Congrats again Grass
Wall of text feedback incoming...
General comment: As recorded the guitars had a ton of energy in the 3-4k range, which is where the human ear is the most sensitive. The biggest problem I heard was people not treating or balancing this frequency range, leading to imbalanced, harsh, and fatiguing mixes.
1 - The vocals are the best part of this one. Nice and present but too dry and overcompressed at some points. A little delay would go a long way toward helping them sit better. Not enough separation between instruments. Too much high freq content in the guitars. Chorus doesn't hit very hard. Can't hear the toms when the drummer starts wailing on them. Drums are not loud enough in general.
2 - Nice slamming intro. Vox too quiet. I hear lots of weird quiet pops on headphones. EQ a touch too telephone-y.
INTRO (0:00): I like the energy and the bass.
VERSE 1 (0:12): I don't know why but this makes me feel claustrophobic. Vox are way too quiet, and maybe the stereo field is too narrow? The palm mutes sound great.
TOM HITS (0:36): Handled decently well.
CHORUS 1 (0:48): Hits well.
SUB DROP AND GUITAR SOLO (1:12): Sub drop is a little loud but other than that it's good.
ADDICTION (1:24): Vox still too quiet but other than that it's fine. Would have liked to hear the tightly muted guitar at 1:42.
CHORUS 2 (2:00): Hits well, all vox still too quiet.
PRESSURE UP (2:24): Good palm mutes. I'm glad I can hear the bass drum.
BREAK (2:48): It's ok
BRIDGE TO FINAL CHORUS (3:06): Did you really intend the vocals to fade away like that?
FINAL CHORUS (3:12): It's ok
Adjust the vocal levels, pops, and EQ and this one would be in pretty good shape.
3 - Underwater EQ balance. Drums are quite raw but otherwise good. You can hear everything the drummer is playing and it all hits hard. I love what you did with the guitars at 1:30.
4 - Reminds me a lot of the "CLA mix" on the MT fourms.
Too much content around 3-4k wears out the ears quickly. Backing vox are really good.
INTRO (0:00): Everything hits hard but the ride bell is too loud and the drums are super overcompressed. The snare in particular gets old quickly.
VERSE 1 (0:12): Vox overdistorted at 0:27, but it was a good idea. Background vox good.
TOM HITS (0:36): They don't hit as hard as I was expecting given the rest of the drum mix.
CHORUS 1 (0:48): Where'd the background vox go? The ones that are there are good.
SUB DROP AND GUITAR SOLO (1:12): Handled pretty well.
ADDICTION (1:24): Drop the lead guitar 2 dB. Can't hear the toms again. Transition into chorus is good.
CHORUS 2 (2:00): Hits well.
PRESSURE UP (2:24): It's fine.
BREAK (2:48): It's fine.
BRIDGE TO FINAL CHORUS (3:06): Decent. Chorus could hit a little harder.
FINAL CHORUS (3:12): Backing vox great. Lead guitar is shredding my eardrums though.
5 - Sounds good from the start. Guitars are maybe a little too raw, but I LOVE what you did with the palm mutes. Vox are good but could be maybe 2db quiter. Drums start to get a little lost under the vox. Good mix but a little static and boring. Get some volume or stereo width automation on some of the parts to really make them pop to take this to the next level. For instance, the choruses hit decently well but could hit harder with automation. Liked the treatment of the sub drop.
6 - ME
7 - There's some unpleasant distortion going on throughout the mix.
8 -
INTRO (0:00): Like the energy but the drums+guitars sound quite trashy. Too much 3k-4k.
VERSE 1 (0:12): Where'd the bass drum and the stereo width go?
TOM HITS (0:36): Can kind of hear them, and the snare gets a little buried.
CHORUS 1 (0:48): Chorus hits well and female backing vox are good. Male backing vox are a little buried. Still too much high freqs, which makes the crash cymbals unpleasant.
SUB DROP AND GUITAR SOLO (1:12): Sub drop not present. Guitar solo and timing problems handled well.
ADDICTION (1:24): Liked that I could hear the different cymbals being hit.
CHORUS 2 (2:00): Same as chorus 1.
PRESSURE UP (2:24): It's fine.
BREAK (2:48): It's fine. This part really exemplifies the trashiness I mentioned earlier.
BRIDGE TO FINAL CHORUS (3:06): Works well enough although I can't hear those tom hits like I want to.
FINAL CHORUS (3:12): Decent.
9 -
INTRO (0:00): Rockin from the start, perhaps a touch overcompressed. Snare is actually a touch too loud.
VERSE 1 (0:12): Vox are good, whole thing is well-balanced.
