Buster Odeholm Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Nail The Mix

Download Oeano “Lucid Reality” raw multi-tracks (mixed by Buster Odeholm)

Oceano’s sound is absolutely crushing. It’s dense, it’s aggressive, and it hits with the force of a tectonic plate shift. But how do you actually mix a track like their song “Lucid Reality” to achieve that level of sonic violence? We got a chance to dive into the raw multitracks from the Nail The Mix […]

Download Humanity’s Last Breath “Labyrinthian” raw multi-tracks (ft Buster Odeholm)

Mixing modern metal is an exercise in controlled chaos. When you’re dealing with bands as sonically devastating as Humanity’s Last Breath and Thrown, you’re not just balancing levels—you’re wrestling with frequencies that can swallow a mix whole. We got a chance to tear into the multi-tracks for Humanity’s Last Breath’s “Labyrinthian” and Thrown’s “Guilt,” the […]

Neural DSP for metal: which plugins to pick, how to stack them & dial in tones

Alright, metalheads and mix wizards, let’s talk Neural DSP. If you’ve been anywhere near a modern metal production in the last few years, you’ve felt their impact. These Finnish innovators have stormed the scene, delivering some of the most face-meltingly realistic and inspiring digital amp tones we’ve ever heard. But here’s the deal: just loading […]

How To Mix Thall Drums w/ Buster Odeholm & Vildhjarta

Getting a snare drum to punch through a dense metal mix without sounding thin or fake can be a battle. You can spend hours carving with EQs and smashing with compressors, but sometimes it still lacks that special something. What if one of the best tools for shaping your snare wasn’t an EQ at all, […]

Buster Odeholm’s bone-dry demon vocal trick with CLA-76 and LoFi (ft. Allt)

Sometimes the most unsettling and powerful sounds in a mix come from breaking the rules. That creepy, in-your-head demon voice from the Allt session with Buster Odeholm is a perfect example. While your first instinct for a massive, evil vocal might be to drown it in dark reverbs and delays, Buster went in the complete […]