Super Metroid UPPER BRINSTAR - Metal Cover || ToxicxEternity

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It's been forever since I've hit up a Metroid track and damn does it feel good to be back. The music of the Metroid series is so atmospheric but at the same time so metal-friendly. It allows me to do what I'm the most comfortable with while also challenging my abilities at the same time.
For this track, I didn't have a whole lot of structure to work with so I basically took the song apart and built my own arrangement out of it. I decided to incorporate some clean guitars to give it the atmospheric vibe that the original has. I also got to bust out the choirs which I always enjoy and I find that it adds a cool texture to the riffs much like the original Brinstar piece. For the leads, I used a lot of restraint and didn't shred a whole lot because the track just didn't really call for it. It's way more about the groove and the vibe this time around.
I hope you guys enjoy this track as much as I enjoyed making it!
Download mp3:
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Thanks to DasZockIchJetzt for the game footage and thanks to YOU for watching and for your continuous support!
The original Upper Brinstar theme from the game Super Metroid was composed by Kenji Yamamoto and Minako Hamano
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Gear:
ESP Guitars
Hughes and Kettner Amps
Fishman Fluence Modern Pickups
Dunlop Jazz III Tortex picks
Monster Cables
Ernie Ball Strings
Toontrack Superior Drummer 2.0

[@BradKroll]

0:43 That lead harmony made me involuntarily smile.

[@jonahkaiguam]

Me as well and head bang a bit too

[@ToxicxEternity]

Oh Metroid, How I've missed you

[@AkimboBattleLolis]

Awesome as always dude! =)

[@CARD_BOARD_BEAR]

I think you could make a great Shadow of the Colossus cover :)

[@caffeinefuelledgamerboi865]

It is an awesome tune! I would like to make a song request; End of The Line from Destiny

[@christianmalo4980]

Holy shit! You sure know what music is all about man. Plz try to listen to the song "Can still see the light" from Phantasy Star Online. Not that many people covered it and I'm sure a version from you would be Godly. ;)

[@Hadfield15]

ToxicxEternity pls do Mother Brains boss theme!!!

[@banger107]

METROID 5 HYPE!

[@LittleVMills]

Yeah buddy!! \m/

[@Atomic_Rat]

Fancy seeing you here again ahahahha

[@BetoKusagari]

Haha There you are 😂😂

[@channelsold3236]

we are all getting ready with this song!!! for metroid prime 4 for super nintendo switch 2 🔥 🎸 🎸

[@OlviMasta77]

This needs 1 millon views!

[@gabocarina96]

My heart stopped for a second when I saw ToxicxEternity Super Metroid! :D Your Metroid covers are always so good! Great job Jack! ^^

[@bndtwbgditddnttmotb]

Beyond Epic!!!

[@kevinmacdonald9269]

This and Norfair were always 2 of my fav themes from Super Metroid... the song really gets you into the mood to explore and kill some space pirates!

[@redwithcoffee619]

I've listened to several other covers of this song and yet again Toxic does the best. It's so close to the original yet metal with little added. It respects the original yet adds to it enough to be something on it's own and that level of skill blows me away every time.

[@mazrick247]

