Instrumental MDM style original song feedback

[Acw181]

Hey everyone, this is my first post here! I am hoping to get some feedback from fellow metalheads about my original music. This song is probably the one I am happiest with so far, but still a ways off from the right sound. It's hard for me to be unbiased on my own music so I would love it if I could get some feedback:

Listen to In Astral Discourse by Andrew W on #SoundCloud

https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/EHZbQ

 

For those who want some background info: I recorded the guitars and bass but the drums were built using a VST program. The song is kind of a take on an energetic style of Melodic death metal music. The major influences for this song would be in the style of colony/clayman era in flames and some newer metalcore style music sort of on the vain of trivium only not as technical. 

 

[Acw181]

Good morning everyone, 

Here is another one to check out. Let me know if you dig it.

Listen to Endless by Andrew W on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/axoJj

 

[Acw181]

 

Here is another one: 

Listen to We Are Prototypes by Andrew W on #SoundCloud

https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/Hkj7e

I wrote the main riff for this a long time ago and really dug the energy in it so I built the rest of the song much later. 

Let me know if you enjoy it/what can be improved. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Kenw]

All great songs as already liked on soundcloud.

Good classic vibe 👍

As for the sound it's ok, but it could use a bit more warmth and presence, any options on different amp/speaker settings on an amp moddeler? 

[Acw181]

Really appreciate the comment 🤘 glad you like it.

I 100% agree on the tone issues, it's something Im working on. I use a line6 toneport for these recordings and am using a 5150 amp which I think gives the best metal tone for this type of music that's available to me. I've tried adding presence and mids to try and give it that quality but it makes the recordings a bit more unclean than they already are lol so the solution is a bit tricky but I'll keep working on it. 

Im working on another song that I'll be posting before long that I've tried adding more emphasis on the rythem and bass sound so I think it helps a little with the fullness aspect that's missing from these 3 recordings

 

[Kenw]

Line 6 should work so....what DAW are you using for recording? And to get more dynamics recording on the highest possible bit rate worls best, i am now on 48000khz recording  and 24bit mastering.

 

The new one sounds warmer, but all 80s heavy metal was almost done on the Marshall plexi's and jcm 800s with some kind of pregain overdrive pedal  on clean boost settings.

Even now in metal this formula is used to get thicker chuggier tone..

A thing to try and possibly also in front of the 5150 in the line6.