Just a quick update from Autumns Eyes band leader, Dan Mitchell, on the recent Kickstarter project aimed at getting the entire 9 album Autumns Eyes discography out to more people and more platforms. To donate to this Kickstarter, and receive exclusive rewards including free music, signed merchandise, and even a BC Rich Mockingbird Guitar, visit…
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It was the dawn of the new millennium, and I was living in Boston with a roommate that attended the Berklee College of Music. After having a basic knowledge of recording from the four track I used in years prior, my roommate introduced me to digital recording. Not only was I shocked to see the…
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Solo metal act Autumns Eyes, which consists of sole member Dan Mitchell, is gearing up to cap the summer with the release of new EP “Broken Leaves and Haunted Streets,” which follows last year’s full-length album “Please Deceive Me”. The EP comes out August 6th and consists of instrumental re-imaginings of some of the project’s earliest…
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I am excited to finally announce the new Autumns Eyes album, which is titled “Broken Leaves and Haunted Streets“, is scheduled for release on August 6th of this year. The instrumental album features the first five songs ever written for Autumns Eyes back in its humble beginnings over fourteen years ago. The songs were originally…
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Sometimes we take our favorite music for granted by forgetting just how talented these heavy musicians really are, but thanks to the advent of games like Rock Band and the website YouTube, we can hear our favorite parts completely isolated from the rest of the band. When a band submits a song to something like…
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You are all well aware of how personal music taste changes every now and then. One month you enter a thrash metal phase, and suddenly you’re all about nineties grunge. There’s nothing wrong with switching things up here and there, so here’s a taste of whats been showing up on my playlist this month. Mr…
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Sometimes it can be tough to weed through all the crap on Netflix instant selection, but at least they’re not skimping on good horror. These are a few great flicks to check out which are streaming on Netflix this month in the horror department. The Serpent and the Rainbow This is quite a stretch for…
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Software orchestra emulators sound great, but they have the potential to sound much better with just a few simple tweaks. This tutorial will explore how to make a digital orchestra sound more realistic by utilizing only a few plugins from both Waves and Logic. The source material for this virtual orchestra was recorded with the…
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I’ve been devoting my time and passion into Autumns Eyes for over fourteen years, but never truly promoted on a large scale up until a couple years ago. Currently there are only two Autumns Eyes albums available in all the major digital retail outlets, and this Kickstarter project is aimed at getting the entire discography…
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I’m very saddened to hear that Ray Manzarek passed away. He played an integral role in one of my favorite and most influential bands of all time. This is by far my favorite performance of theirs, and I can recall numerous nights when this track led my mind into some crazy places. Manzarek helped provide the soundtrack…
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Sometimes we take our favorite music for granted by forgetting just how talented these heavy musicians really are, but thanks to the advent of games like Rock Band and the website YouTube, we can hear our favorite parts completely isolated from the rest of the band. When a band submits a song to something like…
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There’s a reason why many consider the 80s to be horror’s glory days, mostly because the effects were all practical and life-like. Granted, many of them looked extremely corny, but at least they were real objects the actors could interact with. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about todays modern horror effects. Due to filmmakers…
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