BFG Division (DOOM 2016) - Metal Cover || Billy Qvarnström

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more like ardjent energy
Heyo! Ever since I heard of the new Doom game (and it's soundtrack) I knew that I had to play it, and doing so was not a disappointing experience. The soundtrack goes soooo well with the gameplay. BFG Division especially was a track that got me super pumped for battling demons, so I felt like making a cover would be fun.
The soundtrack is already very close genre-wise to what I typically make, so there's not exactly a mindblowing rearrangement of the song here. That said I did change a few things up a bit to set my version apart from Mick's. Hope you like it!
Composed by: Mick Gordon
Arranged and performed by Billy Qvarnström
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Guitar: Schecter Omen 8
Bass guitar: ESP LTD B-206
Keyboard: Yamaha YPT-400
Drum kit: Tama Imperialstar
14"x05" snare
22"x18" kick /w Pearl P-122TW double pedal
12"x9 rack tom, 16"x14" floor tom (x2)
Cymbals (from left to right): Meinl HCS 14" hi-hats, Meinl HCS 8" splash, Paiste Alpha 17" metal crash, Paiste Alpha 16" rock crash, Meinl Classics 8" high bell, Meinl Byzance 18" medium thin crash, Meinl Byzance 10" splash, Sabian XS20 20" medium ride, Stagg 18" china + Meinl HCS 14" crash (stacked), Wuhan 16" china
Interface: Line 6 GX
Software: Reaper, Drumagog, Line 6 Pod Farm, Addictive drums 2

[@HQ_Default]

Metal cover for a metal song... METAL INTENSIFIES

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

YAS

[@AppleRoad2]

This cover is not as Metal as the original song but it's a good cover

[@darkySp]

It's Brutall

[@memeking2588]

Metal squared

[@gabo4613]

@@memeking2588 metal 2 electric boogaloo

[@HekdarThunderfist]

Heavy as fuck man.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks bro, great to hear it!

[@TheDarkNikolai1]

Okay your whole channel is sick.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Haha thanks man!

[@MusicMike512]

Dude this is some quality work right here. Respect.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thank you very much, I appreciate it!

[@ferdk16]

Good shit dude, love this track and you nailed it \m/

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton bro! Really glad to hear you think so!

[@BIGTASTYPWNG]

Good stuff man! Very talented, just seen that Mick retweeted this so you clearly got his attention!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton, man! I just noticed, I can't believe he actually saw it o_o

[@bizokill]

You are fucking talented dude, excellent job! Love how your Bass looks

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton dude, glad you like it!

[@nikhilt9671]

The line “more like ardjent energy” deserves more praise

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

I appreciate that

[@JamesMatthewASMR]

dude...this is fucking lit. Clean as hell production. Criminal you have under 10k subs

[@myoriginalname]

Sweeeet dude don’t think I’ve seen anyone covering all instruments at once to this song before at least not on YT. Be cool if Mick commented on this

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks man, he commented on Twitter which is super cool!

[@MDXDMusic]

ahhhhhhh dude. That 8 string is doing you fucking wonders mate. When it kicks in at 1:02 it's like eyes-rolling-back-to-my-head good man. I could meditate over your tone for fucking days mate. UNF.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Hey thanks a million Marv! I still consider myself pretty worthless at the tech part of things so it's relieving to hear the tone sounds alright.

[@deeku.4009]

Oh and also, I really love your interpretation in the way you play the bit @1:08. Sounds great. Good work.

[@AlternateEdit]

nice one, but in my eyes its definitely missing the punch the original had. like a sucker punch straight to your face

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks man! I agree, I'm definitely not at Mick Gordon's level yet.

[@AlternateEdit]

noone djents as good as Mick himself :^)

[@titans2720]

AlternateEdit that's the beauty of mastering a mix with a 5k guitar and a 500k budget (not really but he had a ton of things to work with lol)

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

He certainly does have nicer gear than I do as well, but I think that's just a small part of it - Mick is definitely a far better and more experienced producer than I am, that on the other hand gives me a goal to work towards so I'm perfectly fine with being on the level I'm on for the time being! :)

[@TheAVJ2]

@@BillyQvarnstrom the synths he had are absolutely amazing but oh so complex and the mix is so hard to achieve

[@RoPanuganti]

This was my absolute favorite from the game and you nailed it your own!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks dad! Yeah there's a lot of great songs on the soundtrack but this one definitely stood out in my opinion!

[@Legendav]

just what i needed to wake myself up in the morning :) you're such a beast billy!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks Dave! :D Great to hear I could be of use to you~

[@JordannPB]

Damn, this is amazing man!!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton dude!!

