I’m very happy to inform all you Metal and shoot-em-up fans out there that MegaDriver has just released their “For Great Justice” album (don’t miss out on our interview with MegaDriver!). Yes, that’s correct, the whole album is based on songs from shoot-em-up games such as “Thunder Force IV“, “Salamander”, “Gradius III” and “Einhänder”:

“Hail Game Metal Bangers! For Great Justice! Every Zig is coming, you have no chance to survive make your time! The new SHMUP album by MegaDriver have arrived!” – Nino MegaDriver

So that means that you could get twenty awesome metal songs that’s based on some of the most famous shoot-em-up titles ever made! And speaking of which, here’s the track list for the “For Great Justice” album:

1. Thunder Thrash (Bosses Medley)[Thunder Force IV] 06:03
2. Metal Squad (Thunder Force IV) 03:34
3. Rising Blue Lightning (Thunder Force V) 03:26
4. Stand Up Against Myself (Thunder Force IV) 02:36
5. All Your Base Are Belong To Us (Zero Wing) 03:37
6. Blood-Stained Lake (Elemental Master) 02:39
7. Power Of Anger (Salamander) 02:45
8. A Long Time Ago (Gradius III) 03:52
9. Gaiaresu (Gaiares) 03:57
10. A Mission To Start (Gaiares) 03:26
11. Main Theme (Vapor Trail) 02:41
12. Stage 1 (R-Type) 02:44
13. The Void Of Space (Verytex) 03:07
14. Thermosphere (Einhänder) 03:39
15. Frontline Base (U.N. Squadron) 02:03
16. Fly To The Leaden Sky (Battle Garegga) 02:38
17. Fullmetal Fighter (M.U.S.H.A. Aleste) 02:20
18. Main Theme (Airwolf) 02:37
19. Stage Theme (Tiger Heli) 03:23
20. The Final Strike (After Burner) 05:29

In other words, “if” you like the sound of that, then you could get the “For Great Justice” album for as low as 7 USD via Bandcamp, cdbaby or Spotify. Well, I don’t know about you, but I’m going to pick up a copy of that album, because I find it to be really good \m/ And one more thing, don’t forget to check out MegaDriver’s “Thunder Force IV Bosses Themes Medley” video as well (you can watch that video down below). You see, it’s one of the coolest “Thunder Force IV” Metal videos that I’ve ever seen. So, check it out 😉

Robin “V-Act” Ek
Editor in chief
The Gaming Ground
Twitter: @TheGamingGround

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Tags: For Great Justice, Gamers, MegaDriver, Metal, Retro games, Shoot ‘em-up, Video game music