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Credits: The bass, the rhythm guitar, and the solo guitar are played by Cem. The drums are programmed by Cem. The song was composed in April 2022. This track was recorded in November 2022. It was released in December 2022 with the rest of the album.
Conception: After Farewell to Midgard, I wanted to write a heavier song using a metal sound. I remembered a melody I used to sing to myself in middle school. I replicated the melody using power chords and added a chord progression on top. With this song, I wanted to keep the solo simple but vary the underlying rhythm. I made sure the bass and the rhythm guitars change continuously throughout the song. I named it Echoes of Time, reflecting on the fact that time is relentlessly grinding through our lives as we change our rhythm with it.
Execution: Rhythm guitar opens the song with power chords. The bass and drums join and lead to a transition. The rhythm guitar and bass play on each other and change every four measures. The solo plays on top of the rhythm repeating its phrasing every 4 measures highlighting the rhythm changes. In the chorus, the rhythm guitar plays the melody with power chords while the solo guitar screams on top. This structure is repeated three times. Due to its fast energetic rhythm, this is the fastest thus the shortest song in the album.
Mechanics: The song is written in D minor with 4/4 measures at 120 bps. The main rhythm is composed of three power chords – D, F, and C (1-3-7). This is the first time the solo uses 1/16th notes at 120 bps in addition to hammer-ons and pull-offs. Since power chords are used, the solo was able to switch to a pentatonic scale towards the end with some bending.
Here are the private notes.