Founded by S. in mid 2016 in Madrid, Spain, The Empty Hall is a studio specialized in extreme metal productions.
From demos to full-lenght albums, we are willing to adapt ourselves to a wide range of needs and artistic expressions and obtain the maximum potential from each project.
In the short period of time since the opening of the studio, we've had the pleasure of working with bands such as Selbst, Cryptic Wanderings, Aversio Humanitatis, Spectrum Mortis, Siberian Hell Sounds, among others. But we're still newborns and in full expansion.
We have worked for bands such as: Aegri Somnia, Andhord, Aversio Humanitatis, Ayyur, Barbaric Horde, Cryptic Wanderings, Defuntos, Gaua, Iku-Turso, Khanus, Kuturlat, Meszaroth, Mystagos, Primigenium, Selcouth, Satanize, Selbst, Siberian Hell Sounds, Spectrum Mortis, Temple Abattoir, Thirteen Bled Promises, Velo Misere, Voidescent, among others...
Some of our references have been released through: Art as Catharsis, Black Mass Records, Blackseed Productions, Dunkelheit Produktionen, Forever Plagued, Hexencave Productions, Humanity's Plague, I,Voidhanger Records, Larval Productions, United By Chaos, Throats Productions, Triumph of Death, Sentient Ruin Laboratories, Sun & Moon, Symbol of Domination, Vendetta Records, Vertebrae, Vomit Records, War Arts, Wolfspell Records, among others...
The best and most straight way to obtain artistically expresive results with the exact sound you want is to work together from the early stages of the production, discuss what the band is looking for and consider the available resources.
If your album was recorded elsewhere, you can send us all the tracks and be confident we'll work hard to obtain the best results. We have experience working with bands from all around the world, mantaining constant communication during all the mixing process.
If you are in need of a different perspective and final revision for your mix, we will improve the balance and response of it in different sound systems and will send it back to you ready for CD/Vinyl/Tape duplication and streaming. *We do Vinyl-mastering*
We can prepare your drum tracks for mixing: Time alignment, toms tracks cleaning, snare bleeding reduction, check phase coherence and create MIDI files for kick and snare sampling, etc.
Whether it is for availability, distance issues, or you just prefer to record on your own, we can re-amplificate and record your guitar tracks with real amps and cabinets. You just have to send us the clean DI tracks.
1 track (<9 min): 50€
2 tracks: 65€
3 tracks: 90€
4 tracks: 115€
5 tracks: 140€
6 tracks: 160€
7 tracks: 180€
>40 minutes: 200€
>60 minutes: 245€
*+6€/track for vinyl version.
*Includes delivery of DPP image and digital files in WAV and MP3.
Prices for mixing really depends on the lenght and complexity of the project.
To fix a budget we should first discuss about number of songs, the kind of production you are looking for, is drum editing or reamping needed?, how was the album recorded? etc.
I strongly recommend to get in contact before you start the recording process.
Approximate budgets would be 250€-400€ for an EP (under 25 min) and 450€-750€ for a full-lenght.
It can vary depending on the availability and schedules of the band and the number of sessions needed (the more sessions the lower the price), but it's usually arround 100€-130€ for a working day. 20€/extra hour.
Get in touch and explain us your requirements.
It is necessary to first know the project's length and complexity to give a complete budget, but a reference price moves around 80-100€/song all included (+3 songs).
Founder of THE EMPTY HALL and responsible for all the projects that materialize within these walls.
More than a decade ago I began to be interested in the audio world and since then I have been devoted almost obsessively to studying, learning and improving
in everything related to it, mainly focussing on Extreme Metal productions.
I'm also the main creative force behind Aversio Humanitatis.
Recording assistant, in charge of some editing duties and a different perspective during mixing and mastering sessions.
Runs his own brand - Beard Dude Productions - for non-metal related projects in the same facilities.
Drummer for Aversio Humanitatis and Thirteen Bled Promises, also works as tour and studio session drummer for rock, metal and extreme metal bands.
Anyone can hire him through us. He's also our assistant for drum programming duties.
Some of his works here.
Intel Core i7-4790, 12Gb RAM
CubasePro v9.5
Focusrite Clarett 8PreX
Fabfilter, Focusrite, HOFA, Izotope, Kazrog, Klanghelm, MeterPlugs
Plugin Alliance, Softube, Steinberg, Soundtoys, Waves, XLN audio, etc.
Ruppert Neve R6 500 series *new*
Elysia Xpressor *new*
Elysia Xfilter *new*
TECH 21 SansAmp RBI
Quested S8R
Adam A7X *new*
x2 Neumann KM184 | Audio-Technica AT4040 *new*
x2 Sennheiser MD421-II | x2 Sennheiser e604
Heil PR20 | Shure SM58
x4 Shure SM57 | Beyerdynamic Opus 53
x2 Audix D6 | x2 t.bone RB 500
Taye Studio Maple *new* 10x8,5" 12x9" 13x10" / 16x16" / 14x6" toms/floor/snare Roland TM-2 Trigger Module + DDrum and Roland triggers
Marshall JV410H EVH 5150 III 50W *new* Marshall 1960A x2 Palmer Daccapo Re-amp box
