Metalcharter presents...

[metalcharter]

Hey folks

I'm new to the Rock Band forums, but have been an active poster/player in the GH/RB community since the beginning, and I'm very pleased to be able to make this my first post

I've spent some time approaching bands/record labels about RBN, and have had a few nibbles, and one or two bites. Basically, my goal is to share some of the great, less well-known heavy metal bands with the Rock Band community, and have the name "MetalCharter" be synonymous with quality music, quality charts, and a fist-pumping good time for all fans of the darker, heavier side of metal!!!!

Right now I am in various stages of negotiations with different bands, and I will be making several announcements in the near future. However, to whet your appetites as to what to expect from MetalCharter in the future, I am proud to present to you this preview of one of my favorite bands :

The Project Hate MCMXCIX : Descend into the Eternal Pit of Possession
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6vEkdwYzIA

I'm really excited to be bringing their music to the RBN (hopefully shortly after beta opens up, and I can actually get the completed chart submitted for approval ).

I unfortunately had to eliminate some of the double bass, but other than that, the chart should be pretty much intact, and is a blast to play. Clocking in at 09:59, it certainly is going to be a test of both endurance and concentration.

I have just received the tracks for my second chart, but don't want to make any announcements yet until all the contractual stuff is a done deal. I can also almost confirm that Rock Band will finally have some tr00 black metal in the very near future, which is something I personally have been waiting for since the inception of the genre!

OK - hope I haven't overstayed my welcome, and that this isn't something of an obnoxious first post - I will check back periodically to reply to any questions anyone may have.

/M\
David (MetalCharter)

[afterstasis]

excellent to hear about the black metal... i'm currently working on a track of my own that i intend to see brought to the RBN (i may be shooting you a message about that since i have yet to settle on an author).

best of luck, david.

[trg007]

Two things I noticed in that video, with regards to the vocals:

1. Vibrato shouldn't be charted.
2. Your slides are all disjointed because your vocal notes are right up against each other. You need to leave space between the end of a note and the start of the next note (much like sustains on guitar/bass).

I certainly wasn't expecting to hear clean female vocals when I watched that preview.

[metalcharter]

Two things I noticed in that video, with regards to the vocals:

1. Vibrato shouldn't be charted.
2. Your slides are all disjointed because your vocal notes are right up against each other. You need to leave space between the end of a note and the start of the next note (much like sustains on guitar/bass).

I certainly wasn't expecting to hear clean female vocals when I watched that preview.

Thanks for the tips - I actually only charted the vibrato for that one part, but I will remove it since you're quite right - it really doesnt make too much sense in terms of a Rock Band chart.

I'll also see what I can do about the disjointed slides - vocals is probably the area of the game that I focus on the least when I play it (since i have a rather awful singing voice ), so this is very helpful - thank you!!!

Thankfully, for the majority of my charts, this won't be a problem, although I do have one upcoming chart which I think might be final tier vocals, which is practically unheard of for a metal song.

[JesusSilencio]

Cool stuff. There's a few little things with the drum chart though.

1.) At about 0:40 in youtube video time, there should be a cymbal hit on 1 (probably charted to blue, as it sounds like a different cymbal than the ones you charted to green).

2.) I'm pretty sure there's a bass hit with the green cymbal at about 1:38.

3.) The double bass part at 1:40ish should be straight 8th notes, since the drummer is playing straight 16th notes on double bass, and typically just the right foot is charted for double bass. You charted it as triplets for some reason.

[metalcharter]

I charted it as triplets on purpose - since we're screwing with the drum charts anyhow in removing the double bass, I decided to make it triplets since the cymbal/snare hits are only on the beat, so triplets work just as well, but are more fun than just playing every second note. Since the song had a ton of double bass, I needed to get creative in order to have the chart be challenging as well as fun.

Just removing a foot is not a valid solution for me - it greatly reduces the fun factor and trivializes the song, so any charts I do which have double bass I'm going to try and find alternatives to keep it interesting, while still have it playable with single pedal setups

[LegendofRock3021]

excellent to hear about the black metal... i'm currently working on a track of my own that i intend to see brought to the RBN (i may be shooting you a message about that since i have yet to settle on an author).

best of luck, david.

Seconded, excellent news about Black Metal coming to RBN, very happy to hear that.

[Oscar-Rio]

Rock Band will finally have some tr00 black metal in the very near future

you should just spill the beans on whom.

[metalcharter]

you should just spill the beans on whom.

Believe me, I'd love to, but I don't want to get peoples hopes up until the wheels are formally in motion, although right now it seems that there is about a 90% chance that it will happen.

I can tell you that it will be two tracks by two different bands, one of which is atmospheric and mid-tempo, and the other being more on the frenetic tremolo picking side of things.

[JesusSilencio]

I charted it as triplets on purpose - since we're screwing with the drum charts anyhow in removing the double bass, I decided to make it triplets since the cymbal/snare hits are only on the beat, so triplets work just as well, but are more fun than just playing every second note. Since the song had a ton of double bass, I needed to get creative in order to have the chart be challenging as well as fun.

Just removing a foot is not a valid solution for me - it greatly reduces the fun factor and trivializes the song, so any charts I do which have double bass I'm going to try and find alternatives to keep it interesting, while still have it playable with single pedal setups

Yeah, I understand how you feel. But I'm going off of what HMX has done in the past, and I'm pretty sure that's what the peer reviewers are going by too. Plus, there are some spots that have off beat hits (like right when that part comes in).

Also, sometimes I'll play along with my left foot on double bass parts (not sure if anyone else does this), but charting it as triplets kinda prevents people from doing that.