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  • Thanks! Glad you enjoy :)

  • That breakdown at 1:36 is fucking brutal man. excellent work

  • tbh these riffs were better than some of the so called metal bands that are popular today. nice work

  • @nephew455 Thanks alot, a very nice comment!

  • you guys sound like lamb of god, pretty good!

  • @TannerParkerMusic That's a nice compliment :)

  • Inhales? Sounds like inhales, inhales rule!

  • @Kingpinmafian No inhales man...but inhales DO rule!

  • looping guitar and bass is cheating

  • @GuernB2 Sure, okay...

  • @GuernB2 can you do better? probably not

  • @xsuicidalxhomicidalx its a matter of opinion but i do have a band and i do record locals for money

    facebook(dot)com/caesarslegion

    soundcloud(dot)com/brennan-gue­rnsey/within-the-tides

    live drums, no looping.

  • @GuernB2 It's all about the fact that I am a one man band...I'm alone. I compose this music, scream the vocals, play the guitars...looping is just easier for me. I've been in a couple of bands and I don't do looping when I record with them either ;) this is just my way of putting my ideas "out there". If I can play the riff once, I can certainly play it 20 times in a row.

  • Love it man, sounds like "Lamb of God". This is a compliment! :)

  • @simfactor Thanks man :)

  • the bass is too present, but i like that it's at least present unlike most metalcore songs

  • this is fuckin incredible dude!!

  • @AlexiTheWildchild Thanks alot!

  • sick riffage but the drums and guitar make it more heavy metal then anything..wouldnt call it core, though it could be

  • @supraluvers Ah, who cares about the terms...glad you liked it!

  • Clipping , lower some levels , not hater

  • @HatredPrime You are totally right man, my mixing skills have improved since 2-3 years ago...I'll post some new stuff soon :)

  • please, make a video showing how did you recorded and mixed these vocals...

  • Why u record Vocal as a stereo?

  • @prvstnk I don't do that anymore, but it adds a little more depth to your screams.

  • badass

  • WOW, Dude!!! It's COOL!!! Vocals, guitars, drums & bass!!! Great! I love it!!!

  • so u used Cubase for the mixing? a reply would be awesome! :) cuz im trying to figure out what program i should buy..

  • i like it, i just think a little less treble and less gain on the guitars would have made it sound really crisp.

  • Freaking awesome song man, good job!

  • Cubase FTW!

    

  • Hello, how do you save the audio session so you can open in protools or another software?

  • how did u get the cakewalk bass plugin on cubase

  • man.. how can i learn scream like that??

  • @drqbex

    practise

  • Nice work man. Cool riffs to boot!

  • It's funny, I am not a big fan of metalcore, deathmetal, etc., but whenever I hear it i can't help but hear all the talent that goes into it. I hear some people say it is crap and i just say, "Man, you aren't listening! Not much ny style but if you can't hear that what this bad is doing takes talent then you are deaf!" It's like people who hear classical music and say it sucks; No it doesn't, you just don't like it. Anyway, kick ass tune man! Giving a big recommend to my buds who love this!

  • @asazimri Thanks man! I totally agree with you on that, there's plenty of music I never listen to and don't like because of my taste, but that doesn't mean it's bad music...some are even awesome! There's even some bands that I just listen because they have great talent, even though they are not completely my taste.

    Nice comment man! Thanks.

  • @b03tz Great song man! Gotta say this song has grown on me big time since my first post. My buds who are big into metalcore freaked when they heard this. You got quite a few fans in that group alone. This song has now grown on me much like "Dig" by Mudvayne did when I first heard it 11 years ago. Kinda wasn't my taste at first, then I started jamming on it big time. Playing guitar, drums, and bass myself, I was floored by Ryan's bass playing ability. The guy is a freakishly skilled bass player.

  • @asazimri

    Anyone who says classical music sucks can suck their own dick.

  • @TheodenN LOL  They wish!!! :-)

  • @asazimri Most of it's just chugging. Check out progressive metal. Metalcore and Death Metal are two seperate things.

  • sweet

  • what recording program are you using? I need to find a new one. I've been using Audacity... pretty much become an expert at it... which isn't a good thing.

  • f**kin awesome....metal rule

  • could u upload that drum preset for me =) ?

  • Song is fucking awesome! Too bad about the 240p video

  • @BigTy3986 myspace dot com/lifescar

  • I play guitar, drums, and bass, as well as sing too, But I don't think I'll ever be this badass, especially at recording. Continue to stay metal, man.

  • @Gregtendon Thanks alot man!

  • @b03tz Not a problem. This is badass stuff man.

