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Title: Nailbomb does Killswitch Engage
Post by: Nadz1lla on January 04, 2008, 01:10:42 AM: Hi guys, been a while since I posted a clip, so hope this makes up for it!

I decided I wanted my band to cover The End Of Heartache by Killswitch Engage for our live set, but our tuning is half a step higher than the original and I can only just get the high notes as it is. So I recorded this cover at home to see if I could push my vocals higher, and it turned out that I really liked the way my Nailbomb came across on the track.

The track is all Nailbomb apart from the clean part near the end.

Equipment used: BC Rich Warlock loaded with a Nailbomb at the bridge (an inferior brand at the neck, heh), Pod XT Live, Cubase SX running Groove Agent for drums.

All live instruments and vocals by me.

Hope you enjoy my straining bad voice-ness, lol! (And please bear in mind, this was done on my cheap cr@ppy home setup and only basic editing tricks were used. And I forgot how some of the lyrics went too, lol!!!)
Title: Nailbomb does Killswitch Engage
Post by: Ted on January 04, 2008, 09:47:35 AM: Nice work. I liked it.
Title: Nailbomb does Killswitch Engage
Post by: Nadz1lla on January 04, 2008, 05:17:56 PM: Cheers dude. :)
Title: Nailbomb does Killswitch Engage
Post by: Nige666 on January 04, 2008, 05:22:43 PM: Sounds good, I'm going to do Hope Is when I get my guitar back.
Title: Nailbomb does Killswitch Engage
Post by: Crazy_Joe on January 04, 2008, 06:21:54 PM: Bloody good recording. :D
Title: Nailbomb does Killswitch Engage
Post by: Nadz1lla on January 04, 2008, 08:41:36 PM: Cheers guys! I'm always surprised at the fact that even though my equip is not great I can still get something that passes as listenable, heh. but then I guess tech these days is pretty good even on the cheaper stuff.
Title: Nailbomb does Killswitch Engage
Post by: ericsabbath on January 05, 2008, 12:47:17 AM: the guitar sounded harsh and distant :(
but very well played
i like the vocals
Title: Nailbomb does Killswitch Engage
Post by: Nadz1lla on January 05, 2008, 01:19:41 AM: Doh! Yeah it does need a fair bit of tweaking. Thanks for the compliment though! :D
Title: Nailbomb does Killswitch Engage
Post by: Muso on January 10, 2008, 09:50:25 PM: Your version is much better than the original :D

I actually liked your version so I checked out the original, man its shite!
Title: Nailbomb does Killswitch Engage
Post by: Nadz1lla on January 10, 2008, 11:25:42 PM: Woah! Thanks dude, that's probably the best compliment I've received for the cover, heh! That means a lot bro, thanks again! :D :twisted: :D
Title: Nailbomb does Killswitch Engage
Post by: Patterns in Blood on April 30, 2008, 04:19:44 PM: Your version of this song just got me through another day of school. Great stuff + I envy your vocals -.- :P
Title: Nailbomb does Killswitch Engage
Post by: kmanick on April 30, 2008, 09:12:37 PM: sounds great (good job on the vocals)
but the gutiars are way too far back in the mix.
they sound good but too distant.
Title: Nailbomb does Killswitch Engage
Post by: Nadz1lla on April 30, 2008, 10:30:44 PM: Patterns, that brought a smile to my face, hehe!

Kmanick, yeah they are a bit quiet, I might revise it a tad and repost if I have the time this week.

Trying to get the mix right on my computer is pretty tough, and because I know Guitarists tend to sub-conciously mix guitars too high, I think I over compensate and mix it a tad too low.
Title: Nailbomb does Killswitch Engage
Post by: Nadz1lla on April 30, 2008, 10:36:50 PM: Quote from: Patterns in Blood
Great stuff + I envy your vocals -.- :P

Just to add, I recorded this to see if I could sing it in our band's resident key (C#, which is half a step higher than the original) so we could fill out or live set with some covers. Unfortunately I have found that I can sing it if it's the only thing I am singing that night, but if I am singing too long before this song I can't reach the notes, lol. It's really hard as it's literally at the very top of my range. I can sing it fine in the original key, but this is just a tiny step too far upwards. :roll: