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[P@D] Thrasher – Orbit | Metalcore

Freaking YES! I love this kind of stuff. Metalcore with an electronic influence seems to be Thrasher’s speciality and they’ve come back to participate in this Ponies At Dawn album too. Seems it’s also part of an upcoming EP, something I’m very much looking forward to. In the meantime, DJENT!

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The Midnight Musician – Button Song (7 AM) | Pop Rock

Hello, something else unexpected! Until now, The Midnight Musician has only released electronic music, but it seems he wanted to take a try at some rock music; and so, this rather cute pop rock track came to be. all the parts (bar the drums) are performed by TMM himself, and are sung from Button Mash’s point of view. Nice work TMM, always nice to see musicians branching out and trying something completely new!

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[P@D] Neighsayer – Shimmer | Alt. Rock

NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 11 October 2016.

Neighsayer’s been a little slow with releases recently, but here he’s managed to put out what is quite possibly my favourite track from him. This is a really awesome alt. rock style track about Sunset Shimmer, featuring art from Shamanguli (feels like almost everybody’s using his art nowadays! Can’t say I blame them though). The groovy sound that comes in around 2:30 is just fantastic, and overall it’s a really nicely composed instrumental piece. Definitely worth checking out!

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[P@D] Jyc Row & Francis Vace – Celestial Beserkers (ft. IbeConCept) | Celtic Metal Big Room

No, seriously.

This one certainly took me by surprise when I heard it. Not only does Jyc take a shot at more of an electronic side of production than usual, but it’s combined with his own celtic orchestral style, Francis’s input on the metal sections and IbeConCept is brought in to rap in the verses.  There is literally an influence from every category we put things into here (Electronic, Rock, and Misc), and I’ve never heard anything quite like this. Kudos to the three of you for this!

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[P@D] Replacer – Handbag | Blues / Alternative

As per usual with Replacer’s songs, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from this when I saw it on the Voyager tracklist. Replacer did, however, bring something completely different to the table add per usual with this darkish alternative song that almost has a marching feel with the driving kick drum, as the rest of the instruments fall in place one by one accentuating the rhythm.

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Ponies At Dawn – Voyager | Compilation Album | Multi-Genre


Here it is, what’s bound to be the best Ponies At Dawn album yet. With each new album comes both a new selection of artists as well as some of the great ones who have been around for a while – something that is in my opinion the best balance when compiling brony music.

The album is available completely for free on Bandcamp, or you pay whatever amount you wish for it. You can expect to see many of the songs from it posted on the site in the coming days and weeks!

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MetalPony – The Pony I Want To Be (Cover) | Metal

For some reason I always forget about the reprise to The Pony I Want To Be, but I’m very glad MetalPony remembered it and included it in this cover. Their vocals are so powerful too, they really bolster the emotion that shows through in the original, and the harmonies in the chorus are to die for!

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4everfreebrony – Bound With Time | Pop-Rock

Our inbox seems to have been full of 4everfreebrony recently (hint hint, more to come). Here’s a new song from him touching on the topic of Twilight and immortality, similar to Stay, his first song released since his return home. Those two are also due to be featured on an album he’s working on, so that’s definitely something to look forward to!

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Denz Xavier – Strangeville | Alt. Rock

Ahhh, it’s nice to hear to some riff-driven alt rock from Denz again. While the vocals and lyrics could still be improved, his tone of voice and the effects used on his guitars remind me of the band Kasabian (always a good thing in my books when my taste in music is stuck around 2010 xD).