ShanZE's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[On An -Ism]

One of your best!

I love how the guitar sounds so rough somehow. Also knowing how you've been feeling at the time of releasing this song really gives a special meaning to the angst in the song. Everything sounds so good here and the song is just awesome. I think the vox sound good, I find no reason to complain about them. The drums are sounding great. Everything is.

This is one of your best songs, I've been listening a lot to this even before reviewing properly.

"status qo: absymal
sarcastic and cynical
anti-socio-political
fatalistic and fickle"

This is an awesome part

Can't wait to hear the music you've been making!

[White Houses]

This is really good

I love this song. Reminds me more of nirvana than smashing pumpkins actually. I love everything about this song, the vox (especially the lower creeping vocals), guitars drums everything. A simple great grunge song. I love the stop at the end of the chorus. Definitely a 10!

[(CMBC) Breakdown Motherfuckers]

I Love Breakdowns

Breakdowns are probably the beswt thing in heavy metal. When I was playing in a band (the time when I was never putting music on newgrounds) we had a brutally heavy breakdown/beatdown that just kept becoming slower aannddd slooooowwwweeeeerrrrrr. Maybe I'll use it in some song someday.

Anyway, digging the ROAR and the metal. I make grunge all the time so sometimes I have to find the time to roar a lil' bit myself too :D

[Far Away From You]

Nice vox!

Really digging this song, nothing to complain about. Except maybe that I would like ot hear that guitar more than the piano. Rocks my socks anyway. Sometimes this one reminded me of Fear Factory, especially the heaviest part of the song at the end of the song. Really good stuff. Awesome voice.

Bad-Man-Incorporated responds:

Thanks man. Glad you like it.\m/

[Punishment Fits]

Realized that I haven't written a review of this..

..but here it is, another in a way very pointless praising review from a fan of yours.

I grew to like the synth too even tho it hurt me good ol ears a lil' bit at first. After reading your comments on the song regarding the synth leads, yourself and my mom I paid attention to the fact that the melodies of the synth are very good, and myself I'm not even a fan of music sounding too clean and smooth, you know?

This song kicks ass very much, especially the chorus. Now that I listened to this one again after a while I found myself singing/mumbling the chorus while I was working (I'm a cleaner, isn't that great).

The only thing that could keep someone from liking the song would probably be the length, I mean I myself have nothing against the fact that this is over 7minutes but it would work also as a little bit shorter version.

[Ocean Water - Odoghan]

Great grunge song!

Very well-produced and awesome calm song. I like the singing very much cause it sounds so clean but I also would like to hear some kind of screaming, even light screaming if you understand what I mean. Add a little balls to it and it's one of the best songs ever made. I really love this genre 'cause the songs always have something mystical in them, i dunno. You are a great band, keep it up!

odoghan responds:

Hey, thanks for the feedback, I don´t want to make spam here but we have more songs uploaded in myspace if you want, search for the band name. Thanks again.-

[FruityLoopsTestSong-Metaljonus]

You are ridiculously talented!

I listened to many of your songs just now and I noticed this one 'cause I also use fruity loops. And... if this is just a test I'll have to say that you are the fuckin' master! No doubt about that. Man, you're good at what you do. I'm sure you will have wealth and fame with this stuff.

[Homophobe (rough Demo)]

Holy shit, that was good

This was the first time I've listened to your music and I really enjoyed it. Your voice and in a way the music reminds me of Garbage which is a great band. But I'm not saying that you sound completely alike, 'cause this sounds quite fresh actually. (and it's not even a new song I see). With better drums this would be a 10, I think it's otherwise kinda perfect for a grunge song.

Sour-Cherry responds:

Arn't Garbage an awsome band, sorry let me re-phrase that.
Isn't Shirly Manson one of the most gorgeous rockers out there!!! XD
Thanks for the listen

[As If]

Grungy as ever.

The guitar on this song sounds really good, I like it very much. The way you scream really reminds me of Billy Corgan. What do you use for recording? 'Cause I really want to know and get on with making some better music with better quality.

This one seems so personal to you that when I'm listening to it, it feels almost like I'm not supposed to hear this, like i'm eavesdropping. The only problem for me is that this beautiful song is maybe turning even a little too ugly towards the ending. But can't help but love the "not even if you paid me to" :D If you're going to make a plugged version of this I will be here praising it.

Gunshy responds:

lol billy corgan... i used to be able to sing exactly like him along with the pumpkins albums. i found myself doing that a lot, singing like the singer instead of like how i might sing the song. it helped, practicing to sing with my own voice along with pumpkins songs and of course nirvana.
NOSY EAVESDROPPER!
it does get ugly at the end. maybe i was overcome with emotion, or like i subconsciously know it's been too "pretty" so far, even with my broke-ass voice... idk.
i will definitely be making a plugged version of this! :) i recorded this as a test of the new acoustic/electric, and of the song itself, just to hear how it really sounds, how i really sound, alone, at whisper and fever pitch, transitions, feedback, et cetera...
thanks for the praise, er... future praise...?
lol

[Afterbirth]

Can't stop listening to your songs

Love the ambient opening, sounds great and you succeed perfectly in sliding it into an angry punk song, it's a nice contrast. I admit, just fucking love this stuff :D

Your voice reminds me of Billy Corgan (of the smashing pumkins), I hope you don't take that as an insult, cause I think you both sound ridiculously good.

Gunshy responds:

i do love smashing pumpkins, so i do not take that as in insult. billy's much better at the scream/whisper tricks, but thanks for the comparison, and the review, and the 10!