this draft isnt the best to reference in terms of mixing tho bc when i made this i had no fucking idea what i was doing like just look at the processing chain for the bass bro i was panicking LMAO
sample selection also gets you a long way. i tend to reach for the same acoustic drum samples all the time bc they have really good transients well-suited for metal, and the crash samples i use are really hard-hitting and abrasive so they help keep the energy up