Demon’s Crest - “Metropolis of Ruin” (Rock Cover) | Consolous

“Metropolis of Ruin” theme gothic Rock / Metal Guitar Cover from Demon’s Crest by Consolous

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“When the fire of the heavens dimmed, and the wings of the Gargoyle cast their shadow upon a dying realm, a city of glory fell into silence. From its ashes, a melody was born — a requiem for the Metropolis of Ruin".

Demon’s Crest is a phenomenal game. Following the gargoyle Firebrand, better known as an enemy on Ghosts n’ Goblins, this could be considered the third Gargoyle’s Quest. I remember discovering this game first by the gothic, dark theme known as “Memorial of the Fallen Ones” (which shares many of the same melodies as “Beyond the Colosseum”), which I immediately made a rock cover of around Halloween in 2023, which was a perfect theme to make a return from a hiatus I had around that time.

This year, I wanted to return to this fascinating game and do another for Halloween (even if it’s a couple of days late for that). “Metropolis of Ruin” shares an essence of eerie and mysterious energy to it, and it gave me much liberty to turn it into a rock/metal version. With so many additional instruments like the organ, flute, and choir, I kept them in my own version to catch the true essence of this gothic video game music masterpiece, while also making it my own with my signature 80s styled rock guitars and bombastic drums.

For the solo, I only had the first half of it composed until the day this cover came out. Not sure if it was the pressure or otherworldly inspiration, but I managed to complete it and finish the video just in time to release. Sometimes the best work comes in the last moment.

Through distorted strings and iron-hearted drums, this rock/metal cover breathes life once more into the forsaken world of Demon’s Crest. Inspired by melodies of far beyond, this masterpiece expresses sorrow, strength, and vengeance that echo through the flames. Rock on!

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Performed, produced, and arranged by: Consolous
Composed by: Toshihiko Horiyama

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Lead Guitar: PRS CE SE 24
Rhythm Guitar: PRS SE 245
Bass: Schecter Omen Extreme-4
Drums: Steven Slate Drums Platinum
Camera: OnePlus12
Mixing Software: Cockos Reaper
Video Software: Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2024
Audio Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 6i6
Guitar Amp Plugin: Guitar Rig 5

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▌TIMESTAMPS ▐

0:00 Metropolis of Ruin
0:55 Beyond The Colosseum
1:27 Gargoyle’s Quest
2:01 Firebrand’s Fury (Solo)
2:33 A Demon’s Lullaby
3:05 Arma, the Silver Winged Demon
3:52 End Screen

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