Luay Rifai - Faithful Spirits

From the eighth studio Nightwish album, Endless Forms Most Beautiful. 2015

NIGHTWISH - Shudder Before the Beautiful

I've always had trouble picking themes for songs and albums. I usually feel like I'm coating the listener in a thick layer of cheese if I do anything remotely serious, so I generally shy away from topics like love and shit like that. 

The downside to this is that I often have a hard time actually finding topics to write about. This aggravating situation makes me lose hair and messes with my digestion until I finally find something that I'm happy with. That's what happened with Hired Guns. 

Like 'Original Rebels', I wanted to take an evil character (or misunderstood character, as I like to think), and really get to know them. You could almost say I'm giving them a one on one interview. So I chose a Hired Gun--the scummiest of the scummy. Hired Guns kill people, obviously, for money. But that's only a small part of their lives. No one ever talks about the problems that a Hired gun could face. What if they are afraid of blood, or have a hard time recognizing faces? Well, that's what I am going to be writing about on my next album, 'Hired Guns'. 

Here's the title track. It doesn't directly talk about any issues--think of it more as a theme song.

Hired Guns

Written, Produced and Mixed by Fabian Birzele
All instruments played (or programmed) by Fabian Birzele
All Vocals by Carina Pusch

For guitar sounds we use Amplesound Acoustic guitars. Piano played on a Clavia Nord Stage 2. Strings played using Native Instruments Komplete.

You left me broken and bruised.
I feel so tired and used.
Too many sleepless nights.
Too many endless fights.

But I am, I am, I am beautiful
I am, I am, I am colorful

I hope you're lucky with her...
Maybe we'll meet again somewhere.
I will live with your ghost.
That's what I fear the most.

am | Fmaj7 | am | em 
F G | am | F G | C
dm | am | C | G | dm | hmin | C 


Winter

Beautiful

Recorded live at Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany on May 29, 2015.

Full concert recording available as a Digital Download and on CD at LiveMetallica.com: http://talli.ca/LM-Gelsen15

The Unforgiven II (Live - May 29, 2015 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany)

Flametal-Aces High

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Immortalized

The Vengeful One

Accidental Departure

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The Light

Groove

By Suhyen Shrestha. 
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Tum Hi Ho - Guitar Instrumental

Guitarist currently living in Adelaide, South Australia.
I write and record original instrumental compositions.
Looking to obtain some exposure for my music and gain any opportunities/benefit/contacts from the feedback and responses.

Groove

GJ Harrison

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