Inside the Mix: Where We Stand

Drums and bass are in. Now everything comes together in the Bunker.

Where we stand

Right now the five tracks are mixed, here in the Bunker, all in Reaper: one single project for the drums of every song, so the kit sounds like the same room from the first track to the last, and a dedicated project for everything else. Only the mastering will leave the studio.

Two songs already carry the voice of Eric Castiglia, who works from his own studio in Finland: Sirens Night in Tangeri and 20 Drops of Heaviness. Three are still waiting for him. On Sirens I asked Eric to explore, in his own way, a direction close to Warrel Dane: clean and high, but also low registers, theatrical, more counterpoint than doubling the riff. That is the voice I want for this record.

Alec Storm Rider, aka Alessio Mosti, is the six-string sniper who will carry the leads and the backing vocals, especially on stage.

This blog will follow the rest of the journey: the vocals, the mastering, the record that is taking shape behind these five songs. No algorithms. If you want the signal directly, seal the pact on the front page.