Brütal Legend features an original soundtrack with 20 songs as well as a set of 107 heavy metal songs that can be unlocked and played in-game.
Original Soundtrack
The original soundtrack for Brütal Legend consists of 20 tracks that are used throughout the game in the Brütal Campaign. The songs were composed by Tim Schafer's long term collaborator Peter McConnell, who also did the soundtracks for his previous games Grim Fandango and Psychonauts. He arranged orchestral pieces inspired by heavy metal to help tie in with the licensed soundtrack in the game. It is available on Vinyl, CD or MP3 album.
It can be bought from: Double Fine Amazon UK, Amazon US, eMusic, and also iTunes.
This is the complete list of all 20 songs. Each column is sortable by clicking the icon next to Order, Song or Length.
Order | Song | Length |
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01 | The Chosen Roadie | 2:45 |
02 | 11 O'clock Is a Direction | 2:28 |
03 | Raptor's Veid | 0:47 |
04 | Lamprey Attack | 2:31 |
05 | Spirit of Bladehenge | 1:58 |
06 | Ruins | 3:19 |
07 | Time To Break the Chains | 0:32 |
08 | The Big Kiss | 1:07 |
09 | Blades of Serenity | 1:35 |
10 | The Spider's Lair | 1:17 |
11 | Thunderhorn | 1:43 |
12 | Betrayed | 1:26 |
13 | Sea of Black Tears | 2:32 |
14 | A Creature Shall Rise | 4:56 |
15 | Pile of Skulls | 1:11 |
16 | Gather This Great Army | 1:06 |
17 | Rescue from the Sea of Tears | 2:01 |
18 | The Pleasure Tower | 0:45 |
19 | The End? | 2:43 |
20 | Girlfriend (Kabbage Boy) | 2:38 |
Additional Songs
In addition to the original soundtrack, the player can unlock 107 heavy metal songs by dozens of artists to play in-game.
Unlocking
After unlocking the first Motor Forge, the Guardian of Metal grants the player Mouth of Metal, which plays any unlocked songs whilst driving in the Deuce. Songs in single player are unlocked in one of two ways: completing missions and raising Buried Metal with the Relic Raiser guitar solo. In multiplayer stage battles, songs according to a faction's allegiance will play. The song currently playing from the Megastage can be changed by double teaming with it.
Menu/Credits Songs
The songs heard in the main menu are "The Hellion/Electric Eye" by Judas Priest, "YRO" by Racer X, "When Night Falls" by Iced Earth, "Am I Evil" by Diamond Head, "For the Glory of.../More Than Meets the Eye" by Testament, and "Symptom of the Universe" by Black Sabbath. The song heard in the credits is "Never Say Die" by Black Sabbath.
Song Listing
This is the complete list of all 107 songs. Each column is sortable by clicking the icon next to Song, Artist, Genre, or Allegiance.
Song | Artist | Genre | Allegiance |
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A Serpentine Crave | Bishop of Hexen | Symphonic Black Metal | The Drowning Doom |
Ad Noctis | Rotting Christ | Black Metal | The Drowning Doom |
Am I Evil | Diamond Head | NWOBHM | Ironheade |
Angel Witch | Angel Witch | NWOBHM | Ironheade Monuments |
Angels Don't Kill | Children of Bodom | Melodic Death Metal | The Drowning Doom |
Assault Attack | Michael Schenker Group | Hard Rock | Ironheade |
Back at the Funny Farm | Motörhead | Classic Heavy Metal | Campaign |
Battle Angels | Sanctuary | Power Metal | Campaign |
Battle Hymn/One Shot at Glory | Judas Priest | Classic Heavy Metal | Campaign |
Beautiful People | Marilyn Manson | Industrial Gothic Metal | The Tainted Coil |
Believer | Ozzy Osbourne | Classic Heavy Metal | Campaign |
Betrayal | Lita Ford | Hard Rock | The Drowning Doom |
Birth of a Hero | Tvangeste | Symphonic Black Metal | The Drowning Doom Monuments |
