Crunchy guitar riffs blasting through PS2 speakers at full volume. Heavy Metal Thunder: The Recordings is exactly what it sounds like, a mech-action soundtrack that refuses to chill. Tracks like "LOVE TERRORIST" and "Madness" hit with that mid-2000s Japanese rock energy that the PS2 era did so well.
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Then you get "Robot's Ballad" slowing things down just enough to make you feel something before the next boss fight kicks in. "Riding a Dolphin" exists on this tracklist and honestly that rules. The whole thing sounds like a late-night anime block crossed with an arcade brawler.
If you ever wanted a soundtrack that treats subtlety as a suggestion, this is your weekend sorted.