Margins for the Living

Cinematic metalcore × Math-rock overture for the album “Margins for the Living” by ZieWolfen, Length ~1:30, Key D minor, 68→80 BPM swell, Ambient pads, ocean field-noise, guitar volume-swells (Drop C), ebow lead, distant piano hits, soft bell motif (scale degrees 1–4–5), Tom rolls and a single sub-drop near the end; NO full band riff yet, Male spoken-word vocal, intimate/close-mic, airy breaths, calm but weighty, Lyrical themes: maps, continental shelves, grief as a country, lantern light, choosing North, Chorus: none, Structure: 0:00 pads + bells; 0:20 spoken begins; 0:55 light crescendo with toms; 1:15 climax swell; 1:28 reverb tail, Mix wide and cinematic; gentle tape noise; plate on voice, long hall on bells, Mood: contemplative → resolute, End on whispered “Begin, ”

This track fuses metalcore and R&B with experimental, progressive structures, Angular math-rock riffs cut through waves of 7-string guitar, propelled by frenetic blast beat drumming, Sudden shifts, odd meters, and wide dynamics underpin emotional male vocals, creating a kinetic, immersive texture

Cinematic metalcore × math-rock, Drop C, ~150 BPM with frequent meter shifts: 7/8 ↔ 4/4, occasional 5/4 and 11/8 interludes, Polymeter passages (guitars in 7 over drums in 4), hemiola accents, metric modulations into the breakdown, Guitars: interlocking clean+tapping riffs, wide-interval double-stops, dissonant add9/11 voicings, natural harmonics, tight palm-mutes against open-string drones; post-rock swells for transitions, Drums: ghost-note heavy grooves, displaced snare backbeats, linear fills, tom runs; brief blast pivot, Bass: gritty mid growl + locked sub, odd-grouping pedal figures, Vocals: ~60% screams, ~40% cleans; spoken intro filtered “radio, ” Big, anthemic choruses with math-aware hooks, Lyrical mood: ledgers, tally marks on glass, shorelines writing names, lantern of hope

Cinematic metalcore × math-rock, Drop C, ~150 BPM with frequent meter shifts: 7/8 ↔ 4/4, occasional 5/4 and 11/8 interludes, Polymeter passages (guitars in 7 over drums in 4), hemiola accents, metric modulations into the breakdown, Guitars: interlocking clean+tapping riffs, wide-interval double-stops, dissonant add9/11 voicings, natural harmonics, tight palm-mutes against open-string drones; post-rock swells for transitions, Drums: ghost-note heavy grooves, displaced snare backbeats, linear fills, tom runs; brief blast pivot, Bass: gritty mid growl + locked sub, odd-grouping pedal figures, Vocals: ~60% screams, ~40% cleans; spoken intro filtered “radio, ” Big, anthemic choruses with math-aware hooks, Lyrical mood: ledgers, tally marks on glass, shorelines writing names, lantern of hope

This track fuses metalcore and R&B with experimental, progressive structures, Angular math-rock riffs cut through waves of 7-string guitar, propelled by frenetic blast beat drumming, Sudden shifts, odd meters, and wide dynamics underpin emotional male vocals, creating a kinetic, immersive texture

This track fuses metalcore and R&B with experimental, progressive structures, Angular math-rock riffs cut through waves of 7-string guitar, propelled by frenetic blast beat drumming, Sudden shifts, odd meters, and wide dynamics underpin emotional male vocals, creating a kinetic, immersive texture

This track fuses metalcore and R&B with experimental, progressive structures, Angular math-rock riffs cut through waves of 7-string guitar, propelled by frenetic blast beat drumming, Sudden shifts, odd meters, and wide dynamics underpin emotional male vocals, creating a kinetic, immersive texture