"Metal Squad" alone is worth the entire album. ThunderForce IV's 2014 collection showcases what might be the most technically impressive FM synthesis ever squeezed out of the Mega Drive's YM2612 chip. "Lightning Strikes Again" opens with this explosive energy that sets the bar impossibly high and then every stage theme somehow clears it.
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"Sand Hell" grinds with these crunchy, distorted tones that feel almost like real guitar, and "Sea of Flame" layers so many channels it sounds like the Genesis is about to melt. The way tracks shift between A and B sections mid-stage keeps everything unpredictable.
If you only ever listen to one Genesis shooter soundtrack, make it this one and don't look back.