ULTRAKILL Fans Were Right About This One - Altars of Apostacy

Join for free to recommend songs for me to react to: Patreon.com/TaylorJohnHardin ULTRAKILL fans sent me into Altars of Apostasy, and this track absolutely delivered. In this guitarist reaction and music breakdown, I dive into the insane drum programming, memorable melodies, heavy metal influences, harmonic movement, and video game composition techniques that make this soundtrack so addictive. Along the way I try to learn the riffs by ear, break down the chord progressions, and figure out why this song HITS. Whether you're an ULTRAKILL fan, a guitarist, a musician, or just someone who appreciates incredible video game music, this track has a lot to unpack. This song is written by Heaven Pierce Her. Heaven Pierce Her is the solo experimental rock and metal project of Finnish musician and game developer Arsi "Hakita" Patala. He is primarily known for creating the high-energy, critically acclaimed soundtrack for the retro-styled first-person shooter ULTRAKILL Ultrakill Playlist:    • Ultrakill   Video Game Soundtracks:    • I Never Analyzed Game Music Before… Until ...   Hearing an artist for the first time Playlist:    • Musician Hears Olivia Rodrigo for the Firs...   My WHOLE analysis/reaction playlist here:    • Analysis   Timestamps 00:00 First Listen 01:29 Drums 02:00 Learning Riff 1 03:31 Onward 04:12 Learning Riff 2 05:01 Learning Riff 3 06:33 Onward 07:18 Learning Riff 4 07:26 Onward 10:52 Lesson Time: Inverted Chords 11:26 Learning Riff 5 11:55 Thoughts on Ear Training and Closing Thoughts My Other Channels @BandHouseStudios @TaylorJohnHardinPerformances @TaylorJohnHardinGuitar Twitch.tv/TaylorJohnHardinMusic Music Reaction Channel