I and many others are excited for the release of DOOM: The Dark Ages later this week. In anticipation, this week’s (somewhat selfish) selection is Mick Gordon’s soundtrack for DOOM [2016], one of if not the most intense soundtrack in the history of video game music. Gordon’s music obviously falls into the camp of (progressive) heavy metal, with most fans placing it in subgenres of industrial metal, djent, or argent metal, the latter being considered a combination of the other two. (The assignment of genre is truly a complex web, isn’t it…) Music in the DOOM games propels the player into the intense frenzies of combat that you must conquer to proceed. With a soundtrack like this to accompany your rampages through hell, surely nothing can slow the player’s unstoppable force of The Doom Slayer.
– Sy Anderson
Listen on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm932Sqwf5E
Listen on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0KQyC28P9808r0oKKNgHvp?si=s97dyHGAQpi5CVEWv2Avvw
Game Summary:
“You’ve come here for a reason. The Union Aerospace Corporation’s massive research facility on Mars is overwhelmed by fierce and powerful demons, and only one person stands between their world and ours. As the lone DOOM Marine, you’ve been activated to do one thing – kill them all.
Developed by id software, the studio that pioneered the first-person shooter genre and created multiplayer Deathmatch, DOOM returns as a brutally fun and challenging modern-day shooter experience. Relentless demons, impossibly destructive guns, and fast, fluid movement provide the foundation for intense, first-person combat – whether you’re obliterating demon hordes through the depths of Hell in the single-player campaign, or competing against your friends in numerous multiplayer modes. Expand your gameplay experience using DOOM SnapMap game editor to easily create, play, and share your content with the world.”
(Source: https://store.steampowered.com/app/379720/DOOM/)
Enjoy!
Sy Anderson (he/him)
Music in Games Society; President
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