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Above: 'Axe Tales' by MegaDriver

A new promotional album from the band, titled 'Metal for Gamers,' was released as a free download today. The three-track recording apparently represents a new direction for the group, which has traditionally created instrumental metal covers of game songs. According to today's press release:

"The soundtrack from classical games, in its vast majority, is composed by instrumental music. Translate these tunes in 'Heavy Metal', with aggressive guitars, bass and drums lines, have been the job for MegaDriver in the past years. But the band felt the need to create something new. Metal For Gamers has three new songs and a differential: lyrics."

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