What in the name of metal is wrong here??

[aviel]

Hey, so been browsing the forum a lot lately. just been spending years trying to get my metal tone, finished by buying an engl powerball, i am using a legacy cab, and for this purpose, a singal sm57.

Its somewhere in the middle, close to the area the cone meets the dustcap a little off axis. 1 cm away. closer to the cone and it really too harsh.

But hey, what have i been missing??? is that good sound? to me it sounds a little bit shitty, maybe i am over demanding. but i dont know. ivew seen people here getting AMAZ"ING resaults with the same gear level i have.

ITs an sm 57. first take is through my SOundcraft mixer PREs, second one is through focusright pres..
Soundcard is an RME.

http://soundcloud.com/firstva/untitled
so
what am i miissing??

 

[aviel]

EDIT:

I feel like something is going on with the pre's gain. when boosting it upp, i get that loud in your fice sound with clear mids, but its becomes really fuzzy on the bottoms, even makes it smaller. when reducing the gain, the guitar sounds "breathes
" more, but then it doesnt sound in your face anymore

 

[TheIllusionist]

Hey man. It sounds fine to me. Just double track it and then play around with some eq. As long as all the frequencies are recorded you can boost/cut afterwards. Personally i like double mic'ing a cab to give it more depth, but that's a whole process because of phasing.

 

[aviel]

Hey man. It sounds fine to me. Just double track it and then play around with some eq. As long as all the frequencies are recorded you can boost/cut afterwards. Personally i like double mic'ing a cab to give it more depth, but that's a whole process because of phasing.

it sounds fine, but i dont find it good, or a good tone. very thin i think. can't i achieve a MUCH better resault with a single 57?

 

[Kurkkuviipale]

It's a good sound. You'll have to have the bass to contribute it and drums as well. Kick drum can be a huge part of what the guitar sound actually ends up to be in the mix. Also, you'll notice a difference in sonarity when you double track it.