Crunchy arcade rock with a side of complete genre whiplash. GuitarFreaksV2 and DrumManiaV2 hit arcades in 2006, and this soundtrack swings from face-melting to adorable without warning. "Tizona d'El Cid" is this dramatic classical-guitar-meets-metal piece that absolutely rips, "Metal Queen" lives up to its name with pure aggression, and then "魔法のタルト" shows up sounding like a pastry shop theme.
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The Konami original tracks are the real draw. "Spellbound" has that hypnotic groove, "Atalante" opens with confidence, and "Blood And Thunder" just goes. But the deep cuts matter too. "香港☆超特急Z" is high-speed Chinese-flavored nonsense in the best way, and "しっぽのロック" is rock about...
tails? This set even includes the menu BGMs, from card insertion jingles to session entry screens. Every sound that cabinet made, preserved. If you want to understand why people pumped coins into GITADORA machines for hours, put on "¥真超深TION¥" and try to sit still.