Heavy Metal
Åke Parmerud
Programme notes
The sound of falling metallic shrapnel pulls the curtains to the side to reveal an alien metal band. Let the show begin
Although not being a sequel to my earlier piece Growl
[x-24]
Heavy Metal was realized in 2023-24 at the composer’s studio in Gothenburg (Sweden) and the multichannel mix was realized in June 2024 at the Métamorphoses d’Orphée studio of Musiques & Recherches in Ohain (Belgium). The piece premiered on March 22, 2024 at Lisboa Incomum in Lisbon (Portugal) during the 4th Festival Imersivo. Thanks to Annette Vande Gorne.
Premiere
- March 22, 2024, Festival Imersivo 2024
: Concert 1, Lisboa Incomum, Lisbon (Portugal)
- Composer(s): Åke Parmerud
- Year of composition: 2023-24
- Duration: 8:32
- Instrumentation: 16-channel fixed medium
- Publisher(s): Ymx média
- ISRC: CAD502510021
