It may be a very "rock n roll" concept to record, mix and master LPs too loud (everything up to 11...come one, etc). However, Rick (sodding) Rubin has again succeeded in the ridiculous; almost completely hijacking one of the most hotly anticipated LPs of the decade.
In short, the new Black Sabbath album is almost unlistenable, with crazy levels of distortion on every medium you care to utilise for playback. I haven't read the production notes, but surely it's the producer's job to ensure that an album isn't scuppered in that final stage.
And the mixing stage presumably played some part as the compressed sound is frankly horrible.
Why?
In short, the new Black Sabbath album is almost unlistenable, with crazy levels of distortion on every medium you care to utilise for playback. I haven't read the production notes, but surely it's the producer's job to ensure that an album isn't scuppered in that final stage.
And the mixing stage presumably played some part as the compressed sound is frankly horrible.
Why?