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.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 8 January 2017.
A new track from Maressey, I Want The One I Can’t Have features vocals from Zatslol and a strong instrumental from Johnny Mare. Whilst this kind of thing is always a bit of a touchy subject, I feel like this track approaches the subject matter pretty tastefully and with great production value, Zatslol’s vocals especially shine strongly in this track.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on
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!
A rather different style of cover now – something which might be a bit hit or miss but still probably worth sharing. The latest release on A Little Bit for Charity’s YouTube channel, this cover of The Magic Inside has a rather unique vocal style, with very gentle accompanying instruments and almost a Christmas music vibe to it, since it’s filled with lots of percussive bells. Check it out if that sounds like your kind of thing.
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.
This irregularly scheduled episode of the Horse Music Hotspot aired on Tuesday afternoon on PonyvilleFM…well, there were a couple of issues with the broadcast, so whether you wanted to hear the rest of this, or missed it completely, here’s December’s episode, available on YouTube, SoundCloud, and our podcast feed.
As the year draws to a close, not only do we take a look at the best songs from December, but each of our staff chose their 3 favourite pony songs from the whole of 2016! So buckle up for a special extended edition of the Horse Music Hotspot – the last of the year.
To listen in live, tune in to Ponyville FM at 10PM Eastern on the last Sunday of each month!
Tracklist and embeds available after the break
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 27 December 2016.
Quicksilver is back with another new fun heavy punk rock track that focuses on another silly topic, having already explored others such as socks and celestia’s presence in his washing machine earlier this year. This track focuses on Celestia’s totally-not-an-addiction to… dessert? It’s a pretty fun thing to sing about and it definitely comes across that Quicksilver had some fun with this.
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 22 December 2016.
One of the coolest fandom music projects is back! Maressey is an ambitious project that aims to produce high quality pony-focused tributes to The Smiths. They’ve just released their 4th album, The Brony Album, which focuses on a lot of fandom related things, such as EQD, Bronycon, Rule 34 and Cosplay. This track, featuring amazing vocals from AdamTh3Walker, a strong instrumental from Johnny Mare and mixing from project-head Freewave, deals with the after effects of the eventual ending on the show, whenever it may be. Make sure to check it out for a really strongly produced track about a poignant topic of conversation.
It’s interesting to see commissioned songs by certain artists; in my opinion it presents them with a chance to take on a theme or perhaps genre they normally wouldn’t have considered on their own. Here we have something commissioned to Reverbrony with the theme of time running out incorporated both into the theme and the soundscape of the song. And that bass tone is fantastic too, great production as always from Reverbrony!
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