X-TERRORIST-X's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The ALARM Song]

I'm mad at you!

It was quiet at first, and I thought that I just had my volume too low. So I turned my volume up and than this high pitched noise rings out that wakes up my mom and now she's mad at me.

Other than that, the song was had a good beat and was catchy. Nice variety with the addition of a horn of some sorts at 1:46. Maybe try to add some vocals in the middle. Nothing professional it would just add another dimension.

Overall, not bad. If the sounds weren't annoying at time the score would be higher.

-X-

culmor30 responds:

Whoa, two people that LIKE it? It's supposed to be bad :[

[To eat my entire self]

All over the place.

Good for the heavy metal genre, bad for music in general. Pace was too fast and instrumentation didn't stay continuous for more than a second.

Couldn't understand what you were saying. Kinda creepy.

This type of music doesn't appeal to me, sorry :3

-X-

Fleshbag responds:

I understand why you don't like it but all you said is wrong, actually. Pace is quite slow when compared to Nile, Hate Eternal, Kataklysm, Origin... Instrumentation is pretty much straightforward, two riffs that are repeated a few times. You just need to listen to more music

[I'm Gonna Kill Santa Claus]

Good Piece

I wasn't expecting much out of this to be honest. After listening to it a few time's, I've realized it's actually better than that. The instrument's progress very well and the whole things blends good.

Singing could be improved, hard to understand at times. Than again, that's how most metal songs are. I guess I just don't like the whole genre in general.

Good drums, good guitar, good song. Could be a little better though.

-X-

giftedbuttwisted responds:

Thanks! But like all our songs it's just for fun. We weren't goin for perfect. I appreciate the constructive criticism =D

[swing on the swing]

Simply Stunning..

I loved the lyrics, and the beat that comes in at :40 is a great mix of things. The story you tell here is very descriptive. I really felt your pain.

There really is no way to improve this piece. You seem to have mastered the art of rap and story-telling in musical form.

I hope you decide to make more music in the future, I laughed at this and thought that you did a magnificent job!

-X-

[eternal slumber]

Needs revision

This song is catchy, but I feel the opening lasts too long. The same beat lasts until :45 when it changes very little. The song just progresses too slow.

Even after progressing throughout the entire song, nothing changes enough. That's really the only complaint I have. The things you do have are fantastic, and very catchy.

This suits more of a loop, if you have any current projects under development try and mix that with this. I'm sure the result would be fantastic.

Good luck.

-X-

[1234 go!-MJ]

[[ INTENSE ]]

Nice rifts you got going on here. You must have been playing for a while, because this guitar sounds very clear. What kind of guitar do you have?

I also liked the switches you made between fast and medium paced guitar. Those times you were going fast you were REALLY going at it. I can't play like that :/

So overall, sick shredding. I suggest you should make it into a song.

-X-

[Simply, i love you]

Gave me chills..

This song blew me away. With the composing done here I almost forgot I was in the Audio Portal and not Itunes. Honestly, I would pay for something like this.

It really made me start to think about things. Just kind of gave me that feeling. Hard to explain, really. It just did.

The peaceful beat in here would be put to great use in a montage. The whole feeling I get combined with some flash or video would be a fantastic combination. It looks like someone has already used it in their flash, I'll be sure to check it out after I'm done writing this review.

To wrap things up, thanks for bringing this amazing peace of composition to us here on Newgrounds. I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say that it's greatly appreciated.

-X-

No1r responds:

Thank you so much for your kind words, X-Terrorist-X!
This song was mainly written for the Yungjazz's flash Ep.IV. He asked for a 3 minutes, slow, mellow jazzy song, and this is what came out..
Greetings! :)

[Nightscape (WIP3)]

Average.

Sounds like it took a while to mix, the individual beats throughout it are good and keep a good rhythm. At around 1:25 when the new instrument comes in I think that sounds very random. It would need new surrounding sounds to fit in, it completely changes the tempo.

At part of it, the song sounds as if it tries to sound difficult too much. Toning down the snare drum would help this as at some parts it sounds as if it's just there for the sake of being there. And not really adding anything to the production.

Thirdly, the song is very drawn out. I would have been more than pleased with a 3 minute song, this goes on for 6. That makes it very repetitive and boring. Cut it down a bit, and this score will be much higher.

This song has some issues but overall it is still a catchy song. Not perfect, but just good. With some work, however, this song could be a real winner. Just pick a pace and stick with it the entire song. Switching back and forth turns me off.

You're still better than me, though :)

-X-

endlessnumber responds:

Two of your suggestions are really good - I am going to work on making the pace switches more gradual and making the individual grooves more friendly. I also see what you're saying about the excessive snare use so that's going away.

You'll have to deal with the length because this is drum and bass, not a radio release, so I have more room in which I can expand my ideas. This piece is far from finished.

[Star_Crossed_Demo]

Very good.

Since this is only the demo, I can't wait for the full song!

The song does seem a bit rushed at times. It never keeps a beat for more than a few seconds before changing. I would like to enjoy one sequence before moving on to the next.

Now I understand this is a demo, and not fully polished. But I think this has enough variety for a 2 minute song. Anything longer and your going to have to add some new material.

Nonetheless, this demo was good. Hope you don't disappoint us when the real song gets released :)

-X-

Desyre responds:

I hope so too! I'm just a little afraid to release it with all this hype!

[[DJ V] Only One Rmx !]

Okay, I'm feeling it

Catchy song.

It had nice variety and flowed continuously. If I'm not looking at the time bar I wouldn't have known when it ended and when it started!

Some suggestions would be to add some different beats in there. I know it's a loop, but what you have just isn't enough in my opinion.

Overall, though. This is a great loop, keep up the good work.

-X-