Me too!

Only mixing by Karmila, mastering by Svante Forsbäck. And the production isn't that similar to the old albums. Not saying if it's better or worse, but it definitely is different.

Absolutely man, guitars sound great, prob better thanthe last couple studio albums I reckon. The drums sound wee bad ass in this album, it's produced by the same guy that done the first few albums I believe so that makes it even better 🤘

agreed!!!!!!@@georgemckendrickbryce9863

It's the same guitar volume as the first few SA albums, as Mikko Karmila came back to mix/master this album. This reviewer is likely not very familiar with SA's early albums. Also, a part of Mikko coming back to produce this album as if it was an early SA album is that it isn't engineered overly loud as the vast majority of music is now in the "loudness wars". Even someone like me, who is aware of music being engineered overly loud, can get thrown off when the occasional album doesn't do it. The overall sound volume not being so loud is probably adding to some people feeling they can't hear the guitars very well. I know my first listen to this album was on some earbuds at the gym and I at first kind of felt I couldn't really hear the guitars either, but once I got home to listen again on some good headphones it sounded WAY better.

@skeletankmcgraw7343 This 🤘 Yea I was like a wee schoolboy when I heard Mikko was doing it man. First thing I noticed straight away was the classic great sounding snappy drumsound was back only sounding better than ever 🤘I've been listening to the album on my mob with my AKG earbuds, they're tuned for modern bass in music these days which is shit when you want to listed to the unadulterated mix the band actually put out, had to turn the 60Hz right down just to enjoy it louder without the sub and bass range drowning the guitars, keys, and vox out.

it's on porpuse, they have fans of every age, so the music has to be soft and speedy at the same time.

The guitars are mixed JUST like they are in the first 3/4 albums, so there is no reason you should complain about it if you like those albums? This album is literally mixed/mastered by the same guy who did those (Mikko Karmila), and he even was very purposeful in mixing it EXACTLY the same as those album. I don't believe Jani ever had any part in mixing anything when he was in SA, so bringing him back would not mean anything when it comes to mixing/mastering.

In my first time listening to it l thought the exact same tbh, but after a few more takes l easily got used to it and now l really like it l think

@@skeletankmcgraw7343 Volume wise they are probably the same but the guitars are mixed very differently. The first albums had quite a lot of mids and Clear Cold Beyond is just more scooped and have less body to the sound. I think it still sounds good but its not close to the first few albums (and even the first few albums have a very different sound when you compare them). I like how this album is mixed but guitars could be a bit more forward in the mids in my opinion but the way they are fits the mix well enough.

Same story. Good review as always👍

I actually will be having a chat with Jari on the channel

Great stuff Pedro, i had a argument with him in the comments after his Warning single release last year but I'm over the moon that we will finally hear Time2 and much more! Say hello from me 😅