10 Best Songs In The Tony Hawk's Games
1. World Of Lines - Coheed And Cambria
There’s no denying that 2010’s Tony Hawk: Shred was a failed experiment (although not quite as much as its predecessor, Tony Hawk: Ride, the prior year). Nevertheless, it provided plenty of solid songs to help ease the pain, including fiery emo/punk rock juggernauts like Circa Survive’s Get Out and At the Drive-In’s Cosmonaut.
The best of the bunch, however, was World of Lines by Coheed and Cambria. Originally placed in the middle of 2010’s Year of the Black Rainbow – the quartet’s fifth LP but first chronologically within the Amory Wars saga – it’s a powerhouse of intricate anthemic fury that makes Robomodo’s virtual trek significantly more awesome.
Naturally, vocalist/guitarist Claudio Sanchez’s riffs are immediately enticing, as are his soaringly sharp melodies. Guitarist Travis Stever, drummer Chris Pennie, and bassist Michael Todd heighten the sense of apocalyptic drama and urgency, injecting the Tony Hawk’s series with some much-needed progressive rock grandeur and intensity.
Honestly, everything about World of Lines – like pretty much everything Coheed and Cambria do – gets the blood pumping enough for players to feel like they’re kings among men, untouchable and infallible as they skate and snowboard sophisticated lines across all the levels.