Thank you so much, seeing reactions like this make us extremely eager to keep it up! As I've said in some other comments, it's hard for us to guess how well something will translate if we put it out there, since we tend to be extremely critical of our own work - to a point where we almost fear showing anything before it is completely finished. So whenever we reveal these small samples it's a breath of fresh air to see such excitement about it!

Reading that made me feel warm, thank you! Knowing that in return gets ME through the day :)

Aah thank you, I'm flattered! I'm just glad we're reaching people who appreciate it :)

Thank you, we're looking forward to the day it is out as well! Hope to see you again then \m/

Thank you kindly, I'm glad you're as eager as we are about it! We currently have t-shirt designs and the likes on Spreadshirt ( shylmagoghnar.spreadshirt.net or .com depending on where you are from) - they don't come from us directly (spreadshirt is a print-on-demand service) but we do get commission for them, so maybe there is something there you like :) A great week to you!

Thank you! Yea I have always been a sucker for delay and reverb, but in busy tracks it tends to drown out in the background. So whenever we do an instrumental with open spaces like this one I feel like a kid in a candy store

Thank you very much! :)

Thank you very much, that's an honour to hear! And I hadn't heard of Thrawsunblat until now, so I should probably check that out as well :) Greetings and merry christmas from the Netherlands!

Thanks so much man! A true pleasure to read such a warm reaction! By the way, Journey through the Fog will be completed and released on the album we are currently working on. I hope you'll like the finished version even more than the demo \m/

Quad-tracked kazoos will be added all over the album before final release! It's just being fine-tuned in the workshop right now, to assure maximum quality. Thank you!

"Maximum kazoo efficiency" Fucking A

this is a joke right.....?

Of course! Don't worry. Quad-tracking isn't enough for the glory that is the kazoo. Ok I'll knock it off now ;)

Aah thank you so much! And glad to see you again btw! Though your avatar still messes with my mind ;)

Shylmagoghnar lmao sweet

We'll put in our heart and soul to make sure that will be the case! It's called "Emergence" though ;)

Thank you! :)

Well spotted! Easily one of the best investments in music I've ever made. The Evertune makes recording sooo much less stressful :) At first I wanted to get it installed in a guitar I already had, but it turned out to be really hard to find someone who would do it for a reasonable price in Europe. The LTD fits all of my demands though so I'm happy!

Yea we didn't think this through :D Good though! Much more enjoyable to work on an album if you know someone is waiting for it!

I second this

Hartelijk dank! :D (zie dit nu pas, sorry!)

Geniet er van Shylmagoghnar.

That's such a kind thing to say, thank you! I'm actually really glad you said that, because due to the chaos surrounding the second album recordings and preparations I've not been able to catch up with messages/comments as well as I'd wish. Nonetheless we really do appreciate them and we'll do our best to keep it up as much as reasonably possible!

Awesome to hear that! The song is very relatable to your profile picture, so it's probably no coincidence :)

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i keep listening to this. i really like that riff!

That's all I could hope to hear! Thank you!

Neverrr! *uses finished masterdisc as beer coaster*

Hartelijk dank, dat vind ik zeer fijn om te horen! Maakt het de moeite waard!

Shylmagoghnar groetjes van uit Spanje Barcelona.

We are glad to hear that! And of course: the tuning for Emergence and Shylma songs in general is D standard (DGCFAD). Have fun! :)

thanks! good luck with your new album dudes! i hope it will be out soon, but i've read your post in fb, so i'll be patient n.n

I'll gladly answer that! The general guitar setup on both albums is pretty straight-forward. For the rhythm guitars it's either a Peavey 6505 (red channel)+TS7(not needed for gain, but for the tone shaping the tubescreamer does) or a Jet City JCA20H+TS7 (needs the gain boost from the tubescreamer as the JCA20H is not really a modern metal amp by itself imo). Either amp then goes through a Harley Benton 2x12 with Vintage30 speakers. It's a very budget speaker from the Thomann houseline, but it ended up sounding exactly like what I wanted for this project. Heavily recommend anyone who needs a good cab on a budget to check that one out! Everything is then recorded with one or two SM57 microphones on the cab. As for the leads and cleans, it's basically whatever I can throw together that works. Anything from real amps, software amps, distortion pedals, to a Boss GT-10, often in combination with a Kemper Profiling amp (that thing is freaking amazing). All FX like tape delay, chorus, reverb, etc, are added to the dry guitar signal in the mix, so I have maximum control over them. Let me know if you'd like to know anything more specifically!

Close! It's its little brother, the MH1000 with a built-in Evertune bridge. Its specs were exactly what I wanted in a guitar and the Evertune bridge is extremely practical for recording. Set up the guitar once at the start of the day and it remains rock-solidly in tune and for the entire session :)