a Bats Brew Halloween tune: "The Payment (werewolf song)"

https://youtu.be/Pv_dPleLTf4

NJOY!
high def works best.
 
 
story background:
it's a little ditty about 2 brothers and a lycanthrope.......
it's loosely based on the original wolfman movie, the one where larry talbot gets bitten by the werewolf,
and he see's the pentagram in his hand; he knows he's phucked,
so he goes to the old gypsy woman who knows about these things,
to find a cure, and she basically tells him the only thing for him to do, is to kill himself......
quite the bum deal.
anyway, these 2 brothers have been partying all night, drunk as skunks,
and one of them staggers out into the moor, and proceeds to meets his maker.
the remaining brother wants revenge, but has sobered up now,
and figures out that he'd better get some kind of ammunition...
....so he goes to see the gypsy-witch, to get some aconite (wolfsbane) and a spell here and a prayer there,
and believes that he is well prepared, and he goes out to the moor to get his revenge.
but that's not what he gets......

“The Payment”
Written by RF Gilliland

Nightime, on the moor
drank up all the mead
mist is in the air
full moon, did the deed.
never saw the evil...
that poor ole son of a ****
felt the claws that gripped his throat
yeah, he was dead without a twitch.
"it's your brother down on the moor,
with his head down at his feet!"
drink the aconite, tonight
toast the witches curse
pray to whoever you believe in
to pass over you the worst
it's your brother on the moor,
with his head down at his feet
and the debt has not been paid in full
will you, your maker, meet?
run into the moor
and see the evil eye
upon you, cast a glance,
and the payment, it is nigh.

TheMaartian
Terrific song! I really like the atmosphere of the instrumental break.
 
With his head down at his feet. Indeed!

hey maartian!
glad you dig it
 
the guitars were a blast to record....
 
i had an empty downstairs apartment handy when i recorded this some years ago...

i had my entire rig setup, and jacked to the max,
and i could just stand near the rig and it would start playing..... something!

LOL

and sometimes it was spooky,
so it totally worked.

i have 10 tracks of 'sound effect' guitar to work with,
and only use a little at a time, but that's all that background noise during the center breakdown part

after the loss of head  

kzmaier
Grrrrreat work, enjoyed the tune.  Love the bridge!!  Mix sounded well balanced too.
 
Thanks for sharing.

thanks kzmaier! appreciate the comments,
be sure to play it for the wife and kids on halloween night!!
 
LOL, or maybe, not.
heheh
 
i worked on this tune off and on for over 10 years.....
i submitted it years ago for a compilation record for the Vs planet website, they used to do one every year.

it has since gone thru at least 10 different iterations,
had full band from he beginning, then only percussion, then the hybrid it is now, an acoustic intro, that blends into an electric spooky section, that morphs into a full on punk rock funeral dirge. LOL

That was a cool macabre rocker - nice job Bats.  The mix is nicely done - sounded excellent to my ears.

Happy Halloween!  As always your pieces are so complete and professional.  It really took me on a trip.  Thanks

Man that really was scary.
I like how you take a story and rewrite it as lyrics for your song.
And then make it a video. Pretty cool.

I think that I remember this one. Be that as it may ---- excellent stuff Bats!

batsbrew
 

hey wookiee......


 
what are you going to dress up as for halloween?!

Perhaps Skeleton? 

eph221
Happy Halloween!  As always your pieces are so complete and professional.  It really took me on a trip.  Thanks

alright eph!
sending you on a trip, that was the goal!
 
and it's just fun, this time of the year, to think about getting drunk and having your head ripped off by a lycanthrope.
 

alright! it's here!
Happy Halloween!!!!!

MarkusClinus
I've heard this one before - cool as always - always love your music gonzo.

hey mark! you've probably heard a few versions of this over the years...
the vid i did last year, i think.

bjornpdx
Man that really was scary.
I like how you take a story and rewrite it as lyrics for your song.
And then make it a video. Pretty cool.

hi Bjorn, scary for the halloween crowd.
actually, it's pretty in line with your typical horror flic.....
glad you dig it!
 

emeraldsoul
I love the up-front acoustic guitars, and the vocals, too. Cool rhythm on that riff.
 

emerald,
those acoustics are a new element...
originally, it was all electric, and heavier rock sounding....
i thought it was more like a folk tune, that evolves/devolves into a real ripper (sic)
LOL
 
that riff IS fun to play.
it's really easy to walk that bass note down while still grabbing the higher notes,
and tuned down a half step, makes it feel a bit ominous.
 
 

Freddy J
I think that I remember this one. Be that as it may ---- excellent stuff Bats!

hey freddy! tis the season,
the only time i ever post this thing!~
 
 

Jesse Screed
cruel s.o.b
nice arrangement
this slays
yabba dabba dew
 

heh, yea, it does slay.
LOL, poor ole son of a B1TCH, 
he never saw it comin'.
 
 

PCODE
very nice , pro sounding track.... 

hey, thanks for the kudos on the recording, PCODE
appreciate it!
 

Wicked  Loved It

 
 
 (Where did you get the soundproofing shown in the shot ... sorry to be a nerd)
 
Supa