"What gives a good diss track its edge? Is it an upbeat tempo? A specificity and heightened meanness in the lyrics? Do you have to know the lore of the track to really understand what makes it such a good diss? This question has come to define the music landscape in 2025 - when Lily Allen came for ex David Harbour, when Rosalía elegantly dunked on ex Rauw Alejandro, or when Taylor Swift allegedly sang about Charli XCX."
"The music was one of Hades 's strongest aspects: a roaring metal-inspired soundscape that mirrored its protagonist's rage at being held captive. As you progressed in the original game, the soundtrack got more and more frantic and thrilling. A friend once confessed he couldn't play too late at night or else his adrenaline from the music would keep him awake."
Hades II expands the original roguelike by introducing a new protagonist, Melinoë, new weapons, gods, subplots, alchemy, and an enlarged soundtrack. The sequel retains the franchise's mythological cast and addictive run structure while increasing scale across biomes and gameplay targets. The soundtrack continues to be central, delivering metal-influenced, adrenaline-driving music that matches the protagonist's emotional intensity. One boss encounter becomes a full musical sequence, and a particular track, titled with extreme imagery, functions like a diss track in tone and delivery, standing out amid contemporary pop feuds and elevating the game's audio storytelling.
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