Heads Will Roll
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 147
- Half-time
- 74
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 32/100
- Length
- 2:53
- Released
- 2025
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -4.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.4 dB
- ISRC
- USUG12503992
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Heads Will Roll is a fast techno track in G major (9B) at 147 BPM. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Hotter than 97% of Marlon Hoffstadt's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 83% of Marlon Hoffstadt's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 78% of Marlon Hoffstadt's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 75% of Marlon Hoffstadt's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Heads Will Roll in?
Heads Will Roll by Marlon Hoffstadt is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Heads Will Roll?
Heads Will Roll runs at 147 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Heads Will Roll?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Heads Will Roll good for peak time?
With energy 99 out of 100 at 147 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 147 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 138-156 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 147 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 147 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
