Line #61 Music/GaMetal


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3	[[http://www.jonnyatma.com GaMetal]] is a musical project on Website/YouTube made by a fellow named Jonny Atma (stage name, he described his real last name in an interview as '[[OverlyLongName Long,]] German, [[EmbarrassingLastName and very unsexy]]') started in 2009. It centres around ProgressiveMetal and PowerMetal remixes of songs from VideoGames such as ''{{Franchise/Kirby}}'', ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'', ''Franchise/{{Sonic\|TheHedgehog}}'', ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' and occasionally [[UnexpectedCharacter slightly more odd ones]] like [=McDonald=]'s tie-in games. His [=YouTube=] account (where most of his material is uploaded) can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/user/JonnyAtma here,]] his Patreon account can be found [[https://www.patreon.com/jonnyatma?ty=h here,]] his Facebook account is [[http://facebook.com/jonnyatma here,]] and he can be followed on Twitter [[https://twitter.com/jonnyatma here.]]
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6	!! [=GaMetal=] contains examples of:
7	* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: Besides doing metal remixes of Franchise/{{Kirby}} songs, he also has dolls and shirts of him in angry face mode. Bumper art for songs of Kirby remixes have him as a blue Kirby complete with his beard.
8	* AprilFoolsDay: Every April 1st, he does a song normally that comes out of left field. 2015 is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGf32gMnOxQ Final Boss]] to ''VideoGame/McDonaldsTreasureLandAdventure''. 2016 is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPsrlnEmJQ8 Spongebot Steelpants]] to Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom. 2017 is the theme to the Cheetahmen. For 2019, he goes into the stage theme for ''VideoGame/NineteenFortyTwo''.
9	** To make up for missing out in 2018, he did a second April Fools special for 2019, being the Pepsi Man theme.
10	** 2020 had him cover Music/TheOffspring's "All I Want" for ''VideoGame/CrazyTaxi''.
11	** 2021 had him cover "Firestone Lake" from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames Link: The Faces of Evil]]''.
12	** 2022 had him cover "Big Shot"...from ''[[VideoGame/FatalFury Fatal Fury 3]]'', that is, not ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}''. He even wore a Jevil shirt to rub it in. That said, the ''Deltarune'' song was covered two weeks later.
13	* AscendedFan: When making his remix of [[VideoGame/OctopathTraveler Daughter of the Dark God]], which was chosen through Patron, a long-time supporter suggested to add vocals from his girlfriend, who really loves the song. He agreed and, in his words, "she absolutely killed it."
14	* AuthorAvatar: His happens to be a black [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI red mage]].
15	* CallBack:
16	** ''Blast From The Past'', the [[MilestoneCelebration fiftieth [=GaMetal=] song]] and [[SeasonFinale last song of 2011]], is entirely made up of remakes of previous songs.
17	** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeD5Uil_qy8 his second video for "Revenge of Meta Knight"]] (which included Meta Knight's boss theme as well as the credits theme "Friends and Sun"), the crew of the ''Halberd'' made a cameo during the song, making comments in the style of their appearance in ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar''. When Jonny did [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7N0ulS1AxA a Star Dream medley]] from ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'', the crew made a second appearance, continuing several of the previous jokes.
18	* CameBackStrong: In a way; In 2012, when Jonny Atma used to use the stage name Jonny Death, somebody trademarked the name and soon after deleted his account for trademark infringement. A year afterwards, [=GaMetal=] was brought back, and soon its popularity returned redoubled.
19	* {{Cosplay}}:
20	** His Halloween 2017 video covering ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'''s "Matricide" has him dressed up as Batman.
21	** His Halloween 2019 video covering ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'''s "Grimm/Nightmare King" has him dressed up as the Knight.
22	** Halloween 2018's cover was the Shadow Queen theme from ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor''. His costume was "[[VideoGame/SuperPaperMario Mr. J]]".
23	* CreditsGag: His video for "[[VideoGame/MarioKartDS Waluigi Pinball]]" inserts "Wah" into the names of his Patreon supporters.
24	* {{Crossover}}: He's had a few guest musicians on his videos. He has Nirre on guest guitar for [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Twinrova's theme]], Andrew Wrangell on guest keyboard for [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland Baby Bowser's theme]], WebVideo/The8BitDrummer for ''VideoGame/DrRobotniksMeanBeanMachine'''s 2-player theme, and [=ShaoDow=] for "[[VideoGame/SonicAdventure Unknown From M.E.]]".
25	** He crosses over with Insane in the Rain Music to do a jazz/rock mix for [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog3 Hydrocity Zone]]. On Rain's video, it's more jazzy, while on Jonny's video, it's heavier on the rock.
26	** Taken to the next level with the Pepsi Man Pepsi Jam, which not only brings back WebVideo/The8BitDrummer and Insane in the Rain Music, but also features [=ToxicxEternity=], Eric L., [=RichaadEB=], Sax Dragon and none other than Tee Lopes, the main composer of ''VideoGame/SonicMania''.
