Toontrack EZX Modern Metal

What Toontrack Modern Metal EZX Is For

Toontrack Modern Metal EZX is a virtual drum sound expansion designed to speed up the production of current metal tracks, from heavy rock riffing to extreme patterns. It is aimed both at guitarists and composers who want to lay down a credible drum track quickly, and producers looking for a mix-ready foundation with a modern, punchy, and dense character.

Thanks to its carefully selected kits, additional kick/snare options, and "record-ready" oriented presets, Modern Metal EZX is ideal for building a drum sound that cuts through a wall of saturated guitars, remains clear at fast tempos, and retains an organic feel, whether you program in the piano roll or play via a pad/controller.

Main Features

A modern, aggressive, and immediately usable sound

The core of Modern Metal EZX is a clearly contemporary metal aesthetic: sharp attacks, solid low end, snare that "cracks," and cymbals that stay present without becoming abrasive. Will Putney's sonic direction brings strong production coherence: you get drum sounds that quickly fit into a mix while leaving room to customize balance and tone.

Five kits, options, and variations to cover multiple subgenres

Rather than limiting itself to a single "signature" kit, Modern Metal EZX offers five kits with distinct identities, designed to suit different approaches (from dry, controlled punch to a broader, more imposing sound). The addition of extra kicks and snares as well as a wide selection of cymbals allows you to refine your set without wasting time layering or searching for external samples.

Presets and workflow: moving from idea to production without friction

Presets are a real productivity boost: you choose a coherent starting point (tight, wide, more aggressive, more natural) and then adapt according to your arrangement. This is especially effective for chaining writing (demos) and production (final version) without starting over: the sound remains consistent from track to track while allowing room for adjustments (balance, punch, perceived atmosphere).

Included MIDI: credible grooves for metal, hardcore, and extreme

The provided MIDI library is designed for today's heavy music, with grooves and fills suited to common rhythmic signatures of the genre: verse/chorus alternations, transitions, intensifications, as well as faster and more technical patterns. It's an excellent starting point for building an arrangement, humanizing programming, or quickly triggering ideas in composition.

Technical specifications

Type

Full software

Downloadable

Yes

Disk space	3.7 GB free	Styles	modern metal, metalcore, hardcore, death metal, heavy rock, prog
RAM	4 GB	Goal	quickly achieve punchy, aggressive, and mix-coherent drum sounds
Software prerequisites	see "Compatibility and Required Hosts" section	Workflow	composition, pre-production, advanced demos, final production
Sessions	recorded at Graphic Nature Audio studio (New Jersey); sampling by Billy Rymer