Description : This unconventional metal track is dedicated to Valvedriver https://www.looperman.com/users/profile/841435 though it's not a parody of his fine music or me actively trying to sound like it. I struggled for months with the first few minutes of this track knowing that I must be able to take it somewhere deeper, more psychedelic and powerful. Then I loaded some sampled choir voice instruments, as used in my track Reckful https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/160356 and suddenly found myself happily in Valveland - not a place I visit often. Feeling amply Valvedriven and newly inspired, I added the last few minutes fairly easily and very quickly. So: it's a twisting, turning mixture of grunge, menacing ambient, mystical metal and ultra-heavy funk. Instruments: electric guitar+bass, synth basses, female choir voices, one synth pad, some other synths on the nastier side of things and a few programmed heavy acoustic drumkits playing a mixture of triplets and straighter grooves. Interesting thoughts appreciated. Favourite bits? Shit bits? Please listen on good headphones/speakers as there's a lot of heavy bass in this. Now get ready to rock: balls out, hands in the air and with rebellious joy in your heart. Just try not to headbang the hell out of your laptop. Go!
Description : The music for this song is 'Heavy Metal Highway' song and was used with permission from Randy at . The added vocals and effects were added in Garageband. Listen to it LOUD and listen all the way to the end, it's worth it!
Description : progressive metal.
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Description : A metalish track built around loops by Planetjazzbass. Pure looperman product, all loops from here! :)
As everytime, any feedback welcomed. UPDATE 2015.10.24.: improved audio quality - lower lows, higher highs. Now even more scary, and in 256kbps!
Applied loops (full or partially):
PLANETJAZZBASS : 0111346-0014566 - (funkenstone), 0111346-0039117 - (my goat is sick), 0111346-0014648 - (black bomber), 0111346-0018490 - (heat shield), 0111346-0038108 - (sennheiser zen 1), 0111346-0038109 - (sennheiser zen 2), 0111346-0015208 - (pig milk), 0111346-0019635 - (hippo pool), 0111346-0032035 - (bover boots), 0111346-0014682 - (trekkin time), 0111346-0014803 - (i told you so), 0111346-0014561 - (frontal lobe), 0111346-0020779 - (fat flies), 0111346-0032147 - (smooth shoes).
MEGAPAUL : 0448131-0058899 (E 100BPM 4 bars main riff), 0448131-0058767 (HM A 85BPM 4bars), 0448131-0059390 (D-Red-Ralf-has-gone-120BPM-8bars)
REI4REAL : 0039029-0001514 (rei iron E 75), 0039029-0001680 (rei hammer 02 D 140)
ACIDTONE : 0037502-0002671 (double kick bass with china)
ANCHOR : 0072432-0001749 (lots o double bass trash)
XARNOR : 0085913-0008990 (metal drum loop)
GUITARGURU : 0057331-0001168 (wavey rock riff), 0057331-0001169 (robot talk)
BLAQHSTARRMUSIC : 00665575-0014482 (acoustic overdrive gt)
SPIVKURL : 0186161-0065468 (acidic arpeggio)
CHILLDADDY : 0067852-0001439 (indian calling tom tom)
PSYCHOTROPIC_CIRCLE : 0071878-0003099 (lion perc and orc 01), 0071878-0002818 (salsa groove 01), 0071878-0003153 (fx el 3 114)
SASH : 0020884-0001302 (screaming feedback)
LJSHADOW : 0144345-0014306 (hitter)
DRMISTERSIR : 0208341-0069232 (she loves it)
WADIZZLE5000 : 0711434-0054859 (break break break)
STREETSBEATZ : 0959110-0062623 (ratchet gutta - ride)
DJ_FRED_VAL : 0002663-0002511 (fv roland dr-550 120), 0002663-0006690 (fv rock beat 140), 0002663-0008079 (fv xylo attack 140)
Description : A collab with nicetones101. Dark , gritty and with questionable intent. crunchy riff driven guitars and atmospheric vocals weave together a solemn track.Hopefully we invoke some sort of emotion! \m/
Description : A collab with nicetones101 ! This has been awhile in the making, real life caught up with me and i had to take a little musical break. I looked over my past comments i received and i tried to put all the constructive criticism to work ! I turned the vocals up a bit , I also cut down on the effects and left a clean vocal track. I did want the chaos and the noise to still be a player in certain parts though. I tried to create two distinct atmospheres, an uneasy calm and a manic episode. I prefer headphones with this track as there is a lot going on at certain times.
