Metal Kombat for the Mortal Man

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Metal Kombat for the Mortal Man
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 31, 2007
Genre Video game metal, power metal, speed metal
Length48:44
Producer Powerglove
Powerglove chronology
Total Pwnage
(2005)
Metal Kombat for the Mortal Man
(2007)
Saturday Morning Apocalypse
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
G4 Favorable [1]

Metal Kombat for the Mortal Man [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] is the debut studio album by video game metal/power metal band Powerglove released October 31, 2007. The album contains cover versions of music from various video games, similar to their previous release, Total Pwnage .

Contents

The album was recorded in various locations and mixed at the band's home studio. [6]

Track listing

All songs arranged and remixed by Powerglove.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Sexy Robotnik" ( Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ) Masato Nakamura 3:47
2."Mario Minor" ( Super Mario Bros. / Super Mario World ) Koji Kondo 3:55
3."Fight On" ( Killer Instinct ) Robin Beanland, Graeme Norgate 6:14
4."Vanquish the Horrible Night" ( Castlevania II / Castlevania III )Kenichi Matsubara, Yoshinori Sasaki, Jun Funahashi, Yukie Morimoto3:57
5."Blasting the Hornet" ( Mega Man X3 )Kinuyo Yamashita3:14
6."The Duck Grinder" ( Duck Hunt ) Koji Kondo, Hirokazu Tanaka 2:20
7."Power, Wisdom, Courage" ( The Legend of Zelda / A Link to the Past / Ocarina of Time ) Koji Kondo 5:50
8."Omnishred (We're Gonna Need a Bigger Sword)" ( Final Fantasy VII ) Nobuo Uematsu 3:32
9."Holy Orders (Be Quick and Just Shred)" ( Guilty Gear X ) Daisuke Ishiwatari 4:30
10."Metal Kombat for the Mortal Man" ( Mortal Kombat / Mega Man 2 )Oliver Adams, Takashi Tateishi, Manami Matsumae, Yoshihiro Sakaguchi, Steve Jablonsky 3:36
11."Red Wings Over Baron" ( Final Fantasy IV ) Nobuo Uematsu 7:49

Personnel

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