Her feet pounded against the ground as she barreled down the hallway. She glanced at her wrist, seeing the timer roll under the three-minute mark. The reflection of a smile glinted off the inside of her helmet visor as she entered the room. Four of the Metroid replicants were charging at her from two of the hallways in front of her. Samus felt her arm shift at the mental command as she rolled her shoulder forward. The first rocket sent her inches backward along the ground, dust, and dirt forming trails before her feet. It streamed forward into the central hallway slamming into the first foe and exploding, sending pieces skittering down the hall with squishy retorts. She turned to face the second hall but was hit by the second two in a rush. Instinct overrode thought, and her body acted in a striking flash. She turned and slammed her heel into the torso of the first replicant. It still made her skin crawl at how accurate these new Metroid’s were to her own suit. But it was no suit, it was some sort of flesh compound the Metroid had synthesized into place. It lacked the weight her suit had, and her kick staggered the first enemy back into the second. They reacted faster than she had expected though, and they launched each other at her in a frenzy. She dashed to them and extended her hands as if to grapple again. When they reached for her, taking the bait, her spatial modulator kicked in, and she shifted, rolling behind them as she dispensed an energy mine. They turned just as she resumed her full stance, trying to flee the mine and grasp her in one motion. She launched a double-footed attack this time, kicking off the first foe, and stumbling the pair once more. They tripped over each other, and one of the two landed squarely on the mine as it discharged. Samus flipped behind a nearby desk at what appeared to be an entry station as the blast shook the room. Another quick glance, one minute thirty, not much time left. But she always did enjoy a challenge, it just wasn’t fun if it was easy. As if in answer to her dark thought, three more replicants came from the hall she had entered from. And two more from each of the other halls could now be heard, fleshy feet thundering forward. She knew it was a bad idea, but what other choice was there? Samus flashed another smile from inside her visor, as she spread her arms wide. “I appreciate your hospitality. But I must insist that it's time for me to go now”. The guttural roars in response carried no visible intelligence, but she knew better. This time, the super rocket staggered her back as she turned, firing it at the nearby station window. The rocket slammed home just as the beasts exited their respective hallways. She had already prepared herself, shifting her arm into grappling mode. She nodded to herself, as the sound of cracking glass shifted. The first tinkles of glass giving way soon became a torrential hissing, the sound of the void itself making way. She turned and launched herself forward. Sailing right past a helplessly flailing replicant. She gave it a solid kick to its face and launched herself forward. A quick grapple and leap, had her flying on a straight course to where her ship was docked. She initiated the remote un-coupling as she floated to it. She heard a hissing behind her, and spun, seeing one replicant, launching another for her. She couldn’t maneuver in the vacuum of space, but she did have this. Her arm shifted once more, back to her trusted power beam, after all, it was a waste to save this charge she had stored. She shrugged to the creature as the Metroid head positioned where her own visor was seemed to quiver in recognition. The blast sizzled and cracked as the energy wave blasted the replicant back, a viscous blue haze of Metroid dust trailing its body. Her back slammed hard into her ship from her weapons kickback, and she grunted in pain as she rolled over to her hands. Just as she neared her hatch, she felt it before she heard it. She looked down at her wrist, just as the indicator flashed its first red screen upon zero count. The hatch was opening, but slowly, as she saw the rippling vibration shudder through the station. Just as she slung her feet in, and grasped the lip with two hands, the roar consumed her. When the ship finally auto-stabilized at a safe distance, she made her way to the cockpit. The wreckage was always shocking, a city-sized pile of metal, forever to dance among the stars as an epitaph to those who died. Her helmet hissed as she removed it, and let it fall to the floor in exhaustion. “Routine my ass…”, as her computer confirmed her route home.

[@persob]

Cool

[@BornAgainBrother]

“The last Metroid is captivity, the galaxy is at peace” *10 seconds later* “The last Metroid is no longer in captivity, the galaxy is not at peace”

[@thebroskis6364]

I love how you had the ambient choir in the background too

[@nat1110]

The quality of showmanship and music is just incredible. This guy needs much more attention than what he has now.

[@KainWhiteMusic]

Your Metroid covers are always top. It's incredible.

[@kingtonsiljockey528]

Samus is the baddest lady out there! She is the space mercenary the Galaxy needs when it goes down! She is basically a female version of Doomslayer, absolute badass. I wish there could be a show at some point

[@Nellinator23]

This track is by far my favorite in SM, and your cover is one of only two that I can't get enough of. I listened to it as I drove westward away from the sunset after seeing Comet Neowise with my own eyes, and I'll never forget the atmosphere this brought to that moment.

[@TonyTheTGR]

Is the other one the Eurobeat Remix?

[@TastyPotty]

This is fantastic! NINTENDO, LET THIS MUSIC INSPIRE YOU TO GIVE US BACK 2D METROID.

[@Mike-ks6qu]

I wish!! Imagine a newly polished 2d metroid with switch graphics!! Would be epic!!

[@cautiousaphid4072]

Samus returns 3ds? I'm halfway thru and it hasn't disapointed

[@xpl0d1n]

YESSS so good!! I find that often the best part of remixes is when they keep some of the original instrument tones in the backing tracks to instill the right kind of blend between nostalgia and enjoying the new interpretation, this track NAILS IT! GJ man!

[@TheCreepypro]

always happy to hear metroid music especially from this channel!

[@RaxNRats]

Love the zeldafied harmonizing and rhythmic inventiveness you added.

