Thrasher’s song Orbit from the last P@D album was already one of my favourites, Vylet’s vocal edit was great too. And we’re keeping that train of production rolling with Brilliant Venture’s Remix, which combines the awesome guitar riffs of the original with Brill’s (somewhat) newfound sound design skills. Two different paces too – full time breakbeat for the first drop and half time dubstep in the second – always a decent little switchup for any ~140bpm song.
Well this was a pleasant surprise. Night Crow and Thrasher last teamed up on last year’s Awakening from the Ponies At Dawn collective, and now they’re back together again for Amity. Here, synths meet guitar once again, with beats and arps reminiscent of (what I remember off the top of my head of) early 00s trance.
For those of you who have been following the P@D albums for a while now, EPT’s song Skywards might ring a bell. Well now we now have a metal remix (something I only seems to see on compilation albums) of it from Reverbrony. It keeps up the tempo of the original while bringing a whole new soundscape to which the chords and melodies are added.
This totally not confusingly-titled song by Francis Vace is…well, as it says in the thumbnail, a cover of NewPatrol’s remix of Flak’s song Walls. So kinda hitting 2 birds with one stone in terms of the specifications of the latest Ponies At Dawn album. Not only that, but it combines Vace’s 3 main styles of punk, ska and, more recently, metal. Really hitting all those birds, poor things…
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 13 January 2016.
Quicksilver’s nailed it here with a heavy and enthralling instrumental track about Ahuizotl. With some great guitar work pulling off some nice melodies and some solid drums backing it up, it’s a bit different to have something from him without vocals, but it definitely still works well.
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SDreamExplorerS has teamed up with musician Mortido Spectrum to deliver an epic metal track about King Sombra’s reclamation of the crystal empire. With some cool vocals and an even cooler instrumental, this is definitely a great collaboration! The piano at the start sets the mood well, and the awesome guitar sections help to build upon the atmosphere delivered by the vocals, both sung and spoken word. Make sure to check it out below!
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 3 January 2016.
Two of the best in the metal scene, Reverbrony and Ponysphere have teamed up to produce a heavy and powerful tune about AJ called Echoes. They’ve each uploaded a different master version on their respective channels for this one. The first, Reverbrony’s version, is an instrumental that puts a lot more oomph into the instrumental, whilst Ponysphere’s includes some pretty awesome hardcore vocals from him.
It’s a pony parody. Of Bounce by System of a Down. No further explanation required.
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Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony! Pony!
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 17 December 2016.
Man, some of these metal artists like to push the envelope a little with what they write their songs about, but if you’re okay with highly suggestive lyricism, then the production on show here is highly worth listening to. Ponysphere and Secret Metal are two of the best metal musicians in the fandom, and showcase this hear with some awesome heavy guitar riffs and aggressive vocals, all mixed pretty cleanly.
Here’s the results of last month’s community vote for the top ten pony songs of November, enjoy!
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