How's This Opeth Mix? Blackwater Park Clip

[FourFour]

Hey all, just wanted to get some feedback on this new mix. Check it out, dudes.

 

[Frak]

Sounds great man.

I'm pretty new to production, but the first thing I noticed was the kick is smashing the mix. My guess is your mastering compressor?

 

[kaomao]

sounds great
what ya used for guitars?

 

[Morgan C]

The kick sounds quite out of place, the rest of the mix is messy, while the kick is tight and loud and hi-fi. The messy style works, but you've gotta go all the way.

 

[kaomao]

before I was listening through headphones and it sounded better
through monitors is a bit messy as Morgan said!
I guess it's the compressor used on the mastering chain that is killing the sound

 

[FourFour]

Thanks for listening, guys. Very cool advice.

I'm also hearing the kick pump the mix a little? Too much compression or is it just too much subs on the kick?

About the messy mix vs tight kick issue. What do you guys suggest I do? I'm thinking of changing the envelope on the kick, give it a longer release. Add some low mids, a bit more room mic and cut some of the clickiness back. Then I'll tame the guitars more, frequency wise, so it sounds slightly less raw.

Edit: Kaomao, here's my guitar chain: strat w/ steve's special>toneport>lecto>lecab2>fearcomplex mode four impulse+travis mesa sm57 impulse>post eq

 

[kaomao]

Thanks for listening, guys. Very cool advice.

I'm also hearing the kick pump the mix a little? Too much compression or is it just too much subs on the kick?

Uhm well maybe you dialed a compressor with a very fast attack that has a 2db gain reduction.
Then the subs of the kick are just making the comp reacting like this.