Oh. My. God. Someone has gone and made a compilation of Studio Ghibli theme songs played by metal bands! Someone's been tapping into my dreams again!
Coroner Records is really proud to announce the upcoming release of a new album of extreme metal covers of Studio Ghibli songs entitled "Princess Ghibli".The project called "Imaginary Flying Machines" (from the title of a short film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, which is exclusively shown daily at the Ghibli Museum) puts together bands from Europe and Japan (Disarmonia Mundi, Blood Stain Child, Destrage, Living Corpse and Neroargento) that reinterpret 12 very famous songs taken from the films produced by Studio Ghibli, bringing the soundtracks that have made dream many fans of Miyazaki in a new musical dimension, more aggressive and faster, without ever losing the melody and the magical atmospheres typical of the original versions.The album has been recorded, produced and mixed by Ettore Rigotti at The Metal House Studio (Disarmonia Mundi, Destrage, Slowmotion Apocalypse, Stigma, etc...) and mastered by Alessandro Vanara.The album will be released on April 13th Worldwide by Coroner Records (except for Japan, where is released by Media Factory - Overlap Record) in Digital Download on iTunes, Amazon and the most important digital distributors.
You will find the complete track list after the break as well as a short video announcement from the label for the project. Ghibli has never been this brutal before! And I love it!
1. Tonari No Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro) - Disarmonia Mundi feat. Sophia Aslanidou
2. Kimi Wo Nosete (Laputa：Castle In The Sky) - Disarmonia Mundi feat. Yoko Hallelujah
3. Teru No Uta (Tales From Earthsea) - Blood Stain Child feat. Ettore Rigotti
4. Gake No Ue No Ponyo (Ponyo On The Cliff) - Destrage feat. Yoko Hallelujah
5. Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke) - Living Corpse feat Yoko Hallelujah
6. Country Road (Whisper Of The Heart) - Disarmonia Mundi feat. Sophia Aslanidou
7. Itsumo Nandodemo (Spirited Away) - Blood Stain Child feat. Claudio Ravinale
8. Arrietty's Song (Japanese version) (The Borrower Arrietty) - Disarmonia Mundi feat. Sophia
Aslanidou
9. Yasashisa Ni Tsutsumaretanara (Kiki's Delivery Service) - Destrage feat. Yoko Hallelujah
10. Toki niwa Mukashi no hanashio (Porco Rosso) - Disarmonia Mundi feat. Yoko Hallelujah
11. Sanpo (My Neighbor Totoro) - Living Corpse feat. Yoko Hallelujah
12. Nausicaa requiem (Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind) - Neroargento feat. Yoko Hallelujah
Listening to the Totoro theme song...I don't know if I should...hug my Totoro plush...or rip it apart and mosh on its remains.