Mastering Engineer Maor Appelbaum standing behind an audio mixing console in a recording studio.

BEYOND HEAVY MASTERING

Jack Control / Enormous Door Mastering + Maor Appelbaum

The Flagship Mastering Collaboration

Release-ready impact • Elite translation • Aggressive authority

Premium collaborative mastering for release-ready heavy records that need more weight, depth, polish, and translation across vinyl, streaming, CD, cassette, and digital formats.











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Release-ready mixes only — limited slots.

Fit confirmed before scheduling Beyond Heavy.

RELEASE-READY MEANS:

This process shines when your mix is:

  • High-res (24-bit WAV), balanced, and not over-limited

  • Punchy, clear, and emotionally defined

  • Built for vinyl optimization or high-impact cross-platform translation


If your mix meets the above, this is where it becomes a finished record.

Heavy Mastering is the core Enormous Door mastering path: powerful, focused, release-ready mastering for heavy records that need impact and translation.

Beyond Heavy is the flagship version.

Jack Control shapes the mastering direction, genre feel, sequencing, impact, and format decisions. Maor Appelbaum brings an elite mastering chain, a second high-level perspective, and the finishing power trusted on major heavy, rock, progressive, and metal releases.

You are not paying for a louder file.

You are paying for deeper review, two trusted sets of ears, a higher-end mastering path, and final-format confidence across vinyl, streaming, CD, cassette, and digital release formats.

WHY BEYOND HEAVY COSTS MORE

HEAVY MASTERING

Core Enormous Door mastering path

Best for most serious heavy releases

Jack Control mastering direction

One included format, add-ons available

Powerful, reliable, genre-focused mastering

BEYOND HEAVY

Flagship Jack + Maor collaboration

Best for release-ready records needing the premium path

Jack direction + Maor chain + collaborative polish

Required release formats included

Added depth, scale, polish, and final-format authority

TWO PERSPECTIVES. ONE FINISHED RECORD.

Beyond Heavy is not a handoff. It is a collaboration.

Jack Control shapes the mastering direction from the Enormous Door side: impact, genre feel, sequencing, translation, format needs, and the final emotional weight of the record.

Maor Appelbaum brings an elite mastering chain, a second high-level perspective, and the finishing power trusted across major heavy, rock, progressive, and metal releases.

The goal is not to make the record safer or more generic.

The goal is to make it bigger, deeper, clearer, and more authoritative without sanding off the danger that made it heavy in the first place.

JACK CONTROL + MAOR APPELBAUM

JACK CONTROL / ENORMOUS DOOR MASTERING

Heavy music judgment
Mastering direction
Impact and translation
Sequencing and release flow
Vinyl / streaming / CD / cassette / digital format decisions
Underground, extreme, punk, metal, doom, hardcore, and heavy rock context

MAOR APPELBAUM

Elite mastering chain
Second high-level perspective
High-end finishing power
Depth, clarity, width, and polish
Major-label and high-level independent release experience
Trusted credits across heavy, progressive, rock, and metal records

Maor Appelbaum Credits Include:

YES · DREAM THEATER · FAITH NO MORE · SEPULTURA · HALFORD · ABBATH

SELECTED BEYOND HEAVY MASTERING CREDITS

Real releases. Real heavy records. Built for impact, translation, and physical-format authority.

Selected credits include Darkthrone, Aura Noir, Mork, Old Wainds, Plaguefever, Nausea, Fear, Range War, Victor Griffin, and more.

