“Psycho Soldier” by Akira Yamaoka, from the No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle soundtrack. I’m digging this song a lot, but it has the unfortunate side effect of reminding me of the song from SNK’s game Psycho Soldier, which you’re going to have to listen to now, in both English:

and Japanese:

We all have to listen to them now! It’s out of my hands!

Buy: No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle ($46.99)

See also: “Twilight” by Akira Yamaoka, “The Year Of The Travis 2010”, Unlockable Bizarre Jelly 5 anime intro

“Twilight” from the No More Heroes 2 soundtrack. This is identified as one of the tracks composed for the game by Akira Yamaoka (who just left the Silent Hill team to join Grasshopper Manufacture), and it actually sounds pretty distinctive from most of No More Heroes’ music, even to the point of sounding identifiably Yamaoka — if faster paced than usual.

I finally got to play No More Heroes 2, by the way, and it is my jam. Even (especially) if I got killed by one of the first bosses.

Buy: No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle ($46.99)

See also: “The Year Of The Travis 2010”, Unlockable Bizarre Jelly 5 anime intro