Painkiller - Original Soundtrack

 The history of inventive FPS video game music seems to lean toward electro-fury of the most aggressive kind. Quake, Unreal Tournament, Doom - all these games deliver soundtracks that frame the hyper-narrative of gaming adrenaline. And some of the best soundtracks forge precision breakbeats, powerhouse drumming, shredded guitar riffage, titanic synth patches and razor sharp edits, like Painkiller.

 Speedo death metal is the thrust here, yet with more nimble percussion and clever studio jive. If you're still of fan of Nine Inch Nails, Fugazi, Front 242 and other industrial pounders, Painkiller gives you a fix in succinct 2-3 minute packages.

 'Morph In' combines metal chords with breakbeat fills that fit into the overall kitschy sonic formula. 'Kill My Boss' might be the most representative track, skillfully mashing up reverse-processed guitar, drum & bass accents and damnbient keyboards.

 'Cathedral Fight' spikes the rising crescendos of airy synthesizer and Van Halen-like boogie guitar that'll make any party animal drink into a blissed out stupor. On 'Painkiller,' there's even a decent Ozzy Osbourne imitator. Composed and performed by metal outfit, Mech, they're just one of apparently over 170 Polish underground metal bands. And that's fitting since some of most outrageous video game franchises come out of Eastern Europe (Serious Sam, Dead Island, etc.)

Check it out and put on your leather bootstraps here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL793A47E18EE83DB9