{"id":30314,"date":"2026-05-01T23:43:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=30314"},"modified":"2026-05-01T23:43:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:43:44","slug":"vm-protocol-ghost-of-the-abyss-international-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/vm-protocol-ghost-of-the-abyss-international-version\/","title":{"rendered":"VM Protocol &#8211; Ghost of the Abyss (International Version)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the songwriter, &#8220;Ghost of the Abyss&#8221; is the first stage\u00a0of the Abyssal Shield saga (Phase 1), involving the listener in a story about modern submarine warfare and the symbolic &#8220;ghosts&#8221; of the ocean, nuclear submarines, their hidden power, and technological dominance in the deep. The song begins in a symphonic power metal style, with obvious influences from Nightwish, Stratovarius, and Sonata Arctica. From early on, it creates a cinematic and fantasy-driven atmosphere, combining melodic arrangements with a dramatic, theatrical performance that emphasises its sci-fi concept. Around 1:53, cool synth lines provide a change that goes into an almost a cappella section, building suspense until exploding into a full-blown metal burst. This is followed by thunderous drumming and an expressive guitar solo, which add to the track&#8217;s epic character.Later, at around 3:15, the cello adds a neoclassical layer to the music. This instrument takes the lead, bringing dimension and feeling while directing the song&#8217;s dramatic flow in an approach similar to the electric guitar. Despite some minor production issues with the audio frequencies, the music offers a thrilling and epic\u00a0experience. Ghost of the Abyss is a cinematic metal work that \u00a0combines a fantasy storyline, massive symphonic arrangements, and contemporary metal flame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Ghost of the Abyss - International Version\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/2n1QKgjnkIUMu74kYzWNEp?si=63e77fdfe36149c1&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VMProtocol\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VMProtocol<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/VM_Protocol\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/VM_Protocol<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the songwriter, &#8220;Ghost of the Abyss&#8221; is the first stage\u00a0of the Abyssal Shield&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,5],"tags":[155,5052],"class_list":["post-30314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hard-music","category-reviews","tag-power-metal","tag-vm-protocol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30314"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30317,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30314\/revisions\/30317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}