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Sam Guiana mixes "Lock & Key" by Intervals and "Burn it Down" by Silverstein
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Silverstein’s “Burn It Down” is one of the most aggressive, high-energy cuts on their album *A Beautiful Place to Drown*, and a standout track in the post-hardcore canon. Featuring a guest vocal from Caleb Shomo (Beartooth), the song fuses raw emotion with precision riffing, modern vocal layering, and driving arrangements that demand surgical mixing discipline. This Nail The Mix session gives you access to the full multitracks, providing a comprehensive look at how everything from punchy guitar doubles to double-time drum fills are wrangled into a brutal yet polished final mix.
Handled by Canadian producer/mixer Sam Guaiana, known for his work with Silverstein, Intervals, and Neck Deep, this mix is a clinic in managing dense production without sacrificing headroom or impact. Guaiana’s approach rewards close study, especially in how he shapes layered screams and melodic leads into a cohesive vocal mix without losing urgency. You’ll dig into everything from phase-coherent drum editing, harmonic saturation on guitars, nuanced automation for course-level energy shifts, to low-mid balancing in stacked breakdowns. There’s also creative use of multiband compression and subgroup processing that creates clarity without flattening dynamics.
Mixing “Burn It Down” isn’t just about making things heavy—it’s about controlling the chaos without killing the emotion. Download the multitracks and push your skills into new territory. If you’re serious about post-hardcore or heavy genres in general, this is a masterclass in modern mix engineering. See how Sam made it work, then make the mix your own.
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