| Category | Rating |
|---|---|
| Track Structure | 8 |
| Interest | 8 |
| Melody | 7 |
| Performance | 7 |
| Lyrics | 6 |
| Enjoyment | 7 |
| Recording Quality | 6 |
| Commercial Appeal | 6 |
| Overall | 6.9 |
‘Crushed To Dust’ – a few wordies from Spyda
I was asked to add ‘Crushed To Dust’ to my Feb 5 review thread on behalf of Ditheramb, because being based in
Before I joined MP3Unsigned in April 2004 I would never ever have given the rock & metal genres a second glance on any music site, let alone listen to any of the songs uploaded under those genres. As for downloading & saving them to my HD, well what can I tell you, my ignorance had gotten the better of me for far too many years.
Now more & more I find I’m making time to actually listen & experience this type of music. My mind & ears have opened wider to some fantastic sounds & songs & to some very talented bands & artists.
One such band I’ve now had the pleasure of hearing is Ditheramb, who state that they have a “style like no other” & are a “melodic metal band with a twist”. Unfortunately, I’ve not yet experienced or heard enough rock & metal bands to dismiss their statement. What I would say though, is that listening to ‘Crushed To Dust’ they appear to be quite a talented, very progressive upfront metal band & I don’t wish to do them any injustice by decrying their statement.
The band consists of 4 members apparently from very different musical backgrounds. Steve & Scott Kinghorn (who I assume are brothers) on guitar & vocals, Glenn Townsend on drums & Jack Greenhill on bass and are based in
‘Crushed To Dust’ is an original song with music & lyrics written by the band. The arrangement, ambience & overall feel of the track is well structured, played & produced. However, the vocal arrangement & production, (to my ears that is), is lacking in dynamics & could benefit from a little re-mastering. I’d like to hear Steve’s vocal levels brought up much more, giving extra power to the song. He possesses a very strong voice that is at times lost within the main body of the music. I also think the backing vocals could be addressed slightly too giving them more definition therefore enhancing the lead vocals at certain points.
Personally, I think the song has all the right things going for it, but still needs a few fine tweaks here & there. Slight modifications that could maybe give it more of a commercial edge.
The instrumentation levels, stereo panning & EQ are cool, but the intro FX (thunder & rain) definitely needs more exaggeration & enhancement IMO to set the mood more prior to the opening first line of the song.
I’d definitely welcome hearing ‘Crushed To Dust’ again if the vocals are fine tuned & made clearer. (Upload the lyrics to your page guys please, for us hard of hearing old codgers’ lol)
I’m also confident that, given the right opportunities & venues in which to perform, Ditheramb would quickly gain a large fan base within the Goth scene in
Clive aka Spyda
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