Gameable Audio #067 - Heavy Metal Death Can Special (Feat. Toby Karlsson)

Working within their own genre for more than 20 years, the Swedish SID-Metal band Machinae Supremacy is going hot with a new release in 2026, an album they've worked on for over 10 years.Joining Chris side are the OG's of the band, the vocalist Robert Stjärnström and the Guitarist Jonas Rörling, we're talking about how they first met, how a CD being stuck in a car ending up with a tour together with the band Children of Bodom, and also saying "yes" to playing with the philharmonics.The episode is filled with thoughts, how their workflow creates and the challenges of making music within a niché genre. Enjoy!Music in the episode:Jets'n'Guns - Flight of The Toyota - Machinae SupremacyLegend of Zelda Ocarina of Time – Gerudo Valley (Cover by Machinae Supremacy) – Koji KondoRise of The Owlverlord - Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams Theme (rock version) - Machinae SupremacyJets'n'Guns 2 - Theme - Machinae SupremacyOrignal music - Definition (Change the Ending) - Machinae SupremacyVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmRobert StjärnströmJonas RörlingLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Podcast Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Machinae Supremacy on FacebookFollow Machinae Supremacy on InstagramFollow Machinae Supremacy on TwitterVisit Machinae Supremacy’s HomepageJoin Machinae Supremacy’s Discord serverListen to Machinae Supremacy on BandcampListen to Machinae Supremacy on YoutubeListen to Machinae Supremacy on Spotify

In this episode we have a new challenger that appeared on our screens, David Almroth or today under the name of Tetraeder [Tetra-eder], the second half (Who may or may not have won a Smash competition) of Dual Aeon.David joins Chris side to talk about a long passion project that have followed him for over 2 decades, in 2026 David released an album named "Video Game Music", the album includes music that he worked with on a software called trackers, all to make music inspiried by the video games he loved growing up.Follow on our journey as we take a look into David's thoughts and processes of making music in this weeks episode of Gameable Audio.Music in the episode:Dual Aeon - Searching - Magnus Johansson and David AlmrothVideo Game Music - Leberdev - David Almroth/TetraederVideo Game Music - I Gotta Believe! - David Almroth/TetraederVideo Game Music - FM Strut - David Almroth/TetraederVideo Game Music - Tuff - David Almroth/TetraederVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmDavid AlmrothLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Podcast Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Purchase Tetraeder Video Game Music album on BandCampListen to Dual Aeon on SpotifyFollow Dual Aeon on InstagramListen to Ellyn on SpotifyFollow Videospelsmagasinet on Instagram

In this episode we're diving down deep under the water as we are stuck on the U-boat known as HSM Domherren in the recently released Old-school survival horror game Heavy Metal Death Can.Together with Toby Karlsson the Developer and composer of the game, we'll talk about the use of authentic submarine sound effects, references to bands such as System of A Down and Marlyn Manson.What is it that makes the old school horror genre tick as we touch on the subject of game references through ambience music.Together with this episode, the amazing Toby and the studio of Krufs Production, they have blessed us with a total of 4 Steam keys for the full game, these will be raffled away in following fasion; 2 keys will be raffled over to our amazing Patreon backers, while both of the other keys will be available on Facebook and Instagram, keep a look out for those posts on our offical channels.Music in the episode:HMDC - Main Theme - Toby KarlssonHDMC - Metal Tube of Death - Toby KarlssonHMDC - The Corpsepile - Toby KarlssonHMDC - Stack of Tapes - Toby KarlssonHMDC - Starting the Engine - Toby KarlssonVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmToby KarlssonLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Podcast Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Purchase Heavy Metal Death Can on SteamJoin the Official Heavy Metal Death Can Discord server

