Neomorpheus

Very cool electro mix nilsson. Really like the bridge and melody changeup for the outro. This is a perfect club track. Good work!

Yeah hardcore bro ! Guitar is super heavy with some real nice chugs. Drums work well in the mix with loads of rapid double kick action to maintain the aggression. Good job on the death growl vocals too. You say this is a collab with ripzore? So who did what?

Very cool track Luca. I dig the chord progression for the main melody. The spacey pads are soothing yet creates a mood or a feeling of isolation or loneliness. Interesting side chain effect there between the kick and synth bass. I dig it bro. Lots of luck on the album release. Keep us posted.

Hey two new Heavy Metal tracks in the feature section, maybe if we can get a few more we can compete with the Hip Hops and rappers !! Just kidding folks. Yeah man I dig this. Good job on the aggressive vocals and of course Nicetones lays down some killer riffage. Solid stuff.

Yeah Wierf I like this so far bro. Sounds like many of us would like to hear you take it into a heavy metal power groove with some crunch and distortion rhythm guitar and then maybe add some really low downtuned bass line to this main melody. Theres plenty of potential here man. Keep us posted on the progress.

Hey bro, by chance have you ever listened to much old Alice Cooper? I guess your guitar playing here reminds me of Coops earlier stuff. Glen Buxton and Michael Bruce were excellent guitarists. Its a solid track and I really dig the nostalgic feel of it. A guy in one of the bands I actually played my first gigs with was really into Cooper and he used to drive us crazy in practices playing Cooper albums to get us to pick a song to work up. I took a liking to the music and he and I worked up a song called "You Drive Me Nervous" from the bands "Killer" album. We always got a lot of requests to do it after we started playing it.

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I forgot to mention a few things in my first comment. Dude, I have had to listen to this several times. Your playing has really evolved and I'm seriously amazed. I know your into a lot of different forms of Metal and as such, influenced by many bands but if I had to pick one this really reminds me of its Mastodon. The heavy rhythm chugs and fat notes sound very close especially tone wise and the mixture of Prog Rock/Metal, Psychedelia is yet another similarity. I'm hoping you are feverishly working on the next installment. Oh and yeah, danke makes a good point in reference to your extended track times and that maybe you may have to take up the mantle since it appears that StaticNomad has dropped off the grid. He once was the undisputed king, the so-called Looperman Long Shanks of track times but alas, it looks as though his reign has now come to an end and its time to name his successor. ( I'm laying it on thick here in case he reads this in hope to flush him out and goad him back into action, ha ha)! It surely looks like your up to the task. Ok bro, enough with the proverbial butt slapping and high fives. Get to work on part "Deux" brother !

........Damn!
That's a bad ass track man.

I read your description before playing it and having visited your neck of the woods several times in the past, was reminded of one occasion when I ended up on an excursion with some friends from Portland. We piled into a van and headed into the forest on a dirt road for miles up some mountain to pick Huckle berries and mushrooms! I saw Bear warning signs along the road !! We got out and wandered into the woods and walked around for a few hours. Yeah it was beautiful, huge trees, rivers and lakes everywhere but I was scared ##### the whole time thinking I was going to end ripped to shreads by some man eating bear! Listening to this track and thinking back on that crazy adventure did stir some emotions, mainly fear and anxiety. There is definitely some serious nature there in Washington and Oregon no doubt.

But, back to the track. This thing plays like some kind of a metal rock opera. I seriously dig all the guitar variation here, particularly the melodic stuff. It also incorporates a nice mixture of styles from slow Doom/Melodic Death metal grooves to the more aggressive Hardcore/Metal Core blastbeat rhythms. Super tasty structuring throughout. Love that intro. Hard to tell if its acoustic guitar or a harpsicord (strings or keys), but its mighty cool all the same. Also some really nice articulation within those lead notes, the portamento slides and cross fades are sweet and really add some fabulous dimension. Aaron I gotta say you killed it here man. I was just digging each and every one of the transitions in here. Super heavy riffs in the outtro and I cant forget to mention the superb drum track, all combine to make this one awesome piece of metal music. I'm really looking forward to the next part of this one !

"Forgive my ignorance, but By "...too clean" do you mean tones and production, or the lack of fret noises and other organic artifacts that come from live guitars, or are they too perfectly timed due to being programed in a DAW, or all the above?"

Aaron, I was only referring to the comparison to Kyuss. They go for a much more raw sound with their guitars with dirty distortion and heavily muted tones.

No man, I'm not complaining that it doesn't sound real enough. I'm not one of those guys. On the contrary, I love the sound on this and I'm pretty damn impressed and all in on someone that can produce virtual guitar at this level. By the way I have spent countless hours editing guitar tracks to remove string scrapes and pick noises etc. to clean things up. Sometimes it sounds cool but mores times than not it too obvious or annoying. I'm digging what your doing bro, keep it up.