Description : I know it's more fusion than metal, but still put there... :) Some lame guitar notes by me, everything else is loops from the site only. Enjoy or hate it! :)
Applied loops (fully or partially):
PLANETJAZZBASS: 0111346-0014685 (MrGlitchy),
0111346-0035717 (Zoombie Grass),
0111346-0026143 (Choral One),
GUITARJOCK: 0353199-0026553 (guitarjocks punkish lead gtr chorus 2),
0353199-0026550 (guitarjocks punkish lead gtr rhy 1),
BUTCHEROFNORMALITY: 0234230-0014373 (Metal Siren),
ISHIMIZU: 0259745-0032168 (Virtual Guitar loop),
CLINTHAMERMUSIC: 0409755-0031558 (Perky Beat),
NEMESIS1979: 0096007-0035046 (resistance),
STEINAA: 0214983-0034769 (Irreversible drumz),
HMNN: 0073162-0024186 (HMNN Orch5),
DEXTDEE: 0116269-0015590 (whistling celestial),
SLAPJOHNSON: 0067443-0012880 (Garage 50),
GUITARGURU: 0057331-0003622 (Robot Song),
ARIXXONSC: 1264531-0079772 (170 Funky Bass Melody),
ALEN9R: 0379853-0057899 (MMS FULL Drums 85 Bpm),
KEDAL: 0308983-0022318 (Evolutive 4),
BLAZEBEATSOFFICIAL: 0748303-0083177 (arp dance loop),
KLEVRAH: 0406855-0060757 (One that got away),
NEEZLE: 0689209-0083666 (Metallic Groove),
SGN: 0383306-0040705 (Did I Stutter Part 1),
ALIVIDLIFE: 0158799-0049750 (alividlife Insomnia Drums2 125),
BENTLEYRHYTHMACE: 0000014-0000098 (Bra Dirty Echo Beats 1),
SHORTBUSMUSIC: 0500098-0061360 (Hip Hop Piano in Dm-G),
SINTHETICRECORDS: 0403648-0055960 (Sinthetic - Tick Tock Drums and Percussion 100),
DESIGNEDIMPRESSION: 0592478-0068836-designedimpression-we-rise-hold-synth (deleted loop),
WATERMIND: 0071369-0005244-watermind-077-harmonica-echo-1-a (deleted user?).
Description : made this and most of my new songs with loops i buy
i can play but have no guitar my loops are
ambient metal creations 2
beta monkey double bass mania
uberschall no headroom
Description : heavy metal song ... new master on it ...
Description : Living in the Pacific Northwest, USA, I am surrounded by countless acres of forests and mountains. Having experienced them, I know that with as beautiful and serene as they can be, so too, they can be cold, deadly and unforgiving. That's what this song is about. The wide spectrum of emotions one can feel when alone in the forest. Whether you want to be or not. Let me know what you think. --- Take care. V.
Description : Psychedelic chillout stoner/doom epic. Badass heavy riffage and drumming plus big chillout vibes. Heavy electric guitar plus slow attack lead parts. Other beauty and ambience from filter swept violins, two synth pads and some subtle female vocal samples. Also bass guitar and sub bass. Two programmed, heavy drum kits and one lighter one, to fatten up the sound.
