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[dcp10200]

The intro was cool, however the whole thing falls apart as soon as the band kicks in, the guitars sound like they were run through an amp sim without the cab emulation or IR giving them a wimpy, lifeless tone (probably good for Black Metal or a noise band, this is Death Metal though). The snare is really scooped sounding and lacks any attack or punch and the rest of the kick just seems to be undefined, especially in the double kick sections. The cymbals are very high in the mix and incredibly sibilant, it really makes the mix hard to crank up as it just gets fatiguing to listen to.

I would keep the intro of the track and start over on the rest of the mix, neutralize all eq and compression and either use a less fizzy amp sim or throw a cab emulation on the amp sim you're using now. With such a big sounding intro the rest of the track will need to hit even harder than that to be effective, as of now it's rather anticlimactic (it gives this epic vibe to the track but then when the band appears they're just a bunch of really skinny guys playing on 15 watt Line 6 Spyder amps on "insane" mode). Try adding more reverb to the intro to make it more atmospheric and filter out the low end and top end a bit and reducing the level so it's more ominous, that way when the band comes in it really pushes you back in you seat.

Cheers, and hope this helps,
Doug