Blackout | Scorpions | Hard Rock | Lionwhyte's Monuments |
Blitzkrieg | Deathstars | Industrial Gothic Metal | The Tainted Coil |
Bomber | Girlschool | NWOBHM | Campaign |
Breadfan | Budgie | Classic Heavy Metal | Ironheade Monuments |
Cathode Ray Sunshine | Dark Tranquillity | Melodic Death Metal | The Drowning Doom |
Children of The Grave | Black Sabbath | Classic Heavy Metal | Campaign |
Crack the Skye (Instrumental) | Mastodon | Progressive Metal | The Drowning Doom |
Cremation | King Diamond | Traditional Heavy Metal | Campaign |
Cry of The Banshee | Brocas Helm | Epic Fantasy Metal | Campaign |
Dawn of Battle | Manowar | Traditional Heavy Metal | The Deuce |
Deadly Sinners | 3 Inches of Blood | Power Metal | Extras |
Destroy The Orcs | 3 Inches of Blood | Power Metal | Ironheade |
Diary of A Madman | Ozzy Osbourne | Classic Heavy Metal | Campaign |
Die for Metal | Manowar | Traditional Heavy Metal | Ironheade |
Dr. Feelgood | Mötley Crüe | Hair Metal | Lionwhyte |
Drink The Blood of The Priest | Brocas Helm | Epic Fantasy Metal | Ironheade Monuments |
Drum Solo | Harry Cantwell from Slough Feg | Epic Fantasy Metal | Campaign |
Fast As A Shark | Accept | Teutonic Traditional Heavy Metal | Ironheade Monuments |
For the Glory of... | Testament | Bay Area Thrash Metal | Ironheade |
Free Your Hate | KMFDM | Industrial Metal | The Tainted Coil |
Frost | Enslaved | Viking Metal | The Drowning Doom |
Girlfriend | Kabbage Boy | Second Wave of American Tween Melodic Rap Metalcore (SWOATMRM) | Ironheade Monuments |
God of Thunder | Kiss | Hard Rock | Ironheade |
Goliaths Disarm Their Davids | In Flames | Melodic Death Metal | Campaign |
Hall of The Mountain King | Savatage | Progressive Heavy Metal | Ironheade Monuments |
Her Ghost In The Fog | Cradle of Filth | Symphonic Black Metal | The Drowning Doom |
High Speed Dirt | Megadeth | Thrash Metal | The Deuce |
Holiday | Scorpions | Melodic Hard Rock | The Deuce |
Ignisis Dance | Wrath of Killenstein | Gothic Metal | The Tainted Coil |
In The Black | Motörhead | Classic Heavy Metal | Ironheade Monuments |
In The Still of The Night | Whitesnake | Hair Metal | Lionwhyte |
Insomnia | Dark Fortress | Symphonic Black Metal | The Drowning Doom |
Kickstart My Heart | Mötley Crüe | Hard Rock | The Deuce |
Lay It Down | Ratt | Glam Metal | Lionwhyte |
Leather Rebel | Judas Priest | Classic Heavy Metal | The Deuce |
Live Wire | Mötley Crüe | Hard Rock | Lionwhyte's Monuments |
Loke | Enslaved | Viking Metal | The Drowning Doom |
Love Dump | Static-X | Industrial Metal | The Tainted Coil |
Machine Gunn Eddie | Nitro | Shred Metal | Campaign |
March of The Crabs | Anvil | Speed Metal | Campaign |
Marching Off to War | Motörhead | Classic Heavy Metal | Ironheade |
Master Exploder | Tenacious D | Tenacious Metal | Ironheade |
Metal Church | Metal Church | Power Metal | Campaign |
Metal Storm/Face The Slayer | Slayer | Thrash Metal | Ironheade |
Metal Thrashing Mad | Anthrax | Thrash Metal | The Deuce |
Mr. Crowley | Ozzy Osbourne | Classic Heavy Metal | Campaign |
Mr. Scary | Dokken | Hard Rock | Lionwhyte's Monuments |
Murmaider | Dethklok | Comedic Death Metal | The Drowning Doom |
Narita | Riot | Classic Heavy Metal | Ironheade Monuments |
Never Say Die | Black Sabbath | Classic Heavy Metal | Credits |
Nightstalker | Cloven Hoof | NWOBHM | Ironheade Monuments |
No Love Lost | Carcass | Melodic Death Metal | The Drowning Doom |
Oblivion (Instrumental) | Mastodon | Progressive Metal | The Drowning Doom |
Overnight Sensation | Firehouse | Melodic Hard Rock | Lionwhyte's Monuments |
