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Novum Chorum

branching out a little. small steps
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18 songs
4:58Song Image
[Vocals: Doubled lead Soft female voice, Female black metal screams, Ghost choir, 5-part SATB choral harmonies] [Instruments: fretless bass grind, Drums: Technical blast beats, polyrhythmic double-kick patterns, low tuned seven string guitars panned left, tremolo picked riff walls, dissonant chromatic guitars, pinch harmonic squeals, pick scrape accents, blast beat barrages, double kick strafing, wailing guitar arpeggios, Mood: Wintery, Ancient, ritualistic, oppressive, Epic
6:51Song Image
[Vocals: lead Soft female voice, Male low guttural death growl, Female black metal screams, Ghost choir, 5-part SATB choral harmonies] [Instruments: fretless bass grind, Drums: Technical blast beats, polyrhythmic double-kick patterns, low tuned seven string guitars panned lef, tremolo picked riff walls, dissonant chromatic guitars, pinch harmonic squeals, pick scrape accents, blast beat barrages, double kick strafing, wailing guitar arpeggios, Mood: Wintery, Ancient, ritualistic, oppressive, Epic
5:17Song Image
[Vocals: lead Soft female voice, Female black metal screams, Ghost choir, 5-part SATB choral harmonies] [Instruments: fretless bass grind, Drums: Technical blast beats, polyrhythmic double-kick patterns, low tuned seven string guitars panned left, tremolo picked riff walls, dissonant chromatic guitars, pinch harmonic squeals, pick scrape accents, blast beat barrages, double kick strafing, wailing guitar arpeggios, Mood: Wintery, Ancient, ritualistic, oppressive, Epic, ‑power metal, ‑symphonic metal
6:11Song Image
[TEMPO: 260-320 BPM with metric modulations, tempo surges, accelerando transitions] [RHYTHM: Complex polymetric structures, shifting 7/8, 9/8, 11/8, 13/8, 15/16, alternating subdivisions (2+2+3, 3+2+2, 3+3+2+3), nested tuplets, rhythmic displacement, syncopated blast patterns] [Vocals: lead Soft female voice, Female low guttural death growl, Female black metal screams, Ghost choir, 5-part SATB choral harmonies] [Instruments: fretless bass grind, low tuned seven string guitars panned left, tremolo picked riff walls, dissonant chromatic guitars, pinch harmonic squeals, pick scrape accents] [DRUMS: Hyperblast beats, gravity blasts, relentless double-kick, paradiddle barrages, tom storms, taiko accents, woodblock punctuation] [ORCHESTRATION: Cello quartet, Mellotron choir, cathedral ambience] [MASTER: Loud but dynamic, punchy transients, clear bass definition, no clipping, no harsh highs] [Progressive, fast black metal, symphonic metal], ‑Pop vocals, ‑clean radio sheen, ‑EDM elements, ‑modern metalcore breakdowns, ‑autotune, ‑excessive reverb wash, ‑brickwall limiting, ‑plastic drums
6:01Song Image
[Vocals: lead Soft female voice, Female black metal screams, Ghost choir, 5-part SATB choral harmonies][Guitars: drop D pick raking metal guitar panned left, finger picked acoustic] [Bass guitar: prominent fretless bass][Drums: Technical blast beats, polyrhythmic double-kick patterns, afro-cuban fills] Mood: Ancient, ritualistic, oppressive, angry, seething, ‑avoid polished radio-metal production exclude pop choruses exclude glossy EDM risers avoid clean arena-rock vocals exclude cheerful harmonic progressions avoid soft trap hi-hats exclude commercial festival synths avoid overly quantized drums exclude cinematic braaam impacts avoid predictable verse-chorus symmetry
5:52Song Image
[Vocals: lead Soft female voice, Female black metal screams, Ghost choir, 5-part SATB choral harmonies] Progressive djent fused with baroque-folk jigs, inspired by intricate polymetric groove architecture and celestial devotional songwriting, 13/8 shifting into 4/4 release sections, B minor with unexpected Lydian lifts, Hyper-tight palm-muted 8-string guitars, glassy clean guitar harmonics, pipe organ, fingerpicked nylon acoustic, Mellotron choir, fretless bass slides, dry punchy acoustic drums with ghost-note detail, Female contralto vocal: intimate, hymn-like, emotionally restrained but luminous, layered SATB harmonies in choruses, Arrangement avoids constant heaviness: sparse sacred folk verses explode into syncopated djent surges, abrupt metric pivots, cathedral ambience, anti-generic bridge with choir drones and dissonant chord bloom, Mix: wide stereo guitars, mono-centered kick/bass, tape-saturated warmth, natural dynamics, small hall reverb, cinematic vocal pacing, ‑trap hi-hats, ‑metalcore breakdown clichés, ‑EDM risers, ‑glossy pop vocal tuning, ‑arena rock choruses, ‑generic ambient intros, ‑overcompressed mastering, ‑predictable 4-chord loops, ‑rap cadences, ‑synthwave textures, ‑radio-pop drum programming