Ooooo, that sustain is wicked man! Its pretty clean though so I'm guessing its all digital processed. Yeah a nice hard driver here bro. I dig the chord changeups and the drum track is also excellent and very tastefully done. Danke mentioned Kyuss and even though its probably way too clean guitar wise, it does remind me of something they have done. Definitely has a nice stoner groove and sounds great. Always a treat to see another ValveDriver track on the menu. We got to keep this place rockin !

Yeah man, you nailed it hard here bro. Those 808's are sick! Did you create those yourself? I think some of the replies here aren't up on Trap and don't realize its not the bass that's distorting but instead the kick. Cell phones and laptop speakers usually cant handle this much low end, so that's most likely the reason behind those mentioning distortion. I listened using my headphones and then played through my studio monitors and it sounds great. I don't have a sub-woofer hooked up at the moment so I will have to sample it in the car later. Jyesiii and Krook G represent and authenticate it. Hey on another note, I see your from Southampton, a guy I used to work with moved there last year.

Yeah, I like the sheer unique and unconventional aspect of African tribal chanting to electronic music. Very cool man! Maybe is been done before but its a first for me. Your choice of music also is important here, its minimal and clean and doesn't overpower the vocals. Good stuff Dj, I dig it bro.

Awesome happiness and fun vibe track. I really dig the tape stop! Fire up the kart and lets go grab some power ups with Peach, Yoshi, Toad, Bowser and the gang!

Very unique, I like it ! What app are you using to make on iphone, Garage band?

This is really good bro! One thing I like about your tracks is how you incorporate chord and tempo changes. This is song structuring 101 and how its supposed to be done. I'm assuming you are using the pitch bend to drop the main melody to achieve the chord change? Very solid and polished mix. Interesting and Fun too! I'm digging the Chalupacabra, muy bueno Amigo!

Another good loop compilation man. You definitely have a flair for this and I really like the choices of loops used here especially that second bridge there just before the outro with the funky base and metal guitar, very cool!

Nicolo, I really like your take on this man! The production here is so slick and very polished. Outstanding arrangement with both the music and vocals. I too ran across the same acapella last year and liked it so much I put together a track with it as well. My vision was quite different than yours since I'm a guitar player. I didn't leave it up long because its so lovey dovey and quite a stretch from the hard rocking image I am trying to maintain (lol)! Anyhow, I always find it quite interesting to see how various artists can use the same vocal track and create some distinctively different songs. For demonstration I uploaded my track again and I hope you don't mind me posting the link for you and other Loopers to check out if you would like to see (hear) the different directions we took. Now I'm off to check out some more of your tracks. Again, great job!

My track here:
https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/194741

Chalupa, hey ese, I like this man. Great job on the production and arrangement. I think you definitely have some real potential as a producer. The main melody is cool and flows well and then the variations and tempo changes work perfectly to break things up and keep it from becoming boring and repetitive which are mistakes that a lot of noobs make. This track really reminds me of some video game soundtracks from my past. Very cool bro, I would love to hear some of those with the sound effects you mentioned. Looperman does have some restrictions regarding licensed material but there are loads of public domain sound effects from movies so as long as your careful and don't push the limits I think you might be ok. I have used some in a few of my tracks. If you get a chance check out my Neo Star Trek or Groove Like A Zombie. I did have to take a few down though so like I said use some discretion. I dig your creativity bro and look forward to hearing more of your stuff, so by all means keep em coming.

I think I just discovered I can time travel, your track date is May 13th and its May 12th. Cool! Hey neuro this is legit bro. Love the deep synth bass and the Asian style keys make a beautiful melody that's very exotic and transcendental. Almost spiritual in nature. Really nice production.

Avengers Assemble !
Cool track Billy and very good timing, the Infinity War begins in just a few days. If the movie follows anywhere close to the comic series, our heroes will need all the motivation and support we can give them. Be prepared to see many fall at the hand of Thanos. Some of which we may never see again. After all Thanos is the most powerful being in the cosmos. He was resurrected by death herself and after obtaining the infinity stones for his gauntlet, he gains mastery over them. The soul, the mind, power, time, reality and space. He becomes omnipotent. The beginning of the end starts...well...here with Billy's track ! And continues with Avengers Infinity War. Its gonna be intense ! Thanks for kicking it off Billy !

Hola Zeus! Dope track bro, I love that bass line. This would be cool with a rap vocal track. Nice lead sled cruisin music !!

