It’s great to see WoodLore giving us new music on somewhat of a regular basis again. Take a seat and listen to this acoustic-driven rock track that makes great use of synth sounds in the chorus. I just can’t get enough of this song!
Rock
StealingShad3Z – Oh Now You Care | Alt. Rock
Shad3Z just keeps on going and keeps on going with new music. This song lies in the realm of hypothetical Spike x Ember shipping; Shad3z sings this from Spike’s point of view, having moved on from Rarity to someone better. Go listen for emo rock and sad lyrics.
[P@D] Thrasher & Night Crow – Beneath Clouds / Foozogz & Sights Unseen – Out Of The Forest | Hardcore
Combining hardcore, trance, metal, and dubstep all into one song, Thrasher and Night Crow bring us the epic Beneath Clouds. If you’re familiar with Celldweller, imagine that but by pony musicians and you’ve got this song here (more or less ;D). I hope to hear more music like this from these two in the future!
In a collab that I didn’t see coming, but makes total sense, Foozogz and Sights Unseen bring us a dark changeling-themed song. Fooz brings out the lesser-known darker side to his production and Sights adds his haunting vocals to make this industrial hardcore piece complete.
[P@D] Luna Ticks – Complication | Punk Rock
A song for Berry Punch: DRINK! Francis Vace and Quicksilver join forces once again for another awesome Luna Ticks song. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – they’re one of my favourite brony collab projects ever, and I envy everyone who will get to see them perform at ROTLCon this November! Anyway, check out this song for some awesome high-speed punk rock!
Silver Note – Unicorns and Soundwaves | Album | Rock / Electronic
Compiling nearly 2 years’ worth of his brony music, Silver Note has just released his first ever album. After the break I’ll take a look at each track and give you a full rundown of it, going from his oldest songs to his newest!
[P@D] Replacer – Some Dumb Ideas | Jazz Fusion
Replacer has brought us another track that I can only describe as…”a Replacer track”. Seriously, his stuff is always really unique and different from anything else on the Ponies At Dawn albums, and they’re always outstanding (and I hope that genre tag is somewhat accurate)! There seems to be a nice little reference to his previous song In Defence of Madness in there too. See if you can spot it! 😉
[P@D] Dragonal & Rockin’Brony – Transgressions (feat. PrinceWhateverer) / SDreamExplorerS – The Swarm (feat. Metal Core Pony & Kitchen Warrior) | Metal
First up in this little section of more hardcore rock is Dragonal and Rockin’ Brony’s metalcore piece featuring vocals from the one and only PrinceWhateverer! An epic re-telling of the season 5 finale and the battle between Twilight and Starlight, this sure takes me back to my days of teenage angst…so much gentle aggression…
Following up with an even heavier piece is Soul “Dream Explorer” Strings, with some help from Metal Core pony and Kitchen Warrior. Also inspired by the season 5 finale, albeit a different part of it to the previous track, this melodic death metal song focuses on the concept of Chrysalis and her army taking over Equestria. Metal is rather fitting for Cheeselegs if you ask me!
[P@D] Quicksilver – Breaking Point (feat. StealingShad3z) / Plum Creek Rhythm Section – Glimmer | Punk Rock / Alt. Rock
A collaboration between two of the best rock producers in the fandom music scene at the moment, Quicksilver and StealingShad3Z bring us an awesome punk rock track based on the episode The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows. Quicksilver’s hard rock production skills and Shad3Z’s pop-punk style vocals go together so well here, it sounds so professional!
A more sombre song marks Plum Creek Rhythm Section’s place on this album. Stunning as always, their song takes a sort of alternative perspective from Twilight in the season 5 finale, reaching out to Starlight Glimmer. PCRS also put a second meaning into the lyrics, and I think it would only be right for me to share the message they put in the description:
“If you or someone you know is considering doing themselves serious harm, I encourage you to call the Suicide Hotline at the following number: 1 (800) 273-8255”
[P@D] – Aurelleah & Kadenza – Firelight (feat. PegasYs) / EM120X – Ocean Sunburst (feat. SDreamExplorerS) | House / Hands Up
Aurelleah and Kadenza light up the night with an incredibly polished party anthem for the bat ponies, with PegasYs’ vocals melding in beautifully to create one of the best house tracks I’ve heard from the fandom!
EM120X’s signature hands up/house style is fused here with the awesome guitar work of his friend DreamExplorer, and together they create a really pumping and enjoyable hands up track with some awesome rock elements, especially around 4:25, where it all comes together perfectly.
Ponysphere – Magic Parade | Prog Rock
Taking inspiration from gold bands of old, Ponysphere releases an excellent track of almost 10 minutes of rock greatness. Those who use to listen to 60s/70s/80s rock like me sure will appreciate those guitars and keyboard plays in Magic Parade which totally breathe the spirit of Classic Rock, and the track has different sections for each of the mane 6, too!
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