Name: The Maple Leaf Rag by Kyle Morrison
Duration: 2 min 59 s
Description: Pianometal remake of Scott Joplin's "The Maple Leaf Rag"

Title track off of the upcoming album "Beasts of Fiction", out on all streaming platforms June 10th!

Lyrics:
So close and yet
Oh so far
Is it all too much to ask for
Was it always going to fail
Can we build upon new pillars
Of fundamental principles
Can we truly forget the past
Or are we too submerged in the
Grief that it bore

Beginning of the end
The age of bitter men
Just over the horizon
And through some dark shit
Mankind finds reason
Looking back in terror
At the beasts of fiction

Is it maybe a possibility
Our next best version of ourselves
Gets high on looking back at us
In our frenzy instead of joining them
On the journey

Can we truly forget the past
Or are we too submerged in the
Grief that it bore

Beginning of the end
The age of bitter men
Just over the horizon
And through some dark shit
Mankind finds reason
Looking back in terror
At the beasts of fiction

Peering through the lens
Of time
Amused by the primitive labors
Of the times
Decades of institutionalized
Distress

Before the common sense
Compilation beset a new trend
We were once
More like animals
Or rather like the monsters
In our short tales
The beasts of fiction

Beasts Of Fiction

Pianometal remake of Scott Joplin's "The Maple Leaf Rag"

The Maple Leaf Rag

Pianometal

The Cosmos I: Martian Dusk (feat. Dirk Verbeuren and Paul Jacovino)

Mammoth (Instrumental)

The Cosmos II: Orion's Curse (feat. Andrew Stephens)

Eye Of The Storm (feat. Justin Rogers)

Seasons (feat. Chet Powell)

The Road To Eternity (feat. Dirk Verbeuren, Justin Rogers, and Jonathan Mullins)

The Road To Eternity (Orchestral)

Gear Gods has partnered with Toontrack for the 2017 edition of “Drumception” featuring the one and only Dirk Verbeuren of Megadeth.
Dirk wrote and recorded a completely original song only on the drums. I took up the challenge with my brothers in arms Paul Jacovino and Peter Albert de Reyna to create a massive Pianometal masterpiece based on that composition.

Lucid Dream

Lucid Dream (feat. Dirk Verbeuren, Paul Jacovino, and Peter Albert De Reyna)

This demo reel is meant to showcase some of the main themes that I have composed for the upcoming video game The Arcana Ritual Theater. Arcana is still under development and the soundtrack is still under construction as well. These are not the final versions of the music but it provides a taste of what The Arcana Ritual Theater will offer. I hope you enjoy what I have composed thus far, I'm excited about this game and hope you are too.

Here are the tracks with timestamps:

0:00 - The Arcana Ritual Theater Theme
2:22 - Dark Pharaoh | The Spirit of Evil
4:51 - Weaver | The Spirit of Order
6:13 - Demiurge | The Spirit of Ignorance
7:07 - Pan | The Spirit of Life
8:19 - Tortured Soul | The Spirit of Pain
9:02 - “Path to Sorrow”
9:31 - The Arcana Ritual Theater Theme [METAL]

The Arcana Ritual Theater Demo Reel

A classical pianist raised on 80’s thrash metal and has produced a musically schizophrenic hybrid of chaos and tranquility. Kyle has made a name for himself crafting a blend of classically-infused, video game inspired, Scandinavian metal that is led by shimmering, majestic piano.  This aggressive twist backing a typically soft instrument has created a unique genre that can only be called: PIANOMETAL.

Combining modern technology with traditional composition, Kyle has created a genre of music that puts the focus on an often overlooked instrument within a chaotic setting. “The piano is such as diverse instrument. It is my life’s work to push it into unknown territory.”

With the release of Lore of the Immortals in 2016, Kyle created the first ever Pianometal Concerto in three movements. After overwhelmingly positive reception and reviews, Kyle wasted no time in crafting the full length album that would truly define the iconic sound.

It was the 2017 release of Pianometal that completely solidified Kyle’s vision. A colossal 12 song album featuring 12 guest musicians from around the world that took the metal world by storm, earning multiple nominations for album of the year from various publications; an extraordinary feat for an instrumental album. From the brutality of “Hymn of Blasphemy” and “Eye of the Storm” to the power metal infused “The Road to Eternity” and “Orion’s Curse,” Pianometal reaches over the top for a massive cinematic experience.

Kyle Morrison has previously fronted the metal outfits TRIPHON and SHATTERSPHERE as both the vocalist and keyboardist. He has been a sponsored Casio Artist since 2011 and endorses the Privia series. Kyle has worked with Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth, Soilwork), Francesco Ferrini (Fleshgod Apocalypse), Elias Holmlid (Dragonland), Sean Zatorsky (Sinsaenum, Chimaira, Daath), Adrienne Cowan (Seven Spires, Winds of Plague), producer Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Amaranthe), and many more notable musicians.

The Maple Leaf Rag

Kyle Morrison

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