| Shadow of Chernobyl - Dirge for the Planet [Cover By DAR]

Just as I had promised to several folks earlier in the year, here’s my take on Fire Lake’s “Dirge for the Planet“ from the STALKER series! Many thanks to all the fans whom left kind words and support for my previous STALKER cover, “Live to Forget“! I also want to thank you all for your patience in waiting for this cover. It may take me a while to get to songs, but I always try my best to deliver on them when I’m finally able to record. Man, this is such a hauntingly somber track. A beautifully melancholic track that wonderfully fits the wasteland that is “The Zone“. I remember falling in love with this track as soon as I heard it on Sidorovich’s radio in the basement/shop. I tried my best to stay true to the original, while also trying to combine the acoustic and piano versions of the song. As much as I love the acoustic version from the soundtrack release, its a shame that the piano version that we heard in game never got a proper rel