Metalcore Guitar Chain question (Sample inside)

[sl4zhz]

Hey,
what is your guitar chain for metalcore ? (As I Lay Dying, Parkway Drive, Miss may I, Periphery, etc)

I'm Currently using
BC.Rich Beast Blackout AHB1 pickup>ENGL E530>direct to apogee ensemble
I load mixIR2 on my DAW and load redwirez impulse cabinet.
here are the samples:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2416466/CUBICLE STUDIO.zip

My question is how to take the guitar tone to the next level ??
I want it to sound more open, crunchy, stand out
feedback, advice please

thanks