Hugo and Xilan were walking around in the fourth floor aisle for at least two times. Before their heads were about to be completely confused, Xilan finally found the location of the recording studio. His eyes were brightly looked at Hugo, "How is it, I told you, I can find it." After five minutes...

Hugo couldn't help but wipe his sweat, "Why shouldn't we do some arrows here? The corridor is well-connected, and it's not easy to find an accurate direction."

"I have advised the company before, but they said it is not necessary at all. The road here is very clear..." Before Sheeran finished speaking, Hugo widened his eyes and raised his voice to question, "Clear?" Sheeran immediately nodded vigorously, "This is total nonsense, right!"

While speaking, Sheeran pushed open the door of the recording studio. Everyone except Henry in the room turned their eyes to the door. Neil was the first to ask, "Why did it take so long?" Hugo went to the bathroom for at least ten minutes, which was abnormal.

Hugo pointed to the corridor outside and complained, "The road here is like a spider web, and there is no direction at all!"

Neil did not give Hugo any response, turned his head and raised his right hand and spread it flat. Then Fojin, Pedro and Alfonso took out a dollar and put it in Neil's palm. At the same time, the three of them looked at Hugo with resentment, silent.

Hugo's words stuck in his throat, his face was depressed, and then he gritted his teeth and introduced, "This is our album producer, Sheeran Lekunin."

Sheeran looked at the band members' actions, but was unclear, but when he heard Hugo's introduction, he put the matter aside for the time being and said with a smile, "Hello everyone, just call me Sheeran." After everyone introduced themselves, including the sleepy Henry. Sheeran looked around the recording studio, and then sat down in the boss' chair in front of the sound console. "So, I've heard that you have made a plan for the album. What are your plans?"

The band members found their respective positions in the recording studio and sat down. Hugo began to talk about their conception of the new album, and then discussed their positioning of the band style. Sheeran kept communicating with Hugo during the period. The two looked very compatible. It was estimated that the lack of sense of direction made the two people at a similar frequency.

"Yes, yes, I know the music style you said," Sheeran thought carefully, pondered for a moment, and then hesitated, "a band called Lapd from Bakersfield, California, right? Their music contains a lot of guitar sweeping and distorted tones absorbed from heavy metal music, but the overall style is very vigorous, with a broken-out vent, which is completely different from traditional heavy metal music, with a vague dance jumping rhythm."

"Yes, yes, but this band has now been renamed Korn. I heard that they have signed a contract and are preparing for a new album." Hugo nodded repeatedly. He did not expect that Sheeran knew about the Cohen band. In the history of the development of new metal music, this period of time was the infancy of this type of music genre around 1992, and the Cohen band is one of the most representative bands.

In fact, the Cohen band was used as alternative rock in the first half of the 1990s, because there was no trend in new metal rock during this period, so people used "alternative rock" to collectively call it. The musical style of the Cohen band is destructive of underground metal and dark metal. The guitar and lead sound are simple and clear but can leave a deep impression on people. It can be said to be a typical representative of the new metal band.

"They signed the contract too? Sure enough, I knew that there are too many people in the market who are plagiarizing Nirvana Band now. It sounds like there is no highlight at all, and it can even be said to be extremely bad. After Nirvana Band brought grunge into the mainstream, it seemed that people lack their own ideas about rock. It's really boring. Sooner or later, people will have to break this shackle." Hugo burst into laughter after hearing Xilan's words.

In fact, although Nirvana released its first single in 1988, what really caused a frenzy was the album "Don't Mind" released in September 1991, which officially became the classic rock and roll hall, turning non-mainstream music genres like grunge into a part that cannot be ignored in the entire mainstream music market.

It can be said that it took less than two years for Nirvana to have an impact on the entire music industry. However, in just two years, the development of rock was pushed to a peak by Nirvana, which caused the concerns that Sheeran just mentioned and became a breeding ground for new metal rock. No wonder Sheeran was sent by Eidien Records to serve as the co-producer of the first album of the Glory To Death Band, because they were all the same people.