27	** Insane in the Rain Music and Sax Dragon reappeared in Jonny's remix of ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'''s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFLp3e6zTr4 The Battle of Award 42]]".
28	** April 9, 2020 has him involve Sapphire and Sax Dragon for ''VideoGame/Persona5'''s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuME31ct2e4 Life Will Change]]".
29	* TheCameo: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7N0ulS1AxA video]] for [[VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot Star Dream]] has the Meta Knights popping in.
30	* EmbarrassingLastName: Jonny Atma apparently has one of these as his real name, which he claims is 'very unsexy' and doesn't state exactly.
31	* EpicRocking: While the average [=GaMetal=] song is only about 3-4 minutes long, most of the medleys fall into this territory, ''especially'' ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xnHFv1hy4Q Legend Of The Seven Stars]]'', which is well over ''[[ExaggeratedTrope half an hour long,]]'' and covers almost the ''entire soundtrack'' of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG''.
32	** He does it again with his 2019 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2NhcFrtrrY remix]] of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Dancing Mad]], clocking in at 13:05. He even manages to have his guitar do Kefka's EvilLaugh.
33	** He caps off 2020 with an 8 minute mix of "[[https://youtu.be/Onj-LthpnIM God-Shattering Star]] from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' along with Nicolas Daoust providing the operatic vocals.
34	** Most of his ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' tracks are this, but special mention goes to his medley of the final boss theme of ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Oq7P2n4fQ Suite: The Star Conquering Traveler]], which includes all of the movements for a whopping total of '''12:36'''!
35	* EvilCostumeSwitch: He starts off his 2020 version of [[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 Pokey Means Business]] in a white shirt, though once the song gets heavier, his shirt is now a black ''[=EarthBound=]'' shirt with Giygas's form on it.
36	* FreezeFrameBonus: In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LNa-mmpw2A Confronting Myself]]" from ''VideoGame/{{Celeste}}'', very briefly at the 4:09 mark, Jonny's in his old suit and hat from when he originally started doing [=GaMetal=].
37	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Sometimes the gameplay footage will contain a funny occurrence or joke.
38	** "[[VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe Dirty and Beauty]]" shows Kirby repeatedly headbanging using the Beetle ability.
39	** 2019's AprilFoolsDay entry, the stage theme from ''VideoGame/NineteenFortyTwo'', shows the plane [[PacifistRun not shooting the enemy planes at all]], only destroying an enemy plane by colliding with it.
40	** Partway through his version of [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Heavy Lobster's theme]], Kirby uses the Paint ability on the lobster, [[AIRoulette which blinds it, completely changing up its pattern to something more random]].
41	** "[[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Ultimate Koopa]]" ends with the Bowser puppet mugging the camera in the bottom-left frame.
42	* FunWithAcronyms: Before changing to [=GaMetal=], the project was called [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Nintendo Experienced Shred]].
43	* GratuitousLatin: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLh1dcOsOt0 Daughter of the Dark God]]", the final boss theme for ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'', has this with guest vocalist Marie-Ève Ermel providing vocals.
44	* HolidayEpisode:
45	** Mrs. Atma gets to pick a song for Valentine's Day.
46	** An oddball song is covered for April Fools' Day.
47	** Jonny handpicks a song for his birthday in July.
48	** Something spooky is covered to celebrate Halloween.
49	** A wintry song is covered around Christmas.
50	** Jonny usually releases a GrandFinale for the year around New Year's Eve.
51	* {{Instrumentals}}: All but a few [=GaMetal=] songs are this. {{Justified\|Trope}} as they're all remixes of songs from VideoGames, which are for the most part instrumental. There's only been one case where a previously vocal song was covered instrumentally, namely the ''[[VideoGame/SonicColors Reach For The Stars]]'' remix in the ''Sonic Fan Medley''.
52	* InTheHood: He has one on for the first half of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncibgLSpkN8 Hyness (Hooded/Unhooded)]]".
53	* LargeHam: In body language, specifically. Him playing the guitar often ends up looking [[https://youtu.be/XcjP-py_M-0?t=1m25s rather overenthusiastic.]]
54	* MundaneMadeAwesome: With other musicians handling the lead instruments for most of the song, Jonny's main contribution to the ''[[VideoGame/PepsiMan Pepsi Man Pepsi Jam]]'' video is to SkywardScream "Pepsi Man" over and over while gesturing dramatically at a held can of Pepsi.
55	* NoNameGiven: Jonny Atma's real last name is unknown, as Atma is a stage name.
56	* PacifistRun: During his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABNsGynEVXY Stage Theme]] mix of ''VideoGame/NineteenFortyTwo'', the clips of the game have the plane not shooting back at all outside of crashing into one plane.
