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DORK ALERT: FINAL FANTASY METAL COVER!

 Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 at 5:00pm by

final fantasy tattooAs we mentioned in our Djent-centric post in which we featured DC Sumeriancore outfit Haunted Shores, the band are currently in the studio with Periphery guitarist / studio wiz kid Misha Mansoor. Their latest is a djenty take on the theme music from Final Fantasy. My dork boner became raging hard the minute I pressed play on Haunted Shores’ MySpace and the sounds of that oh-so-sweet theme music filled my ears. Though my Final Fantasy experience stopped after the game’s very first NES iteration and this cover is purportedly based on VII, I still found the whole thing enjoyable… if you were ever into Final Fantasy, this is a must.

While you’re there please do listen to the rest of the music Haunted Shores have posted. And try not to wince at the above tattoo culled from the Webernets.

-VN

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  • http://myspace.com/miniferret Miniferret

    Great band, briefly worked with their guitarist when I was still living in DC, he was pretty chill!

  • Zoker

    I stopped Danzig screaming Mother! to listen to this… it was worth it.

  • Nigel McCloud

    I came

  • Kaizre

    so……awesome…….

  • Ballhair

    Sweeeeeeet cover. If you guys like that check out the band The Black Mages. They’re the ultimate FF cover band, and in the band is none other than the legendary composer, Nobuo Uematsu. You might just get a boner for a week straight after listening to them.

  • The Rev’rend

    Best metal song of the year. (And that’s saying a lot, since “Oblivion” owns.)

    • 20 eyes

      “owns”

  • Xylosh

    This misha mansoor character is definitely one to watch

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Colin-OConnor/1491245262 Colin O’Connor

    That was pretty awesome but I was still feeling self-conciously dorky at the same time so there was that…..

    FF7 is still my favorite of the series.

  • Alaskan King Crabcore

    I can’t get over how well done this is!

  • Kye

    While they say it’s from VII, that intro is definitely in every Final Fantasy. Once it kicks into the Midgar section tho, not so much.

    Of course it’d be from VII though.

    Still no Black Mages tho.

    The sound of the experience points during the victory section is definitely m favorite.

    I=nerd

    • Alaskan King Crabcore

      True but that is the exact arrangement from VII. I own the soundtrack, because I’m a dork, and that is pretty much “Prelude – Bombing Mission” verbatim.

  • Strapping Young Lad

    Bulb does a cover of the Jenova theme from Final Fantasy 7. Up on their sounds click, its fucking awesome.

    • Johnny

      The Jenova theme was the best song in the game

  • Grymmbear

    Holy to the shit!

  • Chris

    Wanna hear a kick ass FF VII cover..go to http://www.myspace.com/vgmetal and check out the song Omnishred..Its an awesome metal cover of the boss battle music from VII

    • Chris

      The mario brothers theme is pretty cool as well

    • http://www.last.fm/user/groverXIII groverXIII

      Powerglove is fucking great. They have a new album on the way.

  • http://www.last.fm/user/groverXIII groverXIII

    For those of you that dig that, check out the previously mentioned Powerglove and Black Mages, as well as ArmCannon, The Advantage, Minibosses, and Vomitron’s version of the music from Contra. All good stuff, all video game related.

    Powerglove is my favorite out of the bunch, personally… their level of talent is ridiculous. But the rest are excellent as well.

    Haunted Shores’ track was quite good, though. It appeals to my nerd side.

    • Josh A

      Armcannon are the greatest heroes who’ve ever lived.

  • jason

    Quit saying “djenty” you dickbags.

  • slade

    Oh look, I’m so hardcore and underground because I only like the first FF installment from the NES. I play it all the time because that makes me cool and so rad lawl