With a dark and gritty exterior and a rubber-hose animation, MOUSE P.I For Hire have grasped a lot of eyes during it's development, as the polish game development studio Fumi have been very open with it's progression of the game.Today however, the returning guest of Patryk Scelina joins Chris side to talk about the music composed for the game.How is it to compose within a genre that is new to you, what are common pitfalls one can end up in, and how did one overcome them.This and much more in episode 66 of Gameable Audio!Music in the episode:MOUSE P.I. For Hire - Jack Pepper's Theme - Patryk ScelinaMOUSE P.I. For Hire - Fondue Fist - Patryk Scelina, Kacper MikolajukMOUSE P.I. For Hire - Chasing Milford Soyer - Patryk ScelinaMOUSE P.I. For Hire - Mud, Ink & Banjo - Patryk ScelinaMOUSE P.I. For Hire - A Case Like No Other - Patryk ScelinaVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmPatryk ScelinaLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patryk's HomepageFollow Patryk on SpotifyFollow Patryk on FacebookFollow Patryk on YoutubeFollow Patryk on SoundcloudWatch the Music video of Jack Pepper's Theme on Youtube Purchase the MOUSE P.I. For Hire game on SteamPurchase the MOUSE P.I. For Hire OST on SteamPurchase the MOUSE P.I. For Hire OST on BandcampLook into Foxy Dumplings on Steam

Time to celebrate a brand new week with a brand new episode of Gameable Audio, in this week Chris is guested by the Swedish composer and sound designer Gustav Wall, known for his work in documentaries such as Fosterfamiljen, series such as The Journey and more.We go deep into what led Gustav on his path of music and why the piano was such a big influence for him throughout his life. But one of the biggest questions that were on Chris mind, what's the biggest difference working with film and videogame music, all this will be answered in this weeks episode.Music in the episode:Fosterfamiljen - Birds - Gustav WallThe Journey - No Title - Gustav WallRiver Towns - Main Theme - Gustav WallVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmGustav WallLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Gustav Wall's Homepage⁠Connect with Gustav on LinkedInVisit Gustav's IMDB profilePurchase River Towns on SteamVisit Game Habitat's Homepage

Diving straight into 2026, we have a very special guest joining Chris side for the episode, all to talk about the 40 year anniversary album for the Amiga, the "Amiga 40". The guest is none other than the the acclaimed music composer and designer Allister Brimble. (Well-known for his work with the company Team 17, the games Rollercoaster tycoon, Driver, The Plucky Squire and many more)We're diving into Allister's past and what made him end up in the industry, pick his brain about the Amiga, and being an early adopter of making music in the frontlines for decades to come.Allister has also been very kind to give the podcast THREE codes to the Amiga 40 album, the three codes that will be raffled away to the amazing Patreon backers, the deadline to be eligible to join the raffle, be a patreon backer by the 18th of January, 2026, the winners will be drawn on the 19th.Music in the episode:Amiga 40 - Amiga 40 - Allister BrimbleAmiga 40 - Kinetix from Code the Classics - Allister BrimbleAmiga 40 - Martyn's Light - Allister BrimbleAmiga 40 - Bubble & Squeak - Allister BrimbleAmiga 40 - Project X Light Years - Allister BrimbleVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmAllister BrimbleLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Allister's homepageFollow Allister on TwitterFollow Allister on InstagramSubscribe to Allister on YoutubeListen to Allister's work on SpotifyListen to Allister's work on SoundcloudPurchase Allister's music on BandcampRemembering Martyn Brown - Team 17Code the Classics Vol.2Purchase Project X Light Years on Steam

Last episode of 2025 and we're shooting this off with a big firework blast!The two amazing composers Carla Dobbie and Patrik Jarlestam joins Chris side to talk about a soundtrack they both worked on, the Swedish developed game "Deliver at all Costs".We're discussing the soundtrack, their thought processes during this work and much more, all to the extent that even Carla said "I've not seen this side of you", what was that about? listen to this weeks episode and find out!Music in the episode:Deliver At All Costs - Hot Rod Shout - Patrik Jarlestam (Feat. Solid Sounds)Deliver At All Costs - Questionable Imports - Carla Dobbie (Feat. Solid Sounds)Deliver At All Costs - Lumberyard Blues - Carla Dobbie (feat. Solid Sounds)Deliver At All Costs - Something Bigger Than Us - Carla Dobbie (Feat. Solid Sounds)Deliver At All Costs - Post-Haste - Carla Dobbie (Feat. Solid Sounds)Voices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmCarla DobbiePatrik JarlestamLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Purchase the Deliver at all cost game on SteamListen to the Deliver at all cost OST on SpotifyCarla’s HomepageCarla's InstagramPatrik's InstagramSolidSound’s Website