[@anotherworldanothertime7717]

the part from 2:00 is just awesome!

[@TheAccursedHunter01]

Not only was that a fantastic cover, but it was also of Upper Brinstar. Everyone and their mother has made a remix of Lower Brinstar (it's a great song so there's good reason for that), so an awesome Upper Brinstar remix is that much sweeter.

[@RoPanuganti]

Ripped it up, this is the grooviest SMetroid track you've made yet.

[@DarkTulkas00]

DAMN! This should have fucking thousands of likes!! This is awesome man, it captures the whole thing.

[@sirmetaknight1]

This is awesome! Super nostalgic for this one!

[@jackmyowl]

There are some songs destined for greatness.

[@battheman777]

Dude if you and Smooth McGroove combined forces, you’d be unstoppable. Total world domination!

[@JohnSmith-gt4sy]

This is one of my favourite tracks from the Metroid series, meaning I'm very picky when listening to covers. Yet this is one of the best covers I've ever heard of this song , so all of my compliments. This is really, really great.

[@noptrix4273]

epic

[@cho4d]

10/10 like most of your work. insane. good job dude.

[@drummer871000]

I’ve been playing Super Metroid recently and came looking to see if anyone covered this song, this was way better than my expectations! Keep it up! 🤘🏻

[@VitaEmerald324]

I love the footage of attempting the Mach ball at early Supers

[@jelyse14]

oooh, this song makes for an amazing metal version

[@redpandaandcoffee7956]

Dude, this cover feels so damn epic. Like Samus has had the last straw and nothing will stop her from her target. I always love the covers you do because they actually sound like the song they're based on

[@Furber216]

Fantastic job with this one, you do very well with Super Metroid. Always helps when the OST is so incredible already, but you manage to elevate it even more with your style of covering. I hope you eventually cover Super Metroid's Main Theme and/or Crateria Surface!

[@ernestbatiy1070]

This is such talented work.

[@Medz98194]

Dude, this song lends itself to metal so freaking well! I seriously can't get over how well done this is! Amazing cover!

[@traviswilliams5338]

So damn good, talented and amazing, one certain rift for some reason reminded me of Golden Axe, Brinstar Epicness.

[@ClapperSnapperMaster]

So heavy! I love tour metroid covers so much man! 🎉

[@anaclaudiarezende8175]

Your Metroid covers are awesome! It's a great tribute^^ Love all your Metroid covers^.^

[@Rainbowsplashk3l4xd]

0:43 to 0:58 really gave me that BFMV vibe nice work bro! 👍🏻

[@aqwaszx123]

Hell yeah!!! A Metroid cover at the same day of my birthday \m/

[@Velociferon]

My absolute favorite theme and you did it justice!

[@JkunPrime]

I have waited so long to see someone do a metal version on Brinstar Over growth. Thank you so much.

[@xk2102]

Those RIFFS are seriously TOXIC... You're the best man \m/

[@Wytchborne]

Definitely the best rendition of upper brinstars theme I've heard. Nice work man

[@nintendad1166]

GREAT interpretation man! You didn't just play the song on distorted guitar like so many video game guitar enthusiasts do and then slap "metal" on it. This is 100% pure metal man. Going to check out the rest of your vids now!

[@ikazuchi-san5772]

ohhh the FEEELS! so nostalgic nice one dud

[@evilndarkness]

Long time fan of this soundtrack. You knocked it out of the park. You really did it justice and made it fun to watch.

[@nopsleddelspon1560]

this is still the best thing ever

[@vedomusic4437]

Can‘t stop listening to this… soo much inspiration! Hell yeah, Dude!!!

[@DevilDog5710]

Dude. This kicks ASS.

[@travisstahler4171]

5 years ago... fuck! First time ever hearing this! First time ever seeing your chanel... Awesome job ! Looks like I have some extensive listening to to.

[@robacolypse]

Dude this is tight af great job and thank you this is fucking awesome

[@7Link7]

Had this on 2X speed, cuzz of my last vid, lool. HARD AF, especially dat breakdown!!

[@EvolvedDinosaur]

If only we could get a new Metroid game that isn't Federation Force. I miss this series so much. Thankfully AM2R just came out. Can't wait to see speed runs of that

[@MetalSmasherGaming]

My best friend did an off-camera 100% speed run in 1:42. I'm still trying to find everything and plan out a proper route myself. Also, there's a post-credits teaser at the end of Federation Force that possibly hints at a new game for the NX. Hopefully this comes to fruition.