Nice one Kyle! Great all around effort here. I like the minimal aspect of the track and how you build on it. All instruments are clean and well played. But your vocals are the main ingredient and are what really delivers the knockout punch. This is one of those tracks that grabs your heart and squeezes the emotion out of you. That's the power of vocals and the difference they can make. I did notice a bit of background noise that I think could be improved with some EQ adjustment. There at the very end when the music cuts you can really hear it. That's prevalent throughout and muddying the track up. If you could fix that I think you would notice some improved clarity. Irrespective, I think you knocked this one out of the park man. Really diggin it !

Yes the Metal Gods are without a doubt much appeased with this offering ! The much anticipated third and final installment of the Overmyth trilogy.

Sup Aaron !

Damn bro I'm almost inclined to dub you the George Lucas of Metal. Waiting for your tracks is a bit like waiting on George to bestow another movie on his aging fandome! (haha) jk man !!

Hey I know your a bit of a perfectionist for one and also this virtual guitar playing gig is no easy task if your trying to get realistic results. I'm really impressed with what you have been able to do with Shreddage. I still haven't mustered up enough patience for a serious attempt to use it. I think its cool as hell and definitely has more than enough capability to deliver some fabulous metal guitar as you have proven here. Are you using Revolver for amp sim? Just curious of your cab choices and effects chain set up. Love the thick tone and very creamy fuzz/distortion. After a couple of listens to just enjoy the music I started some closer examination and first off noted your combinations of sustains and palm mutes for the rhythms. Got to ish some props. The velocities and chord thresholds are well set up. Very realistic sounding man. The more I listen to it the more impressed I get. The bass and drum sections are very well done too and I'm particularly happy that you maintained your self control to keep it from being overly programmed with too much speed drumming. In fact the drums are so good they can pass for the real thing. If you programmed everything yourself that's a pretty amazing job. Many wont realize the effort required in syncing the drums and bass with the guitar chops which is a staple element for this type of music. Composition and structure wise its pretty solid and true to form Doom Metal. The intro is perfect and does the job to create the right atmosphere and some real nice sinister notes with heavy reverb combines with the bass and drums to usher in the opening melody. This is almost cinematic, which you do very well and is a bit of ValveDriver trademark. That big wall of sound you create, as StaticNomad ponted out, is awesome and really adds a lot of depth and power to the mix. Oh yeah! I love those power chords man! Some really nice breakdowns there and those riff unisons are SWEEEEET ! Yeah I was waiting for a tempo change and got my wish at 4:48, nice !! Aww, those power chugs and then the big break, love that. Good outtro section too. Dude you nailed this #####. I dig every inch of it. As always I'm super stoked to see you back on the board with another track release. I like the direction you've taken with the addition of virtual guitar. You've certainly opened up a whole new realm of possibilities for your music. Good stuff my friend. Keep it coming.

later.

Having almost given you up for dead, I'm extremely happy to once again see your familiar avatar appear among the list of new submissions. Have been checking in here 2 or 3 times a week for months now and no sign of the StaticBromad. Had me worried for a bit. I think you pulled a Clapton on us tho ! Even though there is little doubt that this is pure SN, I have got to agree with some of the others that there is something fresh here.
It does exude a considerable amount of dark mood as you had intended, not sure if I would label it Doom. I don't get any fearful or ominous vibes. To me its more mystical, or strangely unnerving. And I think that's a better or more interesting quality actually. The intro is perfect in the way it pulls us into the track with the tonal drones. The sound is deep and full and far reaching. Very soothing. As the drums come in, the swells continue to drone on along with some very tasteful orchestration that builds some nice intensity. I'm liking this a lot already. The drums sound really good. I especially like the kit you've chosen. The snare is tight but not too tight. Good amount of toms and double bass work and again very tasteful. No overplayed super speed stuff. I Like the wide panning on the cymbals. I cant believe how f'n cool this vst guitar track is! Its like some crazy whammy bar distortion delayed glitch thing. That's brilliant !! I'm digging that ##### for sure ! Cello is totally amazing in this bro. You could literally put me in a trance with this. You got command of this instrument and its a beautiful thing. I don't know what the hell else I can say here man, other than this track is pretty goddamn epic. I listened to it over and over many times !!!! This enters the charts well within the top 10 StaticNomad tracks for me and could very well be on its way to el numero uno ! Fantastico effort my friend. I hope you don't get in the habit of the disappearing acts, BUT if this is what we can expect upon your return, well then its worth the wait. And hey I just realized this thing is 11 minutes long ! HA HA, never thought I would say it but....its too damn short !!!

I just discovered you skyrider and going thru your tracks this is my fave. Totally dig the power groove on this one man ! Yeah makes me wanna go drive fast ! What happened on that ending though? You should really fix that because this tune is totally solid otherwise. I'm a fan bro, keep them coming.