Josh’s work here captures every layer of the dense mix while still delivering the precision and impact that contemporary metal demands. Known for his production work with Architects and his deep-rooted understanding of extreme metal tones, Middleton’s mixing approach brings a controlled grit to distorted guitars, surgically-leveled drums, and a compelling blend of growled and melodic vocals. Pair that with layered synth textures and orchestration buried just under the surface, and this session presents complicated challenges in frequency masking, low-end cohesion and depth, extreme transient control, and maintaining mix clarity under compression.

From aggressive parallel chains to detailed vocal automation and wide-panned lead layers, this track has something to push even advanced mixers. “Poison For The Lost” lets you dive into a professional, modern thrash metal mix with all the original multitracks ready for your DAW—kick patterns, guitar stacks, vocal effects returns and carefully layered atmospheres included. If you’re serious about leveling up your heavy mix game, download this one and dissect it front to back.