Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
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A rock/metal cover of the track 'Battle B2' (Boss Battle Theme), from the video game Shin Megami Tensei IV.
While I've never played SMT4, I have played and enjoyed SMT5, and of course the Persona series. But when I first heard this battle theme, I knew we had to cover it, it's just so metal!
The original, is already a solid metal track but fairly short, so it was easy to do, but I immediately had a few ideas, so it was a pretty quick arrangement to put together. And when messing around, playing the lead guitar part lower down as a rhythm part, I knew straight away this riff was perfect for talkbox! The mix is a bit rougher and a little more "raw"? Because I leaned very much into the synths, I wanted the guitars and drums to sound extra aggressive, use more distortion and saturation than I normally would. Probably not my best mix, perhaps I could have done a better job here, but I like to think the direction I tried to go in at least works with this arrangement.
Not too crazy of arrangement this time, but hopefully you enjoy the high energy in this one!
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Guitars, Keys, and Mixing: Sumask
Bass: Noble
Composed by: Ryota Kozuka
Instruments Used:
Rhythm Guitar: Schecter Damien Elite 7 FR
Lead Guitar: Ernie Ball Music Man JP7
Bass: Dingwall Combustion 3
Keytar: Roland AX-Edge
Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Audio Software: Cubase 8
Video Software: Lightworks
Video Camera: Samsung Galaxy S20FE
#smt #shinmegamitensei #atlus #shinmegamitenseiiv #smtiv #sumask
Check out my Patreon for MP3s/WAVs, Tabs and other extras! patreon.com/sumask
A rock/metal cover of the track 'Battle B2' (Boss Battle Theme), from the video game Shin Megami Tensei IV.
While I've never played SMT4, I have played and enjoyed SMT5, and of course the Persona series. But when I first heard this battle theme, I knew we had to cover it, it's just so metal!
The original, is already a solid metal track but fairly short, so it was easy to do, but I immediately had a few ideas, so it was a pretty quick arrangement to put together. And when messing around, playing the lead guitar part lower down as a rhythm part, I knew straight away this riff was perfect for talkbox! The mix is a bit rougher and a little more "raw"? Because I leaned very much into the synths, I wanted the guitars and drums to sound extra aggressive, use more distortion and saturation than I normally would. Probably not my best mix, perhaps I could have done a better job here, but I like to think the direction I tried to go in at least works with this arrangement.
Not too crazy of arrangement this time, but hopefully you enjoy the high energy in this one!
Share, Like, Subscribe and all that good stuff!
Follow me and bands on social media for original music!
https://linktr.ee/Sumask?fbclid=IwAR0o5raMfxb0a68xasxrahXK9OPNuauhKlhv3_gwS1JgxEDwff1xO-uVqbE
Guitars, Keys, and Mixing: Sumask
Bass: Noble
Composed by: Ryota Kozuka
Instruments Used:
Rhythm Guitar: Schecter Damien Elite 7 FR
Lead Guitar: Ernie Ball Music Man JP7
Bass: Dingwall Combustion 3
Keytar: Roland AX-Edge
Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Audio Software: Cubase 8
Video Software: Lightworks
Video Camera: Samsung Galaxy S20FE
#smt #shinmegamitensei #atlus #shinmegamitenseiiv #smtiv #sumask