Painkiller | Judas Priest | Classic Heavy Metal | Campaign |
Progenies of the Great Apocalypse | Dimmu Borgir | Symphonic Black Metal | The Drowning Doom |
Pure Evil | Iced Earth | Power Metal | Campaign |
Queen of Desire | Ostrogoth | Power Metal | Ironheade |
Queen of the Masquerade | Crimson Glory | Progressive Power Metal | Lionwhyte's Monuments |
Riding The Storm | Running Wild | Pirate Metal | The Deuce |
Rip The System | KMFDM | Industrial Metal | The Tainted Coil |
Road Racin | Riot | Classic Heavy Metal | Campaign |
Rock Bottom | UFO | Melodic Hard Rock | The Deuce |
Rock of Ages | Def Leppard | Hard Rock | Campaign |
Skeleton On My Shoulder | Coroner | Technical Thrash Metal | Ironheade Monuments |
Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck | Prong | Industrial Thrash Metal | The Tainted Coil |
So Frail | Mirrorthrone | Symphonic Black Metal | The Drowning Doom |
Soul Thrashing Black Sorcery | Skeletonwitch | Blackened Deathly Thrash Metal | The Drowning Doom |
Stigmata | Ministry | Industrial Metal | The Tainted Coil |
Sulphur Injection | Apostasy | Symphonic Black Metal | The Drowning Doom Monuments |
Superbeast | Rob Zombie | Industrial Metal | The Tainted Coil |
Swords and Tequila | Riot | Classic Heavy Metal | Ironheade Monuments |
Symptom of the Universe | Black Sabbath | Classic Heavy Metal | Ironheade |
Tag Team | Anvil | Speed Metal | Campaign |
Technical Difficulties | Racer X | Progressive Shred Metal | The Deuce |
The Axeman | Omen | Power Metal | Ironheade Monuments |
The Hellion/Electric Eye | Judas Priest | Classic Heavy Metal | Ironheade |
The Metal | Tenacious D | Tenacious Metal | Ironheade |
The Somber Grounds of Truth | Bishop of Hexen | Symphonic Black Metal | The Drowning Doom |
The Wild and The Young | Quiet Riot | Hair Metal | Lionwhyte |
Thieves | Ministry | Industrial Metal | Campaign |
Through The Fire and Flames | Dragonforce | Extreme Power Metal | Campaign |
Thus Spake the Nightspirit | Emperor | Norwegian Black Metal | The Drowning Doom |
Tornado of Souls | Megadeth | Thrash Metal | Extras |
Warriors Dawn | Slough Feg | Thrash Metal | Ironheade |
We Are The Road Crew | Motörhead | Classic Heavy Metal | The Deuce |
Welcome Home | King Diamond | Traditional Heavy Metal | Campaign |
Wheels of Steel | Saxon | NWOBHM | The Deuce |
When The Night Falls | Iced Earth | Power Metal | Campaign |
Witches | Candlemass | Epic Doom Metal | The Drowning Doom |
World of Hurt | Overkill | Thrash Metal | Ironheade |
YRO | Racer X | Progressive Shred Metal | Lionwhyte's Monuments |
Youth Gone Wild | Skid Row | Hard Rock | Lionwhyte |
Zoom Club | Budgie | Classic Heavy Metal | The Deuce |
Trivia
- Girlfriend was recorded just for the making of Brütal Legend.
- The entire original soundtrack is 39:20 long.
- For The Glory of... is actually two songs; More Than Meets The Eye is combined with its instrumental intro. The same is true for Battle Hymn"/"One Shot At Glory and The Hellion"/"Electric Eye.
- Most of these songs in the original soundtrack besides Girlfriend can usually be heard in game when the Mouth of Metal is not being used.
- Some of the songs in the soundtrack were also featured in various Guitar Hero games prior to the release of Brutal Legend. Such songs include Mr. Crowley (Guitar Hero World Tour), Through the Fire and Flames (Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock), The Metal (Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock), and others.
- A full playlist for the licensed music can be found on Spotify here.
- The song "Live Wire" was also used in the game "Saints Row: The Third".