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Overture Overture
An instrumental opening track that starts off with its own theme and then goes into different riffs from all of the other songs.
Looking Forward Looking Forward
The only song I've written for this project in a major key... and then the instrumental section goes into minor and twelve-tone anyway, haha! The chorus riff is pretty catchy in my opinion.
Hollow Within Hollow Within
Written entirely in G Hungarian Minor and based largely around a tom-tom drum beat. Very Meshuggah and Resist the Thought inspired.
Declination Declination
A chaotic sounding groove-ish metal song inspired by Meshuggah and Dream Theater. Very obvious tempo change in the middle of the song.
When Was The Last Time? When Was The Last Time?
Sounds similar to Killswitch's "My Curse". Has a cool tapping lead during the chorus.
The Ghost of Marie The Ghost of Marie
This is probably my most epic track. I reckon it has my best riffs in it, and there's also an elaborate use of keyboards in it.
Without the Bliss of Ignorance Without the Bliss of Ignorance
A song I wrote AGES ago. This is the fifth time I've reworked it. It has a prominent seven-string acoustic track.
Ocular Disruption Ocular Disruption
A very Tool influenced track. Main melody features a lead bass guitar with fuzz distortion and a wah pedal, and shifts between 4/4 and 5/4.
Perfetto Lacrimoso Perfetto Lacrimoso
A short instrumental that would serve as a closing track for an album. Reprises the intro theme of the "Overture".