Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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A cover of "Kaer Morhen" from the video game Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
This cover was at the request of Noble, as I've yet to get around to playing this series, he's definitely a big fan! And definitely a good shout because the Witcher series does have some amazing music!
The original is a very beautiful and mellow, so I definitely had to be careful how I approached this one. For the most part, I wanted to cover this song as it is with the metal section at the end, but I added one little twist. Tuning my guitar to DADFAE (and ADADFAE on the 7 string) in order to alter the chords into more interest, and slightly more melancholic sounding chords! And speaking of that tuning, I've hidden a subtle but very intentional Opeth reference in the song, so let me know if you notice it!
The biggest challenge with this cover was mainly approaching my heavier guitar tone. I had to use significantly less gain than usual in order to get these extended chords to come through clearly, but I didn't want to sacrifice the heaviness from using the 7 string. I think I worked out a good balance between quad tracking certain parts, as well as Noble's bass part really pulling through!
Hopefully you enjoy this cover as it was a lot of work to make!

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All Guitars, Keys, Drums, Mandolin, Balalaika, Recorder Keyboard and Mixing: Sumask
Bass: Noble
Composed by: Marcin Przybyłowicz
Arranged by: Sumask

Instruments Used:
Lead guitar: Chapman Ghost Fret
Rhythm guitar: Schecter Reaper 7 MS
Acoustic guitar: Some crappy Chord one
Recorder Keyboard: Suzuki Andes 25F
Balalaika: No idea
Mandolin: Rocket MAB01
Fretless Bass:Warwick Corvette 6 Fretless
Bass: Dingwall NG3
Keytar: Roland AX-Edge
Drums: Alesis Surge Mesh Kit
Drum Software: EZDrummer 2

Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Audio Software: Cubase 8
Video Software: Lightworks
Video Camera: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

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