Here's a metal version of Xerxes by John Mackey. I recommend you check out the original piece for wind band before listening to my arrangement. http://ostimusic.com/audio/Xerxes.m3u

When I originally heard this piece I was in the percussion section of the Northwestern State University Wind Symphony. We were reading lots of music on the first day and this piece came up. Before rehearsal, the director gave me the score so I could assign parts. I knew right off the bat this was not going to be a typical concert march, as it says in the subtitle. 

No one knew this piece of music; it was pretty much brand new. We started playing and it was pretty low key--simple rhythm in the snare drum, a relatively tame bass line in the tuba section, a few other effect type things happening in the percussion section. Then the rest of the band came in, namely the high brass. Everyone was pretty shocked, but we kept going. For 5 minutes it continued, and it totally lived, and still does live, up to its title. It may not be the most complicated Mackey piece, but I knew from early on it was destined to make it to an electric guitar.

Special thanks to my bro Sean Ashe for mixing my piece of garbage, unorganized mess.

Xerxes - John Mackey, arr. Brooks Tarkington

The Hindemith Symphony in Bb, not. 
By Benjamin Morris

Hindemith EDM

09 Suite For Unaccompanied Tuba IV

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on bandcamp:
https://isaacschankler.bandcamp.com/track/the-moonlight-sonata-but-the-bass-is-a-bar-late-and-the-melody-is-a-bar-early

sheet music:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/22sq0p19lundped/moonlate12102018.pdf?dl=0

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The Moonlight Sonata but the bass is a bar late and the melody is a bar early

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Enter the haggis - scotland the brave & hava nagila

The intro theme to the award wanting show on Rooster Teeth called THE MOST hosted by Andrew Rosas and Drew Saplin.
Music Written and Produced by Andrew Rosas

09 Suite For Unaccompanied Tuba IV

Sam Vincent Tuttle