My bands first studio recordings...symphonic death metal

[Antares]

So this is my bands recordings from our first trip into the studio. Would love to hear feedback from the people that post on the site i spend half my day on!

I suppose our style is symphonic death/black metal with progressive elements. I hate trying to figure out genres.

Anyway here are two tracks we have on our myspace. Hope you enjoy

http://www.myspace.com/satevis/

[fettbass]

Great stuff!

[mentalpatient]

Totally enjoyed them. I think you will not be unsigned for long, it's really great.

[LaklandBass]

Yea that is some really good metal. To me theres a ton of good influence in there. Kind of reminds me of AmonAmarth crossed with Behemoth and Septic Flesh. Really good music bro... keep us posted on new tracks.
Also is there any way you could send me that track? Id love to toss that on the IPOD. Or if you guys are on itunes ill gladly buy it.

ALWAYS good to hear new metal.

[Antares]

Wow, glad everyone likes them

We are planning on getting them up on itunes. The cds are being pressed as we speak, so once they're done ill have more information on that, as im not 100% sure of the process for getting our stuff on itunes, i believe we have some kind of deal with cdbabdy through th disk making company.

[plangentmusic]

Sounds good.

I don't know if this is good or bad, but the bass is tonally too close to the guitar for me. It blends well but doesn't really cut. There needs to be a difference in timbre and frequency in order to get separation -- if that's what you want. As is, it sounds like the guitar could have used an octave divider.

Sorry. You obviously can play, but as a bass playing producer, I would have done things differently, that all.

[Kwesi]

I really like it! I might be buying the album once it gets up on iTunes but I've gotta agree with plangent on the lack of tonal separation between the bass and guitar. You've definitely got chops though

Originally Posted by plangentmusic

Sounds good.

I don't know if this is good or bad, but the bass is tonally too close to the guitar for me. It blends well but doesn't really cut. There needs to be a difference in timbre and frequency in order to get separation -- if that's what you want. As is, it sounds like the guitar could have used an octave divider.

Sorry. You obviously can play, but as a bass playing producer, I would have done things differently, that all.

[mentalpatient]

Now that's it's been pointed out I can hear the bass could do with more separation. I did not notice it before, perhaps because so many metal recordings out there could do with more as well.

The playing and style is top notch, I too will be buying it.

[Antares]

Agree with everyone on the tone of the bass. Its one of those things that i was worried about all along as i kept hearing stuff back, but through the studio monitors everything sounded fine.

Definitely agree though that it needs more seperation as in alot of the songs the bass takes a lead role.

Appreciate the input, this all makes going into the studio in future smoother and things to look out for.

Bass was recorded through a REDDI and then re-amped through an Ampeg SB-12. Then the mixing engineer blended the two. I was skeptical about reamping through the Ampeg, but he really sold it, so i trusted his judgment. Do you think this amp being vintage effected the lack of cut? or was it the post eq'ing more so than the amp itself.

[Hellbastard]

Sounds good. I like the collapse better. One question, are the drums sequenced?

[Antares]

Originally Posted by Hellbastard

Sounds good. I like the collapse better. One question, are the drums sequenced?

Drums were recorded by our former drummer, the sound of the kick drum was replaced by samples. Everything else you hear is the organic drum sound through the mics.