Today in artist spotlight we have Finalshift with his single Time Flies But You're The Pilot. First of all, he’s right. This synthwave metal track makes a strong statement with its title already.
It’s off to a soft start with nice reverb bells and a voiceover for underlying support but when the snares come in, it really hammers its message.
Almost without noticing, we’re already listening some really masterful guitar solo and a very well played bass guitar. While it’s going strong, a bridge takes us to the second verse with some voiceover but the second verse packs even more force if it’s possible.
The guitar solo really takes over here demonstrating an obvious strong skill just to get the message across: you’re really the pilot. The quiet part of the track where the drums take a rest is not quiet at all, the guitar steals the show again.
It reminds me of the 80s rock bands I grew up with, as professional and hard rocking as ever but right here, released in 2021.
Clearly the fantastic guitar shredding really gets the message across. The track is full of energy which we really need now and whoever is in a bad situation will appreciate it. I really did.
The track is available on bandcamp and as always, consider supporting your fellow artists. Highly recommended!