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Bride of the Living Dead

Hansi Drootdo 🎸
80s dark fantasy metal, heavy guitars, epic and dramatic, badass attitude, powerful male vocals, heroic and aggressive, fast tempo, dark choirs in the background, cinematic but still metal, over-the-top campy horror vibe like a classic 80s VHS action-horror battle scene, blood fire undead victory energy, clean metal vocals with grit (not screaming), theatrical confident delivery, big chorus with long sustained power notes, twin lead guitars, galloping rhythm guitars, thunderous drums with double bass, punchy bass, choir pads in the background only not lead, occasional orchestral hits for drama, structure: verse then pre-chorus then chorus then verse then pre-chorus then chorus then bridge then final chorus then outro, energy progression starts dark and tense becomes triumphant and ends extremely victorious and larger-than-life, no spoken narration unless done stylistically, no growling, no EDM, no electronic drums, no modern pop sound
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[Verse 1] In moonlit ruins, on a throne of bones I stand reborn, the conqueror of ghosts My veins run black, my heartbeat gone Yet rage and glory still live on The crows scream hymns, the sky turns red For I await… the Bride of the Living Dead [Pre-Chorus] Through ashes and graves, her call is near A scream of love that splits the sphere [Chorus] Bride of the Living Dead — crowned in carnage, blood sheds red the battlefield is our wedding bed She brings the darkness, fear and dread. Bride of the Living Dead — A crown of Ice upon her head. our love story´s written in blood red the knight and the bride, forever undead [Verse 2] The crypt doors crack, she walks through flame In shredded lace, yet still in her name Her eyes like fire, her grin like sin She takes my hand — the end begins Thunder in heaven, angels flee Our wedding bell is the screams of the enemy [Pre-Chorus] No god, no light can break our vow We own the night — we take it now [Chorus] Bride of the Living Dead — crowned in carnage, blood sheds red the battlefield is our wedding bed She brings the darkness, fear and dread. Bride of the Living Dead — A crown of Ice upon her head. our love story´s written in blood red the knight and the bride, forever undead [Bridge] The final hour belongs to the crown, We burn every kingdom, we tear every town! They sent their heroes, they sent their priests, But we only feast on the blood of the beasts! Our kingdom is built on the tombs of the past, A dark, eternal union that forever will last! We are the terror, the future, the law, The ultimate darkness they run from in awe! [Solo / Instrumental Break] [Final Chorus] Bride of the Living Dead — crowned in carnage, blood sheds red the battlefield is our wedding bed She brings the darkness, fear and dread. Bride of the Living Dead — A crown of Ice upon her head. our love story´s written in blood red the knight and the bride, forever undead [Outro] And when the last of heaven cries We’ll build our castle where the daylight dies Long live the kingdom of crown and dread Long live the King and the Queen of the Living Dead