[@skullkrusher9]

THALL

[@ksatriabajahitam1140]

skullkrusher9 THALL

[@toddcopeland2535]

Dude you killed it. Im impressed. Love the cover best ive seen. Love it was all you

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thank you so much for the kind words man!

[@ollilehtonen6764]

Sick as hell! Great job!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thank you very much!

[@HobbiesandAdventures]

so sickk!! would've been awesome for the 9 min version. but I'll take this cover! you got hell of skills bro. keep it up man!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton bro, great to hear you liked it! The longer album version of the song wasn't out yet when I made this, haha.

[@HobbiesandAdventures]

Lol I just notice they made a doom game after a year and I'm over here in love with the sound track. You being able to play 4 instruments that's total madness awesomeness. Brutal like the song bfg Division.

[@HobbiesandAdventures]

you should, I think it'll be so sick !haha. your welcome bro!

[@Qrow1911]

Dude this was epic.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a bunch man, great to hear you think so!

[@mavericfrye88]

That's... Unusual And I like it, keep it up

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks man!

[@Sarukama1]

I have not heard the original game, but this song I want to listen to again and again!) great job!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Дмитрий Фролов Thanks a ton, great to hear you like it!

[@rendellvalles6749]

Needs more umpf from the bass drums, but regardless an awesome cover.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks, great to hear you enjoyed it!

[@stephenvanbellinghen933]

man these old doom soundtracks are a breath of fresh air after too much doom eternal

[@robertramos1297]

WELCOME TO THE BGF DIVISION MY FRIEND

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

THANK YOU

[@emilwestinskogh]

Awesome as always! :D

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton Emil! Great to hear that! :D

[@lazydude554]

Wow, really good job man!!!! Love this song, and this was a great cover, your very talented

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton, man! Great to hear you liked it!

[@lazydude554]

No problem, worth a like and a sub

[@ArthurD]

There's enough metal here to build a kilometer-tall wall on Mexico border.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

...Interesting analogy. Glad you liked it!

[@antoineboone3951]

BillyTheBard11th This is good🤘💯🤘!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Antoine Boone Thanks a lot!~

[@Spystreak]

Make Hell great again.

[@dot1910]

That can be trespassed no matter what😂

[@deeku.4009]

LOL. More like "Ardjent energy" That legit made me chuckle. Haven't heard that one yet.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Haha really? I thought everyone would have pulled that one by now. Thanks a ton, super cool to hear you liked my rendition!

[@The_Cunk]

this is awesome, as usual

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton! Really glad to hear you think so!

[@vitaliyshastun4162]

Thats so fucking awesome man! You are deffinately talanted, keep it up!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton, man! Really glad to hear it!

[@joshuarobinson4146]

Hell yeah brother! Feeling it! Keep it up!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton, man! Awesome to hear! New Doom cover coming up tomorrow!

[@Alexandra-Rex]

That was awesome! Had to go check that you didn't just use the original :P Excellent!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton! Very glad to hear that! :D

[@Havoccus]

Aweseome work man! And beautiful guitars too :)

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks bro! Glad to hear you think so :)

[@MilesKay11]

Really sick, unique cover of this song. Sounds great man. I'd use the crappy video filters less though.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton, man! Great to hear you liked it! I definitely don't know know what I'm doing with most video editing, sorry about that.

[@MilesKay11]

Don't be sorry, what counts is that the cover is awesome.

[@joshmyatt5606]

Dude, killed it!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton, great to hear!

[@LandyRShambles]

Outstanding cover of an outstanding song. My tributes to Mick are...arguably less elegant, so this warmed my heart. This version of the song feels more classic Doom-esque, it feels a little simpler while still keeping an angry and fast tone. I feel like I'd probably hear it in Doom 64.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton, I'm happy to hear you like it! To be honest I'm enough of a pleb that the 2016 Doom game is the only one that I've played so I can't say much about the music in the other ones - I should check it all out though.

[@LandyRShambles]

BillyTheBard11th Yea, I'd suggest taking a listen. The music in the 3DO port of Doom might have been what I was thinking of, since in retrospect Doom 64 mostly had ambient-esque tracks.

[@KilnerKlan]

Awesome cover, the part at 2:20 ive been hearing blasts as opposed to what youre playing. Regardess, awesome work.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a lot! I added some slight variations here and there just to set my cover off a little bit from Mick's original, I'm glad you liked it anyways!

[@PaulFarrerMusic]

God-damn this is soooooo tight! amazing work dude! You just get better and better! \m/

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton bro! Great to hear I'm improving!

[@Silkorb]

Great cover man! But I think for that extra punch... I feel that if there was a more powerful base, it would complete it! Good job though!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton dude!

[@dussandonaldomacloadmusico4857]

¡ added to my work out rutine , baby ! AWESOME , EVEN BETTER THE ORIGINAL

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thank you so much, man! Awesome to hear you think so!