  • this is seriously good work!

    just some questions from me, i noticed you have 4 tracks for your rhythm guitars, which i suppose is 2 different tracks but both duplicated.

    what do you do with the duplicated tracks and the 2 original tracks to make it so cool and big? panning, eq?

    hope you can answer all my queries and continue being awesome:)

  • @giraffegira Hey man, I currently do not use this technique anymore. But it's 2 tracks duplicated and for each there's 1 at 100% left and 1 at 75% left and the same goes for right. It gives this extra feel, you can even play with those extra tracks to make it sound even more wide. EQ is mostly a cut at 120hz and a cut at 8khz and perhaps a little drop at 3khz to make the snare pop out more (snare boost at 3khz as well).

  • I'm very very impressed !!!

  • @Heartcollecter Thanks!

  • that's some fucking heavy grooves, boy. i really dig the little eastern-sounding guitar part that shows up around 45 seconds. i may have to steal that ;D KEEP IT METAL!!!

  • Got a bit of a Chimaira feel to it. Awesome.

  • You're officially awesome

  • @UnpopularPoppy I officially thank you :D

  • Your Singing reminds me of Waylon from Mushroomhead

  • sounds fucking SICK!!! very good job man i am very very impressed. not even exxagurating :D

    how did you get the guitars to stay chunky yet not clip i'm always having this problem on cubase at home. currently working on a metalcore e.p for my solo stuff and need to get some knowledge on eq's, compression and mastering

  • @NorthLockMedia EQ everything below 120hz out...else it's just muddy. Also mess around with a high-cut as well...starting from, maybe 8000hz (to make room for other instruments/sounds). I don't do a LOT of compression on the guitar tracks since distorted guitar is already very compressed. Nowadays I use t-racks as my mastering tool over the complete mix...and that's just awesome! Checkout: youtube.com/watch?v=-M-8ArnZwk­s

  • This sort of sounds like Lamb of God. The screaming especially. Not too bad, not too good, recording quality aside. 2:10 was pretty sick tho :] I know this is old but its only constructive honesty.

  • very nice and sick! stay metal ;-)

  • r u inhaling (i inhale)

  • @Kingpinmafian No it is all exhale :)

  • @Kingpinmafian stupid question, if you inhale these sort of vocals your a moron, inhales are only acceptable on pig squeals and gutterals in slam/grind/death/deathcore music. not this

  • @kungfufreddy then i must be special because my vocal range on inhales goes beyond just sqeuls and gutterals

  • not really my style, but it sounds GREAT!!! nice job

  • @lredsel Thanks man!

  • Hey man , do you have this song somewhere as an mp3? I know you said its an older song but it sounds so good.

  • @n3m3s1s360 Gotta search for it...

  • @n3m3s1s360 It's for sale...for a while now... check out: music.napster.com/ lifescar-music /tracks/13115033 (do remove the spaces)

  • @n3m3s1s360 Also on iTunes...it's a remixed (better) version

  • sick dude just sick

  • @somebeach1021 ^^ thanks alot

  • sounds like threat signal, fucking sick

  • @hardyboyztoextreme Thanks alot dude!!

  • HOLY FUCKING SHIT!

  • @tooliskool89 I hope that's a good reaction :D

  • Much clips...

  • @Ripmydeathbox Yea i know man...it sucks! Check out some of my new stuff at myspace(dot)com/lifescar

    This is really old :)

  • @b03tz Ahh.. cool songs dude.

    Check my 2 songs in my profile man

  • @Ripmydeathbox I just, sounds great man! Very unique style...i like it!

  • @b03tz Cool man.. im trying my best. im no killer guitar player

  • @Ripmydeathbox Don't say that...it's not about being flashy with what you can do...it's how you work your creativity. And you're doing great my friend ;)

  • @b03tz cool that u like it. Im trying to make a full length albym... but i only have 2 songs

  • @Ripmydeathbox Thats nice...i've been walking around with the idea myself for years...never got around to it :( wrote some nice songs...but to record an album...i'd have to get all those ideas from hundreds of directories from the past century :D it would take ages...man-kind will be extinct when i release my album...so sad

  • Beter zeg je me dat je een band hebt :)?

  • @DaanNieboer Hehehe stigmatheist(dot)com

    Je hebt een paar ubervette mixes op je account...zelf geschreven? Dat is exact mijn stijl muziek man...check myspace(dot)com/lifescar voor mijn 1-mans project...thanks!!

  • @b03tz Je band mag er zeker wezen :) als ik zie dat jullie een keer in de buurt staan weet ik dus was me te doen sta! Maar ik vind je 1-mans project denk zelfs nog vetter! Heb ff je myspace gecheckt en je weet duidelijk waar je mee bezig bent. Echt fucking goede composities

    En dankje man :) idd zelf geschreven en zelf thuis opgenomen. Zelfde als wat jij doet denk ik?

