Please rate my power metal mixes (Hammerforce - Mass Media & Starbreeze - Neon)

GalaxyWizard

Hammerforce
May 3, 2011
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Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Hi!
Greetings from Saint-Petersburg, Russia!
I am keyboard player of Hammerforce and Starbreeze Power Metal bands. I run my own small studio - Galaxy Wizard Studio. Mainly I record low-budget demos in Metal style.
I was reading this forum for a couple of years. And many things I've learned in sound engineering are from here. So now it is time for my first post. =)
I just want to post my last mixes. And I hope you write some thoughts about them. I am sure there is a lot of things that could be done much better, so I need your opinion.

http://hammerforce.ru/files/Hammerforce - Mass Media (new single 2011).mp3

http://starbreeze.ru/StarBreeze - Neon.mp3

Best regards and sorry for my bad english...
Nikita
 
Dude this sounds really good. In the second song the drum is a bit low and sounds also a bit weak. The snare sound could be better but it´s a matter of personal preferences.
 
Nuno Filipe, thanks for your comment!
Actually I struggle with snare everytime. It sounds good to me before mastering. But then it becomes collapsed =(
I haven't tried snare clipping yet. Hope it will solve the problem. Will try it on my next mix.