[@dussandonaldomacloadmusico4857]

no problem , maese Bill .

[@gojippo]

My hand slipped and I accidentally killed thousands of demons listening to that track. Keep up the great work man !

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Accidents happen to all of us man, don't worry about it Thanks a ton, awesome to hear you liked it!

[@LeeGray929]

sounds awesome! nice job dude

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton bro! Great to hear you liked it!

[@HaarasNC]

Dude! You did great. I love that tune!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton, great to hear you think so!

[@eliasisaev7060]

Awesome man, ur a talent!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton! Very glad to hear that!

[@MrTheil]

*RIP AND TEAR!!!!!!*

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Already done that one!

[@joshuawilson7201]

Awesome buddy!!!!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thank you very much!!

[@Hells6bells]

Easily one of your best mixes. This goes so hard dude. Can't wait to room with you at MAG. :)

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton! :D saaame, it will be amaaazing

[@fatalrek1147]

This deserves more views

[@PalaHz]

Nice!!! Really good cover

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thank you very much!

[@ThisIsPampkin]

This is what BIG FUCKING GUN DIVISION sounds like If this was in Old School Doom. Awesome Nostalgic feeling from the Cover. GG

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thank you very much! Great to hear you enjoyed it, and I'm glad I could invoke some nostalgia!

[@ThisIsPampkin]

i enjoyed the Original Version by Mick Gordon but your is Damn Good. DAMN DAMN DAMN *GOOD* If I may, Id like to request The Track Harbinger to be remixed in this style.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

JSPumpkinKing Thanks! I still have plenty of DOOM songs I want to cover, and Harbinger is definitely one of them!

[@simonisalas]

Near close from the original version ! GOOD JOB MAN ! nice audio work ! SO HEAVY ! YEAH !

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton bro! Really glad to hear you enjoyed it!

[@Hyde209]

Fasen vad intense! Älskar Mick Gordons stil. Även has spår på Killer Instinct är asgrymma 😃

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Tackar hjärtligast! Har inte hört mycket mer av honom än Doom och lite från Wolfenstein, men måste definitivt lyssna in mig mer på honom! :D

[@Hyde209]

+BillyTheBard11th Gör det. Du lär inte bli besviken 😃

[@mattiasq3461]

Det här var riktigt bra, älskar synten och svänget!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Tack så mycket, kul att höra!

[@carljavier2560]

If Doom would have a Megaman-esque style of gameplay like what the GBA and NDS has this cover will fit perfectly.

[@southboi7125]

ah yus the converse every metal fans need

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

they are necessary

[@ChesterSerenity]

Beautiful, but you need some bass tho

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks dude, I'm still struggling to find the right amount of sub freqs - the line between fat and too boomy is pretty fine.

[@ChesterSerenity]

I see. Anyway, I didn't mean to criticize you or smth, because I admit that I can't do what you do, so keep the good work! p.s. length of the video is lovely :D

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Don't worry about it dude, criticism is always welcome!~ And yeah I didn't realize until it was uploaded haha :D

[@harleyjackson3708]

I really love this cover. Also, this kid kinda looks like if Hetfield and Ulrich made baby.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thank you, I'll take that as a compliment!

[@harleyjackson3708]

@@BillyQvarnstrom 'Tis a compliment, indeed, sir!

[@harleyjackson3708]

@@BillyQvarnstrom by the way, how crazy is it that after it comes out that more than half the music from the doom franchise rips off Metallica, Slayer, Pantera and that super obvious Alice in Chains cover in Doom 2, none of these bands have capitalized on the success and actually pitched in on a soundtrack? We all know E2M1 is Master of Puppets, so how did they not make a cameo in any of the following games? AND Ulrich didn't go all sue happy and pull another Napster incident over it? WOW. Doom beat the Metallica lawsuit curse.

[@LosTresJuegos]

AWESOME!!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton! Very glad to hear you think so!

[@thethotslayer471]

Pretty damn good man

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks dude!

[@StanporLacara]

NUTS! Good job man :)

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton dude! :)

[@alejambicho4982]

This is fucking amazing

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton dude!

[@Armin1080P]

Keep up the work!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton, I will!

[@NahuPyrope]

SO FUCKING NICE DUUUUUDE!!!!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton bro!!

[@Rahulrawatgrg220]

This Is Really Awesome Cover Bro...!!! Liked & Subbed...!!! :-)

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton bro!! Awesome to hear you liked it!

[@aardwolfismymiddlename988]

1:15 I already like your interlude part better than his, and that's saying something since it was damn near impossible to get a part of a song that close to my heart.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Very cool to hear that, thanks dude!

