“NEIGH XD” is a crazy headbanger full of scenecore vibes and enough energy to excite the most timid of music fans, which is pretty fitting for a Discord track. Selfishly, I’m glad that Blurain & Thrack finally teamed up to make a song together. Both of them are rock-genre vocal powerhouses in the modern Brony Music Era whose voices always possess that unique flavor for any song, no matter what genre it is. They blend together to give this music dish a world of new flavors. And in addition, as per usual with a Blurain track, it’s his guitar playing that is shining through the loudest which deserves a lot of attention!
Rock
Blackened Blue – Save Me | Metal
Do you ever wish you could scream at the pony causing all your problems? Blackened Blue’s track, “Save Me,” is just that, with screaming vocals telling the story of Misty’s thoughts directed towards Opaline. The intro will have you hooked with the heavy wall of sound, catchy guitar riffs, and fantastic shredding in both the bass and guitar parts. From there it transitions between high intensity sections full of roars and shredding and lower intensity walking melodic lines. It’s absolutely fire so make sure to check it out.
StableTwoStallion – Pinkamena | Industrial Gothic Metal
Video CW: violence, blood, flashing lights
Time to brush up on your German, because we have another terrifically dark piece by StableTwoStallion! Posted on Halloween, it is the perfect mix of heavy electric guitar, traditional Halloween organ, and a deeper gothic-style vocal. The way Stable articulates the words has the perfect edge to make this song a truly creepy vibe, perfect for that darker Halloween theming.
Biscuit – SOMBRA (2023 redux) | Deathcore
Biscuit’s “SOMBRA (2023 redux)” is the kind of track which will have you wondering whether you are listening to My Little Pony fan music or a metal band fresh out of hell because this has got to be one of the most dark, the most intense, the most hardcore songs in the fandom. It starts with the thundering of guitars and immediately jumps to intensity 10 with its throbbing bass drum, wailing guitars, and screaming vocals. Listen carefully, and you’ll hear tons of references to Sombra’s tyranny and great quips like “you will not live any longer / your stupid friendship isn’t stronger.” Mid song, there’s a break as it eases into a more ambient section with strings and long guitar plucks before it returns to its screaming conclusion. As it stands, the track is absolutely killer, but will you be brave enough to listen all the way through?
Metal Core Pony – Wildfire | Pop Punk
Always an exciting name to see, Metal Core Pony returns to the scene with “Wildfire”, an emotional and personal track of break-up, regret, and subsequently looking forward for the chance of something better. MCP features plenty of signature guitar riffs to carry a lot of instrumental melody over a fast, rock instrumental reminiscent of the late 90s skate punk style. There are sudden shifts to soft, slow, acoustic sections creating a sense of looking back on worse times before going back into the fast, riff heavy parts to work through the anger and move forward. Wildfire is a fun and exciting hit from an old fandom name!
Blurain – It’s Another Community Metaphor | Alternative Rock
In celebration of the 40th anniversary for the My Little Pony franchise, Blurain contributed this high-energy track to the QUADRAGENNIAL compilation album. Always one to appreciate the moment and the great things about this community, Blurain’s vocal performances delivers powerful sentiments of unity and strength among friends spanning from many years ago and onward to the future. Following the always-effective pop punk / alternative style, Blurain really nails the solidarity and fun of both the genre and the fandom!
4everfreebrony – My Cadence (feat. Koa) (covering Matthew Mosier) | Soft Rock Ballad
Two vocal powerhouses join together to cover one of the fandom’s all-time most popular acoustic songs. I’m at a loss for words here, and whatever I say through my tear-filled eyes won’t even remotely convey how beautiful and powerful this song is. The only word that keeps coming to mind is “wow.” I’m glad that 4everfreebrony decided to make the already stunning song into a soft rock ballad and that Koa lent her exquisite voice to sing the Cadance lyrics. Both of them complement each other’s voices perfectly to create this absolutely perfect cover. [Twitter: 4everfreebrony]
Blurain – The Remaining Issue (The End) | Alt. Rock
Blurain blesses our ears once again with some Rock! This – originally unreleased – song talks about a subject that gathered quite some tears across our community: the last episode of MLP:FiM. Blurain surprised me by being able to have a dynamic, fast-paced song that also made my eyes watery! But in the end, he still reminds us that the most important is to remember the good times we had. So embark on a song that will bring you all the memories you had thanks to this fandom, while remembering you that, no matter what, the magic of friendship will never fade.
Harmony Bop – THE FIRE OF FRIENDSHIP | Progressive Metal
This is certainly a track you certainly don’t see everyday.
Harmony Bop brings us the latest addition to his series of songs focused on the princesses, this one about Twilight Sparkle. Combining deep guttural vocals and beautiful harmonies (of course) with the same fantastic vocal style you hear in his other works as well as visuals that guide the listener through this musical story, “THE FIRE OF FRIENDSHIP” could almost be compared to a symphonic metal orchestra, complete with seven unique sections perfectly blended to create an epic masterpiece chronicling best Book Horse’s journey and struggles through the series. Keep an ear out for the perfectly-blended MLP:FiM theme song, as well as verses dedicated to every villain Twilight and her friends have encountered.
This is the kind of song to make you truly appreciate friendship and the journeys you’ve taken to get to where you are today.
Blurain – Shadow on the Moon | Grunge
Blurain decided to bring the bass guitar for this one, and it was definitely justified with this awesome tune! “Shadow on the Moon” presents Celestia’s point of view after banishing Luna to the moon. The strength put into the vocals definitely shows the pain and regret the princess felt afterwards. Enjoy this song as it describes the hidden agony of being separated from your sister for a thousand years!
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