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IMPORTANT PATREON REWARDS UPDATE

Hey all!!

Some of you might have noticed, but I recently (like a few minutes ago) cleaned up a bit and changed some of the reward tiers for y'all, I'll give a little rundown for ya:

$1 tier - unchanged, monthly tab polls are still around and the discord chat isn't going anywhere. I did tweak the discord bot though, so hopefully people will be added to the patreon role more autonomously - just DM me if it still doesn't work though.

$2 tier - this isn't exactly new, but I'm br...

NEW VIDEO - SHANGHAI ALICE OF MEIJI 17

this will make that one guy who has been asking for this on every single video for nearly a year straight very happy, I hope.

A return to Touhou! I TOLD you I wasn't done completely, and I STILL AIN'T. I don't plan on making 2hu covers at the same rate as last year by any means, but the music is just too fun to completely abandon.

Speaking of fun, this video debuts a new guitar - it's a Mayones Regius Pro 6 that will be replacing the PRS as my primary lead guitar. This new boy has ...

SUPER SMASH BROS. MELEE MENU THEME

Yoooo what it do

This week is a cover from a game that I used to think that I was good at when I was a kid until some people came along and demonstrated that this game has endless layers of intentional and unintentional depth to it.

I don't play melee anymore, but I do like the newer games!!! I'm SUPER EXCITED for the new smash for switch to come out this year! I'm skeptical about it being a completely new game, I'm guessing it'll be sm4sh for switch deluxe or something, like mario...

MII CHANNEL THEME - GUITAR COVER

don't judge me.

it's catchy, alright?

...

seeya next week!

-Rich

MIAMI DISCO from HOTLINE MIAMI

YO

So this video is kinda more of a showcase for Rachel (my editor) than it is for myself - she went pretty wild with the set and visual effects on this one in order to achieve that ever elusive

~ * A E S T H E T I C * ~

Anyway I've been trying and failing to cover something from the Hotline Miami series since like 2014 and I'm still not 100% on this cover, but I think it's alright! I'd love to hear your guys' thoughts on this since I've never tried to do a cover of an actua...

REVIVED POWER from SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS

ahoy,

this week is brought to you mostly by inspiration from Scandinavian folk metal bands (Turisas, Ensiferum, Sonata Arctica, etc) - i tried to make this track mirror the scale and intensity of the game itself (haha puns).

It was super fun!! I want to get better with synthetic orchestral instruments in the future though, there are a few points where the limitations of the software (coupled with my inexperience using it) is rather noticeable - but it still achieves the desired eff...

TOKYO GHOUL: LICHT UND SCHATTEN

ahoy!

this week is something a bit different than my normal fare: it's not really metal and it's not a heavily requested track - it's just a backing track from a silly anime.

I recently watched Tokyo Ghoul and was not the biggest fan in the world, especially after season 1. However, the music of the show is pretty memorable - especially this track which is frequently used as both an ambient backing track and also a fight theme sometimes.

It's pretty catchy!! I wanted to try ...

NIGHT OF FIRE || POWER METAL COVER ft. a lot of people

YOOO WHO LIKES TERRIBLE 90s DANCE MUSIC I KNOW I DO

So this has been quite a while in the making - Brandon (sixteeninmono) and I have been conspiring and plotting to make this cover since like june of last year. Due to a LONG string of hangups and hiccups, we had to put it off several times.

Finally, here we are - with Caleb at the helm. Jon has been quite busy with many projects lately, and offered to hand the baton off to Caleb (so to speak) for this one during his stay here.
...

ROUNDABOUT by YES (ft. Caleb Hyles)

yooo so I finally did a JoJo thing like I said I would - HOWEVER:

I actually really like this song and don't particularly care for JoJo. I remember hearing Roundabout a lot in my youth cuz my dad was always listening to classic prog rock bands and stuff - Yes, King Crimson, Mahavishnu, etc

Anyway, this cover was so damn fun. That bassline is surprisingly a lot easier than it sounds to play, and is really fun to jam on. Caleb predictably hammed it up pretty hard on this which I thin...

NEW VIDEO || HEIR OF GRIEF

Hello and salutations,

Lotttts of people wanted more Homestuck, requesting specifically this track among many. I admit, I have not read the entirety of homestuck and I doubt I ever will (maybe) - but I know the song that plays here means a lot to a lot of fans, so I hope those of you who are familiar enjoy it!

