Heavy Metal music in games

[trap15]

I concur. I know lots of people who find Cocobat very unappealing (they often call me out on my shit taste, but fuck that! ), but I think they're probably my favorite punk/metal/whatever band.

[Ex-Cyber]

Which one of the following pictures makes you think "metal":

In all honesty? Neither. The Eliminate Down poster speaks to me more of an idealized notion of a late '70s/early '80s track that somehow manages to embody experimental+prog+space+butt rock all at once.

(also, looking at related videos: Billy Squier, for all his... uh... inspiration from Robert Plant's vocal style, recruited a pretty decent guitarist; guy shoulda done game soundtracks)

[Gespenst]

Does Jets 'n' Guns and DMC 3 (battle themes) still counts?

This, too?

[ChainsawGuitarSP]

Daemon Bride.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49rKkTMqCxs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NGgkwK_7PI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55E0b8NpWrA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojbjaxbDOPw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyRIVSCdLIc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXZ6o8ec9Wc

[Acid King]

The Hokuto No Ken fighting game had some metal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwV7YbOEVQ4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43RVlnGxPOM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeqPfoAlgjk

Which one of the following pictures makes you think "metal":

I don't associate metal with spaceships at all. The Eliminate Down art makes me think prog, the Castlevania art looks like it could be the cover for a shitty modern symphonic metal record.

[Obiwanshinobi]

Eliminate Down cover looks totally like an amateurish demo tape cover or something like that. I probably still have some of those cassettes over here (just no use for cassettes anymore). "Prog" means fuck all nowadays (it's usually used to describe something downright regressive).
My problem with Kojima Ayami's take on Castlevania isn't the dude's effeminate appearance. It's just that they look like good for nothing. Belmonts used to be working class heroes you know.
P.S. I get it! Eliminate Down art reminds me of Voivod, no less.

[Acid King]

"Prog" means fuck all nowadays.

Prog means something pretty specific to me, which is presumably what you were asking for with the question "which makes you think..." Eliminate Down just makes me think of a poor man's combination of Giger's work with ELP and Hawkwind's space imagery overkill.

Castlevania reads more metal to me, with the castle, red moon, and what looks like fire and demon/monster wings. I don't think the pompous/effeminate appearance of the people detracts from that, given the prevalence of medieval/sword and sorcery imagery in metal and stuff like Witchfinder General's Friends of Hell and other art that used those kind of characters.

[Mischief Maker]

Heavy Metal: FAKK2, obviously.

[Ghegs]

Needs more Silver Surfer.

[Obiwanshinobi]

Prog means something pretty specific to me, which is presumably what you were asking for with the question "which makes you think..." Eliminate Down just makes me think of a poor man's combination of Giger's work with ELP and Hawkwind's space imagery overkill.

I always thought that ELP album cover (and Danzig III) looked very metal. Heavy Metal imagery is fairly suffused with SF traits: Sodom, Kreator, Iron Maiden even... Maybe it's less obvious from the North American point of view, but then there's Voivod. Sword & sorcery antics are just one facet of it all.
I do find the Castlevania art less amateurish than that of Eliminate Down, but then again, metal artistry is rather sophomorical at heart.
When I for one hear "prog", this comes to mind:

[TLB]

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malice mizer









NOT Spriggan but SAPPHIRE, Final Fantasy (X), Twisted Metal (2), Advance Wars (Days of Ruin), guitar hero

[Obiwanshinobi]

I wish people started to specify WHICH Spriggan they mean (I know about at least three games called something Spriggan something).

Oh good, it's on Youtube. Super Famicom Can Be Metal As Fuck Too.

Hell yeah. Bastard!! always makes me think of this.

[Udderdude]

Blatant self-plug : XOP Black has quite a lot of metal-ish music.

[BIL]

How'd I forget Ys IV (PCE-CD)'s final boss theme. Helluva groove to it.

[TLB]

I actually meant SAPPHIRE, not Spriggan.

[trap15]

Ginga Fukei Densetsu: Sapphire is metal as hell. I love that soundtrack so much.

[Ex-Cyber]

I submit for your consideration Yuzo Koshiro - Revenge of Shinobi - Terrible Beat.

I don't know if that's "metal" or just "detuned tandem harpsichord on meth". or if there's even a difference.

[Gespenst]

No love for Metal Slug 5's BGM? :\