Opinions On My "mastering", Questions for tony and others more experienced than I Options

[The Uncreator]

So I got this mastering plugin called Izotope Ozone 4, Sold one of my lesser used Ibanez's and picked it up a short bit ago. It had great reviews and the demo I tried sounded great. Its the first step for me for setting up a small home "studio", Got some other equipment lined up but this wasn't to big a dent in my pocket compared to the other stuff.

Okay, first I want some opinions on the song I posted (Skip to just before the 3:00 mark, forgot to exclude the intro bit) - I haven't used anything quite as intricate or capable as Ozone 4, So I'd like to know if I'm doing the right thing (In the sense that my "masters" are progressing in the right direction)

Secondly, there are a few aspects of Ozone 4 I was hoping I could get some explanation on. Paragraphic EQ, Master Reverb, Loudness Maximizer, Are all things I know well enough, But there are some other things I am not sure how to use to properly.

1. Dither - I know the absolute basics, but nothing about what it is really, how I should use it and when.

2. Exciter - I can tweak these setting and understand the change, but on a technical level I am a bit unsure exactly what I am doing with it.

3. Multi-Band Dynamics/ Multi-Band Stereo Imaging - Know next to nothing about it, can hear the effects, but once again - I am unsure of when and how I should use it.


Thanks to anyone who can help me further my knowledge


EDIT

Ignore the solo near the end, I am not yet settled on a proper lead tone yet and its just a demo.

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