The Rhythm guitars sound very, very thin and artificial in the intro, but heavy/okayish in the verse. Don't cut away all the juice and weight (the famous "chug"!) from the rhythm guitars! That's a common error I hear in a lot in metal mixes on this forum where people really overdo the "hunt for offending frequencies" and end up with fragile, lifeless guitar sounds. Metal guitars should sound raw, aggressive, and offending - and they have to "chug." There is a great video series from Ola Englund called "Will it chug?". If you don't have this "chug" in your guitars, you basically missed the point 
Check it out; it's a fun video - the "chugging" starts around 3:10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZToH9ml1yY
What guitar sound did we had in mind back when we recorded this song?
For Piece of me and all the other Darkride songs on our album, our guitar sound is very close to the guitar sound from early Killswitch Engage. You can listen to their guitar sound without drums, vocals and bass in this video (those stems were taken directly from the original mix for a game called Rock Band):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGNW0hNuzzk
Here is another "guitars only" video with a song from an older album and a slightly different sound (but still has the same heavy "chug" Killswitch Engage is known for to it):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xHx8Bpc...zk&index=2
Those two videos make it quite easy to see if you are in the right ballpark with your mix.
And just for fun - here are the videos for vocals, drums, and bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY5KHMorJCw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhejPhdnwj8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uOce2TRM-Q
The great Andy Sneap initially mixed the song. Super interesting to listen to those original stems.
Back to your mix
Vocals are too loud, and you lose a lot of energy, weight, and emotion because of it. Also, there is not enough bass in your mix as far as I can tell on my system. I made a quick A/B check with the original mix on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/album/72xpnfqgXe3JD00X8Pd1rn) to see if my Focal headphones are tricking me, which is not the case. Please go and check it for yourself.
Nobody is indeed humming the kick, but metal is all about guitar riffs and the energy they create together with drums and bass. Dial back the vocals (try -3db) and check if your mix has more power afterward. If not, check your cuts on the guitars, especially the low cuts. They might be too drastic. Also, check your bass and kick.
Have a great day and thank you for mixing my song,
Dirk
Check it out; it's a fun video - the "chugging" starts around 3:10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZToH9ml1yY
What guitar sound did we had in mind back when we recorded this song?
For Piece of me and all the other Darkride songs on our album, our guitar sound is very close to the guitar sound from early Killswitch Engage. You can listen to their guitar sound without drums, vocals and bass in this video (those stems were taken directly from the original mix for a game called Rock Band):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGNW0hNuzzk
Here is another "guitars only" video with a song from an older album and a slightly different sound (but still has the same heavy "chug" Killswitch Engage is known for to it):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xHx8Bpc...zk&index=2
Those two videos make it quite easy to see if you are in the right ballpark with your mix.
And just for fun - here are the videos for vocals, drums, and bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY5KHMorJCw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhejPhdnwj8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uOce2TRM-Q
The great Andy Sneap initially mixed the song. Super interesting to listen to those original stems.
Back to your mix
Vocals are too loud, and you lose a lot of energy, weight, and emotion because of it. Also, there is not enough bass in your mix as far as I can tell on my system. I made a quick A/B check with the original mix on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/album/72xpnfqgXe3JD00X8Pd1rn) to see if my Focal headphones are tricking me, which is not the case. Please go and check it for yourself.
Nobody is indeed humming the kick, but metal is all about guitar riffs and the energy they create together with drums and bass. Dial back the vocals (try -3db) and check if your mix has more power afterward. If not, check your cuts on the guitars, especially the low cuts. They might be too drastic. Also, check your bass and kick.
Have a great day and thank you for mixing my song,
Dirk