Shit is wild right now. I finally had my order of 150 BULLET HELL CDs come in the mail yesterday and they already sold the frick out, so I had to order more and put further o...

New Video: ZINNIA BATTLE || METAL COVER

ayyy whats up kiddos - and new patrons as well!!

Time for another Pokemon cover! I was going through my channel last night cuz I had been thinking to myself that I need to do more Pokemon covers, since it doesn't seem like I cover that series much.

15. This is my 15th Pokemon cover.

ok.

I plan on doing more as well!! The music from the games is often pretty catchy and memorable and usually translate pretty easily to metal. I'll be attending NAMM over the course of the...

BAD APPLE!! ft. Cristina Vee

Ahoy lads.

I must admit, I feel a bit badly. I've been kinda ignoring a lot of social media while scrambling to get this video done, among other important things. I recently returned from MAGFest and promptly moved into a new apartment, ordered physical CDs for my BULLET HELL album, and frantically got this video put together as of like... 20 minutes ago.

Things have been wild, I apologize if it seems like I've been absent.

Anyway! This thing has been in motion since like......

SONIC ADVENTURE 2 - PRISON LANE

Heyyyyy kiddos

Finally back with the first real cover of 2018! (bad apple is coming soon, but that was recorded in 2017).

So I was in MAGFest a few days ago and had the pleasure of seeing Jun Senoue play some of his tracks from the older 3D sonic games live, this one included! Even though this game is remembered fondly as a great game with greater flaws, just about everyone is in general agreement that the soundtrack from Sonic Adventure 2 is FUCKIN LIT

Like, this music is f...

DECEMBER TAB POLL

A few days late but still here!!

There was only 3 covers for the month of December, so choose wisely.

Best of luck!

-Rich

BULLET HELL - TOUHOU ALBUM STREAM

Ahoy :)

So like 8 months later I finally release this behemoth: 48 minutes of remastered and updated metal covers from the TOUHOU series.

I hope you all like it! Rachel and I have been working insanely hard to get this thing ready and up for all of you. I really hope you enjoy it!!!! I'm at MAGFest right now and won't bloviate too much about this thing, but I do have a little deal for you patrons:

if you're a patron that's donated over $10 since your initial pledge, shoot me...

200K UPDATE VIDEO

Hope everyone is having a great holiday! Thank you to everyone for sticking with me this far - ESPECIALLY YOU PATRONS. YOU MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.

Back to the music next week I hope, seeya then! (no charge on this vid obviously)

Much love,
-Rich

CHRONO TRIGGER - UNDERSEA PALACE

AHOY LADS

This is an arrangement that I made back in 2014 when I was still just getting used to making covers like this. I think at the time I had only made like 10 or so and was still very rough on the mixing side of things.

I was also a LOT crazier with drum arranging at this time, as I was modeling most of my drum patterns off of Alex Rüdinger (who, despite his adept skill, would probably still struggle to play some of the 6-hits-at-the-same-time patterns). I went through and p...

CAROL OF THE BELLS

Ayyy how are ya all doin this fine THURSDAY

This is a fun holiday cover of the quintessential holiday song to make a metal cover of. It's kinda like covering Dr. Wily or Storm Eagle or something - it's just GONNA happen at some point.

My previous christmas cover from last year was more a joke than a serious attempt at covering a christmas song, so this year I took the task a bit more seriously and came out with something that I'm actually pretty happy with. It almost stings a littl...

HOMESTUCK - BLACK || METAL COVER

happy thursday kiddos,

This here is a track that has been requested basically since Undertale was a thing. If you're not aware, Toby Fox worked on Homestuck's music before he went on with Undertale among other things - this is one of the more popular pieces from the comic that he wrote.

I don't really plan on doing much more Homestuck -  it concluded about a year ago I believe, but we'll see. Homestuck still has a pretty strong fanbase and the music IS pretty good.

Hope...

NOVEMBER TAB POLL

Hey all,

So November was pretty rough for the channel. YouTube did something that really messed with my videos and their ability to appear in searches and recommendations. That's why the views have been so low recently - but I've been TOLD that at least part of this issue has been fixed for now; hopefully we start bouncing back soon.

Alas... It's time for the end of the month tab poll! There were 5 uploads this month, so you'll have plenty to choose from.

Hope you all are ha...

LOVE-COLOURED MASTER SPARK

So I had said before that this would be my final Touhou video for a while.

