Husky by the Geek

Benjamin Belmonte (born: ), also known online as Husky by the Geek, is a French musician who specializes in doing video game covers in heavy metal.
==History==
===2013===
Belmonte posted his first cover on September 15, 2013, which was a dungeon boss fight cover from Final Fantasy XIV. The next two covers were also from Final Fantasy XIV, which were "Fallen Angel" and "Torn from the Heavens". On October 13, Belmonte did the battle theme from Final Fantasy VII. The first cover aside from the Final Fantasy series was the Kanto battle theme and Elite Four theme from Pokémon Red & Blue.
On October 27, Belmonte did a cover of the Song of Storms from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. On December 17, Belmonte did a cover of the login theme from World of Warcraft.
===2014===
Belmonte opened things up for 2014 by doing a Star Wars series medley. Next in line came a Kingdom Hearts medley. On March 9, Belmonte did the first TV series cover, "I am the Doctor & Bad Wolf" from the Dr. Who series. On March 20, Belmonte did a cover of "Big Blue" combined with Super Smash Bros. and F-Zero. On April 3, a cover of the main theme from Game of Thrones was released.
On May 1, the first cover from the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the Ice Cap Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog was released. On May 14, a cover of "The Man with the Machine Gun" from Final Fantasy VIII was released. Two weeks later, a cover of "The Battle on the Big Bridge" from Final Fantasy V was released. On June 11, a cover of the opening stage from Mega Man X2 was released.
On June 25, the "Cornered" theme from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney was covered. On July 9, a cover of Mt. Gagazet from Final Fantasy X was released. On August 20, the Cannonball theme from Mega Man Zero 3 was released. On September 10, the first Street Fighter series cover was released, which was Ken's theme. On September 17, a cover of Terra's Theme from Final Fantasy VI was released.
Belmonte's first vocal performance came on September 25 with a cover of "Supporting Me" from Sonic Adventure 2. On October 3, a cover of the Esaka Hero Team Theme from King of Fighters 96 was released. On October 16, the theme "You're Not Alone" from Final Fantasy IX was covered. On October 29, Belmonte did a cover from the Castlevania series for the first time, which was "Bloody Tears". On December 11, a cover of the main theme from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS & Wii U was released, which served as a promotion for the recent releases of both versions. The last cover of 2014 was the main theme of Dr. Who, which released on December 22.
===2015===
The 2015 year kicked off with a medley of themes from Final Fantasy XIV, which released on January 9. On February 11, a cover of the Oath to Order from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask was released, which served as a promotion for the upcoming release of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D. On February 26, Belmonte released his first original song titled "Liberating The Overworld". The first Dragon Ball series cover came on March 21, which was Buu's Fury.
On April 2, a cover of the Seymour battle theme from Final Fantasy X was released. On May 7, Belmonte covered the boss theme from Final Fantasy VII. On June 12, Belmonte did a cover of the opening themes of Dragon Ball Z. On July 30, Belmonte did a cover of the Green Hill Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) in ten different styles. On November 2, Belmonte did a cover of the Corridors of Time from Chrono Trigger. On November 30, Belmonte covered the Asterisk boss theme from Bravely Default.
===2016===
Belmonte's first release of 2016 was a One Man Punch medley, which released on January 15. Two weeks later, on January 29, Belmonte did the opening stage from Mega Man X3. On February 19, Belmonte did the battle theme from Final Fantasy VIII. On March 23, Belmonte did the menu theme from Sonic Adventure 2. On April 15, Belmonte covered Guile's theme from Street Fighter in ten different styles.
On May 19, Belmonte released a cover of the battle theme from Final Fantasy IX. On June 17, Belmonte did the gumshoe theme from the Ace Attorney series. On July 1, Belmonte did the boss battle theme from Final Fantasy VI. Two weeks later, on July 15, Belmonte did a cover of the Chemical Plant Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog 2. This was also the first video where Belmonte was seen playing an Ibanez TAM10 8-string guitar.
On July 29, Belmonte covered the Pokémon theme in ten different styles. On August 12, Belmonte covered "Battle Against a True Hero" from Undertale. On September 16, Belmonte performed the opening stage from Mega Man Zero 2. On October 11, Belmonte did a cover of the Cosmo Canyon from Final Fantasy VII. On October 28, Belmonte id a cover of Gerudo Valley from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
To promote the release of Final Fantasy XV, Belmonte did covers with themes from the game, including the empire battle theme and boss battle theme.
===2017===
The third cover of his Final Fantasy XV run was the story boss battle theme, released on January 27. A month later, on February 27, Belmonte did a cover of Dr. Wily stages 1 and 2 from Mega Man 2 in ten different styles. On March 23, Belmonte did a cover of Dragon Roost Island from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
On April 28, Belmonte covered the Final Destination stage theme from Super Smash Bros. Brawl featuring Marc V/D Meulen doing the violin. On May 17, Belmonte did a medley with themes from Super Mario 64. The next three covers were themes from Final Fantasy XIV and their expansion titles, including the Alexander bosses, the Stormblood boss dungeon, and the Doma Castle.
On August 28, Belmonte covered act 1 of Studiopolis from Sonic Mania. On September 28, Belmonte did a cover of the battle theme from Final Fantasy VI. On October 30, Belmonte did a cover of the main theme from Mortal Combat. To promote the recent release of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Belmonte did a cover of the battle theme from the game, which was the last of 2017.
===2018===
Belmonte's first release of 2018 was the the opening theme from Chrono Cross, released on January 24. On February 27, Belmonte released a cover of the Rotten Vale battle theme from Monster Hunter: World. A month later, on March 27, Belmonte released a cover of Rainbow Road from Mario Kart 64.
