Heavy metal ballad at a slow 110 bpm with male vocals, half-time drum punches and sustained power chords; verse rides low and solemn with sparse toms and bass, pre-chorus lifts into rising harmony lines, chorus opens into wide distorted guitars and doubled lead vocals. Bridge strips to voice and clean guitar before a final key-raise chorus. Dry close-mic verses, stacked doubles on hooks, octave ad-libs, reverse cymbal swells, and a bright, cinematic mix with a thick low end., ballad, metal, male vocals, slow