MegaDriver is a Brazilian heavy metal cover band. Their covers consist almost entirely of video game music, especially from the Genesis system (Mega Drive was the Genesis' name outside of North America). Because of this focus, the band's style has been termed "(Video) Game Metal". In fact, Megadriver's founder, Nino Megadriver, claims that Megadriver is the first "video game metal" band and that others started copying the style soon as it got attention by the media and on the emulation and gaming scene. The band considers itself to be a "non-profit independent project" and does not charge for its music. Their stated goal is to "pay homage to classic video games." To this end, they have made their entire repertoire available for free download at their website. They have released four CDs titled "ACTION METAL", "Push Start Button (Round One)" (a demo CD) and, more recently, "Top Gear" and "Swords, Shurikins & Fists", as well as several s

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