Does this sound like "MODERN ROCK" to you?

I guess to be completely modern you'd have to crush it completely and totally auto-tune the vocals and correct every wee little error. It has probably considerably more dynamics than most modern stuff. I think that's a good thing, but if you really want to it sound like modern stuff it's probably still too organic for that. I think it sounds good though, if just taken for what it is and not trying to compare it something else.

Sounds pretty modern to me... but then I only listen to talk radio and CDs by older more seasoned musicians... old guys like me... I really don't have a clue what modern is supposed to sound like...

This sounds very well recorded and produced...
The drums seem a little dry compared to the vocals, and the guitars and vocals are a little loud for me...
Well done Sven...

Hello SvenArne,  I think you have your hands full here.  I like what you've done, sounds "modern" to me. If it were my mix I would beef up the kick drum as it's a bit thin for this heavy tune....I can only hear it during the slow parts................good, ambitious job...............Ron

Hi Sven,

I think this sounds very good. I do think the kick drum could be a little louder, tho.

Although I'd never have thought of this myself, I think Thatsastrat has good suggestion
about a little overdrive on the vocal in places.

Very nice!

I really like it as does my 18 year old son who is missing warp tour today because he's sick.  I didn't care for the guitar at the very beginning but generally very well put together with nice modern tones.  Pretty pitchy in some of the louder vocals bits if I'm being honest.

Thanks for the advice people! I feel that modern heavy rock is a style that has a very defined set of rules, and do not really know how you usually go about "getting there", but many people on this forum do, as I've heard examples of lots of times.

It really is a dense sound with all the high gain guitars, so it's a tough decision what to pull out of the mix.

Savage Opera > The kick in itself is as chunky as I can can make it, but perhaps the bass or guitars are stealing its thunder a bit so I could probably work on that. The whole drum kit is turned down during the verses to help create a dynamic between the sections, so that might contribute to the kick sounding kinda thin and clicky during the slow parts.

Thatsastrat > There actually is a distortion plugin (Voxengo Tube Amp) on the whole vocal track (subtle during the verses, more pronounced in the heavy sections). I'm sure you can hear it during the screams in the chorus? Maybe there should be a bit more. I'm always a bit cautious with this kind of effect. In this case I'd think more distortion would further hurt the singer's diction (which is kind of non-existant already...)

Geeare1 and GuitarTrek > Thanks alot!

Jackel > Yeah, I guess the squashed lofi intro guitar sound is a matter of taste, but you gotta agree it makes the rest of the song sound better in comparison? ;) Yeah the vocals are pitchy at times, but I think he makes up for it in energy. He's only 16 or 17 right now, so I'm certain better intonation will come to him (I for one couldn't sing in tune to save my life when I was his age). I could dive in and V-vocal the crap out of the track, but that would be a lot of work, this being a freebee mix of a demo song and besides, I don't think it matters all that much in this genre.

Guitarhacker > Thanks alot!

Sven

if we're talking production it sounds mostly good sven.
 the guitar sound is a bit rough, at times a little out of tune, but that's down to them.

 Drums are good, i agree kick could have more oomph. most rock songs feature a layered kick drum, one with a thuddy sound and one with a clicky sound, to get that balance of body and attack. cymbals maybe need a touch more room sound to em.

 I'm losing the bass mostly, only certain notes are audible. that'd generally mean needs more compressing, i guess, again dunno how they recorded but again, it'd tend to be a mix of (amp) recording and DI reamped thru something...didn't like the vocals much but you seem to have the levels about right.

overall it's ok, but the end of the song all you can hear is snare and vocals. if that's how they want it, fine!