GaMetal VIII has arrived on Patreon!

(Album artwork by NintendoNut01, aka Nutty)

Hey Patrons! Here's your early download for the 2018 compilation album, GaMetal VIII.

GaMetal VIII (MP3)
GaMetal VIII (AAC/M4A)
GaMetal VIII (WAV) (Note: massive, nearly 3gb, file size)

(More formats, such as FLAC, will be available on the GaMetal Bandcamp site tomorrow when the album goes public.)

For those unfamiliar with the roman numeral line of GaMetal albums, GaMetal VIII is simply a full compilation of all songs from the previous year, with a few extras (which I'll get to in a moment), in the convenience of a single download.

Unlike V - VII, I didn't drastically alter the song order this time around. All songs are in the order they were released in 2018, with one exception: NES Medley VI was moved slightly earlier to help even out the lengths of disc 2 and 3.

Also, I was satisfied with both mastering sounds from last year, so I didn't see a need to remaster the older songs from the year this time around. All songs from the first half of the year (up to Unknown from M.E.), which all have the same mastered sound, are on disc 1. I made a slight change in the mastering for the second half of the year (from Courtney Gears onward), so those songs are on discs 2 and 3.

I did make a few volume alterations to Hydrocity Act 2 (slighty raised the volumes of the sax and lead guitar), and a super slight change in Courtney Gears (slightly raised the volume of the vocal track and made a few small alterations).

As with GaMetal V - VII, all songs have been given original titles, most of which were suggested by you all via the song naming sheet, so thank you for your amazing suggestions! :)

Now what you're probably really wondering about: bonus tracks! Each GaMetal compilation album has come with 3 bonus tracks, usually remasters of older songs, but that won't be the case this time around...

...because this time, I've got four bonus tracks for you! They are:

• Cossack Fortress (Mega Man IV - Cossack Citadel) (2019 Remaster)
• Battle for Bananas (Donkey Kong Country - Gang-Plank Galleon) (2019 Remaster)
• Knock Knock, It's Knuckles (Sonic Adventure - Unknown from M.E.) (Instrumental Arrangement)
• Death to Squishies (Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal - Courtney Gears Battle) (Vocal Arrangement)

Also included in the download are the four cover artworks, created by Stingybee, for the 2018 Parts 1-4 albums created for iTunes/Spotify/etc.

Lastly, I'll be holding a Youtube Q&A/News Live-Stream tomorrow, February 14th, to help promote the public release of GaMetal VIII. I'll be starting around 2:00 PM US Central Time, so be sure to drop by if you can! 

That's all for now, see you in the next post and I hope you enjoy GaMetal VIII! :D