Final Payment

Vitals

Final Payment

Duration: 6'

Instrumentation: Metal band (vocals, 2 guitars, bass, drums)

Performances

• World Premiere:Sonic Boom, May 3, 2010. CalArts ROD. 20+ piece experimental metal ensemble under the direction of Ulrich Krieger.

Notes

Final Payment is an experimental metal song drawing heavily from the death metal tradition. It is based on a found text, "FINAL PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ON YOUR APPROVE FUND", which arrived in my email box. The text, supposedly authored by Secretary United Nations, suggests that I am due a large sum of money, but that someone is claiming I'm dead and is trying to collect on my behalf. It then asks me to confirm whether I am dead or not.