How great is it to see a 10 year anniversary remastered track for a fandom classic? If P1K’s surprise update of Melody on my Heartstrings is any indication, then it’s the best! Working around the iconic starting bassline, P1K uses full, distorted guitars and brilliant vocal harmonies to declare his love for the pony who plays the music in his heart.
Rock
4everfreebrony – The Finest Creatures Ever (feat. Brittney Ackerman) [Covering Aphylliate] | Pirate Metal
Forest Rain – Great to be Different (feat. Decibelle) [10th Anniversary] | Soft Rock/Ballad
4everfreebrony – Breathless (feat. FrizyBeat) [covering Ruiness] | Soft Rock
Time for a bit of a throwback for this one! As part of 4EFB’s newest collection of brony cover songs (also just released!), he and Fritzy decided to create their own version of Breathless by Ruiness. The original is a bit of a cult classic – Ruiness are (justifiably) revered in certain brony music circles – so hopefully these two can help shine some light on their work. This rendition sees a nice blend of electronica, acoustic elements and electric guitar work, and 4EFB and Fritzy’s soft, soothing vocals suit it perfectly.
PrinceWhateverer – Ghost in the Sun – Metal
The trials of sisterhood between Celestia and Luna and the stories told before the “Friendship is Magic” series are still evolving even as fanfiction has been created for years in this fandom. Ghost in the Sun stands out with deep emotional and psychological turmoil between the sisters. PrinceWhateverer zones in and locks you deep into the minds of the overarching events. The extremely hard melodies of heavy metal only act as a lightning rod to pull you in more to feel that you are right there watching things play out. As always, this Qilin asks you to judge for yourself.
[P@D] Thrasher – Fall Again | Metal / Trance
Thrasher has the reputation of making some seriously hard-hitting metal over the past few P@D albums. His take on doing something on Tempest Shadow? Oh boy, how about playing up to Tempest’s cold and calculating temperament that leads to her killer instinct! The brake bones, hardcore metal screaming into your ears mixed with these waves of trance, with a taste of reggae, a fascinating but compelling fusion. It is just the picture you see of Tempest on another bounty she must take down for Equestria. This is wild on P@D Zenith. As always, this Qilin asks you to judge for yourself.
[P@D] Koa & BlueBrony – Maybe I’m Not | Pop Rock
If you listened to P@D: Zenith, you may have heard this little track about Marble Pie. However, as BlueBrony has said performing this live with Koa: “This song is about anyone who feels like they struggle with self-worth or doesn’t belong.” The melodies build up from a soft piano to a most triumphant rock ballad that will indeed have you feeling like you do matter! Lyrics are just emotional and heart-felt of how genuine and beautiful Koa and BlueBrony sing with a message, Every brony who hears this can feel it in the very fiber of their beings. As always, This Qilin asks you to judge for yourself.
4everfreebrony – I Don’t Know | Pop Rock
When you’re the leader, “I don’t know” is not an option, even if you don’t have any answers.
The message of this song is beautiful and talks about the perspective of leaders, of which are expected to have all the answers even when they don’t. Forced to use temporary measures or distractions to avoid saying “I don’t know”.
A hopeful and thought provoking message mixed with a ballad of acoustic and piano; 4everfree knocks it out of the park once more!
[P@D] Metajoker – Write Me Your Heart (feat. 4everfreebrony) | Alt Rock
The duo of Metajoker and 4everfreebrony come together with a message from Princess Cadance. Yes, you heard right, a Cadance track on P@D: Zenith. Metajoker takes the role of what Cadance sees in love today and preaches for looking for real love. The line “love is never perfect, nothing good is ever perfect” sounds like something princess of love would say. The vocals are beautiful, thoughtful, and meaningful to what Cadance wants ponies to find. 4everfreebrony provides his insanely good guitar work to this track to fuel the message behind it. As always, this Qilin asks you to judge for yourself. More good Cadance tracks, please!
SnowShovel – Fly Higher (Feat. ProtoShadez) | Hard Rock
Rainbow Dash Vs. Lighting Dust; a rivalry to be remembered fondly by this fandom as some of the best moments of character growth for Rainbow Dash. RD fans like myself will point you to this fact. SnowShovel and ProtoShadez’s take on this confrontation comes into the theme of each of them trying to get the upper hand. The sick grungy guitar work symbolizes this war of speed and finesses, the desire to be the best and who gets to the fly with the ‘Bolts! Shadez’s vocals display claims from Dashie and Lightning Dust about who’s the better Pegasus! Special nod to PrinceWhateverer for his contribution of drums in the track as well! As always, this Qilin asks you to judge for yourself.
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