Thunderblade
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 33/100
- Length
- 4:36
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY2000226
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, Thunderblade sits in B minor (10A) at 174 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Darker than 93% of Metrik's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 92% of Metrik's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 89% of Metrik's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 84% of Metrik's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Thunderblade in?
Thunderblade by Metrik is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Thunderblade?
Thunderblade runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Thunderblade?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Thunderblade good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 174 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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