What do you guys recommend for combat music? I want to build a larger collection of music I can play in games when the normal music sucks or I'm sick of it. I don't mind what genre of music it is as long as there aren't any lyrics(exception can be made for chanting or background speech). Don't be shy with recommendations of good music. I want to build as big of a library as possible.

About one track in particular, anyone know where I can get Hell March or HM2 from C&C Red Alert 1 and 2?

The intro music of Civilization 4: Warlords is pretty cool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__29A8qWkrc

I love the music to Ground Control.
http://www.massive.se/gcdownload/

Not all of it is combat music, but the entire SSB:B soundtrack is a sweet collection.

What's SSB:B?

DARK CITY

if(getThingFlags(source) & 0x8){
  do her}
elseif(getThingFlags(source) & 0x4){
  do other babe}
else{
  do a dude}

Super Smash Brothers: Brawl.

I know it has lyrics. Still...

All the C&C tracks are available (unfortunately in 128kbps quality) on [url]www.frankklepacki.com[/url].

That is, if you go through the process of downloading every single flash music file and converting them to mp3 (like I did) but they're still there.

And I'd recommend just about any battle(sque) track by Alexander Brandon, UT, Deus Ex and Jazz Jackrabbit 2 being my favorites (and probably the only ones I actually now of. Boh!).

MORTAL KOMBAT!

Well its got lyrics but I'll give you $5 if you can understand them.. but I'd defenitely listen to these guys if I was going to conquer the world.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=207614

Abigail Williams. About as Apocalyptic Epic as they get.

I'm sure I can think of a lot, but off the top of my head

Chemical Brothers - Under the Influence (only lyrics are samples)
Infected Mushroom - B. P. Empire (no lyrics)
The Prodigy - Spitfire (simple/sparse lyrics)

I'd seriously look into a sub-genre of industrial called EBM, Electronic Body Music.

Last of the Mohicans has a great soundtrack. This is "Promentory" and "Top of the World".




The Pirates of the Caribbean soundtracks are top notch if you don't have them already. This is "I Don't Think Now Is The Best Time".




Then there's the classics, like "Ride of the Valkyries" and "Mars, Bringer of War".

E.S. Posthumus - Pompeii is a good standard.



One of the comments on that page backs me up. It reads:
"this song is just so awsome it sonds like ur stabing someone in slow motion in the middle of an armagedon "

So...yeah.