It’s almost here, the Metroid Metal studio album is right around the corner! Grant Henry, AKA Stemage is well known for his work on Metroid Metal [1] where he has arranged the full soundtracks for Metroid, Metroid 2 and Super Metroid into pure metal glory, and has gone on to start arranging the music from the Prime series. Last year, he put together a live band consisting of Dan Taylor, Dan Behrens, Mike Molnar and Kevin Lawrence for an amazing performance at MAGFest 7 and also to record the long awaited Metroid Metal studio album! The release date is September 8, 2009, so get your wallets ready and be prepared for what might be the best game arrangement CD of 2009. They posted a preview on YouTube for everyone to enjoy.
You can also catch Metroid Metal live at PAX at September 4th, and pre-order their CD here [2]. Be sure to watch for our review of the album soon!
Do you feel the Metroid spirit is retained in the metal style? And is there any other game you would like to see get similar treatment?
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#1 Comment By Jayson Napolitano On August 18, 2009 @ 1:06 am
Wow, that “intro” from the original Metroid is absolutely beautiful. Can’t wait to hear the whole thing. Anyway, dunno if this thing is going to beat CHRONOTORIOUS… going to be pretty hard pressed! And The OneUps have the Mario Kart album next month too!
#2 Comment By Juha On August 18, 2009 @ 3:14 am
My weekly allowance is vanishing viciously. Yesterday CHRONOTORIOUS, now this…
#3 Comment By rocketboot On August 18, 2009 @ 2:37 pm
Okay that was pure awesome, but WTF was with the Metroid RickRoll at the end?!?! …. I kind of hope that’s on the album. I just preordered 🙂
@ Jayson: The 1ups are doing MarioCart? YES!!!! And Chronotorious is going to kick ass. It is a good time to be a fan of videogame music.
#4 Comment By Patrick Gann On August 18, 2009 @ 9:02 pm
I’ve been following these guys for years. Like…for as long as they’ve been around. And they just keep getting better. Almost everything they’ve arranged is solid gold. They don’t miss a single note, all melodies are intact. The Brinstar/Kraid theme from original Metroid is beautiful. The “item room” arrangement is so clever! The opening theme rockin’ out in 7/4 is so hot! And…and…and… (running out of breath). I must have this CD!
#5 Comment By David Hsu On August 19, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
Wow, the end of that trailer is EPIC.