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- link: artist/6602
  names:
    en: Cyril the Wolf
catalog: OCRI-0014
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Arrangement
composers:
- link: artist/1357
  names:
    en: Setsuo Yamamoto
    ja: 山本節生
- link: artist/1356
  names:
    en: Yuki Iwai
    ja: 岩井由紀
- link: artist/1524
  names:
    en: Naoto Tanaka
    ja: 田中直人
- link: artist/5223
  names:
    en: Naoya Kamisaka
    ja: 神坂なおや
- link: artist/2974
  names:
    en: Yuko Komiyama
    ja: 小見山優子
- link: artist/2975
  names:
    en: Shinya Okada
    ja: 岡田信弥
- link: artist/1270
  names:
    en: Kinuyo Yamashita
    ja: 山下絹代
- link: artist/761
  names:
    en: Ippo Yamada
    ja: 山田一法
- link: artist/768
  names:
    en: Shinichi Itakura
    ja: 板倉真一
covers: []
discs:
- disc_length: '43:17'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Never Be the Same (Mega Man X / Mega Man X2)
    track_length: '5:02'
  - names:
      English: Drop the Façade (Mega Man X5 / Mega Man X)
    track_length: '4:03'
  - names:
      English: Ego Sum Lux (Mega Man X8)
    track_length: '5:07'
  - names:
      English: Guiding Light (Mega Man X3)
    track_length: '4:45'
  - names:
      English: X over Zero (Mega Man Zero 2)
    track_length: '5:36'
  - names:
      English: Never Stop (Mega Man Zero 2)
    track_length: '3:51'
  - names:
      English: Cold Inside (Mega Man Zero 2)
    track_length: '4:51'
  - names:
      English: You Don't Define Me (Mega Man Zero 3)
    track_length: '5:39'
  - names:
      English: Falling Forever (Mega Man Zero 4)
    track_length: '4:23'
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lyricists:
- link: artist/6602
  names:
    en: Cyril the Wolf
media_format: Digital
meta:
  added_date: 2019-11-25T19:20
  edited_date: 2020-02-21T12:19
  fetched_date: 2026-01-06T23:37
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 2563
name: 'X over Zero: Mega Man Metal'
names:
  en: 'X over Zero: Mega Man Metal'
  ja: 'X over Zero: Mega Man Metal'
  ja-latn: 'X over Zero: Mega Man Metal'
notes: 'X over Zero: Mega Man Metal

  Comments from album creator and director Connor Pelkey (Cyril the Wolf)

  Album freely available at http://ocremix.org

  As far back as 2007, I''ve been really into the idea of writing lyrics to video
  game OST music, partially inspired by the more parody/humorist lyrics of Brentalfloss
  and the like, and I wouldn''t become aware of The Megas until late 2009. I''ve always
  been a massive fan of the Mega Man X series, so it became sort of the mountain I
  wanted to climb. I felt confident that I could pull it off after writing 5 albums
  of original music, and wanted to make something to honor the video game music roots
  I''d come from. Starting from 2016, after discovering the bustling VGM cover scene
  on YouTube, I started to release my lyrical interpretations of Mega Man X tracks
  to my YouTube channel and I would often get comments suggesting I cover tunes from
  the successor series Mega Man Zero. From that point, I knew the framework I wanted
  to fit an album into.

  I wanted to show off a story, in brief, of two characters who were intertwined from
  the very first moments of Mega Man X until the final scene of Mega Man Zero 4. It
  took a lot of effort to make sure these all sounded like they were from the same
  album since, in the midst of the project, I moved to a new house *and* completely
  changed my recording philosophy. The lyrics are all inspired by the game''s plot
  directly and (with just two exceptions) all are sang from the titular character''s
  perspective. I wanted to thank my collaborators, Drummershy and DS for helping fill
  out some tracks. Thank you to my sister EsperPhoenix and Brandon Snell for contributing
  some additional vocals to a few of my choirs. HUGE thank you to my wife for putting
  up with my wailing. Finally, thank you to OverClocked ReMix for helping with this
  release, and all of *you* for listening.

  - Connor Pelkey (Cyril the Wolf)

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  1. Cyril the Wolf feat. Drummershy - "Never Be the Same"

  Sources: Mega Man X - "Sigma Stage 1," Mega Man X2 - "Sigma 2nd"

  Original Composers: Setsuo Yamamoto, Yuki Iwai

  Every time this level opened up, the theme would give me chills. In the stage, Zero
  dies saving X''s life, and this is where our characters start. Thank you, Drummershy
  (Jonathan Lindell), for recording some live drums for me that really hype everything
  up.

  2. Cyril the Wolf - "Drop the Façade"

  Sources: Mega Man X5 - "X vs Zero," Mega Man X - "Zero"; Cameo: Mega Man X - "Demo"

  Original Composers: Naoya Kamisaka, Setsuo Yamamoto

  This has such an obvious power metal feeling to it, but I perform it down a step
  and a half so I can sing it properly. The canon reason for this fight is slightly
  vague, so I just wrote as if X also had absolutely *no* idea why this fight was
  happening.