On July 27, Belmonte did a dual cover of the main theme plus Cortez's theme from Crash Bandicoot Warped. On September 11, the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 incident, Belmonte released the opening stage theme from Mega Man X. On October 19, Belmonte did a cover of the character selection theme from Soul Calibur VI. The last release of 2018 was the eScape theme from Final Fantasy XIV, which released on December 19.
===2019===
The first cover to be released in 2019 was the theme of the Dark World from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, which took shape on January 24. Next in line came a cover of the main theme from Apex Legends, released on February 19. On April 25, a rendition of the Mega Man 3 title theme came. On June 3, Belmonte released a cover of the Demon Tower from Kingdom Hearts III'.
The next three covers were themes from Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, which were the boss dungeon theme, the twinning, and High Treason, released between July 2 and August 27. To promote the release of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Belmonte did a rendition of the Zinogre theme, released on September 30. To support the release of Pokémon Sword & Shield, Belmonte did a cover of the gym leader theme from the dual release, which posted on November 22. On December 31, the last cover was the main theme from The Mandalorian.
===2020===
Belmonte's first release of 2020 featured a 30-second guitar duel with Davie504. The first cover for the year was Boss Theme A from the first Final Fantasy game, released on January 30. The next two covers were themes from Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, which were "Mortal Instants" and "Return to Oblivion". After that, the next two in line were themes from Final Fantasy VII, the main battle theme and the Temple of the Ancients.
On June 16, Belmonte did a cover of Midna's Desperate Hour from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. On July 16, Belmonte did a cover of the Sky Lagoon from Mega Man X4. On September 14, Belmonte did themes from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, which featured the themes of Giorno, Jotaro, and Josuke.
On September 18, Belmonte released a rendition of the trailer theme of Final Fantasy XVI. On September 28, Belmonte did a cover of Kyo Kusanagi's theme from The King of Fighters '99. On October 13, Belmonte released a cover of the Liyue battle theme from Genshin Impact. On November 30, Belmonte released a cover of the Liberation Mission from Mega Man Battle Network 5. On December 11, Belmonte released a cover of "Rise" from Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensword with Studio Nicktendo doing the vocals. The last cover of 2020 was Marluxia's theme from Kingdom Hearts, posted on December 28.
===2021===
The opening cover of 2021 was the N1 battle theme from Mega Man Battle Network 3, released on June 11. On January 24, Belmonte released a cover of the main theme from Attack on Titan. On February 16, Belmonte released a cover of "Specialist" from Persona 4. On March 8, Belmonte released a cover of the main theme from Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers with Studio Nicktendo doing the vocals.
On March 15, Belmonte released a rendition of the battle theme from Persona 4. On March 24, Belmonte did a cover of the Asterisk boss theme from Bravely Default II. On April 6, Belmonte did a cover of the Shrine Ruins from Monster Hunter Rise. On April 25, Belmonte did a cover of "Song of the Ancients" from Nier Replicant. On May 9, Belmonte released a cover of "Beneath the Mask" from Persona 5.
On June 4, Belmonte released a newly revised medley of themes from Final Fantasy XIV along with its expansion titles, which featured over 40 additional collaborators, including Ferdk and others. After that, next came covers from Persona 5, including "Blooming Villain" and "Layer Cake". On July 11, the same day The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD was released, Belmonte did a cover of "Ballad of the Goddess" to support the game's release.
On July 26, Belmonte did a cover of the boss theme from Final Fantasy XIV into a styled soundfront of Persona 5. Even though both elements were combined, the cover lasted less than a minute. On August 10, Belmonte did a cover of the boss theme from Final Fantasy III. On August 27, Belmonte released a cover of the Spark Mandrill stage from Mega Man X. On September 3, Belmonte did a cover of Planet Wisp from Sonic Colors. On September 10, a cover of the Riville Prison battle theme from Tales of Arise was released.
On September 26, Belmonte released a medley of themes from Genshin Impact, which featured 26 other collaborators, including FamilyJules, ToxicxEternity, Ro Panuganti, and RichaadEB as additional guitarists. On October 3, Belmonte did a cover of "Big Shot" from Deltarune. On October 27, Belmonte did a cover of Mustadio's theme from Final Fantasy Tactics. On November 3, Belmonte released a cover of the Egg Reverie Zone from Sonic Mania. On November 22, Belmonte did a cover of Terran's first theme from Starcraft.
The next three covers featured themes from Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker. The first in line featured the opening song with StudioNicktendo and Alex Moukala doing the vocals.https://www.pcgamesn.com/final-fantasy-xiv-a-realm-reborn/ffxiv-anime-op The second of the three was the mini boss dungeon theme with Atelier Joshua as an additional guitarist. The third of the Endwalker covers was the dungeon theme. The final release of 2021 was a cover of Trial #1 from Endwalker, which posted on December 21.
==Equipment==
===Current===
*Sterling Music Man JP100: A 6-string electric guitar with a chocolate brown burst finish. Used as the lead guitar during covers.
*Fender Stratocaster - Final Fantasy XIV Limited Edition: A 6-string electric guitar with a deep midnight purple finish. Used for rhythm and clean duties.
*Schecter Omen Elite 8 Multiscale: An 8-string electric guitar with a deep ocean navy burst finish. Used for rhythm and clean duties.
*Alvarez Baritone ABT60E: A 6-string acoustic guitar with an antique cream beige finish.
*Dingwall NG2: A 5-string electric bass with a neon green finish.
===Former===
*Epiphone Les Paul Prophecy: A 6-string electric guitar with a deep mahogany finish. Used as the lead guitar during covers.
*Sterling Music Man Stingray 5: A 5-string electric bass with a deep black finish.
*Ibanez TAM-10: An 8-string electric guitar with a vast white finish. Used for rhythm and clean duties.
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