A.D.A.M. Music Project build songs the way some studios build game worlds. The collective, led by Adam DeGraide with long-time collaborator Dameon Aranda, writes rock tracks around characters and settings pulled from classic and modern video games. Different singers step in depending on the story. On “They Are Here,” that role belongs to Lacy Saunders, fronting one of their heaviest and most film-ready singles so far.
The track feels built for a chase scene. Guitars hit in thick, palm-muted bursts, drums stay locked in around a straight rock pulse, and synth details flicker around the edges like warning lights. Saunders cuts straight through that wall of sound, switching between clean, steady lines and harsher shouts when the song needs more bite. You can hear why they lean on her here, she sells the feeling of something closing in without oversinging it.
Lyrically, it plays like a run-for-your-life monologue, closer to a survival horror cutscene than a standard rock radio hook. When the lead guitar steps out for a solo, it does not pull the track away from that mood, it just pushes the tension up another notch before everything slams back into the final chorus.
“They Are Here” sits somewhere between hard rock, alt metal, and game score. It is easy to picture it over end credits, a sci-fi trailer, or an esports highlight reel, anything that needs a clear sense of threat and release. AMP are writing for players as much as listeners, and this one sounds ready-made for both.
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