Description : One of my greatest heavy tracks. What I find unusual is the amount of melodic and deep ambient guitar that sits on top of low, distorted riffs and fat, heavy drums. Very little synth work here apart from the sub bass, which plays almost throughout. Bass guitar in two sections and a couple of slide resonator guitar solos. Drums are a few programmed metal/rock kits, no drum loops. What I still have trouble believing and understanding is that all of the many vocal sounds in this are actually timestretched guitar parts (8x or 800% slower). I don't know why the timestretching adds such a clear vocal component to the sound. Gets darker and more intense in the middle (and towards the end) but this is otherwise quite melodic - perhaps in a way that might put off some metallers. Shitloads of guitar playing, some fairly badass, and lots of heavy, crashing drums so press play if you want to rock hard but also in a deep ambient, psychedelic way. Interesting thoughts and reflections are, as always, greatly appreciated. Detailed comments preferred...
Description : I am totally just gonna encourage you to hit play...and enjoy!
Thank you so much Mr. Bear for the track and the mix :-), now you'll have something to entertain you on your trip :-)
PLAY IN TRAFFIC! AND LOUD!
Description : UPDATED!
My latest work. It would be awesome to find a singer for this.. 105 BPM
Description : I discovered Meshuggah around 2003 and was blown away by the power, complexity and super Heavy sound of their music. Their "Nothing" album marked the switch to 8 string guitars and pushed Heavy Metal into a whole new territory. My track is a variant cover of their song "Nebulous". I have stayed pretty close to the original but added a few dynamic elements of my own. Its loud, its super heavy and way out there...Beyond Nebulous.
Description : Aaron Burcham and Rockhouse Asylum murder something called a track
I am back, and attempting to listen to those parts I was unable to hear for a while, and oddly, I'm still unable to. But what is in fact audible still, I enjoy. Also, I must assume you are from the future, from your 12/01/15 update, given that as of today is 02/01/15. Kidding my friend. I'm thinking you have 12/01/15 as in the 12th day of the 1st month of the 2015th year. Simply given you a bit of a hassle.
Anyhow, back to the music. Since you extended the last part, which still even now I'm unable to hear, I'm assuming the track still sounds amazing, from what I've heard before, and now. I'm truly sorry that I'm missing out on such incredible track. Is there another place you posted this on? Such as soundcloud? Nevertheless, amazing job, once again StaticNomad! I wish you well, and the best! Take care, my friend.
~GO
I'm safe with headbanging the hell out of my laptop, already killed it doing just what you described ;) onto a desktop now :p I like how this slowed way down with that dark atmosphere I love soooo much and that choir... :D I sure do hear the Valvedriver influence here! Excellent!
One and only... StaticNomad... Unique style, unique presence! You never disappoint, man! =] Cheers!
Your missing the metal vocals! Oh the screaming so pleasantly chilling with this as I listen. 1:20 - 4:10 is where I imagine valvedriven's atmosphere similarity. 4:10 and remaining time is MadDriven. Still sounds like one of your tracks at the same time. This time you're not drifting off, you're specifically taking off with something to say. Great capture of the those rapid thoughts, the anger sharks are swimming in my head and I'm having fun listening to this. I think you could make something very cool with this style you've captured here for real. Thanks for letting me hear this. Peace.
Alright!! Nomads got the dark vibe!! This is excellent. I love heavy stuff so less than a minute in and i'm already loving it. I can hear the valvedriver influence in this as well as your own unique style. Love the harmonics on that bass synth (if it is a synth??)
Your music goes off in so many different directions and flows effortlessly from part to part. I don't know how you come up with all these ideas but you've really hit the ball out of the park with this one!! It's everything!! Dark, funky, heavy and even chilled in places.
Flawless as always.
FR
Hey man, I used to play guitar for a metal band and this is the perfect amount of melodic playing with thrash thrown in tastefully. The guitar work at 1:40 was great, really played off of that growling bass well. The wah pedal was used sparingly, which is so refreshing because I was getting tired of listening to guitarists wah their guitar parts to death and making them very unappealing. The choirs in the background of the song took it to the next level, making it epic and badass. All of your rhythm riffs were on par with James Hetfield's(Metallica). The break downs were all grungy and powerful to listen to. The part of the piece that impressed me the most was the guitar solo at 4:58; it sounded like I was listening to Slash from Gun's and Roses play, just incredible. Loved every second of this track man. Great work!