57	* {{Portmanteau}}: [=GaMetal=], of [[VideoGame Game]] and "Metal", for HeavyMetal.
58	* PronouncingMyNameForYou: In both the official bio and the music video for ''[[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Revenge Of Meta Knight]]'', it's heavily implied that [[HaveAGayOldTime Gay Metal]] is the only way you ''can't'' pronounce it.
59	--> '''Jonny:''' "'Well, it's not Gay Metal', I told him. [[NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat Not that there is anything wrong with gay metal, ya know.]]"
60	* {{Retraux}}: The occasional [[SongStyleShift 8-bit interludes.]]
61	* RunningGag:
62	** [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Super Sonic]] frequently shows up playing keyboard during solos and is occasionally even credited in the ending.
63	** "When is [[VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies Void Termina]]?"[[note]]A widely-requested song. This is Jonny's way of acknowledging the popularity of this request, and he finally released The Star-Conquering Traveler medley for the 2019 finale.[[/note]]
64	** A [[VideoGame/{{Kirby}} Waddle Dee]] occasionally shows up [[FunnyBackgroundEvent in the background]] of various videos. Such as appearing in the game-play footage like ''[[VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney Apollo Justice]]'' or as a plush in different shots.
65	** If a song has anything to do with Bowser, a Bowser puppet will usually be part of the performance. The puppet also makes an appearance whenever harsh vocals or growling is involved.
66	* SeasonFinale: The last [=GaMetal=] song of each year is typically something significant, usually an EpicRocking medley like ''[[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES Medley]]'' and ''[[CallBack Blast From The Past]]''.
67	* SelfBackingVocalist: On songs where he does vocals. One example is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy4mnbwV4kQ Lifelight]].
68	* SongStyleShift: A majority of [=GaMetal=] songs make use of this, most frequently to an acoustic segment, but also occasionally to a synthetic orchestra, techno break, or, in the case of ''[[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Masked Dedede]]'' and ''[[Franchise/AceAttorney Pursuit ~ Cornered]]'', an 8-bit solo.
69	* StylisticSuck: The acoustic short for Wood Man's stage is a rendition of "mm2wood".
70	* SuddenlyVoiced: Though the songs are usually instrumental, vocals slip in here and there, most notably in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ara-kTQGjYk his version]] of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII "One Winged Angel"]], and earlier, the ''[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic Fan Medley]]'', where Jonny sang the vocals for [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 "City Escape", "Supporting Me" (Biolizard)]], and [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog "Never Turn Back"]]. The same medley featured vocals by Edobean for [[VideoGame/SonicR "Super Sonic Racing"]]; she also provided vocals for his version of [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards 02's theme]].. He also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy4mnbwV4kQ sings the Lifelight]] theme from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
71	* SurprisinglyGentleSong: His remix of [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Dire Dire Docks]] is this, with it only picking up in intensity in the middle. The gameplay clips reflects it with Mario, Yoshi and even Luigi swimming through the level.
72	* TitleScream: His video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_9YH6BS5jU&feature=youtu.be Heavy Lobster]] has him just shouting the title character's name for lyrics.
73	* UpdatedReRelease: Each year since 2015, in the month of May, Jonny will redo a handful of his past remixes and throw a few new ones, sometimes dropping several songs a week, in what he appropriately calls "May Madness." With that said, not all cases of this trope are done in the month of May.
74	** March 30, 2018 had him redo the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJpqtcEUU2o Revenge of Meta Knight Medley]].
75	** June 15, 2018 had him redo the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2QJ6gV2XGo Dark Star Core theme]].
76	** June 15, 2019 had him redo [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2NhcFrtrrY Dancing Mad]] in all its glory, with more lyrics.
77	** November of 2019 has him take it up to eleven; he's releasing a ''full album's worth'' of updated songs from his Jonny Death days, starting with his very first song (first recorded circa 2005): [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6FTk0dy30M Jungle / Base / Boss from Contra]]. He calls the project [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD9_puEv0hs GaMetal Project One]].
78	** January 24, 2020 had him redo his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV_ZzrZXIx0 vocal version of 02]], with Edobean once again providing the vocals. (The instrumental version had been [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs6b6qZm7aA remade]] in the previous year's May Madness.)
79	* WithholdingTheirName: Music/GaMetal[='s=] creator has the stage name Jonny Atma, but his real last name is unknown. He described it in an interview as '[[OverlyLongName long]], German, [[EmbarrassingLastName and very unsexy]]'.
80	* WithLyrics: ''[[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards 02]]'' was initially produced as an instrumental track like most of the other songs, but was given lyrics by Cecily Lopez (Edobean). The lyrical version was later remade and posted to the [=GaMetal=] Website/YouTube channel. A newer version of this song with slightly changed lyrics (and improved sound quality) was submitted in January 2020, again sung by Lopez.

Context Music / GaMetal