So uh, this is my band. Drums on this were handled by Marco Pitruzzella of Anomolous, Brain Drill, and Vornagar fame, btw. Crazy fucking dude

I do all the vox, choirs, mixing, and general writing. I have a guitarist but as far as major compositions go I do all the big picture stuff. There's a grander concept to the material so I oversee all of that as well :p

alright....this is pretty cool. You shouldn't discredit your guitarist though, he/she is very competent and it's hard to believe that they did not have some sort of influence as far as writing is concerned.

Also, if that's really Marco Pitruzzella then he truly is a mad man.

Oh no, don't get me wrong, he's one of the best guitarists I've ever met. I just meant that while he writes some of the riffs I write the full compositions. And you're right he has a lot of influence on how we write.

And yep, that's definitely Marco. He does drums for the whole project. What's crazy is this isn't even close to the fastest he drums on the project

riffs bro

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Ty! Yeah I need to work on my mix. I've produced for other genres but metal is not one I'm super familiar with, as much as I've always listened to it, lmao. Still learning a ton.

you use a reference track? very helpful for metal

Kinda sorta? We play a couple different styles of metal, so I'll look at what the influences are and kinda mix based on the sonic characteristics of a particular album or song by them.

Nice man, getting the drum levels right is one of the hardest parts, and then getting those vocals to sit right is a close 2nd.

Fortunately Marco runs a home studio out of his garage so he's able to inform a lot of the drum sound. I just make sure it sounds powerful enough in the mix or he beats me

Vox I've been doing for like ten years because I started with hip-hop, so that comes a little easier to me. Orienting it appropriately in metal is a new challenge, though. My natural instinct is to shove it low in the mix, but certain styles dictate it sound more...confrontational, I guess. More abrasive and closer.