Requesting mix critique - my band's single

[Tower]

Hello, everyone!
My band's just released it's first single, and I've been sitting behind the mixing desk (DAW, lol) myself... I also did all the tracking & mastering, etc.

I will also post my references, so you can all hear what I was aiming for.

Here's the song:


Drum sound & overall feel reference:


Bass & somewhat guitars reference:


Guitars & overall feel reference (skip to 2:25):


Vocals reference:


So, please, everybody, tell me what you think!
Cheers!

 

[Vihaleipä]

The mix sounds otherwise really good, but the vocals are too quiet to my taste, if they were 1 dB louder the song would rock so much harder.

 

[jaan]

This song is sick; I really love the guitar work here! Everything in the mix is sounding pretty good, I personally like slightly louder guitars and think the snare could either go down a dB or guitars up a dB. The lead guitar tone is flawless though! Would you be interested in posting more details on the gear used or your mixing process?

 

[Tower]

The mix sounds otherwise really good, but the vocals are too quiet to my taste, if they were 1 dB louder the song would rock so much harder.

Thank you! Interesting, I had an argument with the guys in the band who were insisting i turn the vocals even more down.

This song is sick; I really love the guitar work here! Everything in the mix is sounding pretty good, I personally like slightly louder guitars and think the snare could either go down a dB or guitars up a dB. The lead guitar tone is flawless though! Would you be interested in posting more details on the gear used or your mixing process?

Thank you very much!
I think the problem with the guitars is more the sound itself, and not the loudness... They are a bit "cloudy", because I've taken out all the harsh frequencies around 2.5khz.

Here's more details about the gear:
Drums - Tama Starclassic Bubinga with Mapex Black Panther Machete snare drum.
Tom top heads - Evans G2 clear
Tom bottom - Evans G1 clear
Kick - Evans EQ2 and EQ2 resonant
Snare - Evans HD and Snare hazy 300
We used Gene Hoglan's signature ride and Rock Hats from Sabian. Anatolian Diamond crash and Sabian HHX crash.
I put a microphone on EVERYTHING. Even up to three on some elements. There were 25 mics total for the drums, i think, or more.

Bass was recorded with Ampeg SVT-VR with fresh tubes and it's own 6x10 cabinet. One AKGD112, one AKGC414XLii and one 57 used.
Bass guitar was Fender American Jazz Deluxe with active magnets.

Guitars were recorded through a Peavey 6505+ with TAD tubes and an ENGL VG412Pro cabinet, with a Maxon 808OD. Guitars used were Jackson Kelly KE3 with an EMG81 and a custom made Strat with a Duncan TB4 humbucker. I put just one 57 on one speaker, the classic Andy Sneap way.

Vocals - AKG C414XLii

Most of this stuff was borrowed though...

 

[Korwent]

Borrowed or not,that's plenty of great stuff here!
Great sounding trackand mix, but I agree that the song would benefit from slightly louder vocals!
Not much to say apart from that, gerat job!