Metal track just finished, a new pair of ears would be good! Any feedback appreciated

[tfox01]

cum on ppl im eager for any pointers!

[tfox01]

Anyone?

[tfox01]

Nobody at all?

[Media331]

Overall, it's not bad at all. My first impression was that it doesn't sound "beefy" enough. I feel like the low's were rolled off too much. The guitars need to sound bigger. I would boost some lows and dip some mids. It sounds like the guitars have some reverb on them - if they do, lessen it up (most of the time I don't even use reverb on distorted guitars in metal songs - I feel like it takes away from "edge") Also, the snare is way too compressed. It sounds very squashed. The vocals have a unique quality to them as far as performance goes. A lot of the vocals were doubled up and there are a lot of imperfections, but I'm on the fence of whether I'm digging it or not. Creates a cool texture though. The toms need more life to them, so I would, again, boost the lows or low-mids. The bass sounds too thin and needs to be raised in the mix. I personally feel like the hi-hats are too loud, some people like that - I personally don't. But overall dude the mix sounds good. Just do some tweaking and polish it up a bit.

-Jon

[bluesbaz]

Everything needs to be lined up or replayed its ok to have some timing issues here and there, it adds feel but, this is a little much. This may seem off subject but line some things up and see how much your mix clears up. I often find myself thinning out the low end when there are timing issues; it sounds like what you've done here.
good luck

[tfox01]

Thanks for the feedback. I have rolled off the low end on some of the guitars. Mainly because the guy had a low end enhancer that couldn't be switched off on his amp. It made the guitars extremely rumbly and pretty horrible. I may try and line a few things up also. I knew the bass was a bit low also but the band wanted it lower in the mix unfortunately. This is probably one of the better metal mixed I have done but as you all noticed it still has a way to go.. I run a small studio from a converted double garage and have minimal equipment so I don't think it's a bad effort considering.
Thanks for the feedback so far. It's much appreciated.