🥷Ronin Spotlight - Lame Genie

 Lame Genie is an independent metal instrumental band that makes a lot of covers of video game music.  In this case, they covered the whole soundtrack for one of my favorite video games of all time...Mega Man 2!  This hall of fame caliber 8-bit video game got the musical reformation that it has always deserved.  The performance of each member was spot on.  The drums we double-kicking their way through and changing it up along the way, keeping the song true to its origin.  The lead guitar played the melodies just how they are remembered with extremely tasteful squeals, doodly-doos and soaring solos, as well as adding guitar solos that were not in the game.  Rhythm guitars were also done expertly, with the bass line riffing along with these heavy rhythms.

I don't normally prefer instrumental rock, but whether it's the nostalgia and/or the incredible performance and sound quality, not to mention the significant amount of effort behind it, I can't quit listening to the whole album front to back.

Listen to Lame Genie's Mega Man II: The Metal Album and support them!  Buy the album...and/or go see them play through the album live in the Rhode Island area!

https://lamegenie.bandcamp.com/album/mega-man-ii-the-metal-album