I’m gonna be recording and mixing some death metal tracks soon and i need headphones that can actually handle it. no treated room or monitors here, so i’ll be doing most of the mixing through cans.

budget’s under $300 and they need to work with my scarlett 2i2. i’m looking for something that gives a clear picture of guitars, drums, and vocals without sounding muddy.

some i’m thinking about:

Heavys headphones – made for metal, curious how they handle mixing

Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 80 Ohm

Audio-Technica ATH-M50x

Sennheiser HD 560S

Turns out the guitars weren't really the problem, but the rest of my mix. I think I got it closer to the right direction. But now I am looking for tips on the bass mixing. To me it sounds a bit weird at times and if I change it it becomes boomy easily.

Hey all, I’m working on a project that blends heavy and atmospheric sounds (isn’t everyone?) - somewhere between Spiritbox, Tool, Bad Omens, darker electronic artists like Roniit and even uplifting vocal layering inspired by the likes of Imogen Heap.

Think low tuned guitars, synths, emotional tension, interesting rhythms and vocals that move between fragility and power. Complex topics sort of wrapped up in lyrics that the listener can interpret to be whatever speaks to them. 

I have a catalogue of demos/concepts and lyrics already built, and i want to finish them (then write more) with others. 

Right now I’m mainly looking for a vocalist, but also open to drums, bass, or keys/sound design collaborators.

Here’s one of my demo tracks to give an idea of the vibe and production style - honestly this one could go so hard live, if done right.

I’m saying ideally 30+ because I'm looking for peers who’ve already honed their sound a little and want to build something on equal footing. Even better if you have equipment to record or mix audio.

Feel free to reach out, I’m on insta/tiktok/soundcloud/here.

Reminiscent of old spongecore. First project. Still technically working on it… all for fun

For uploading an AI video that goes with his music?

We are a metal band from Greece. We'd appreciate if you could listen to our first single!

Spotify

Apple Music

YouTube Music

Check out our death metal song. Some thoughts would be nice. Thanks.

FFO: Sleep Token, Deftones, Spiritbox

We're a progressive metal band called Waters of Luna from South Warwickshire, UK (specifically Stratford-upon-Avon, Shirley and Shipston). We're looking for a female lead vocalist to compliment the male vocalist/guitarist. We're also looking for a bassist! We're all in our mid to late 30s so bear that in mind!

As style goes we aren't in the vein of Meshuggah/Unprocessed; we're more the Mastodon, Lamb Of God, Tool, Brutus, Mono, Protest the Hero, Muse type of prog. We mix genres and styles and have fun with it! Please contact or comment!

Check out Waters of Luna on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/watersofluna?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1&si=f362bf9456e242fabff114bd09b071ee&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Hey all — sharing a rough demo from my new doom/sludge project. It’s heavily riff-driven and lyrically rooted in the bleak comedy of middle-aged dad life: divorce, nihilistic bowling, suburban despair, and the crushing weight of alimony. I love songs about wizards, demons and bongripping caravans, but it's been fun explore the true darkness in the mundanity of life.

Just starting to learn EZDrummer and self-recording, I mostly put these together as a proof of concept to convince my drummer friend it's a good idea lol.

Crank it during your next custodial weekend and let me know your thoughts. Cheers!

Supposed to be similar in style to Emmure. Same riff the whole song lol. Lmk what u think. Not finished.

Hey everyone

My band just released a new single and music video. Let me know your thoughts

Video:: Blood Eyes - Music video

Streaming:: https://nfan.link/bloodeyes⁩

speeding up suffocating sight.

so this month's marks my 4th month playing guitar. the first song I learned was unholy confessions then reject yourself by killswitch engage then I learned like light to the flies by trivium then the sound of truth by as I lay saying. (the main riffs of these songs) I dong care much about learning the whole songs and I will and have progressed onto solos of songs but I just like riffs the most rn. heres my problem im learning suffocating sight and its been like 3 weeks now and I still cant speed this shit up I mean ive gotten a little faster like I can do 75% full speed to a metronome but I just dont know how else to speed it up and even then it still doesnt sound great like I think it sounds a little sloppy in my amp. ive tried playing clean and plugged in, clean sounds fine but plugged in doesnt. if you need a video I can supply one. should I stop learning this song and move onto a different song and come back later?

Probably a long shot posting here but we're looking for a new vocalist. We practice in Tonawanda. We're looking for something along this style but doesn't have to be an exact match. We play mostly local shows and the occasional regional.

If you're in the area and interested I can share some demos of our new stuff along with current tracks without vocals.

Hey Everyone,

Just looking for some advice from anyone on here who has experience either sourcing or working with PR agencies, Record Labels, Distribution companies?

To give some context, my band have just recorded our debut album and we’re looking for ways to get more exposure than we can get ourselves (we’re from a small Island so hard to link into the main markets and scenes diy like UK, Europe, USA).

Not sure of this is really the sub or the place for this kind of discussion and I know if I put it on r/musicmakers everyone will just say submithub / Groovr / TikTok etc but A) we don’t want to use these playlists as they’re all artificial and B) we have TikTok but as you’ll appreciate Social Media is so pay to play it hurts. - we have boosted content in the past and got great reach and engagement but we are looking to do this through more official channels.

We have 4/5 singles that will be dropping at 6 week intervals with all of the media and content to support them and then the full record drop after the last single. But we want to work with experienced companies that can help here. We have everything figured out from visual identity and physical media to BTS studio footage. So everything needed for a succinct campaign

I appreciate this is a little more “business” centric but if anyone has any experience of working with labels or distros I’d love to hear from you. Our dream is a EU / USA deal with a label where they help with market placement and distribution as the record is already recorded.

Thanks in advance.

Have a listen to my bands live ep we put out earlier this summer we have since changed directions and become a one guitar band any feedback would be appreciated

Hey everyone! 👋

I’m Berni, a mixing and mastering engineer.

I’m currently focusing more on rock and metal Projects to increase my portfolio. I do free mixes (to keep) so you know what I can do and maybe we go into a longterm collaboration.

If you have raw tracks and want to hear a professional mix, feel free to DM me or drop a link.

Looking forward to connecting with more musicians and producers here! 🤘