[@waterborne4838]

Great cover! Would have been nice if you included a split-screen of all of you playing at the same time :D

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

waterborne4838 Thanks a ton, great to hear you like it! The amount of split screen really depends on the project, in this case I personally didn't really feel like it would fit in :)

[@PrimalDragon1740]

Cover? Hah, this is a full solid remaster.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

It's not good enough for that, haha. Thanks man!

[@Mutabort]

good job, bro!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton, man!

[@AndresHetzler]

you cured my cancer, awesome work

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Awesome to hear you're cured! Glad you liked it, too!

[@Carium1]

It's already metal but nicely done

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks dude!

[@Carium1]

BillyTheBard11th hey credit where credit is due right

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

ayy i appreciate it

[@D00M28]

GG man I got chills

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton, awesome to hear!

[@Audioslaved1991]

good job, brother

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thank you dude!

[@brutaldoomerspace6663]

STUNNING!!!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton!

[@notrachelable]

DUUUUDE this is dope!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton! Really glad to hear you think so!

[@SixteenInMono]

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AT MAAAAAAG

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

SAAAAME TBH

[@Zillaman101]

Awesome man.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton!

[@MangusSteed]

holey moley the toneee

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

ayy thanks~

[@greggreg2458]

Very good, heavy as f.. greetings from Italy.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thank you very much! Greetings from Sweden~

[@Phobos_Anomaly]

excellent attention to detail! love it!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton, great to hear you liked it!!

[@Phobos_Anomaly]

BillyTheBard11th Dude, you actually listened to the song and paid attention to it. You respected the intricacies of the music. I don't see that level of respect for the source material often. You showed respect for the original material and the setting. Bravo man, fucking bravo!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Super cool to hear you enjoyed my rendition, thank you very much for the kind words!

[@Phobos_Anomaly]

BillyTheBard11th If this song is any indication, I hope to hear more of you, bud!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

I've made 4 other songs from the game that you might enjoy - check out my "DOOM covers" playlist~

[@LukanerVGM]

Evil sounding!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks man, then I succeeded I guess! :D

[@MBOmnis]

Must be real hard recording everything separately then putting it all together in sync

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

I record everything to the same metronome track, so everything lines up! Takes a while to record but it's a quite simple process :)

[@bennethjohn6068]

Love this!!!!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thank you so much!~

[@MrLindmark]

YEAH 🤘

[@TheRockstarr33]

This is pretty good! :D

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton! I'm glad to hear you think so :D

[@TheRockstarr33]

BillyTheBard11th No problem! Oh, and you're guitars are cool too. XD

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

TheRockstarr33 Thanks, I like them too ^_^

[@thepopv]

Fucking SICK bro. Even more kickass than Sithu Ayes take on it.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton bro, I'm super glad to hear that! Sithu did a cover of this? I need to check that out immediately.

[@Coldbrewgamereviews]

Hell yeah, that was awesome heavy #Doom worthy shit. Haha I saw that it was twitted by Doom and had to check it out!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton, really glad to hear you like it! It's an absolute honor to be featured by them, I still can't believe it haha.

[@Coldbrewgamereviews]

BillyTheBard11th I have to say the video is also pretty badass. I think there is some legit editing going on. Makes me think of Slipknots Before I Forget video. Glad that you got featured man.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Cold Brew Game Reviews Thanks man, I don't really know what I'm doing with video editing so it's relieving to hear it looks okay!

[@shaitet]

Snare should've sounded more louder and gut-punching, other then that one little nitpick from me, this is metal as fuck.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks dude!

[@showi1267]

That lamb of god tee shirt man. Fuck yeah

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks man!

[@marcoruiz1337]

better than the original

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thank you dude!

[@kidnamedfinger5564]

Yeah! More rage!!!!!!

[@micahbrill]

Really tight drum sounds.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a lot!

[@OfficiallyMaidenless]

Fucking sick cover dude.

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Thanks a ton dude!~

[@OfficiallyMaidenless]

Do you take requests per chance?

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

I do, check out my Patreon page linked in the description!

[@syaz193]

Master. Did you take me back to 1994? If so, thanks man. This sounds like if Doom 2 had a humongous amount of budget in OST. XD

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Haha, thanks a ton! Awesome to hear I was able to take you back~

[@puniopenetrante]

Metal cover for a metal song is metal square.

[@KMissAwesome]

Certain doom awaits us all!!

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

yeah :^(

[@olegame182]

Друг !! ты отлично сыграл данный трек .. мне очень понравилось. у тебя действительно хорошо получилось ... супер .. лайк ))

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Большое спасибо!!

[@metalmechanic6664]

Its hard for me to play DOOM everytime BFG Division comes on due to my hair being in my face the whole time

[@BillyQvarnstrom]

Same tbh