Mixed by Andrew Wade (The Ghost Inside, Wage War, A Day To Remember), this session shows what happens when an elite mixer handles a track that breaks traditional structural rules. Wade is known for nailing high-gain metal productions that stay tight without losing musicality. His work on “Three 6” is a creative exercise in distortion management, transient retention, and balancing extreme vocal harshness with wide, hyper-polished guitars. The song’s ultra-dense arrangement includes stacked screams, abrupt tempo shifts, and a rhythm section that demands hard edits and surgical automation.

At just over half a minute long, the real challenge here lies in clarity and density. The multitracks offer insight into how to build air and dimension into a song with practically no space to breathe. This isn’t a subtle mix—it’s loud, clipped in all the right ways, and designed to hit hard. You’ll dive into mastering-style mixbus techniques, parallel saturation, multiband control across the low end, and creative FX chains that allow no moment to fall flat.

Download the multitracks for “Three 6” to test your ability to balance chaos, clarity, and punch in an extreme metal setting.