Do you have tabs to this? I would love to learn how to play this and jam along!
All the best,
Rico L.
Damn I've been out of the loop here for the holidays, moved into a new house and its put a serious stall on all my activity here and in my studio. Just now getting round to checking on what I've missed. Dude this seriously rocked me to the core ! F'n total kick ass shit ! That intro sounds a lot like VanHalen's "One foot out the Door" off the Fair Warning LP. I do hear some similarity to my bud Valvedrivers heavy industrial groove stuff there in the beginning but once you hit the drop its undoubtedly StaticNomad. Major props on the guitar and bass lines in here. I was hoping you would revert back to that opening groove to end it but instead you went into one of your signature jams there at 5:00 which you really packed full of some tasty psychedelic guitar.
I really enjoyed this heavier style track from you. I guess we all agree there isn't enough metal on here. Really cool to see more guys taking up the call.
I dig it my friend, great job and thanks for sharing this one for sure.
Nice work once again mr nomad, nice and heavy! I like the drums a lot, what did you use to program them?
@1:18 - I like this part a lot, quite dynamic for a heavy metal track like this.
Guitar solo's/tone etc sound great and that choir pad adds nicely to the atmosphere.
4:10 Also like this riff, has a cool vibe which ties on nicely from the last part.
Begins to morph into some kinda pearl jam-esque vibe which is cool!
Well produced track, nice one! :)
Alright, I'm back for this one. Let's get right into it, shall we?
I'm not sure how much of this, other than the female vocals, was influenced by my work, simply because you've said that you had quite a bit of it done before. But the basic track formula is very reminiscent of mine. Specifically how it drops off from something more heavy into that more psychedelic groove starting at 1:16, and eventually grooving it's way back into asskickery.
2:15- The guitar that comes in here is nice and slow over a slow beat, eventually morphing into the synths and vox. Yeah that's the kind a' shit I do too. The vocals here work really well.
3:50- the drums slow to a near crawl. Diggin' that. Gives it that bigger than life, and badder than hell attitude.
4:10- Ominous bassline that let's you know you're about to have your valves driven.
4:48- The punishment has arrived.
5:17- That's some serious ballsy guit-fiddlin'!
6:10- A nice little breakdown before the final smearing of face into concrete.
6:30- A good heavy skyrocketing of aggression. Too bad this part is so short. I think it could have been doubled, at least.
I like the way this is completely different from what you normally put out, but is still unmistakably yours.
Overall, a pretty badass tune, man. It's a damn shame that there are so few Metal Heads on Looperman. This track deserves more love than it's been shown. Wait, maybe it's because it's associated with me. Either way. I'm honored that you would feel compelled to do something like this. You delivered, and did not disappoint!
This could be a cool forum game, too. Pick a fellow looperman and build a track in their style. Might be fun.
Take care, Mr. Nomad. Keep driving those valv...er, wait a minute....
The opening salvo is magnificent, then a break, Then 150 builds nicely in a progressively spooky way with great guitars and then eerie vox that are dissonant. Ah a metal Choir shuffle, then a skiffle, 5:00 on nice solo work but I am equally impressed with the pounding drums. 6:00 has some cool bass synths waving and wobbling with some cool stereo guitar scratches in the background. Talk about abrupt endings.
Val D should be pleased with this as I see in his comments he is.
Peace
crunuts
Is this one of your shortest tracks! Wow! Joking, my friend. This may seem odd coming from me, a person who doesn't look like one who'd listen to something of this genre, but let me tell you...this is beyond hardcore. Arguably the best Metal track I've heard on Looperman. The intro is heavy and capturing for someone who may be primarily into this specific genre. It obviously caught my attention, oddly.
Interesting riffs at :39. Constant drum pattern, which is hard and important.
At 1:17, everything immediately calms down, and that low bass or guitar (forgive my ignorance) goes solo along with the drum pattern. Soon after, the lower synth follows, nicely.
