Turn-of-the-millennium Konami arcade energy, packed with original J-rock bangers and licensed covers that go way harder than they needed to. Guitar Freaks 4thMIX and Drummania 3rdMIX dropped in 2001, and the tracklist is pure chaotic fun.
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"GIANT SLUG" opens with this stomping riff energy, "PRIMAL SOUL" in its long version stretches out into genuine prog territory, and then suddenly you're playing through "KILLER QUEEN" and "BORN TO BE WILD" because Konami just licensed whatever they wanted.
The original compositions hold their own against the covers. "Secrets of your heart" and "FuriFuri'60" show the range, bouncing from emotional ballad territory to retro novelty in back-to-back tracks. "SEA ANEMONES" has this weirdly beautiful vibe for a rhythm game song.
Long versions, short versions, the whole arcade experience preserved on disc. If you spent coins on Bemani cabinets in the early 2000s and want that exact dopamine hit again, press start.