Carl Bown mixes "Over It" by Bullet For My Valentine

Mixed by Carl Bown (Trivium, While She Sleeps, Fightstar), this session breaks down how dense modern metal tracks are balanced in a more accessible musical framework while retaining intensity. Bown’s mix is clean without sounding sterile, with heavily processed but emotionally powerful vocals, massive chorus dynamics, and a highly refined guitar and rhythm section built for impact on streaming and radio formats. The arrangement demands surgical precision to manage low-end clarity with layered guitars, synth pads, and extensive vocal doubles and harmonies competing for space.

This session gives you full access to the multitracks, including multi-layered vocals with aggressive tuning and automation, hyper-tight drums, and intricately edited guitars that blend rhythmic drive with tonal complexity. Particularly valuable for mixers interested in mastering the balance between heavy low-mids and modern sheen, the session also covers mid-side strategies, transient shaping, vocal saturation techniques, and loudness via both analog-modelled buses and parallel effects.

Download the multitracks to “Over It” and get inside Carl Bown’s aggressive yet commercially viable mix approach. If you’re serious about integrating heaviness with width and polish, this is where artistic choices meet cutting-edge mixing workflows.