i like it too!
but this thing is really, really, really squashed. it's clipping into distortion. i know metal's mastered really hot these days, but....?
really, i like the song a lot. i suspect that's b/c it's an instrumental at this point and doesn't yet have the requisite cookie monster vocals. truth be told, i'd like "modern" metal a WHOLE lot more if the bulk of it were instrumental. anyway.....
the drums sound great--i assume the kicks (and probably snare) were triggered? they sound a little too even to be "real" drums. or maybe they're just augmented real drums. anyway, they sound good. the drummer's a little behind the beat (and off with the kicks) in places, but this is a complicated part played pretty damn well. the toms could probably stand to cut through a little better.
the only issue i have is that the bass guitar is lost. i don't know if it's just that it's not loud enough or if it's being masked by the kick or the low end of the guitars........or even if this is typical of the genre. but no matter how you slice it, i need more bass guitar.
guitars are nice and heavy and crunchy. how'd you do em?
cool tune and nice drum and guitar sounds...........just ease up on
the mixbus compressor.
cheers,
wade