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02. Rip & Tear

C&C Red Alert 2 GRINDER - METAL Cover By ToxicxEternity

Metal remix / medley of 'Anti-Citizen' from Half-Life Alyx and 'You're Not Supposed To Be Here' from Half-Life 2. Featuring a guitar solo from Manuel Hirner (Remember Your Scars). Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/26UDNeHWaRekvrLboCtug3?si=6fb19f7a37c0461c

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This is a metal remix / medley of 'You're Not Supposed To Be Here' (YNSTBH) from Half-Life 2 (2004) and 'Anti-Citizen' (AC) from Half-Life Alyx (2020). Given that both tracks are in D minor, I thought it would be nice to bridge the decades and generations of Half-Life games in that way. I haven't actually played HL: Alyx due to the somewhat prohibitive nature of VR and only enjoyed it vicariously on YouTube. Nevertheless, I'm super excited that we got another entry in a series that had been abandonned for so long that even the memes surrounding the lack of any sequels had become rather antiquated themselves.

Both of the original tracks have fairly linear song structures; they're continuous progressions / builds that are employed during battle encounters to build tension. I therefore picked out certain motifs that felt good to play on guitar and sounded kinda 'metal', and rearranged them into a completely new sequence with a more classic song structure. Turns out, the original tracks blend very nicely - for example, the intro of this remix uses the atmospheric background melodies and bass line from YNSTBH with the main guitar riff from AC layered on top. Overall, I kept the speed and dark atmosphere - Half-Life tells a story about government oppression after all - of YNSTBH (160 bpm) and peppered in motifs from AC to mix things up.

Also with regards to the linear song structure of the originals, I was craving a moment of resolution. I therefore wrote an original, chorus-like section that I was able to build to over the first half of the track and end the remix on. The chorus also modulates from D minor to A minor, which allowed me to drop down a fifth on my downtuned 7 string guitar during these sections for an extra push of low end and heaviness.

Finally my good friend and bandmate in Remember Your Scars, Manuel Hirner, delivered a fantastic solo that elevates the final (double-)chorus. His solo really ends this remix on a yearning, melancholic note that makes me want to walk into the sunset with a crowbar in my hand and the longing for freedom in my heart.

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Artwork inspired by rendering of the Citadel by 'FourEwe' on Deviantart:  https://www.deviantart.com/fourewe/art/Citadel-523902240

Anti-Citizen

Anti-Citizen || Half-Life: Alyx Metal Remix

For 2 years I've been trying to understand Mick Gordon's music. This is the closest I have ever gotten.

Double Barreled Attitude Adjuster

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2dRg3KjfV8p82UuBczEJPq
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/strely/1727635188
Bandcamp: https://strely.bandcamp.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@strely9289

Blood Of Your Enemies (Argent Metal)

Great Rift Millenium

The Death Guard Stomp

From the album VILE
https://zynthetic.bandcamp.com/album/vile
Also heard on ERA
https://zynthetic.bandcamp.com/album/era

Harm Intended

Damjan Mravunac - Serious Sam 3 BFE OST - Hero

Ok. Here goes. DISCLAIMER: The Artwork does not reflect the views of those involved with split. It is simply for shock purposes only. And should not be taken further than such. With that being said.  I would like to announce my split with the California Punk/Grindcore project Puppy Division. And before anyone says anything about the art. See Carnivore, Anal Cunt...ect. If you cannot tell from the art what it's actually trying to convey. You might need to look up the definition of satire. My style remains the same. Puppy Division is well, Puppy Division. We sort of developed a friendship over punk, old grindcore, and metal and the idea was to push this to artistic extremes. Is it in poor taste ....it's art. That will be left for the listener to decide. I personally think it's a move. And rather for better or worse. We made it. Thanks to the PD main person for approaching me to contribute my 3 songs. It's heavy and about as serious as the Puppy. 🔥

Ultra Dark (Puppy Division & A Karmic Gray)

Killing Floor 2 OST

Killing Floor 2 OST - Relentless

Album out now!:
https://markiemusic.bandcamp.com/album/qc-de-soundtrack

I live.... Again!

Check it out on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qpg6iVqNWs


Original Track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svzMK33PMUk

Infuscomus (Blood Main Theme)

noise for games
#KillingFloor #KillingFloor2

Musician, Sound Designer, Voice Actor for games and other media.

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