  3. Cyril the Wolf feat. Brandon Snell - "Ego Sum Lux"

  Source: Mega Man X8 - "VS Lumine ~ The Second Form"

  Original Composers: Yuko Komiyama, Shinya Okada, Naoto Tanaka

  This is from Lumine''s perspective. The source is already epic. I just tried to
  ratchet that quality up with the heavier guitars and layered vocals. Shout out to
  Brandon for squealing out the Bb5 note so it would sound as lit as possible. Counterpoint
  is fun.

  4. Cyril the Wolf feat. DS - "Guiding Light"

  Source: Mega Man X3 - "Blizzard Buffalo Stage"; Cameo: Mega Man X - "Zero"

  Original Composers: Kinuyo Yamashita, Setsuo Yamamoto

  I thought this tune would sound cool as a ballad with a saxophone instrumental lead.
  Somewhere in the story, Zero is sealed away for plot reasons, and this explores
  X''s feelings after having his partner leave him. Thanks, DS, for playing the piano
  part way better than I could manage in my initial drafts.

  5. Cyril the Wolf - "X over Zero"

  Source: Mega Man Zero 2 - "For Endless Fight II," "Departure"

  Original Composer: Ippo Yamada

  These two tracks are basically played side by side in-game as well, so just used
  that to my advantage to segue into Zero''s feelings on being without X. Feeling
  like you''re not enough is a common feeling, so it was easy to paint that picture
  with words.

  6. Cyril the Wolf - "Never Stop"

  Source: Mega Man Zero 2 - "Gravity"

  Original Composer: Ippo Yamada

  All my original albums pulled old songs I wrote years ago and refinished them. While
  already an OverClocked ReMix itself, I felt like it deserved a second chance. Sang
  from second person about Zero being a hero. The layered chorus is just too fun.

  7. Cyril the Wolf feat. EsperPhoenix - "Cold Inside"

  Source: Mega Man Zero 2 - "Ice Brain"

  Original Composer: Ippo Yamada

  The synth intro took me weeks to even approximate, though when I saw Inti Creates
  perform it at MAGFest they also just sampled it, so that makes me feel better. My
  sister helped me out with some soprano acrobatics after the guitar solo. Zero is
  still exploring how X was so patient when humanity seemed to just wish his kind
  would go away.

  8. Cyril the Wolf - "You Don''t Define Me"

  Source: Mega Man Zero 3 - "Cannon Ball"

  Original Composer: Ippo Yamada

  Final boss Omega, who is Zero''s original body. The theme of the game revolves around
  the Zero that you play as being real or not. I always loved how the Zero series
  of games got you to think about slightly deeper topics than previous.

  9. Cyril the Wolf feat. Brandon Snell - "Falling Forever"

  Source: Mega Man Zero 4 - "Falling Down"

  Original Composer: Shinichi Itakura

  Finally, Zero finds out the difference between himself and X. This is the final
  battle theme for the Zero series and the shifting time signatures and such were
  a BLAST. Thanks to Brandon Snell for helping fill out the choir.'
organizations:
- &id001
  link: org/47
  names:
    en: OverClocked ReMix
    ja: OverClocked ReMix
    ja-latn: OverClocked ReMix
  role: publisher
performers:
- link: artist/6602
  names:
    en: Cyril the Wolf
- link: artist/32699
  names:
    en: Drummershy
- link: artist/13792
  names:
    en: Brandon Snell
- link: artist/27642
  names:
    en: DS
- link: artist/32700
  names:
    en: EsperPhoenix
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platforms:
- Nintendo Game Boy Advance
- SNES (Super Famicom)
- Sony PlayStation
- Sony PlayStation 2
products:
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  names:
    en: Mega Man X
    ja: ロックマンX
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    en: Mega Man X5
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    ja-latn: Rockman X5
- link: product/176
  names:
    en: Mega Man X8
    ja: ロックマンX8
    ja-latn: Rockman X8
- link: product/2084
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    en: Mega Man X3
    ja: ロックマンX3
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  names:
    en: Mega Man Zero 2
    ja: ロックマンゼロ2
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  names:
    en: Mega Man Zero 3
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    en: Mega Man Zero 4
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publish_format: Doujin/Indie
publisher: *id001
related: []
release_date: '2019-11-26'
release_events: []
release_price:
  price: Free
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://ocremix.org/info/X_over_Zero:_Mega_Man_Metal
  name: ocremix.org
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/93238?perpage=99999
votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: http://ocremix.org/info/X_over_Zero:_Mega_Man_Metal
    name: 'X over Zero: Mega Man Metal - Wiki - OverClocked ReMix'