"But I don't quite understand what your band's style is?" Sheeran mumbled, but he still pulled the focus back. Any rock band has its own bright colors. Even bands like the radio commander, which mainly revolves around alternative rock, have very prominent colors in their music. "What you just said is, in addition to the style similar to lapd, which is a style like Cohen, you also mentioned the rap and hip-hop. You must know that it has been a few years since the hip-hop style joined metal rock, but this is a completely different style. I don't know if you know a band called deftones..."

Facing Sheeran's questioning gaze, Hugo nodded, "I know, they are a heavy metal band, with violent electric guitars and overwhelming drum beats, and the lead singer Moreno's heart-wrenching roar, which is unique."

"Yes! They are somewhat similar to the Cohen band, but Cohen is more depressed and the metal tastes are different; and they have been influenced by hip-hop since 1990. The lyrics include the rap part, but the electronic elements are not too heavy. It is more about combining hip-hop and rap on the basis of heavy metal. The rhythm is strong and the guitar arrangement is straightforward. You mentioned this style of the blind music team just now." Sheeran looked at Hugo seriously, his eyes full of curiosity and exploration.

Hugo nodded vigorously. In fact, heavy metal rock was developed in a narrow sense based on the blind music team. Rock and roll fusion hip-hop is also the core feature of the new metal style. Many new metal rock bands are self-understanding and self-reading and their own characteristics in the itinerary. But this is only part of the new metal rock, but not all.

"The style of our band is actually the characteristic of the Cohen band and the blind band. First, the guitar arrangement is more concise and clear, and direct and powerful; second, the medium that conveys the band's thoughts and soul is richer. Hard core, rap, industrial metal, and grunge can all become elements of songs. In fact, it is to mix more musical elements to make the music more colorful and not limited to a specific style." Hugo explained that this is also the style gradually settled after more than four months of glory's death, which is the band's definition of the first album.

"So, what you mean is that without style is your style." Sheeran concluded, which made Hugo laugh.

"I won't express it in this way. I'm more willing to say that we open our arms to accommodate more elements and fill more colors with rock." Hugo concluded with a smile.

"Hardcore, rap, industrial metal, grunge... Then, punk, pop, jazz are no exception?" Sheeran came to the same idea and soon had an idea. After receiving Hugo's affirmative answer, Sheeran couldn't help but sigh, "Wow, this is a huge subversion of current metal rock. Do you know a band called Dream Theater?"

As soon as this sentence came out, all the band members laughed, especially Alfonso and Sheeran were confused, but he still looked at Alfonso, "The Dream Theater band is actually avant-garde metal. Their arrangement is still very complicated, and the guitar is still dominated by the band. This retains the characteristics of metal, but they have also added keyboardists and changed the view of many people on keyboardists. What you have to do now is to break the existing fixed mode, use your understanding of music to create a brand new musical style, right?"

"Shiran, if you say this, we will feel very stressed on our shoulders." Hugo laughed and opened up a brand new type of music. It was like Elvis Presley being the "King of Rock" and was definitely not an easy task. What's important is that many times history is created inadvertently. No one will deliberately say "I want to create history" and then work towards this goal. Most of the time it is after the goal is achieved, then realize that he has created a brand new history.

Sheeran looked at Hugo in a flash. Obviously, he was interested in the blueprint Hugo painted. Hugo shrugged, "However, we really want to create an album in our own style. As for what will happen in the future, it will not be us, but the audience, and there is still time to judge."

Sheeran immediately started to rub her hands when she heard this, and she seemed a little impatient. "It is my honor to be a member of this new style." Fortunately, Sheeran and Honor met until their death and had a good conversation. The two sides successfully reached a consensus, which also opened a new beginning for their future cooperation. "So, do you have any position on your music style? It can't be called colorful rock, right?"
Chapter completed!