  • @DaanNieboer Thanks man! Ja 'k doe het ook thuis, zelfde als jou...'k vind mijn 1-mans project ook mooier maargoed andere gitarist in de band heeft geen 8 string en het is nogal een omslag. So be it :) ik geniet er in ieder geval van!

  • Dude hell yaeh U r allright man!!Good sounds!!! must be a hell of a mixing..

  • @aqalzomrec Tx!

  • dude.my fucking god.that song portrait is fucking unreal.i'll be up and running soon on myspace.your vocals and playing and sound is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.some crazy dutch metal there

  • @buttusmuckus Haha you're making me blush...thanks alot dude. I hope you enjoy!!

  • yeah man certainly sounds like it is.a lot more real sounding than ezdrummer.been waiting for cubase 5 to arrive in the post for over 2 weeks now.balls.gonna cheer myself up and listen to yer tune again

  • @buttusmuckus Thanks alot man...well appreciated. Try some newer songs as well, this is really old :) check out myspace(dot)com / lifescar

  • @buttusmuckus yeah i use addictive too but i i have also the ez drummer for the latin and the vintage kits and the drum kit from hell for midi( i sometime use ez dr. midi on addictive kits)

  • dude am just in the process of getting cubase 5 and recording some metal.loved that track.fucking awesome.am going for addictive drums.what ya reckon.

  • @buttusmuckus Addictive is the way to go :)

  • 0:29 too much reverb dude! I´d bring the drum and voice more to the front

  • @mqmqmwmw I know ;) it's very very old...check out my recent stuff

  • man your master is cliping.. nice mix though

  • @mhtsoo I know ;) it's very very old...check out my recent stuff

  • what you use for recording this?

  • my only critisism would be the level of the bass guitar, it seems to loud compared to everything else in my opinion. although, listening through youtube is hardly a fair way to judge a sound.

  • cool record man, sound heavy and the song is awesome!

  • dude this is crazy.. i jsut wanna check soemthing tho :L if u added up thecost of all ure equipment.. how much would it cost? sorry if u dont wanna answerit.. its jsut im relly interested .. i wanna start making some good quality recordings :(

  • @06a09 Probably not so much...i record with a Soundblaster Audigy 4 pro with external interface. Can record at 24bit / 96khz. I record on a Quad Core with lot's of ram. I think my hardware is about 1000 euros. Furthermore there's the software...you can look that up ;)

  • finally a guy who doesnt worship a mac ! healthy mix bro sounds cool

  • @Himynameisreece1 Totally NOT a Mac fan boy ;-). TBH i DO have an iPad and an iPhone 4...but i would NEVER exchange my PC for a Mac. Not for tasks like this and especially gaming ^^

  • What recording program is that? and it sounds bad ass

  • @tpimpin17 That is Nuendo 3.something =D

  • holy shit man, faved and liked

  • @Val0n Thanks alot!

  • song is amazing, how did you get your guitar tone to sound so good in gtr?

  • @NUISANCA Just messed around with a lot! Dont use it anymore though. Think i used the Inferno amp!

  • cool

    did u use a software for the guitar ??

  • @LinkinParkHellyeah Yea waves GTR3

  • That's bitchin!

  • Hey man i loved your mix....

    i wanted to know something which has been bothering me...

    what all effects did you use on your vocals ? and what type of eq did it require ? cuz somehow i just cant get the vocals to sound good...screeches pinch the ear.

    tell me how you eqd it. U cud put it as a PM n ill chck it...thanks bro

  • @rij666 First of all, use a good mic...i'm using a Sennheiser vocal mic. Second, make sure you're using quality input devices...so that the signal gets through clearly. Then your voice should never sound "screechy" or anything, just natural. Then i use EQ to cut some lows. A little compression to make all screams even and a mighty tiny reverb (really, just a alittle). There might even be some Sonic Maximizer in there to enchance and clarify the vocals...but i'm not sure!

    Hope this helped you!

  • very very cool man. but we need to all pitch in and get you a mac! haha

  • @TLScotland Hahaha thanks man....i'm ok though! I like it on Windows. It's my kind of system! I like Mac too though, so it's all ok for me :)

  • holly shittt!!!!!! this is epicccccc!!!! im not a metal head but that was badddddd assssss!!!!! the end part of the song reminds me of one of the songs in the roadrunner united album :P nice work ;)

  • @dnjproductions2009 THanks man!! Thanks for the kind words!

