Feb 2022 symphonic metal orchestral spitfire discover guitar bass drums
This was a collab with my friend Jenni, who came over and we recorded everything together.
Hollow stare into the dark
You hardly seem to care anymore
Closely watching how we die
Slowly in this labyrinth
Of no way out
I wake up, gasp for air
I feel I'm suffocating
Choking around my neck
Your hands that used to hold me
You just throw it all away
All of the dreams
Everything we had
Vicariously watching other people moving on
But now it's the time for me to ...
Trapped and scarred like an animal
Waiting for the final fall of the blade
Each day the end approaching fast
Each high might be my last
Only one way out
I wake up, scream for help
I feel I'm suffocating
Beating in my chest
My scared little heart
You just throw it all away
All of the dreams
Everything we had
Vicariously watching other people moving on
But now it's the time for me to ...
@headfirstonly Mar 2022
Do I need to tell you that you two need to do more of this sort of thing? This is gloriously bombastic. The vocals totally deliver the goods and they're backed up by a very satisfying wall of guitars. Production sounds fine, although I think @frostin is right about dropping more reverb on the synths; it'd help give them more space in the back. Rather epic, folks.
@nadine Mar 2022
WHY did I miss this song? Symphonic metal is one of my favourite genres and there are barely FAWMers who try it! I like the eerie feeling of this song and the time signature. @jenspa vocals are cool and I love these lyrics. So claustrophic and dark. Great track!
@pipewrench67 Mar 2022
Excellent claustrophobic lyrics.
Fabulously huge, Great playing and production, the vocals are a perfect fit. I'd suggest more collabs. this works so well.
@williamjames Mar 2022
Amazing vocals, love the lift on the second half of the verse! Great solo too, love how it plays with the backing track!
@odilongreen Mar 2022
Awesomely epic, grandiose rock! So energizing to listen to! And the powerful vocals really brought it all home. Excellent!
@crutherford Mar 2022
woah. this is total conviction and it is epic.
bravo!
@seppo Feb 2022
Now we're talking.
@frostin Feb 2022
Synths need more reverb, always! ha
But really, nice work guys. Raaawwwk on
@sierain Feb 2022
'Tis good.
@emplate Feb 2022
Very nice atmospheric building of tension and great vocals! That guitar solo is also really cool.
@writeandwrong Feb 2022
This is lovely!!! Very much hope you both do something with this post-FAWM. A bit of a Dream Theater meets Metallica sound. Really enjoyed listening to this one a lot. Excellent work!!!
@stephenwordsmith Feb 2022
I love this. A gorgeous soundscape of extremes and paradoxes. At once as sweet as a dream and as foreboding as the impending fall of the blade. Full of beautiful foils - the floating strings to the driving guitars, the soaring vocals in the verse to the buffeting words of the pre-chorus.
You're either very good at this, or I've just discovered my new favourite genre. Perhaps both.
@andygetch Feb 2022
Full-on wowness!
@metalfoot Feb 2022
Intense! Epic! Awesome! Good work!