Metal 8 today. Probably made a mistake by consulting Youtube for how to beat Metal 7; the loading took so long (>5 minutes I think) that I broke my rhythm and lost 1 life + got

in quick succession.
Got all three kinds of umbrellas once on this run. Was also helped by a

. Could have been much better if I could have skipped 54.8 though; I think I lost 4 lives there.