This metal version of Saint-Saëns’ Danse Bacchanale is utterly righteous and will melt your face

13 October 2016, 10:53

saint-saens danse baccanale metal version

Guitarist and arranger extraordinaire Connor Gallagher has struck again - this time taking on a rampant Saint-Saëns dance.

Taken from his opera Samson and Delilah, Saint-Saëns’ Danse Bacchanale is well-known to imbibers and revellers the world over for its rather infectious rhythms and folk melodies.

But this version, impeccably and faithfully crafted by Connor Gallagher, turns it into a face-melting metal guitar workout with extra widdles:

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