My first comment Bingo and some of the other guys would be whether they've heard of an era when metronome didn't exist and music actually breathed?
Come on - it is not like these guys are that off!
The performance could be a bit tighter, I agree, but it was by no means a slouch. If it is pushing and pulling the right way I don't see a problem with it, I just think that if it was recorded with the full band probably the dynamics would be a little different.
I think some of you guys should go back in time and get Venom to invest in a metronome
On the subject of metronomes - most modern production and especially extreme metal in "professional" circles is recorded to a metronome track, then the drums are edited to death and aligned to the grid so every hit is right on time. Then everything but the cymbals is sampled and triggered up. You end with a robotic production style Andy Sneap, which is James Murphy hears me saying he'd have my head
I actually like the fact the music has a human touch of "sloppiness" about it. Maybe it is time we bring music recorded by real musicians back?
I wasn't crazy about the guitar sound, I could hear some more grit and midrange to it, especially since bass guitar will be coming in on the mix later.