I hear what you mean on things getting overshadowed, but there are places where it adds to the ambiance that way. I'm surprised, though, you didn't pick up on the main inspiration for the track - Disturbed. It was them and Johnny Atma that inspired me to do the remix (you should listen to his cover of a track from Strider/homage to Ozzy and Jake/Zakk/whomever). It was definitely a workout, but worth every second. Where's the one you did? I'd like to check it out