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10 songs that feel like Motherfucker Redeemer

Matched to Motherfucker Redeemer by Godspeed You Black Emperor on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Motherfucker Redeemer
Godspeed You Black Emperor
intense 83/100 intensity 80 BPM
Through Silver in Blood — Neurosis intense 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100).

Cemetery Gates — Pantera intense 90 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

Fear and Sickness — Neurosis intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 95% alike.

I'm Broken — Pantera intense 92 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

Descending — Tool intense 90 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100).

Maggot Brain — Funkadelic intense 90 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

My Heart for Deliverance — Neurosis intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Measured 95% alike.

Lazaretto — Jack White intense 95 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

Ys — Joanna Newsom intense 100 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (85/100).

St. Matthew Passion — Johann Sebastian Bach intense 100 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (85/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Motherfucker Redeemer is more than you want right now.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 28/100, down from 83.

Soundtrack 2 My Life — Kid Cudi moderate 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge.

Light Blue by Snail Mail
Light Blue — Snail Mail moderate 72 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Valentine by Snail Mail
Valentine — Snail Mail moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 58/100, versus the original's 83.

Streamline by System of a Down
Streamline — System of a Down moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 61/100, down from 83.

War in the Mind by Lauryn Hill
War in the Mind — Lauryn Hill moderate 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 46/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mirror by Kendrick Lamar
Mirror — Kendrick Lamar moderate 88 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 46/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

reincarnated by Kendrick Lamar
reincarnated — Kendrick Lamar moderate 88 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 50/100, versus the original's 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Motherfucker Redeemer” by Godspeed You Black Emperor?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Through Silver in Blood” by Neurosis, “Cemetery Gates” by Pantera, “Fear and Sickness” by Neurosis — the top match scores 98% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Motherfucker Redeemer” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Soundtrack 2 My Life” by Kid Cudi, “Light Blue” by Snail Mail keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Motherfucker Redeemer”?

It measures 83/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 80 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 95% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 83/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus1/10
Workout6/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype7/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2012 in context

The 262 songs we’ve measured from 2012 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 9/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity83
Dynamics89
Tempo22
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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