Resplendent

by @dhiatt

Liner Notes

Inspired by the lyrics of https://write.fawm.org/@cblack at https://write.fawm.org/songs/308670 who requested she not be credited as a collaborator on this track. Her words were metal as hell and deserved an attempt to breathe life into them. I hope I've done it justice.

#metal #oddtimesignature

Lyrics

I am a spell that no-one cast,
a leper from the void that's coming fast,
a terror to behold in the darkness,
when warmth untold is prob'ly best.

Madness,
sadness,
the crushing depths of a soul in flight.
Terror,
Hera,
goddess, queen, I feel your might,
insiiiiiide me,
besiiiiiide me,
RUN!

And ever after,
my disaster,
cataclysm
of thousand children,
intensifying the spell I am
to humanity's end at bequest of the moon resplendent.

Comments

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@sycophant
I don’t come across a lot of metal on this platform, and this was an awesome surprise to stumble across. Love the driving guitar, matches the lyrics perfectly. Great collab.
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@tezzin
You're right about that lyric, and this take on presenting them feels pretty on-point!
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@dhiatt
Thanks as always @siasa ! I did make some tweaks to the mix this morning based on @faders 's feedback.
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@siasa
Good stuff - great lyric, and the guitar driven backing does it full justice. Mix sounds really good to me.
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@emplate
Cool whisper-styled harsh vocals! They remind me a bit of Negative Plane. Actually, the whole song with its riffing carries the same DNA as them, kind of like timeless, ancient black metal spirit. Great lead guitar work here as well. Very mystical, dark vibe. Wishing it would be longer, I had to instantly press play a second time!
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@faders
Super prosody between the lyric and music! I could hear this soundtrack Middle Earth and Brutal Legend all day (while it's appropriate for the Gaza war too)!! Loved the section that came in at 30ish sec, n the vox = third exclamation mark!!!

Of constructive crit, I would suggest focus on the vocal to sit a little more down in the mix, maybe with a short delay and compression. I would also have loved to hear more of a defined ending, considering the epic nature of the song, maybe end on a riff or something from the 30sec+ section..?
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@cblack
Lovin' the guitar right from the start, and the drumming is definitely on-point. Holy hell, the vocal rhythm works so well! I really, truly love this! Gonna listen a second time. 😀

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The shimmery effect on the guitar, before the vocals kick in - what is that? Phaser? Delay?

"I'm a spell" hits so perfectly.

Sorry about the need to change tempo so often lol. I struggle with that, but you pulled it off.

That cymbal hit right at the very end is a perfect ending!

Damn... This is fantastic.
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