Summers are reserved for vacations, parties, and loads of music, so we are bringing you our list of the best new music-themed video slots. It doesn’t matter whether you are a fan of pop music, heavy metal, hard rock, or funk; we got you covered!
Play’n Go and NetEnt are in charge of releasing video slots themed after popular bands and popular music this summer. Put your dancing shoes on, get on the dance floor, and enjoy yourselves while reading this text.
NSYNC POP (Play’n GO)
With our first music-themed video slot, we need to go back in time, the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century, to be more precise. In 1995, a group of young boys, led by Justin Timberlake as the lead singer, formed a boy band called NSYNC. As you may know, the band became extremely popular, but we had to wait for over 25 years to see a branded video slot featuring Justin, JC, Joey, Chriss, and Lance.
Step right into the concert hall and join a mass of cheering fans while waiting for the band members to appear on the grid. Justin is the top-paying regular symbol, followed by the rest of his crew. As for low-value icons, Play’n GO used card suits. Scatter triggers the Free Spins feature, while the Wild substitutes for all regular icons. The Pop symbol is there to turn into a randomly chosen regular icon when it appears on the reels.
The slot comes with 5 reels and a 2-3-4-3-2 reel formation, offering 144 paylines during the base game. The 2022 release pays left to right, starting from the far-left reel. Get matching icons on at least three successive reels to get paid. Bet between $0.10 and $100 per spin.
The Pop feature can be expected on any base game spin since it is triggered on random spins. When two or more Pop icons land on the reels, it will start the feature and turn into a randomly selected regular symbol that is present on the reels. This may result in creating a winning combination.
N Scatters trigger the Free Spins feature. Get them on reels 2, 3, and 4 to receive 8 free spins. Before the beginning of the feature, Pop icons are added above and below each reel. When you land a Pop icon on a reel, it will trigger either the upper or the lower Pop symbol, giving you an extra position on that reel. It is possible to expand every reel and benefit from 2,400 ways to win.
Wild Pop symbols also appear during free spins, substituting for all regular icons, remaining sticky on the reels, and also activating Pop symbols below and above the reels, expanding the grid. When you activate all 10 Pop symbols, you get an Encore Spin, which is played when all free spins are used. Sticky Wilds and NSYNC band members only appear on the reels in Encore Spin.
Lordi Reel Monsters (Play’n GO)
Lordi’s Hard Rock Hallelujah won the hearts of millions of Eurovision fans in 2006. This is also the music theme that is played in the background as you spin the reels of Lordi Reel Monsters. This medium volatility game comes with an RTP of 96.20% and offers a max payout of 4,000x the bet per spin. With the grid placed on a graveyard, this could be a perfect video slot for Halloween.
The game is played on a 7×7 grid and benefits from cluster pays. To win payouts, players need to form clusters of 5 or more matching symbols, horizontally or vertically connected. Betting starts at $0.10, and you cannot wager more than $100 per spin. Thanks to cascades, winning symbols disappear, while new icons land on the reels, giving you a new chance to form a winning cluster
The graphics are superb, representing a combination of an animated video and a colored comic book. Mr Lordi, Hella, Amen, Hiisi, and Mana appear among the top-paying regular symbol but are also there to deliver extras while standing next to the grid. The Skull is the Wild, while Coins decorated with symbols and runes represent low-value icons.
Demon Charger is a very important part of the game. When you land winning clusters of 15 or more symbols, the Charger will activate one of the modifiers delivered by one of the band members. Mr Lordi will add 5-8 Wilds on the grid. Hella destroys all icons on the grid, except the Wilds and 2 chosen symbol types. Amen works on upgrades of 2-5 symbols on the reels. Hiisi builds a winning cluster from a selected symbol. Mana turns one type of symbol into Wild.
Collect 40 winning symbols in a single cascade to fully charge the Demon Charger, and you will get one free spin. There are two choices when it comes to the free spin. Reel Monster Free Spin comes with a multiplier that starts at 1x. It goes up by 1x with every successive winning cascade. Also, you get 2 monsters and their modifiers.
Better Hate Than Never collects winning Wilds, and you get 3 monsters with their modifiers. After the monsters do their thing, collected Wilds are thrown back on the reels in baches of 5-10. When all Wilds are used and all wins collected, the feature is over.
Funk Master (NetEnt)
We finish our text with another video slot that benefits from cluster pays. Funk Master comes straight from NetEnt’s creative kitchen and is played on an 8×8 grid. This high volatility game comes with an RTP of 96.04% and offers a maximum payout of 3,337x the bet per spin. Enjoy shiny Disco Balls and wiggle your behinds with the sounds of funky music.
There are seven different Disco Balls that act as low-paying icons. The shinier the Ball is, the bigger the payouts are. Land clusters of 6 or more matching Disco Balls, vertically or horizontally connected, and you will start winning payouts. After each win, Avalanche will remove winning symbols and add new icons to fill the blanks. Bet between $0.20 and $200 per spin.
Dancing Wilds are the only symbols that will not disappear from the grid after a winning spin. They will move to another vacant position and wait for new icons to appear. Bombs carrying win multipliers will also be present on the reels, both in the base game and the Free Spins feature, with multipliers up to 10x. The multiplier is applied if the Bomb is present on the reels during a winning spin. If more multipliers are there, their value is combined.
In the base game and in the Free Spins feature, you will find a Dancing Wild Hotspot. During the base game, it covers a 2×2 area, while during freebies, it covers a 3×3 area. When a win hits the Hotspot, the area affected by the win is unlocked. When the entire Hotspot is unlocked, players get a Dancing Wild.
Three or more Dancing Wilds on the reels trigger the Free Spins feature. Players get 6 free spins with all Dancing Wilds remaining on the reels. Hotspot delivers 2 Dancing Wilds when unlocked in free spins, and also gets you an additional row. Up to 12 extra rows can be added to the grid. If you cannot wait for the Dancing Wilds to appear, you may always buy the feature.
