Andrew Hulshult took the original Rise of the Triad tracks by Lee Jackson and Bobby Prince and cranked them through a modern metal filter until they screamed. The 2013 ROTT reboot soundtrack is 30 tracks of pure adrenaline, reworking 90s shooter music into face-melting guitar work.
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"Goin' Down the Fast Way" and "Suck This" hit with this relentless double-kick energy that matches the game's insane speed. "Run Like Smeg" is basically a thrash metal workout. Even the quieter tracks like "Adagio" feel like they're holding back violence.
"Excalibur" goes full shred clinic. The original composers' DNA is still in there, just amplified past the point of reason. If you play shooters on mute, you're doing it wrong, and this soundtrack proves it.