Dorkandproudofit
10-15-2008, 04:00 AM
The thread at EvAv mysteriously disappeared (i.e. got deleted), so I thought we ought to have one here. Just don't anyone delete this one. :(
Here's one I thought up just minutes ago. Think Rhapsody of Fire/Hammerfall style of Power Metal.
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Power of the Ancients
This song requires 2 guitarists and a keyboardist along with the usual bassist, drummer and vocalist. The keyboardist mainly stays in the background, but provides a much-needed "symphonic" element that sets the atmosphere for the song. The bassist should play in a style similar to that of Steve Harris, while the drummer uses the typical Power Metal double bass drum, rapid sixteenth note style. Much headbanging throughout (as if I needed to remind you!) Nearly all vocal harmonies are in unison, i.e, sining the exact same note. A single chord progression is prevalent throughout nearly all of the song. After a brief intro, the vocalist begins:
There once was a power long ago,
That in me continues to grow!
Somehow it remained,
A might now unchained,
Within me the old blood flows!
[CHORUS]
The vocalist goes into overdrive, singing in typical power metal high register with the backup vocalists singing in unison:
Within me a power prevails,
From enchanted kingdoms it hails!
It spreads divine Justice
Wherever it goes,
Within me the old blood flows!
The second verse, while otherwise identical to the first, has the entire band resting on the first four vocal lines and doing small interludes in between.
The Heroes of old felt it, too.
The Power of the Ancients they knew!
They passed it along,
In me, it is strong,
For in me the old blood flows!
[CHORUS]
The bridge has the drums, bass and keyboard doing sudden, strong beats between elaborate guitar duets for a few bars, then join in as the guitar duets are repeated. After that, the guitars take turns going truly metal, doing the kind of insane solos that you'd normally expect from Maiden. After that, The band goes back to the original chord progression.
[CHORUS]
Within me a power remains
It withstands the greatest of pains!
It fights through the flames and the coldest of snows,
Within me the old blood flows!
Within me the old blood flows!
Inside me, forever it grows!
The light from within,
Erases all sin,
For in me the old blood flows!
on the last word of the last line, the vocalist goes into a high-note scream, holding that high note so long any normal person would pass out as the band runs down to a FULL STOP.
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Post your songs! If you can't do that, then critique other people's songs! Tell them what you like, what you don't like, where they could improve, whatever! Just get those creative gears turning!
Here's one I thought up just minutes ago. Think Rhapsody of Fire/Hammerfall style of Power Metal.
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Power of the Ancients
This song requires 2 guitarists and a keyboardist along with the usual bassist, drummer and vocalist. The keyboardist mainly stays in the background, but provides a much-needed "symphonic" element that sets the atmosphere for the song. The bassist should play in a style similar to that of Steve Harris, while the drummer uses the typical Power Metal double bass drum, rapid sixteenth note style. Much headbanging throughout (as if I needed to remind you!) Nearly all vocal harmonies are in unison, i.e, sining the exact same note. A single chord progression is prevalent throughout nearly all of the song. After a brief intro, the vocalist begins:
There once was a power long ago,
That in me continues to grow!
Somehow it remained,
A might now unchained,
Within me the old blood flows!
[CHORUS]
The vocalist goes into overdrive, singing in typical power metal high register with the backup vocalists singing in unison:
Within me a power prevails,
From enchanted kingdoms it hails!
It spreads divine Justice
Wherever it goes,
Within me the old blood flows!
The second verse, while otherwise identical to the first, has the entire band resting on the first four vocal lines and doing small interludes in between.
The Heroes of old felt it, too.
The Power of the Ancients they knew!
They passed it along,
In me, it is strong,
For in me the old blood flows!
[CHORUS]
The bridge has the drums, bass and keyboard doing sudden, strong beats between elaborate guitar duets for a few bars, then join in as the guitar duets are repeated. After that, the guitars take turns going truly metal, doing the kind of insane solos that you'd normally expect from Maiden. After that, The band goes back to the original chord progression.
[CHORUS]
Within me a power remains
It withstands the greatest of pains!
It fights through the flames and the coldest of snows,
Within me the old blood flows!
Within me the old blood flows!
Inside me, forever it grows!
The light from within,
Erases all sin,
For in me the old blood flows!
on the last word of the last line, the vocalist goes into a high-note scream, holding that high note so long any normal person would pass out as the band runs down to a FULL STOP.
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Post your songs! If you can't do that, then critique other people's songs! Tell them what you like, what you don't like, where they could improve, whatever! Just get those creative gears turning!