This continues, but at 2:15, the guitar (or bass) follows the same notes as the lower synth part, then does a different pattern, which still goes along with the guitar (or bass). That moment made me go "Yeah!" Not sure what it is, but that part makes me feel really good. Same thing happens at 2:36. A bit afterwards, the female choir comes in. Very nice addition.
This flows for quite a bit, but I couldn't get enough, so I didn't mind. At 3:30, some extra low bass comes, then at 4:10, it takes off, as if madness consumed the track, in a beautiful way, of course. Heheh.
Now, for some reason, at 4:30, the track goes silent for me. I'm sure this is a bug. Also, from 2:40 to 4:50, it is blank. But from 4:51 onwards, there's sound detected on Looper, but I hear nothing. I'm not sure what's going on. But from what I've heard, I really enjoyed it. No shit bits at all, my friend. I'll come back when this glitch is fixed. Till then, Take care!
~Ookami
Hi. My name is ValveDriver and I approve of this Valvedriven badassery.
Currently, I am at said Steel Mill driving those huge valves. Therefore, unable to leave a proper review to this badass summbitch. I will be back to do so when red hot slabs of steel are not rolling past my face.
Take 1:15 - 1:55 and throw away the tonal rest.
the correct title was 'Psychogenic Sammich', I knew it was something psycho- or just something similar haha.
I see you be drivin dem valves there! This is indeed some very heavy and dense shit you have here.
Not really a fan of the beginning tones. 0:39 is where it becomes a most enjoyable shred with some stellar distortion and feedback. Awesome.
1:17 chunkin is not my favorite either. Doesn't seem to be in time, but the delay on it is very tasty. I like the tones and squalls you get there. Sounds like a wah. I'm just not to keen on the rhythm of the chunking.
Gets a bit ethereal after that, with some nearly angelic guitars and what sounds like a whole cloud-full of angels who used to be hard partiers.
4:30 on is my favorite! Seriously the most badass thing I've heard from you. Fuckin wild as hell! Just plain snear music. Aggressive and cocky and just totally fuckin badass!!!!
5:17 Brick shat in true violent fashion. Anus devastated by shit speed.
The guitar tones that finish this track up are wild and quite epic. Rather catchy as well!!
Mr. Driver's stuff seems more industrial but this was one nice track, bro. One of your finest, for sure.
Audio's(Adios)
mystical metal? I guess it's all about this dark sound-image.
But I liked that filtered experimental guitar sound at 1:18 that really reminded me of Spivkurl's 'Psyhodelic Sammich'. I liked the middle section with an interesting combination of guitar playing and choirs. There's some nice dark synth passage as well. Overall there's so much layering of distorted sounds in here that I can't very properly recognize what is actually happening at parts. I will listen to it again soon - now I have only a little time. It seems like it is too much for me at once. I appreciate very detailed work you did on this track. Alex
Dear MrNomad,
So glad to see what you have done!
Definitely you have left your comfort zone here!
Let's go to the details...
- Riff ~0:40 is really great! You are a real bad boy :-)
- at 1:20 we get some "weird" stuff... and then the "synth bass" with some typical "Nomad's" drums. This is more in line with your usual music. Good.
- Solo 2:25 is working very well. Sweet I dare to say.
- The choir part works well.
- The rhythm change at 3:55 is genius. Loved it!
- At 4:14 the part I liked the least... not bad but sounds a bit "forced" (compared to the high quality of the rest of the song).
- We can't have Metal without a double kick, and we get some around 5:00 (but not overused, good)
- The riff at 5:20 is a killer one! I think that lot of people would have made a 3 minute song only out of this single riff.
- Nice sound at 6:15, it seems like someone breathing (gtr?) disturbing at the right point.
- Tapping? is it tapping at 6:48? (OK, probably hammer-on would be a better description but still unexpected from you)
Overall... a great tribute from one of the best minds to one of the best minds around here.
Standing ovation!
Ciao, Domenico