Finished Grind/Death Metal mix. Please comment!

[Eldhrimnir]

I finished a mix with a (IMO pretty talented) local death metal band called Contortion a few months ago...And suddenly i felt the urge to post a link to the recording so you guys could listen to it The music is pretty technical from time to time, so don't even try to follow the shifting time signatures, haha
It would be awesome with some comments or opinions on the finished product!!

http://users.du.se/~h01danbe/Musik/C...r_(Demo_2006)/

Thanx in advance!
/Daniel

[Bdiggy]

Daniel,

Sounds really good my man... good work. The only thing I would change is to bring the kick drum up about 2-3db. Actually I would ride it and pump it up where needed.
Tom's a little more clearer and punched up too. I'm nit picking though...

I Like It

Bdiggy

[Pericles]

I'm with Bdiggy, I'd pump up that bass drum. I though the snare sounded a bit thin, almost like someone cut it below 250-300hz but that might be the sound you're trying to get. Everything else sounds great. Love the guitars.

How do they sing like that??? I can't understand a single word!

[manofsong]

Hmm, must totally disagree with last two posts, for this genre I think your kick sounds great, it has a great big open timbre with out being overbearing at all.
My biggest beef is the vocal. I love death metal, but the vox are often the most overlooked element. Punch, punch, punch (or edit, edit, edit) -- re-record 'em til they're PERFECT! I want to feel the vox as strongly as the band. There are also a few minor artifacts with the existing vocal (too much sudden compression in spots), and I thought there were even a couple panning artifacts (extreme panning not complete before sound kicks in?). Love the doubling of vox in places. Guitars could use a wee automation push each time when the vox are out of the mix.
That effect (reverse snare?) toward the end should come out WAY MORE for fun, or kill it altogether.

Mix is nice and clean, care to share equipment list?

Damn I gotta stop writing so much here and work on my own shit.

[Bdiggy]

Didn't say the kick sounded bad I said it needed to be louder overall. Kick SOUNDED fine tonally. Please don't misquote me. Thanks.

Bdiggy

[Eldhrimnir]

Bdiggy, Pericles and manofsong, thanks for the replies! Really appreciate your kind words!

Looking back, I might agree to some level automation to the kick and/or guitar on certain parts.
manofsong, you've got a point there regarding the vocal production. I guess it lacks some elements or extra thought because of a tight schedule at the time Most of it was done "one take, one kill"

Equipment used for guitars was ESP Eclipse -> ENGL Savage 120 -> SM 57 -> Universal Audio M610
The Savage 120 is THE amp for this kind of music! Only wish I could afford one myself

Vocals done with tlm 103 or SP B1 (can't remember which) -> same UA pre

Anyway, I'm really glad you guys liked the overall production. Thanks again.
/Daniel

[lpkyer]

superb vocals

though, MORE GUITARS
less snare

sounds a bit phasy don't know why.

[drakewire]

Compression on vocals.... Where.... ????
What vocals?
Even by the standard of skremo, I dont hear any compression on vocals, I better send my tannoy's back....
All I hear is distortion...
Please...
Send this to a record label... See what they think....