TOM HITS (0:36): They're there but hard to hear. Backing vox ("So so desperate") are uninspiring.
CHORUS 1 (0:48): Hits nice and hard. Backing vox are good.
SUB DROP AND GUITAR SOLO (1:12): Liked how you used the delay on the lead guitar to help mask the timing problems. Tambre is a little off though.
ADDICTION (1:24): This part is ok. The tom hits are lacking toward the end.
CHORUS 2 (2:00): Hits well. Same as first chorus.
PRESSURE UP (2:24): It's fine.
BREAK (2:48): It's fine.
BRIDGE TO FINAL CHORUS (3:06): I'm missing the lead guitar buildup.
FINAL CHORUS (3:12): It's fine.
10 -
INTRO (0:00): Drums nice and punchy but a little tonally imbalanced. Guitars need a lot of eq to be fixed.
VERSE 1 (0:12): Too much verb on vox. Can't hear guitar parts very well.
TOM HITS (0:36): I can only hear some of them.
CHORUS 1 (0:48): Doesn't stand out. Backing vox are well balanced.
SUB DROP AND GUITAR SOLO (1:12): Whoa, sub drop too loud. Nothing special going on here.
ADDICTION (1:24): At this point I realize the mix is feeling a little too laid back for what the song is trying to be.
CHORUS 2 (2:00):
PRESSURE UP (2:24): The exposed vocals here really reveal how you have too much verb on them.
BREAK (2:48): Same comment.
BRIDGE TO FINAL CHORUS (3:06): Doesn't have the impact it needs.
FINAL CHORUS (3:12): I appreciate you burying/omitting those godawful strings. Hah.
11 -
INTRO (0:00): Need to tame that 3-4k on the guitars. Drums are hard to make out, especially the kick.
VERSE 1 (0:12): Vocals decently done. It's hard to hear much of the drums other than the snare.
TOM HITS (0:36): Can't hear them clearly, and the guitars are hurting my ears at this point.
CHORUS 1 (0:48): Hits nicely but again you really need to tame that 3-4k range.
SUB DROP AND GUITAR SOLO (1:12): Handled just fine.
ADDICTION (1:24): It's ok.
CHORUS 2 (2:00): Hits nicely again.
PRESSURE UP (2:24): I appreciate the eq on the vocals for the effect but it's making the 3-4k range even louder and more uncomfortable.
BREAK (2:48): It's fine aside from the guitar EQ problems.
BRIDGE TO FINAL CHORUS (3:06): It works well.
FINAL CHORUS (3:12): It's fine.
12 -
INTRO (0:00): Intro is good. Plenty of energy.
VERSE 1 (0:12): Didn't like how much you turned down the guitars, and that made the snare poke out too much.
TOM HITS (0:36): Can't hear them very well. I feel like the music keeps fading away.
CHORUS 1 (0:48): Chorus hits strong but only because you lowered the music earlier. It's about the same energy level as the intro and it should be a little louder/higher energy instead.
SUB DROP AND GUITAR SOLO (1:12): Sub drop a little loud but ok. Lead guitar handled well.
ADDICTION (1:24): It's fine.
CHORUS 2 (2:00): At this point I realize the mix is pretty mono. The sides seem to really only have drums and vocals. You should have more guitars and less vocals in the sides.
PRESSURE UP (2:24): It's fine.
BREAK (2:48): Very interesting to drop the guitars here. Neat choice.
BRIDGE TO FINAL CHORUS (3:06): The buildup isn't as strong as it should be.
FINAL CHORUS (3:12): Mix too crowded, drowned out by that lead guitar.
13 -
INTRO (0:00): The mix is dominated by "whistling" in the 2-3k range
VERSE 1 (0:12): Too much reverb on vox, and unpleasant artifacts from the t's in the lyrics. The band is hidden too far under the vox.
TOM HITS (0:36): They're there but hard to make out.
CHORUS 1 (0:48): Interesting choice to make the band quieter instead of louder when the chorus comes in. I kinda like it but I don't think it fits the song.
SUB DROP AND GUITAR SOLO (1:12): Too-obvious volume automation but cool fx.
ADDICTION (1:24): Vocal reverb problems continue. It feels like the drums are getting quieter and more lost in the mix the farther we get into the song.
CHORUS 2 (2:00): Same as chorus 1
PRESSURE UP (2:24): Here the verb on the vox works.
BREAK (2:48): EQ is a bit underwater here.
BRIDGE TO FINAL CHORUS (3:06): Doesn't have the impact it wants.
FINAL CHORUS (3:12): Vox are starting to get drowned out. Instruments are hard to distinguish.
Voted 9>2>5.