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Know Your MAG: Metroid Metal

November 27, 2012 | Patrick Gann | Comments Off on Know Your MAG: Metroid Metal Share this Know Your MAG: Metroid Metal

Another of the MAGFest regulars, and one of the most celebrated at the show, this band has been doing nothing but Metroid for the better part of a decade. And in what style, you ask? Metal, of course. Hardcore, polyrhythmic, math-heavy, no-vocals metal. These arrangements are a music theory lover’s wet dream.

The band is sort of a super-group at this point, as most of its members have their own thing going on. The band’s founder, “Stemage” (Grant Henry), has his own side projects going. The lead guitarist, “Danimal Cannon,” will be playing as part of Armcannon and doing his own chiptune show as well.

I love seeing these guys perform. They’re a personal favorite every single year. The big question: will they have any new material, or will it be a selection of classics? We’ll find out on Thursday night, January 3.

For more on this band, just search our Metroid Metal tag.
Doujin, Game Music

Harmony of a Hunter Expanded: 101% Run Coming Nov 2012

August 28, 2012 | Patrick Gann | Comments Off on Harmony of a Hunter Expanded: 101% Run Coming Nov 2012 Share this

One of the nominated albums for best fan arrange / doujin of 2011, “Harmony of a Hunter” (celebrating the Metroid series), is about to get a serious upgrade.

Last year’s album had 36 tracks, covering most themes from most of the Metroid games. In November 2012, the companion album “Harmony of a Hunter: 101% Run” is going to cover all of the music they *didn’t* get to cover in the previous album. That’s right: it’s going to be even bigger than the previous album, and though some source tunes will be covered a second time, there will be no recycled arrangements or tracks from the old album.

Above is one of three preview demo-reels currently available on the Shinsparkers website. Lots of great names appearing in the credits list, including one of my personal favorites: Mazedude (who also worked on the first HoaH album).

When the album drops, know that it will be totally free, so there will be no reason not to check it out. We’ll have more on the album as we get closer to the November release. Until then, be sure to follow the Facebook Harmony of a Hunter page to stay up-to-date on the latest news and preview tracks.
Game Music

Giveaway Reminder: Metroid Arrange 25th Anniversary Album

January 5, 2012 | Jayson Napolitano | 1 Comment Share this

We’re off to MAGFest today, but we wanted to remind you that tomorrow is the last day to enter our giveaway contest to win a copy of the Metroid 25th Anniversary Album by the Bad Dudes. See the original post here for details, but all you have to do is interact with us on our Twitter account (@OSVgamemusic).

Good luck, and hope to see you at MAGFest!
Game Music

Win Yourself a Merry Little Metroid

December 30, 2011 | Jayson Napolitano | Comments Off on Win Yourself a Merry Little Metroid Share this Win Yourself a Merry Little Metroid

Yes, we have a copy of the Metroid Arrange 25th Anniversary Album from the Bad Dudes to give away to our readers, courtesy of our friend mustin. Actually, the more I type that album title, the stranger I find it (I always want to type Metroid 25th Anniversary Arrange Album). In any case, we had a blast listening to the album, and if you by chance haven’t already picked it up (there are only 1,000 copies in existence!), here’s your chance to own your own little piece of history!

What do you have to do to win? Simple! Hit us up on Twitter (@OSVgamemusic) with a reply to one of our daily tweets and we’ll select a winner at random after a week’s duration to win a copy of the album. We’ll accept entries all the way from December 30, 2011 (today) through next week (January 6, 2012) at 11:59 PM PST.

Get on it, and let us know what you think of the latest effort from the Bad Dudes.
Game Music, Reviews

Who’s Bad? Metroid Arrange 25th Anniversary (Review)

December 19, 2011 | Jayson Napolitano | 4 Comments Share this

While The Bad Dudes announced their 25th anniversary tribute to the Metroid franchise back in August, we haven’t heard a whole lot about it leading up to its December 20th release date. I felt there was much more hype behind CHRONOTORIOUS, which I loved to death, but I admit I actually preferred having this album a little more nebulous before I was finally given the opportunity to listen to it.

The album is out tomorrow, and we’ve checked out all it has to offer. Will it hold your ears in captivity with each and every piece?

Find out in our review after the jump. (more…)
Doujin, Game Music

Bad Dudes Announces New Metroid Arrangement Album

August 31, 2011 | Audun Sorlie | Comments Off on Bad Dudes Announces New Metroid Arrangement Album Share this

With minty fresh feet and an anniversary to celebrate, Bad Dudes are finally back to announce their newest, and maybe biggest album to date. In 09, they were responsible for one of the coolest CD’s to be released that year, Chronotorious, while last year saw 2 incredible releases from Mustin’s The One Ups, namely Super Mario Kart and Intergalactic Redux. (well technically the latter came out the first few days of January of this year, but be quiet you)

The fearsome ensemble are now ready to travel beyond time and further than the race track, we are now seeing Bad Dudes head on with Metroid, Nintendo’s legendary atmospheric space adventure. This year is the 25th anniversary of the series, and while it has been celebrated musically already with Harmony of a Hunter, the diversity that Bad Dudes always delivers makes the promise for this album reach an all new high. The album is set to be released this December, and samples as well as news will be released steadily leading up to the release. Be sure to check back regularly.

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Doujin, Game Music, Reviews

A Friendly Rivalry: OCR Vs. Bad Dudes in Heroes Vs. Villains (Review)

March 28, 2011 | Jayson Napolitano | Comments Off on A Friendly Rivalry: OCR Vs. Bad Dudes in Heroes Vs. Villains (Review) Share this

There was a lot of buzz surrounding the OverClocked ReMix (OCR) versus Bad Dudes remix project, Heroes Vs. Villains. The concept is pretty awesome: let the OCR guys tackle the hero themes from various games, while the Bad Dudes respond with their remix of the corresponding villain. This creates a friendly competition not only between sounds, but between remixing communities, if you want to call the Bad Dudes their own community.

What you end up with are 20 remixes of some of our favorite tracks that the game industry has had to offer, and even a turncoat, as the leader of the Bad Dudes tackles a hero theme to counter his own Bad Dude!

Hit the jump for our review of the free OCR album. (more…)