[@JanakBlue]

This is still absolutely my favorite cover of this song, as many good ones as there are out there! I love that you made it your own but somehow stayed perfectly true to the original feel!

[@FishyFod]

I love this one. It's great. What I always love about your covers is how your rhythm playing never sounds like "here-I-put-this-cool-metal-rhythm-behind-main-melody-on-lead", instead it's always part of the song as well. What I really want to say is, can I marry your hair?

[@ToxicxEternity]

My hair accepts

[@wolvensoul9147]

Oh how i wish my damn phone was working so i could jam this at work

[@CronoCruxified-BDP]

GAD DAMN FUCKING NAILED IT BRO.

[@Andronicus87]

HOLY CRAP I just had eargasms!!!

[@danilomastrochirico2592]

Essa é a melhor versão que eu já ouvi!!! parabéns!! excelente trabalho!!!

[@MetalSmasherGaming]

An awesome song made even better once again!

[@rugemercy1985]

Incredible 🙏🏼 the video game industry should work with you Bro. I believe it from the bottom of my heart, they should contact you for making their soundtracks. Well played 👍🏼

[@davidleeper6326]

i've listened to this a ridiculous amount of times............

[@bboynoe]

I freakin love you Jack. Fantastic cover! You really made this one your own \m/

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Great cover as always, especially from a wonderful game too.

[@chiquinholoco]

super metroid never gets old

[@Mike-ks6qu]

This is awesome bro!! Favorite music in the game!! Well done!!

[@Soundole]

Very cool. You've really taken this to some impressive new places!

[@ImInUrHd]

Thank you for making my childhood even more awesome than I remember it

[@nyx-5200]

Why can't I like this 10000000 times

[@picallo1]

Hell yea dude!!! This rocks!!

[@HekdarThunderfist]

Completed this for the first time a few weeks back. Awesome riffs great cover. Epic

[@Vesaniah4]

This is masterfully cover. I'm seriously Subscribing to this ... Mind blown.

[@DragonClawX123]

Wow nice! This was great !

[@shayferguson4722]

So talented Jack! Your work is so masterfully done! This is what should have been in the original snes game! Brings back some cherished memories of this game! Masterpiece of music Jack!

[@erikm9768]

This track is so good. Wish i could loop it

[@Ven7oinha]

thx for the work and hours you put in this, greets from portugal

[@axdambient]

Always support your metal friends no matter what. Salud.

[@omegaweapon116]

It's like a Castlevania meets Super Metroid mash up

[@williamlewis8453]

I personally like the music from the tales series "fighting of the spirit". Heard a few that did this but would love to hear this from toxic since he does the others better

[@alvaromilla5286]

that was freaking awesome!!! nice job!

[@gasiousgiant]

Nicely done!

[@Mitchkit]

This is sick! What an absolutely great cover. Got me wanting to pick up guitar again.

[@NCList]

muito bom, você faz os melhores covers!, nostalgia pura !

[@DrakeDanielz]

Awesome job bro

[@KertaDrake]

The moment when you realize that Spore Spawn was just rocking out when you busted in.

[@SilverFurredKage]

OMG! One of my absolute FAVORITE TRACKS of _ALL TIME_ X333333333 (smashes the 'like' button at the speed of light)

[@guitarded222]

if you only made metroid tunes forever i would be 100% ok with that :)

[@davidmundacamorales9903]

You're a total badass dude!!

[@TylerRJenkinsMusic]

This game should be called Super Metalroid.

[@TheOnlyDeerAlive]

The leads that play at 0:44 sound so sweet! And I'm having trouble reading it, haha but that's a Arkaik shirt, right? Fucking sweet band

[@thegeekchief2941]

Amazing as always!!!!

[@NintendoCoreDuo]

Best SNES game, best VGM artist. Win-win lml

[@Buttrush_Omega]

I don't understand how this guy has so little views when he makes such quality covers.

[@rubemevangelista3868]

Just like the original, this one gave me the most intense chills...

[@phunboom]

This is amazing!

[@DevilDog5710]

You know your shit, man. I would absolutely love to see you cover "Evil Power" from DBZ Budokai 3.