JOIN THE RANKS OF ELITE HEAVY ARTISTS

Album cover titled 'Range War' with a bull skull and crossed weapons, including knives and guns, and the subtitle 'Fool About You'.
Dark, textured background with a central black logo resembling a spiked, abstract design and the text 'Winter Autums' at the bottom.
Painting of cowboys riding horses and engaging in a gunfight outside a hotel in a western town, with a sign reading "Hofman Hotel" and a red sticker promoting a legendary outlaw album.
Black and white illustration of a religious figure with wings and a halo, holding a flag with a pentagram, with the words 'Pagan Slayer' at the top and 'Fleur of Pestilence' at the bottom, surrounded by ornate border designs.
A dark, monochromatic illustration featuring a forest setting with tall trees on the sides. In the center, there is a large skull with twisted, gnarled branches extending outward like horns. Above, a logo with dripping, icicle-like text spelling 'BEHEMOTH' is visible.
A man riding a black motorcycle on a highway with a city skyline in the background.
Two musicians dressed in black gothic metal attire hold flaming torches against a snowy winter backdrop with a waterfall. The band name 'Crimson Dawn' is written in red with dripping effects at the bottom, and a large logo is at the top.
A person sitting with a helmet and a flexible hose, with text that reads 'Terveet Kadet' in the upper right corner.
A black and white illustration of a person with long, curly hair holding a curling iron and a hairbrush. The person has a serious expression and is looking directly at the viewer. The text "NAYER" appears at the top in a spiky font, and at the bottom, it says "CYBERGOD LIE CYCLE."
Dark abstract background with white band logo at the top and text in distressed font at the bottom
The image contains the word 'DEFIANCE' in large, black letters on a torn white background at the top and the phrase 'NO FUTURE NO HOPE' in white letters on a black background at the bottom.
A cowboy riding a bucking horse in a desert landscape with the title 'RANGE WAR II' at the top and the subtitle 'THE HARD WAY' at the bottom.
Album cover of The Dickies featuring five band members in black, white, and sepia tones with red accents, titled "The Punk Singles Collection."
A snowy, icy landscape with a crater or valley under a dark, cloudy sky. Red, stylized logo with sharp, jagged lines is at the top, and white text in a Gothic font at the bottom.
Black and white illustration with the words 'NATASIA EXTINCTION' at the top and bottom. Features a post-apocalyptic scene with a skeletal figure wearing a gas mask, holding an ice axe labeled 'TAT.' The background depicts a devastated, smoky landscape with burned trees.
Manhole cover with the words 'FEAR' and 'THE LAST TIME' painted on it.
A dark, ominous scene of a burning church emitting red and orange flames and smoke. Bold, stylized red text at the top and a smaller black and white banner with Russian text at the bottom.
The Oxy's band members posing in front of a shattered glass background, with the band name and the phrase 'Casting Pearls Before Swine' displayed.
A futuristic illustration featuring a human face with half mechanical and half organic elements, with a cityscape and dark skies in the background. The text 'Rioter' and 'Legalized Mind Control' are displayed on the image.
A collage featuring various images and symbols. Central is a person holding a flag with an Eye of Horus symbol. There are portraits, religious and political imagery, flames, and text, including the phrase "WORLD BURNS TO DEATH". The artwork is chaotic and intense, with red, yellow, and black hues predominating.
Album cover titled "Alien Sex Fiend: The Legendary Batcave Tapes" showing a cartoonish figure with spiky hair holding a sword, a skeleton lying on the ground, a hot rod car, and a dark silhouette of buildings against a vivid pink and orange sky.
Person wearing a leather jacket with studs, holding a pitchfork in front of a wall with a black metal Darkthrone band logo and the text 'Pre-Historic Metal'.
A dark artwork featuring a skeletal creature with bat-like wings, holding a cross, and a purple, distorted band logo in the top left corner. The image caption reads 'A Flight Through Obscurity'.
Book cover titled "Mastered Beyond Heavy" by Jack Control and Maor Appelbaum with a black background and gold geometric design, overlaid with white text "Not Yet Released".
Book cover titled "Mastered Beyond Heavy" by Jack Control and Maor Appelbaum with a black background and gold geometric design, overlaid with white text "Not Yet Released".
Book cover titled "Mastered Beyond Heavy" by Jack Control and Maor Appelbaum with a black background and gold geometric design, overlaid with white text "Not Yet Released".
Book cover titled "Mastered Beyond Heavy" by Jack Control and Maor Appelbaum with a black background and gold geometric design, overlaid with white text "Not Yet Released".
Book cover titled "Mastered Beyond Heavy" by Jack Control and Maor Appelbaum with a black background and gold geometric design, overlaid with white text "Not Yet Released".
Book cover titled "Mastered Beyond Heavy" by Jack Control and Maor Appelbaum with a black background and gold geometric design, overlaid with white text "Not Yet Released".
Book cover titled "Mastered Beyond Heavy" by Jack Control and Maor Appelbaum with a black background and gold geometric design, overlaid with white text "Not Yet Released".

NOT JUST ONE LOUD FILE.

Beyond Heavy is built around the full release, not just a single master file.

Jack Control shapes the mastering direction, impact, sequencing, translation, and release-format needs. Maor Appelbaum brings the elite chain, second perspective, and high-end finishing power.

The result is a premium mastering path for records that need to hit hard across the formats your audience, label, plant, distributor, and collectors actually use.

