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greets folks....uploaded our tunes to our profile.have a listen and feel free to download if you like em.any comments welcome.
http://www.bandmix.co.uk/ballof-mayhem

cheers
tez(vox/guitar)

Fragile - I love that lil whisper at the intro! It is a refreshing change from the screamo that I was was expecting when I heard the guitar. I see you use it throughout. I'm not a big fan of the guitar-lick-vocal melody, but this, if it's a one-off, is effective. I don't much care for the guitar work on the lead. I like the break, though. It's a little ambitious, but it's a good try, even if it's at least a minute & a half too long. I can't pick out the bass through the buzz, though.

Hellfire - this is good. I like the 'room full of vocals' approach. It reminds me of some of the best of the 60's. That fem b/u voice saves you, btw. Again, you need a hotter lead player, cuz this is coming across like a 'John Fogerty plays metal' kinda thing. I like the intro & the outro, but again, it's too long by over a minute.

Fear Of Falling - the drums are curiously out of time at the start, but it comes together. You seem to have a lot of singers in your band, & I'd like to hear someone else take a turn at the lead before it all becomes too much of a signature sound built around that single lead vocal. It isn't bad, but it could become old hat by the 4th song, cuz it's a rather limited range vocal.

Overall, I'd say you have some distance to go in your musicianship, as the material cries out for more than you really have at the moment. You have an excellent ear for arrangement & composition. Of course I couldn't grasp the vocals clearly, so I cannot comment on your lyrical content, but that which I heard is alright. One thing I noticed was the need for better distinction between the instruments, & between the vocals. You also need to cut the length your work, unless you're really going in different directions, with separate movements & such, rather than a simple bridge & back to the theme.

This is a very good start, though. Best of luck.

Really good production and structure. The only slight criticism I have is that the second verse of Fragile should come in with the beat instead of the pauses like in the first verse. But that's just my petty opinion.

All is good! Keep it up!

Cheers for the feedback

And poof they are gone.