Concept albums aren’t anything new, but this one certainly follows a new
flavor. Battletoads: Smash Hits is a 2xLP retro recharge split between
two totally rad discs. First is a trip through an NES
time warp, featuring legendary tunes by David Wise (Donkey Kong
Country, Yooka-Laylee) — the OG soundtrack that sent the ’Toads on their
epic collision course. Turning the dial from 1993 to 2020, we’re
introduced to the metal-drenched score of David Housden (Thomas Was
Alone), a fitting modern melody of mayhem for Rash, Zitz, and Pimple to
bust jaws to. Before Professor T. Bird ends this transmission, we must
warn you: This vinyl fights back.
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