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That reddit link at the end of Hyrist's post is pretty informative. Sounds like Powerman 5000 just wanted some attention.

I just listened to the FFXIV boss music and the original Powerman song, and I'm honestly floored that anyone would think Soken's song is a ripoff. Though XIV's song clearly emulates the genre, the two pieces sound totally different.

Edited, Feb 25th 2016 3:21pm by Thayos

A mediocre clone of something outdated... is pathological too strong a word to use here?

Whether it's a ripoff or not, I for one hate how the actual cool music in the fight is replaced halfway through by some trash.

A matter of tastes.

I found it a smart choice. Last two times that The Sephriot (Yes, counting Sephiroth) was involved by FFXIV, we were starting to get into Industrial Rock. There's also the point of Industrial rock and the themes it often takes, which fit very, very well with the Fiend thematically.

I've got no problem with Industrial, having liked a few songs from the typical bands (NIN, KMFDM, PWM5K, Ramnstein) during their popular stint in the west. So having it pop with the theme of Sephriot, was actually kinda cool in my book.

I wonder if that's what they're doing with all 3. Starting out with the starting theme of FFXIV and then branching into a more unique song. Wonder what the other two of the Warrior Triad will invoke.