A shmup soundtrack that opens with crunchy metal riffs instead of the chiptune you'd expect? Zander Noriega went full techno-metal for Steredenn: Binary Stars and it rules. "They're Everywhere" kicks in with this aggressive rhythm that makes dodging bullet patterns feel like a mosh pit, while "Theorem 199 (Supermassive)" layers electronic pulses over distorted guitars in a way that shouldn't work but absolutely does.
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The whole thing is fast, catchy, and unapologetically loud. Even the quieter moments in "Somewhere Out In Space" keep this restless energy underneath. Eleven tracks, thirty minutes, zero filler. If you've ever wanted a space shooter that sounds like it's being scored by a garage band in orbit, this is the one.