Doom Eternal's Screaming Heavy Metal Singers Could Scare Demons To Death

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Doom Eternal's ultra-gory action needs a brutal soundtrack behind it, and composer Mick Gordon returns from 2016's Doom and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus to deliver the goods. With heavy metal vocalists serenading the legendary Doom Guy, Doom Eternal's tunes will get you pumped up in between battles and ready to slaughter thousands of demons.

In a behind-the-scenes video for Doom Eternal, Gordon solicited the help of a heavy metal choir in order to give the game a unique tone compared to its predecessor. The development team put out an open call for heavy metal singers to join a choir, which would fittingly record in a circle surrounding a satanic candle cluster.

Chanting an ancient language in unison, the participants delivered a massive battle cry. The group was split between men and women whose combined voice would intimidate even the mightiest Cyberdemon. They came from a diverse background of metal bands, including industrial metal and even Mongolian metal.

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