  • Hey man your job is really good! which plugin you used for guitars?

  • @sgrumi92 Waves GTR 3.0

  • how did you created the drums? midi and vst?? if that's the case how did you write it? with a edrum or some software? im needing a midi composition software right now :S great song, i love it! keep up the good work!

  • @whitedevil19 Yea, addictive drummer triggered through MIDI :)

  • @b03tz awesome, but how did you composed the midi? you draw it with the little pencil or any software? thank you!

  • @whitedevil19 Just drew it with the little pencil yes :D

  • great man!!

  • It's a damn shame you dont have this song in high-quality.

    Like Scorge120 said, I would be more than willing to pay money for this song.

  • @TheSpartan109 I might re-record it and put it up somewhere in studio quality.

  • @TheSpartan109 Just so you guys know, this song will be up in the iTunes music store within 2 weeks ;-) "Lifescar - The dark will rise"

  • @TheSpartan109 It's for sale in the iTunes store now...Lifescar - The dark will rise

  • Sorry, and one more thing, did you program the bass, or did you play the bass for this song?

  • Is there a high quality download link that I could get? Heck I'd even buy it, I've listened to this like 20 times lol.

  • @Scorge120 Hey man, thanks alot...i'm really sorry but i have no high quality. This is really old! You should check some of my newer material (it's all in my account, search for "lifescar"). I'm playing 8 string guitar now...in the newest recordings i record 2 tracks and pan each track 70% and a clone 100%. Which makes 4 tracks...and i use a little sonic maximizer on it too, and some external EQ'ing...high and low shelf...hope to have pushed you a bit in the right direction!!

    b03tz.

  • @Scorge120 Just so you guys know, this song will be up in the iTunes music store within 2 weeks ;-) "Lifescar - The dark will rise"

  • @Scorge120 It's for sale in the iTunes store now...Lifescar - The dark will rise

  • Definitely will be buying this song, just gotta setup an account with iTunes.

  • @Scorge120 Nice nice!! Thanks for the support...tell yer friends!

  • How did you get such a beefy fuckin awesome guitar sound? I see you have cloned two guitar tracks, I have GTR 3.0 as well and it doesn't sound like that.

  • Top notch shit, that lead that starts at 0:43 is killer. Vocals might have been Randy Blythe himself.

  • @Scorge120 Thanks alot dude...you should check some of my newer shit though...personally think it's alot better. I'm gonna post up some new video's with quality songs soon! This is from over a year ago hehe :) been practicing alot with vocals and stuff since then!

    Thanks again man.

  • I like EZDRUMMER better, and I really wanna try superior.

  • screams sounds like lamb of god. Thats a complement completely

  • fucking great man!

  • The vocals are VERY J Mann (ex Mushroomhead), great stuff!!

  • NICE! what program do you use

  • DAP: Nuendo, Drums: Addictive Drummer

  • very nice man!

  • Thanks!!

  • this is pure headbanging musik!

    would you like to make a song with me? :)

  • Hehe that would be fun sometime...what can y'do ?

  • Thatss wass The SHIET sweet work mann..imma start putting up some songs when i get my microphone!!!! hardcorestt shiett everrr broo.....XDDD 5/5!

  • This is sick dude. Fucking great job man :D Btw did you use a pre set kit for addictive drums? If not what config was it? Only reason I ask is because that's probably the best VST drum sound for a metal song on the whole of youtube!

  • No preset, send me a PM to get the config of the kit :)

  • man, sounds a lot like mushroomhead! Its good though! Very complete!

  • Thanks! :-) Completeness is what i'm going for...it's hard though!

  • @nmon1 agreed, very mushroomhead sounding and its a good thing! awesome song

  • i would buy this song!

    props man

  • Thanks alot man :)

  • sounds more like nu metal

  • sick... do you have any tone tips for a novice on recording metalcore guitar? everything sounds great in this...

  • the music is great man. i'm not crazy about those types of vocals, but that's not saying it's bad! you've totally convinced me to by Addictive drums though, you had an awesome sound.

  • @matrixx29 Thanks man! Check this out too watch?v=5ggzEwYtU8Y for addictive drums :)

  • Im just wondering, is the guitar done using a plugin or is it an actual guitar. Im trying to find a good Virtual guitar plugin/program but have not found one yet.

  • @OCKel2009 Hehe yeah, this is actual guitar since i'm a guitar player :). I wouldn't let guitar playing over to a plugin though...if you can't play your self maybe...but if you can, a guitar is a very sensitive instrument. I don't think any VST can really do a good job at that.

    Good luck 'neway! Greetings.

  • awesome greats greats greats