Style: Melodic thrash metal, aggressive rhythm guitar, double bass drums, epic melodic chorus Tempo: fast (170 BPM) Vocal: male harsh baritone, raspy, emotional and wise tone Microphone Neumann U87 mic Neve 1073 preamp Distorted electric guitars B.C. Rich KKV, Engl Fireball 25 Clanking bass guitar B.C. Rich, Mesa/Boogie Bass-800D Drum set Super Amati Mood: defiant, instructive, compassionate, respectful, wise Dynamic: intro with drum fill and whistle, then heavy riff; verses fast and aggressive; chorus heavy and epic; bridge mid-tempo building tension; guitar solo emotional and virtuosic; outro slows down with spoken-like delivery Production: raw, live-in-the-room, with analog tape saturation, room reverb on screams, subtle plate reverb on spoken parts. Stereo panning: guitars hard L/R, bass center, drums wide, vocals center, heavy distortion, loud mastered, raw production.