just recently updated it and it sounds 10x better. Thanks for listening https://soundcloud.com/woodwardmixing/doom

Very good! Vocals really work in this

My metal cover of The Demon's Dead from Doom 2. I posted it a while ago but it wasn't quite done yet. It isn't eligible to be judged but I hope your ear-holes enjoy it.

That is an interesting take! Much less ominous sounding than the original in my opinion, has a cool dreamy feel to it. Unfortunately the judges won't accept this song because they say its a black sabbath "cover". Yes, all of the Doom songs were ripped off from some metal band but to call it a cover is stupid. Wish they weren't too lazy to post a DO NOT REMIX list of songs. Check mine out http://soundcloud.com/woodwardmixing/doom

Now THIS I appreciate. This is an honest, detailed critique. Thank you!

Your English is hopeless. thank you!

Haha sorry but I can't take advice on drums from someone who uses a garbage can as a snare drum in their song. Thats what it is...right?

Drums are obviously programmed and sound bad. The repetitive sound of them gets very tiring to the ears fast. Could use some EQ to be less harsh, especially cymbals. Guitars are very thin. The synth stuff is pretty cheesy and sounds old. Overall sounds like a Ministry ripoff. Keep working on it! you'll get it right eventually

First, DragonAvenger wasn't saying it was voted NO, he was just saying it hadn't necessarily been voted YES yet. And to that I replied "fair enough" I DID read what you wrote but most of that was just your opinion. The "muddiness" you complained about is exactly how I wanted it to sound at the end and I didn't want reverb on drums on the intro. You told me to pan the guitars left and right which they already are. Its so easy to spout off "oh you just need some EQ and compression, and balancing" but once again...specifics? There is plenty of EQ and compression where needed. And balancing....? Where are your remixes, genius?

The track was "no'd" because some Judge says its a cover of a Black Sabbath song, which it isn't at all. I just think its shitty that they don't have a "Don't Bother With These Songs" list or something. And the only people I'm pissed at are judges who spout some shit to get me off their back and don't mean a word of it. Oh, and morons who are only attacking my mix just because I'm arguing with the almighty judges.

Obviously cheap huh? Give me some specifics.

Liontamer, have you looked into this?

Any word yet?

Fair enough

I appreciate this a lot.

I just don't get the point. A cover covers the whole song...obviously not the case here. This rips off one riff and isn't even identical. It isn't a legal issue otherwise they'd have to take down Mazedude's remix, and everyone still recognizes this as a song from an awesome video game. Some sort of explanation would be nice.

You are wrong. Go look at the Judges Decision forum. One of them posted "No override" which makes me think it DID make it through originally. And have you heard the Black Sabbath song in question? "Structure" has nothing to do with it. The song starts out with an almost identical riff and after that it isn't heard again. I won't comment on your uh..."critique" of the song; there is no acoustic guitar in it. Mazedude's remix is boring.

This mix was rejected. Judges said it is a Black Sabbath "cover". I think its ridiculous. Almost all of the Doom songs are ripped off from one metal band or another (Pantera, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth), and yet there were two Doom albums made on this site. The Demon's Dead's main melody is almost (ALMOST) identical to the intro of Black Sabbath's After All (the Dead). But after that they are totally different. Its pretty lame that my mix was rejected even though there are other versions of this song still posted on this site. I put a lot of work into this. I hope some of you can enjoy it. www.soundcloud.com/woodwardmixing/doom