WHAT BEYOND HEAVY INCLUDES

  • Premium collaborative mastering through Jack Control + Maor Appelbaum

  • Mastering direction shaped for heavy music, not generic loudness

  • Sequencing, spacing, flow, and release impact decisions

  • Translation across earbuds, cars, club systems, home stereos, and real-world playback

  • Format-conscious preparation for vinyl, streaming, CD, cassette, and digital release needs

  • Final master delivery based on the agreed release formats

  • Fit confirmation before scheduling

BUILT FOR VINYL, STREAMING, CD, CASSETTE, AND DIGITAL RELEASES

A heavy record does not live in one format anymore. It may need to hit on streaming, survive earbuds, translate in cars, hold together on vinyl, work on CD, and still feel right on cassette or digital download.

Beyond Heavy is built around that reality.

VINYL

Mastering decisions account for side length, low-end behavior, inner-groove translation, sequencing, and the physical limits of the format.

STREAMING

Masters are built for impact and translation without relying on fake loudness that collapses after platform normalization.

CD / DIGITAL

Full-resolution masters can be prepared for high-quality digital delivery, downloads, and CD production needs.

CASSETTE

Cassette-specific needs can be addressed when the release requires it, especially for underground, punk, black metal, noise, and limited physical editions.

Exact deliverables are confirmed when the project is submitted, especially for vinyl sides, cassette programs, label requirements, alternate versions, instrumentals, radio edits, or unusual release formats.

Unsure whether your final files are ready?

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FLAGSHIP MASTERING FOR SERIOUS RELEASES.

Beyond Heavy starts at $650 for EP-length projects and scales by total project length.

This is the premium Jack Control + Maor Appelbaum collaboration path for release-ready heavy records that need deeper review, two trusted sets of ears, a higher-end mastering chain, and final-format confidence across vinyl, streaming, CD, cassette, and digital.

If the project does not need the flagship collaboration, standard Heavy Mastering may be the better fit. If the release is high-stakes and the mix is ready, Beyond Heavy is the premium path.

BEYOND HEAVY PRICING

EP, up to 15 minutes — $650

EP, up to 30 minutes — $750

LP, up to 45 minutes — $950

LP, up to 60 minutes — $1100

Double LP, up to 80 minutes — $1400

Double LP, up to 120 minutes — $1600

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WHAT CLIENTS HEAR IN THE FINISHED MASTER

“When Jack told me about the new partnership with Maor Appelbaum, I was all for it. Jack did his usual magic, and then Maor optimized it for vinyl with his custom-made gear, bringing out even more depth and clarity. This is a fine example of two entities getting together and doubling the quality of the finished product.”

Thomas Eriksen (MORK - Peaceville Records)

“Syv is one of the most clear, perfect-sounding albums I have ever heard…
The production is handled beautifully, making for one of the greatest-sounding black metal albums that will surely grace all fans’ record collections very soon. ”
— Ben Brown (Boolin Tunes)

READ THIS BEFORE YOU SEND FINAL MIXES.

BEYOND HEAVY FAQ

  • Beyond Heavy is Enormous Door’s premium collaborative mastering service with Jack Control and Maor Appelbaum. It is built for release-ready heavy records that need extra weight, depth, polish, translation, and format-conscious mastering for serious releases.

  • Heavy Mastering is the core Enormous Door mastering service. Beyond Heavy is the flagship collaboration: Jack Control shapes the mastering direction, impact, genre feel, translation, sequencing, and release-format needs, while Maor Appelbaum adds his elite mastering chain, second perspective, and high-end finishing power.

  • Beyond Heavy is for serious heavy bands, labels, and release-ready projects where the mix is already strong and the final master needs premium treatment across vinyl, streaming, CD, cassette, or digital formats.

  • Beyond Heavy is designed for projects that need required release formats, including vinyl, streaming, CD, cassette, and digital delivery when applicable. Exact deliverables are confirmed when the project is submitted.

  • Yes. Beyond Heavy is for finished, release-ready mixes. Your mix should be high-resolution, balanced, punchy, emotionally defined, and not crushed by unnecessary limiting.

  • If your mix is not ready, fix the mix before mastering. Use the Technical FAQ and Mix Prep section for final file-prep guidance before uploading. Recording Roadmap is for broader production planning, not final mastering file preparation.

  • Beyond Heavy starts at $650 for EP-length projects and scales by total project length. Current pricing is listed on the Pricing page.

  • No. Loudness is only one part of mastering. Beyond Heavy is about impact, depth, translation, tone, sequencing, release-format preparation, and preserving the danger and identity of the record while making it feel finished.

READY FOR THE FLAGSHIP PATH?

If your mix is finished and the release matters, start the project and we’ll confirm whether Beyond Heavy is the right fit.

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