Avenged Sevenfold shredder Synyster Gates tore through an epic 12-song medley of video game themes alongside lauded cellist Tina Guo and a full orchestra at the 2017 Game Awards in Los Angeles on December 7th. Armed with his trusty death-bat guitar, the axeman churned out some instantly recognizable passages from titles both old ("The Legend of Zelda," "Super Mario World," "Mortal Kombat") and new ("Persona 5", "Cuphead", "Destiny 2").
In other A7X news, the band just released a digital-only live album of their October 19th performance at the Grammy Museum. Speaking of Grammys, the metal stalwarts recently earned their first nomination for "Best Rock Song," for the title track off last year's album The Stage.
Here's a time-stamped run-down of games featured in the medley:
01. "Persona 5" - "Life Will Change" (0:06)
02. "Dragon Age Inquisition" - "Main Theme" (0:36)
03. "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" - "Main Theme" (0:47)
04. "The Last of Us" - "Main Theme" (1:12)
05. "The Secret of Monkey Island" - "Opening Theme" (1:25)
06. "Cuphead" - "Botanic Panic" (1:33)
07. "Super Mario World" - "Overworld Theme" (1:46)
08. "Doom" - "Theme Song" (1:58)
09. "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" - "Dragonborn (Dovahkin)" (2:06)
10. "Destiny 2" - "Journey" (2:29)
11. "Mortal Kombat" - "Theme Song" (2:51)
12. "The Legend of Zelda" - "Main Theme" (3:06)
