Hi, Lethan! It's a little hard to keep the chronology of your files, and I'm assuming the F1 version is the last one before your new 2018 update, though I might be wrong.
I'm prefering "F1", despite its shortcomings, over the 2018 mix. Dropping the second voice feels weird, making the vocal feel hollow and gutless. Also, a lot of excitement is lost with so much hi-end removed and it's not like this mix is much more open and airy, though it seems to be at first but probably because you're giving up on some parts (toms, 2nd vocal), giving the illusion of a less bloated soundscape. On the other hand, snare sound is cool.
F1 sounds BIG instead, though things get really crazy when snare and toms (toms too dry and panned to glue with the rest of the band) come in. Hi-end may be too harsh for some people (I can take it) and the second half of the song gets MichaelBay levels of loudness, but I like it, it's got a cool "Sons Of Anarchy" vibe.
I'm prefering "F1", despite its shortcomings, over the 2018 mix. Dropping the second voice feels weird, making the vocal feel hollow and gutless. Also, a lot of excitement is lost with so much hi-end removed and it's not like this mix is much more open and airy, though it seems to be at first but probably because you're giving up on some parts (toms, 2nd vocal), giving the illusion of a less bloated soundscape. On the other hand, snare sound is cool.
F1 sounds BIG instead, though things get really crazy when snare and toms (toms too dry and panned to glue with the rest of the band) come in. Hi-end may be too harsh for some people (I can take it) and the second half of the song gets MichaelBay levels of loudness, but I like it, it's got a cool "Sons Of Anarchy" vibe.