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CloggedUrethra
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2015 1:48 am 
 

MA Songwriting Challenge: BLACK REVIVAL - JUNE/JULY 2015

Well, it's been a year since the last challenge, which I also hosted... So, in an attempt to revive the MA songwriting challenge tradition, and make up for the geeky theme of the previous challenge, I give you BLACK REVIVAL: a black metal challenge.


[General Rules]
= Feel free to post in the thread if you'd like to participate, whether you'll be submitting a song(s) or offering to collaborate.
= When your submission is finished, PM it to me (high quality 320kbps mp3 is preferred).
= Feel free to include a text file with lyrics, gear used, comments about your song, links, etc.
= Keep your submission private until the end of the challenge (I'll upload the complete compilation and post it to a new thread for reviews).
= Preliminary deadline is FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2015. The deadline can be extended if participants want more time.


[Music Rules]
= Submit one or more songs that have some kind of black metal in them. Whether it's traditional black, black/death, black/punk, black/jazz, etc., whatever. Really, anything goes. Just write something in your favourite style of black metal.


[Mo' Money, Mo' Participants?]
= In an attempt to lure in more participants, at the end of the challenge I will randomly pick a submitter's name (excluding my own) from a hat and they will receive $20 USD from me via PayPal. Yay, pizza money!


[Participants]
= CloggedUrethra
= Ilwhyan
= PureNegativism
= ShaolinLambKiller
= Funeral Frog / Rmind
= CorpseFister
= InThyKingdom
= HackTheRipper666
= Big_Grand
= Commandaunt
= vtremula
= MourningPyre
= alexaons
= Syntek
= Rosenthorn
= Indecency
= Vesheljinn
= Tanaros


[Collaborators]
= Ilwhyan (vocals)
= PureNegativism (music)
= MutantClannfear (vocals)
= Vesheljinn (guitar, drum programming)
= Tanaros (mixing and/or mastering)


Looking forward to the submissions and good luck!
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hakarl
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2015 8:50 pm 
 

I'm planning to collaborate a song, as performed by a four-piece band. However, there may not be enough time.

I'm also interested in collaborating black metal vocals. Influences are Corvus formerly of Horna, Hoath Torog of Behexen/Sargeist and Pest of Gorgoroth.
Samples:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ota9a37gdslv4 ... t.mp3?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/c6dmi3bpo7lm1 ... 2.mp3?dl=0
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CloggedUrethra
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2015 9:52 pm 
 

Excellent. I extended the preliminary deadline to the end of July just in case.
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PureNegativism
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PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2015 10:55 am 
 

I would like to participate. I would be interested in trying to collaborate as well.
Music can be heard here -
https://soundcloud.com/alasunder/ispalaa
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ShaolinLambKiller
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PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2015 1:45 pm 
 

Damn you be bribing people to play. but yea I'm down.
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Funeral Frog
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PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2015 3:24 pm 
 

Rmind and I are working together on a song!
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newp
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PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2015 4:32 pm 
 

Hmm, we'll see. My recording PC has gone wonky on me and I'm not sure when I'm picking up a new one. I'll be back if I sort something out!

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InThyKingdom
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PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2015 5:41 pm 
 

Count me in as well guys :)
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InThyKingdom
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PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2015 5:47 pm 
 

@CorpseFister get some 2nd hand. Won't cost u much. Focus on Xeon CPU's. I suppose you can get really descent one for 250-300 CAD.
CPU: 2x Xeon Quad Core 2.5GHz E5420
MB: Intel® 5400
HDD: 2000GB SATA
16384 MB DDR2, FB
SVGA: nVidia Quadro FX1700 512MB

Approx 310 CAD here at my country. Most likely you should be able to find it cheaper from USA or Canada. And you get damn nice PC for recordings.
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HackTheRipper666
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 3:58 pm 
 

I'm in!

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Big_Grand
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 11:56 pm 
 

I've been working on a new project and I suppose this might help me atually finish the set of tracks i've been working on. At the very least you can expect the demo tracks already completed from me.

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Commandaunt
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:28 am 
 

Awesome timing, just preparing to start writing for a new Cryptelisk release. I'm in. Anyone interested in vocal duties?

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hakarl
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 8:10 am 
 

Commandaunt wrote:
Awesome timing, just preparing to start writing for a new Cryptelisk release. I'm in. Anyone interested in vocal duties?

