Want your opinion! (Death Metal)

[Heabow]

I'd like to get some feedback on this mix:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/36870048/mix1.mp3

I did not engineer the guitars and no DIs were available. It took me a while to get a 'decent' tone but they still sound not very good. Drums are MIDI.
The mix seems to be well balanced to me at least on my monitors - the voices are maybe a bit too bright, don't know really as I usually like them that way.

 

[clarbaden]

love the vocals, sounds like heavan shall burn

 

[Heabow]

Yeah, that's exactly what I thought when I heard the intro!
BTW I updated the OP. Did some automation.

What do you think about the sound/mix, etc.?

 

[clarbaden]

also how the fuck did you get the epic operatic vocals at the beggening? i think the cymbals are slighty cloudy and hard to hear, I also think that theres a lack of depth in the mix aswell, the songs epic and needs to sound massive, thats nit picking though. good job!

 

[Heabow]

Thanks for the feedback!
The singer uses a processor with a detune effect and slap delay I guess, also vocal layering does the trick. I just processed as usual (comp, deesser, EQ, limiter + reverb, 2 delays and disto) I'll take a look at those cymbals!

What do you mean by "lack of depth"? Maybe I could bring up the bass a bit but I don't think it'd fix that as the guitar tone is the weak point here.

 

[clarbaden]

whats your mastering chain? have you put a multi band compressor on the master bus? i think you need to get the low end to glue together a bit better, again, im nit picking

 

[StefTD]

it sounds pretty awesome and sick to me! would love to get at least in that way with the mix
of my band, too bad that I suck
And yeah, that intro vocals are pretty awesome, vocals maybe a bit to bright but besides that
I really like it.

 

[Heabow]

I'm glad you like it gentlemen
I put a multiband compressor on the master buss for my mastering. It moves very slightly but I'll try to remove it to see how the mix reacts.
I agree about the brightness of the vocals, I was wondering about that but finally I quite like them like that. And with the cymbals a little bit brighter, it will sounds more coherent maybe...

Thanks for the replies!

 

[Heabow]

My second shot. Cymbals brighter, less comp on the low end. VERY subtle changes tho
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/36870048/mix2.mp3

 

[Heabow]

After two days I think the clean vocals would need to be pushed up a bit... anyone?