"Only The Wind Calls My Name" Neither Kit nor Kathryn Kvanderwyk have made Cosumar's final squad for World Cup 81.
It is the first time in over a decade that the Vanquishers will march on without at least one of the Fiefdom's favorite sporting siblings - "KitKat" as they are affectionately known - amongst the ranks. But that won't stop the Kvanderwyks from making their presence felt in the Free Republics and Banija!
They may have over 120 caps and 25 international goals between them on the pitch, but Kit and Kat are nearly as synonymous with Cosumar's world-famous heavy metal scene as its national team! How? Keep reading.
Alongside a soccer career that has taken him from the Härlighet Ligan to Schottia to Brenecia, Kit has found time to start and grow
KvanderFest. The huuuge metal festival has become the crown jewel of Cosumar's
Metallgalen. A guitarist and vocalist, he has sporadically appeared in one-off side-projects to let his hair down (which is always tied up for matches) during off-seasons (left). Kathryn, meanwhile, headed up the idea of adding a record label and promotional wing to Kit's business, and has become a social media influencer in the metal community herself (right).
Now, for the first time, they'll join forces on stage for a special performance at the World Cup 81 Concert! Perhaps channeling their bitter disappointment at not playing in the tournament, Kit and Kathryn Kvanderwyk will perform a heart-wrenching Black Metal duet simply as... "Kvanderwyk". Kit will play the bass and take on vocal duties on the song, entitled "Only the Wind Calls My Name", while Kathryn will play lead guitars. Synth and drum sounds have been pre-programmed. Might this "band" be a project they'll expand upon after their soccer careers? They even have a logo!
"We love and support extreme music as a form of self-expression because it is uniquely potent in drawing upon and
casting out all that is primal, dark and negative within us all, allowing us to be happier people in our day-to-day lives," Kit Kvanderwyk said at the press announcement. "We want to share that transformative power with the soccer world - the only other thing we love more than metal."
The metallic performance is expected to be quite a... change of pace... amongst the uplifting, celebratory proceedings. The raw, "scary" sound and heavy lyrical themes may even shock some nationalities present. Whether the Kvanderwyk siblings win any new fans of Black Metal music or not, their appearance at the World Cup Concert is sure to bring
plenty of publicity to the Cosumarite metal scene and, of course, KvanderFest.
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(OOC: This is a song in the style of depressive or atmospheric black metal, sonically similar to this one by Woods of Desolation or this one by ColdWorld. I imagine the vocal delivery to contrast back and forth between slow, sorrowful speech and despairing shrieks. Kit will primarily be accompanied by the same fuzzy, hypnotic guitar riff that Kat repeats in ebbs and flows throughout the song until the big emotive key-change and climax.)--------------------------------
*eerie ambient sounds*
(footsteps, rustling leaves, wind, whispers)
*hypnotic Atmospheric Black Metal riff fades in with swirling drums*
Day by day I wither away,
A frozen shell of my former self
Wails echo in the walls of my mind,
My mouth remains shut
I walk a thousand miles yet get nowhere,
Searching for a spark of life
My gaze turns to the sky,
Arms stretching out in longing
Oh, cruel, indifferent world!
Let me feel the sun on my cheeks again!
Let my veins gush with blood once more!
*instrumental break following distorted scream*
Darkness envelops every light,
To shine no more
Why aspire to be anything,
We all share the same fate
Dreams of yesterday turn to dust,
Into the howling wind they fade
Clutch at the withered strands of life,
Hold them close to your heart
Hope torments my ever weary soul,
I know it can never be
In THIS moment, I release everything
[Siblings combine:]
I RECEDE INTO THE VOID
*emotive instrumental climax*
*eventually slows down and fades into soft, ambient outro with a haunting acoustic melody*
[Whispered:]
Only the wind will call my name
Until into Death's arms I collapse