This was not true! I wanted to sneak this in really quickly before my actual last 2hu because a lot of you kiddos requested it and it's just kind of a rad track.

The real last album touhou is coming soon. I can't really say when because it's dependent on several other parties, but I'm hoping soon, followed shortly by the album stream. We'll see.

I've not much else to say there - happy thursday! Hope e...

DONKEY KONG COUNTRY - AQUATIC AMBIANCE

Hey all, happy... friday?

I opted to upload my weekly cover this week on Friday due to the holiday - hope ya don't mind!

Anyway this cover has been... a long time coming. I was never a huge DKC fan as a kid, having only rented it a few times and struggling to get very far due to the difficulty. That being said, Aquatic Ambiance is iconic. EVERYONE knows Aquatic Ambiance - and for good reason! David Wise assembled an interesting, emotional, somewhat ominous and relaxing track using limite...

SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY: SAND KINGDOM

Heya kiddos,

I know most of you have been playing this as I know I have - it's, uh, the mario sequel we should have had like 7 years ago. It's SO good and SOOOO charming and kind of a game changer.

And the music, of course, is fantastic - hence my shitty cover video lol

I hope you all enjoy this one!! I always have fun with desert levels with this being no exception - it always seems like an opportunity to channel my inner Opeth lol

Anyway, hope y'all enjoy the video ...

DRAGON BALL SUPER OP. 2 ft. Caleb Hyles

Howdy yall,

I've been getting requests from fans, friends and family alike for YEARS to make a dragonball cover, but never really had the motivation or opportunity... until caleb visited again.

Hope you all enjoy it! We're also cranking out a few more collabs for both of our channels while he's visiting and, uh... one in particular makes me question my sanity. I'm not exactly mad about it, but not happy either.

You'll see why when it drops.

Anyway, hope everyone is ha...

JET SET RUN from BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA

AHOY LADS

This week I figured I'd tackle the sequel to the lovely "You Say Run" from Boku no Hero Academia

You might recall that I was NOT a fan of You Say Run, so much so that my entire post on here about it was me complaining about how much I disliked it lol

Even though this piece is definitely in the same vein, I enjoy it more than You Say Run. It was easier to arrange and I had more fun with it from an arrangement standpoint

Caleb is visiting in a few days so we'v...

FLORAL FURY from CUPHEAD

Heya kiddos

So this week's cover is... weird. I figured the previous cuphead cover would have been a bit too strange since it was like big band swing metal stuff

This one is basically salsacore. I've joked about such things existing in the past, but this is legitimate salsacore. I don't know what else to call it.

Anyway, I got about 3 million requests to cover this and BOY WAS IT A DOOZY - this song is HARD. The timing of the instruments is completely different than what I'm...

PRIMORDIAL BEAT METAL COVER FT. THE8BITDRUMMER

Hey all!!

I know it's been over a month since the last 2hu and this is the reason why: I was waiting on collaborators to be available. I REALLLLYY wanted to do this one with jerod since it's kinda one of his staples on his channel. It was super fun to work with him too!!

There is... one Touhou cover left. It's also a collab. Expect that within a few weeks followed shortly by the album (finally)

Hope everyone is having a great week! I'll be attending Portland Retro Gaming Exp...

CUPHEAD - BOTANIC PANIC

Hey all,

This is probably the weirdest cover I've made in a while, it kinda reminds me of when I made that cover of Dummy back in 2015...

I am not a jazz boy; I don't understand it at all. That being said, this was admittedly a blast to work on despite how difficult it was to play at times. I hope y'all dig it!! I'm not very far into this game but so far I can confirm that it's incredibly charming and the music is pretty damn rad.

We'll seeya next week, lemme know what you t...

SEPTEMBER TAB POLL

sorry about the lateness of this! been away on vacation and stuff

anyway you know the drill - cover with the most votes gets an official tablature! best of luck :)

-Rich <3

CASTLE THEME from SUPER MARIO WORLD

eyy boys how it do

This week's cover was completed, start to finish, in around 24 hours. I just returned from visiting family in Michigan and had VERY little time to get this thing done - hope ya like it!

I gotta get around to completing these last few 2hu covers as well as some more eurobeat and stuff soon - very busy recently with moving and stuff as well!!

Lemme know what you think of the cover or have any questions or anything - seeya next thursday!

-Rich <3 2017-10-05 21:09:04 +0000 UTC View Post