@Ahmad_Metallic: Quit music, why? They're at the top of their game in every possible way. Brave New World was a bit of shaky return but Dance of Death and AMOLAD have been stellar. And they still sound awesome live.
I have to thank Vice City for a lot of things. Countless hours of fun, an engrossing story, a fascinating look at 80s culture, a finely crafted world. But perhaps most of all, for igniting my love affair with Iron Maiden. V-Rock, 2 Minutes to Midnight. The second the song's opening guitar riff begun, I was captivated. And I've not looked back since, until now. This led to my first purchase of a music CD. Edward The Great, a Maiden hits compilation. I was blown away, with Fear of the Dark live at Rock in Rio being of the most mesmerizing pieces of audio I had ever heard.
More recently, I have to thank Mass Effect. Again, a wonderful game full of fantastic features but musically, that credits song. M4 by Faunts. On yet another occasion, a game proved to be a gateway to the discovery of music that just clicked with me.
I'm sure this has happened to me with many other games but these two really standout as the artists I'm most grateful for discovering. I can't imagine I'm the only one this has happened to, what with the rise of licensed soundtracks in games throughout the past two generations of consoles. What music have you discovered because of video games?
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