Hitting right at the end of the month is Song-a-Month #2!

Remember "Mirth and the Oppression?" Sometimes, the best thing to do when you're stuck on a project is to set it aside for a while and come back to it when you have a fresh perspective.

Sometimes, that back-burner period is about ten years.

A massive overhaul occurred, compositionally speaking. Seph and I took some time connecting the parts together in order to give the track a solid structure. The overlong B section was removed, as was everything after the guitar solo D section. We kicked up the tempo after the intro/A section and threw it in 12/8. We added an organ.

Stats for Nerds

Time/Tempo: 4'51" / 4/4 @ 116bpm, 12/8 @ 240bpm (or 4/4 with triplets @ 160bpm)

Key: C Minor

INSPIRATION: Nobuo Uematsu ("Those Who Fight Further" from Final Fantasy VII), Howard Shore (Lord of the Rings), Mastodon ("The Last Baron" from Crack the Skye), Rainbow ("Stargazer" from Rising)

VSTi USED: Arturia Analog Lab V Intro, NI Kontakt 6 (The Alpine Project), Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra Core, Spitfire Audio LABS (Autograph Grand, Obsolete Machines), Spitfire Audio Originals - Media Toolkit, Spitfire Audio Originals - Cimbalom, Spitfire Audio Originals - Epic Strings, Toontrack Superior Drummer 2, Steven Slate Drums 5.5, Vital Audio Vital

VST Effects: Arturia Pre 1973, Arturia Chorus JUN-6, Arturia Delay TAPE-201, Arturia Rev PLATE-140, Cherry Audio Galactic Reverb, iZotope Neutron 3 Elements, iZotope Trash 2, NI Guitar Rig 6, NI Supercharger, Plugin Alliance Ampeg SVTVR Classic, Plugin Alliance Black Box Analog Design HG-2, Plugin Alliance Brainworx Masterdesk, Plugin Alliance Brainworx Solo, Plugin Alliance Brainworx Subfilter, Presonus Ampire, Presonus Binaural Pan, Presonus Bitcrusher, Presonus Compressor, Presonus Fat Channel, Presonus Flanger, Presonus Gate, Presonus Pro EQ, Slate TH-U Overloud, Softube Dirty Tape, Softube Drawmer S73, Softube TSAR-1R Reverb, Softube Saturation Knob, Tokyo Dawn Labs TDR Nova

Guitars were recorded using a Line 6 JTV-59 Variax through a Line 6 Helix LT. Basses were recorded using a Schecter C-4 through a Line 6 Helix LT. Arranged, recorded, engineered, and mixed in Presonus Studio One 4. Mixing and mastering credit goes to Clint “its_CLINT” Allday, as the final mix was shaped with his input.

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