Though Schafer and others on the Double Fine team had vast knowledge of specific types of metal, Ridgway turned to a used-CD store owner named Allan from Aquarius Records who had 'encyclopedic knowledge' of the entire genre, and who provided the team with sample CDs to help them discover some of the more obscure metal bands. Brütal Legend features 107 heavy metal tracks from 75 different bands, selected by Schafer and Music Director Emily Ridgway as listed below, each song being a 'completely sincere choice' by Schafer and Ridgway, with the whole track list being 'designed to be loved by Metal fans.' Schafer sought to include songs from most main sub-genres of metal, including classic heavy metal, industrial metal, and doom metal, with each faction in the game favoring a specific type.
