Ashes Of The First Light

[Instrumental]

rock, Moody heavy/thrash metal ballad that erupts into speed metal: clean arpeggiated guitars and male vocals in the intro, then downtuned crunch with double-time drums in the choruses. Verses stay tense and melodic with palm-muted chugs; chorus hits with gang shouts and wide power-chord harmonies. Middle section drops to a haunting clean guitar break, then accelerates into rapid-fire alternate-picked riffing and a soaring lead. Big, roomy snare, bass locked tight to the kick, vocal soaked in plate reverb on the final chorus., thrash metal, speed metal, metal, hard rock