Hard-hitting synth rock that goes way harder than any 2007 doujin game has a right to. UNIversal SONority's soundtrack rips through Guardian themes like a boss rush where each fight gets its own identity. "Lunatic Drive" has this shredding synth lead over pounding drums that just refuses to let up.
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Then "Silent Time, Silent City" pulls everything back into this eerie stillness that actually makes you tense. The way "Demi-Human-Circuit" layers electronic pulses over distorted guitar. Each Guardian track escalates the intensity, from the calculated tension of "A Gate Keeper" to the absolute chaos of "HI'PrEsSurE+."
If you dig deep-cut Japanese indie soundtracks with serious attitude, queue this up tonight.