Pure early-2000s arcade metal that sounds like someone plugged a guitar into a PS2 dev kit and went feral. Guilty Gear XX launched in 2002 and Daisuke Ishiwatari's compositions hit harder than most actual rock albums that year.
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"HOLY ORDERS (BE JUST OR BE DEAD)" is all righteous fury and shredding leads for Ky, "WRITHE IN PAIN" twists Millia's theme into something beautiful and vicious, and "BABEL NOSE" for Jam is this high-energy funk-metal hybrid that makes zero sense and completely works.
The versus theme "NOONTIME" sets up every Sol vs Ky match like a concert opener. "FEEDBACK" as the opening track wastes no time letting you know this game means business. There's a track called "SUCK A SAGE" and it's genuinely one of the hardest songs on the disc.
Only Guilty Gear. If you grew up in arcades and missed this one, you owe yourself the full tracklist front to back.