7:11Song Image
Female-fronted Avant-Garde Symphonic Sludge-Folk Progressiver Metal, 11/8 asymmetrical rhythm, 160 BPM, D minor, Features [5-part SATB choral harmonies], [tremolo-picked guitars], [soft intimate alto vocals] shifting into [black metal screams], Instrumentation: [orchestral cello and contrabass], [taiko drums and timpani], [Hammond organ], [Chicago-style brass section], Dynamic contrast: sparse acoustic verses meeting explosive death-metal choruses, Analog tape saturation, cathedral reverb, cinematic ritual atmosphere, ‑4/4 time, ‑standard verse-chorus symmetry, ‑pop vocal tuning, ‑glossy production, ‑djent, ‑trap hi-hats, ‑major-key uplift, ‑uplifting resolutions, ‑generic metalcore breakdowns, ‑arena rock hooks, ‑compressed brickwall mastering, ‑cheerful energy
6:42Song Image
Dark Victorian folk ballad, gothic chamber folk, doom metal, 74 BPM, D minor, bowed cello, sparse upright piano, brushed percussion, low choir pads, distant cathedral bells, intimate female lead vocal with fragile emotional restraint, gradual psychological destabilization across verses, cinematic but grounded realism, cold London atmosphere, rain-soaked ambience, dynamic escalation from minimal verse to emotionally overwhelming final chorus, subtle tape saturation, natural room reverb, highly intelligible vocal mix, restrained orchestral swell, murder ballad pacing, no modern pop sheen, no glossy drums, no heroic framing, lush string quartet
7:49Song Image
Symphonic metal with power metal influences, Distorted electric guitars play palm-muted chugging patterns and harmonized lead lines, Orchestral elements include staccato string sections, brass swells, and choral pads, A drum kit features rapid double-kick patterns and prominent crash cymbals, Male vocals alternate between clean, melodic delivery and aggressive, gritty textures, A solo section features fast alternate picking and sweep-picked arpeggios on electric guitar, The arrangement uses frequent dynamic shifts between sparse acoustic guitar passages and dense, layered walls of sound, Tempo is 160 BPM, Key is D minor
6:58Song Image
Female-fronted funeral doom metal fused with desolate post-punk and chamber noir influences, Extremely slow 52 BPM in D minor, Monolithic distorted guitars with vast sustain, funereal drum pacing, bowed bass drones, cello textures, spectral synth pads, and shimmering chorus-drenched clean guitars inspired by icy gothic melancholy rather than modern metal polish, Vocals are intimate, fragile, and emotionally restrained, shifting into towering layered lamentation during the chorus, Production should feel analog, cold, spacious, and emotionally ruined: tape saturation, cathedral reverb, distant room ambience, grainy low mids, understated cymbal wash, Strong contrast between skeletal verses and overwhelming climactic chorus, Emotional DNA: cosmic grief, winter solitude, romantic decay, eternal stars above collapsing civilization, ‑Avoid metalcore breakdowns Avoid modern djent guitar tone Exclude polished radio-rock mix Exclude trap percussion Exclude bright pop vocal phrasing Avoid upbeat pacing Exclude excessive double-kick patterns Avoid symphonic power metal theatrics Exclude glossy EDM synths Avoid cheerful chord progressions
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[Vocals: lead Soft female voice, Female black metal screams, Ghost choir, 5-part SATB choral harmonies] [Instruments: fretless bass, Drums: Technical blast beats, polyrhythmic double-kick patterns, Guitars: low tuned seven string guitars panned left, tremolo picked riff walls, acoustic finger picked guitar, acoustic strummed guitar, blast beat barrages, double kick strafing, wailing guitar arpeggios, Mood: Wintery, Ancient, ritualistic, oppressive, Epic
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[Genre: Progressive Blackened Industrial Death Doom Metal] [Vocals: Soft female voice, Female black metal screams, Ghost choir, 5-part SATB choral harmonies] [Guitars: Dissonant tremolo-picked walls, technical 7-string chromatic chugging, pinch harmonic squeals, slow sludge sludge-weight riffs] [Drums: Technical blast beats, polyrhythmic double-kick patterns, industrial rail clangs, stone marimba accents, kettle drums] [Orchestration: High-register church organ, Wagnerian strings, dissonant choral brass stabs, bowed double bass] [Production: Raw analog room tone, dense midrange compression, tape saturation, cathedral reverb]