Schleif's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Power-ade-Metaljonus]

damn, bastard! fucking crazy shit. your tone is God. sick riffage, really sinister sounding. i really dig this, always a pleasure listening to your stuff!

[Fist Fu]

ooh baby! the Gods of Metal join forces, creating a horrible power that makes shit explode, and stuff! sweet composition, cool-ass heavy rhythm, and it all comes together in one sexy mix. and Dan's sick leads are mighty enough to both give life, and take it away. and i expected nothing less. awesome song, brothers!

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

Haha, thanks schleify....mighty glad you dig, sir. Thank you for the listen and review,brother. \m/

[Happy Mushday]

ha den äran på bemärkelsedagen, min gode herre! jag har ingen fysisk gåva... men jag ger dig min morgon!

[GM - Dragon Of The South]

cool stuff, really sweet melodies, and overall a great composition. really digging your tone and good playing as well. the mix is also clear and well made. a bit low, but dynamic, which i really like. the only thing i'd point out is the drums. they don't feel very vibrant or inspired to me. just a pretty stale mechanical beat. they do what they're supposed to, but i feel they could add an extra dimension to the song, with a bit of passion. other than that, this is fucking sweet, really enjoyed!

InYourDreams responds:

Hey Schleif! Well I'm no drummer, so I think my programed drums will never really sound like real drums. ^_^ ... But I'm glad u still liked it. Thanks dude!

[Creature Of The Self]

sexyness. as always. digging your voice dudeman, for it is sick. and not the physical illness kind of sick. haha. good song brother, i enjoyed \m/

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

Thanks big man, I know you don't "love" this kind of music. The fact that you listened to it, is gratifying enough! Let alone leaving a review. You're awesome Schleif.

[Evolution]

really cool song mang. loving the melodies, and your tone sounds good. a lot of interesting passages, with both depth and variation, but without straying far from the core. that's the kind of shit i like. the drum track is excellent, really vivid and natural. the snare and kick get a bit excessive at times, like Demon-Slayer pointed out, but no complaints otherwise. awesome song duder! i dig!

Metallica1136 responds:

Awesome man, I'm really happy you like it! Yeah, drums sound great though during the double bass passages especially, the bass drum is pretty excessive.

But thanks man! Really glad you like it!

[Aerials (System of a Down)]

nice, sounds good. SOAD without vocals feels kind of... empty, doesn't it? haha. good job duder, made the original justice

Metallica1136 responds:

Thanks man! Yeah I agree. This definitely needs some vocals. Really, no SOAD song sounds as good without vocals :P

[Come to Reality]

kewl bananas. forgot to leave a review, though i gave it a listen earlier. a good song, no doubt. really nice riffage, and the mix sounds fine. that intro is interesting as well. while i have absolutely no idea of what's going on in it, it sounds really cool haha.
the only real issue is the length. while the riffs are good, there's nothing keeping the song together, it feels more like a bunch of random (though sweet) riffs. i would have loved a strong and present theme in the melodies, or some well placed vocals to drive the song forward.

this is something i feel you should keep practicing - creating riffs is one thing. delivering them well through a well structured song is where things often get tricky. longer is (usually) not better. making a long song is easy to any musician. making a song that actually needs to be long is what's hard. try getting a solid idea of what it is you want to deliver.
what do i want with this song? what do i want to convey with it? what's the point of this section? this is a good riff, but is this really a good place to use it?
keeping variation is a good thing, but without a sense of direction or actual purpose, it can easily feel confusing, random, or outright pointless to the listener, even if the content in itself is good.

again, there is nothing wrong with the song. gave it my full attention from beginning to end, and i really like it. but i feel this is the main area where you can improve your music. hope at least some of that made sense. best of luck in the NGADM!

Metallica1136 responds:

Haha, the intro is basically some strings, and some synth in the background. Yeah the length is the worst part of the song. Haha, vocals? No way. Not from me. :P Though I did practice growling a bit. I definitely do need to work on my structure a bit. Some parts aren't really necessary. But I'm glad you like it! And thanks! Hope I make it! :)

[My Kids' First Day on Drums]

man, that's crazy. an hour? your family's the coolest, most badass bunch on the planet. but i already knew that. good to see you crawling out of your hole, brother! i've missed your badassery!

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

Hello fucker! Yes, I'm a lucky fucker, these kidlets are fucking badass, well mannered little humans.
There is a hole I'm in, Scheify, but it is not a musicless hole. I'm doing a LOT of custom shit for that movie. I am no longer scoring it, but credits, opening closing, bar scenes, club scenes...every piece of non cinematic music is mostly me. I am currently working on an UUUUUBEr acoustic piece. (I know right)...it's pretty sick, I think.

Also some cinematic stuff too. But yeah, I've been dying to release some stuff on newgrounds, but I'm locked in a contract...haha. So I'll have to write something specific for here.

Cheers man, glad to see you out and thanks for supporting me and my family. He loves reading these reviews!