The stage is set, the Swedish composers Douglas Holmquist known for soundtracks to games such as Teardown, SteamWorld Heist II and PinOut to name a few.We go through Douglas origin story and we also deep dive into one of the latest soundtracks he worked on, the dreamy and special soundtrack of the indie game "Overlook trail".Enjoy conversations about crazy things, analyzing work of others and how an iterative process of the soundtrack leveled up the game.Music in the episode:Overlook Trail - Edith, Pt. 1 - Douglas HolmquistOverlook Trail - Jupiter - Caroline Karpinska, Gerda HolmquistOverlook Trail - Edith, Pt. 2 - Douglas HolmquistOverlook Trail - Exotica, Pt. 5 - Douglas HolmquistOverlook Trail - Mabon - Douglas HolmquistVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmDouglas HolmquistLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Purchase Overlook trail on SteamListen to Overlook trail on SpotifyOverlook trail - Using a systematic approachVisit Douglas Holmquist’s HomepageFollow Douglas Holmquist on YoutubeListen to Douglas Holmquist on SpotifyListen to Douglas Holmquist on Bandcamp

Are you a solo dev or have a small indie studio looking for an orchestral track, then look no further, Audio creatures run a mission each year, focusing on elevating music in videogames.Listen to Markus Zierhofer, the master of music talk about the importance of multiple projects and working together with many different people.While Chris asks the important questions such as why the title only include a certificate and not a badge, and the biggest of them all, "what are games?"jokes aside, Markus joins Chris side to talk about the project "Live Score Berlin", a project in which small to mid sized studios can send in an application and if lucky be able to get one track done by an orchestra!Music in the episode:The Wagadu Chronicles - Main Theme - Audio creaturesBeatSlayer - Act 3 Level 1 - Audio creaturesPaws and leaves - Main theme - Audio creaturesVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmMarkus ZierhoferLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Audio creatures HomepageApply for Live Score BerlinPaws and Leaves KickstarterAudio creatures on LinkedInFollow Audio creatures on InstagramFollow Audio creatures on XListen to Audio creatures on SpotifyAudio creatures on Bandcamp

In this weeks episode, Chris is joined by two composers, Karl Flodin and Erik Lyding, the minds behind the Original SoundTrack for Landfall's game "Haste".Karl is behind soundtracks such as TABS (Totally Accurate Battle Simulator), Clustertruck and Stick Fight the game to name a few.On Erik's end, Haste is his first officially released work.Listen in on the episode and learn more about how Erik joined the project, how valuable Jam sessions can be and genres that initially might sound like a crazy match, works like a charm!Music in the episode:Haste - Broken worlds - Karl Flodin & Erik LydingHaste - Chopping block Pt.1 - Karl Flodin & Erik LydingHaste - Catching Weebohs - Karl Flodin & Erik LydingHaste - The Earthshaker (Manic Destruction) - Karl Flodin & Erik LydingHaste - The beginning of the end Pt.3 - Karl Flodin & Erik LydingVoices of the episode:Christofer "ChrisX" SchenströmKarl FlodinErik LydingLinks:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Podcast (Patreon)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast Theme by Thor Myrdal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Erik's BlueskyErik's InstagramKarl Flodin's HomepageKarl's BlueskyLandfall's HomepagePurchase Haste on SteamPurchase the Haste OST on BandcampListen to the Haste OST on SpotifyListen to the Pullback Racers OST on SpotifyWishlist Silver Pines on Steam