I'm interested. You can PM me the details.
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ShaolinLambKiller
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 11:07 pm 
 

I wrote my song this week and finally recorded it today. sans vocals. I'll do that in the next couple of days. It'll also be on the next full length for Subterranean Birthright.
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CloggedUrethra
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 5:05 pm 
 

Awesome, looks like you and Big_Grand will be the first to battle for the 20 bucks. :)
Cool to see people joining. I probably won't start my song for a couple weeks, but it'll definitely get done.
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ShaolinLambKiller
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 9:13 pm 
 

Yea I'm about halfway done writing lyrics so I probably will record vocals tmwr or sat morning and mix it on sunday.
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InThyKingdom
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 7:27 am 
 

Someone would like to collaborate with lyrics for my song? It is melo-death-black, a lot of Dissection inspired riffs :)
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sadael
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Location: Armenia
PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 8:14 am 
 

Hey guys.I have a Death Metal band,already have a release,for the second one need some lyrics,is there anyone who could help a little bit?the demo without the lyrics can be sent....Thanx in advance

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vtremula
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Location: Macedonia (FYROM)
PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 9:22 am 
 

This sounds like fun. I'd like to participate with my band/project Tremula (http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Tremula/51032). I'm just finishing recording and mixing the first song/single of the upcoming album I'm preparing and I'll probably have two songs ready to participate with by the end of July.

For anyone who may want to know, it's a longtime inactive band/project I'm reviving and this is what we've done some years ago:
(2005)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtJEoQDLLR0

(2008)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEFqvp_DujY

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iamntbatman
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 8:27 pm 
 

sadael wrote:
Hey guys.I have a Death Metal band,already have a release,for the second one need some lyrics,is there anyone who could help a little bit?the demo without the lyrics can be sent....Thanx in advance


Not really the thread for this kind of request, is it?

Skipping participating in this one but I'll be listening and writing something up as usual.
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InThyKingdom
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 1:54 am 
 

Music done and recorded guitars and drums. Still waiting for someone's lyrics "donation" tho :P As there will be enough time 'till end July, most likely it'll expand into EP or album lol :) For the poets, check the link bellow for an example of the style we're playing:
HISTORIAN - RAW instrumental
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Commandaunt
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 12:37 am 
 

Oops, didn't mean I could contribute vocals, just that I'd like someone to provide them for my track :D

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CloggedUrethra
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 11:04 pm 
 

We're now a quarter of the way into this thing. Hopefully you guys can find collaborators for lyrics and vocals. :)

I ended up with 3 songs, about 15 mins. Going to keep practising them and record the music maybe this week. Still have to write lyrics.
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MourningPyre
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Location: Kiev, Ukraine
PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 10:57 am 
 

Ah, what the heck, I'll jump in on this one.
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ShaolinLambKiller
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 1:09 pm 
 

I'm actually at 2 songs, I have to finish the guitar tracks today to be done with it.
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InThyKingdom
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 10:47 am 
 

Four songs recorded :) The first one is mixed/mastered already :) With this rhythm the album is mission possible :)
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alexaons
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Location: Québec
PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 2:56 pm 
 

Im in, but I won't do any vocals. If somebody is interested in doing vocals and lyrics on my track, let me know.

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newp
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Location: Canada
PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 3:29 pm 
 

Might not end up submitting anything, the guy I was gonna do a song with broke a few fingers over the weekend.

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Syntek
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:51 pm 
 

Consider me in!

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Rosenthorn
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 8:44 am 
 

I have next to 0 experience writing black metal tunes - so I'm gonna give it a try! Why not? What's the worst that could happen?
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Funeral Frog
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 11:12 pm 
 

Your kvlt level could drop significantly
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CloggedUrethra
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:52 am 
 

That's part of the fun of these challenges, to try new things. :)

Cool to see more people joining and making progress. We're almost at the half way point. I've got most of the guitars/drums recorded, still have to write lyrics.

EDIT: btw CorpseFister, what about some synth-only black metal?
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ShaolinLambKiller
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 1:50 pm 
 

i'm mainly still working on lyrics. I ended up with 3 songs I might have 4 cause I have another couple of riffs eating away at me so I might put them to tape to be done with them.
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MutantClannfear
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:46 am 
 

I'd be willing to record vocals on a couple songs. PM me if you're interested.
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ShaolinLambKiller
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 1:31 pm 
 

I got my four, did all the vocals, mixed everything and today while working listened through twice so far only two minor tweaks i want to do. I'm actually very happy and satisfied with this.
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ShaolinLambKiller
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 11:10 pm 
 

finalized my mix shot it over to clogged.
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CloggedUrethra
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 10:41 am 
 

Congrats, you are the first! Got your PM and will download on my laptop soon. Can't decide if I should wait to listen to the submissions until after the challenge is over, like everyone else...

I've got all the instruments recorded and lyrics written for mine, just have to record vocals.
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ShaolinLambKiller
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 1:07 pm 
 

If you do it like me... I listened to them as I got them so all my reviews were completed before I even put the results thread up.

hell i'm honored I'm first I figured there was already others that turned in. Hurry up people!
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MourningPyre
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 5:13 pm 
 

Submitted.
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Indecency
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2015 3:34 pm 
 

Ooooh, maybe I'll put in a Blackened Death or a Melodic Black song for this challenge.

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