''Deus Ex Machinae'' is the debut album by Swedish band
Machinae Supremacy
Machinae Supremacy is a Swedish/Finnish band that combines modern Heavy metal music, heavy metal, power metal and alternative rock with chiptunes. Self-defined as "SID metal", many of their songs use a SidStation that features the MOS Technology ...
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Released by Music by Design (MbD) Records UK in 2004, there were initially only 1,000 copies made. In 2005, a further 1,000 were printed featuring remastered tracks, new cover art and a bonus track. In 2006, further copies were printed via Hubnester Industries. The album was released as a free download from band's official website in 2012.
The album was recorded in Blind Dog Studios and Lilla Tomtestudion,
Luleå
Luleå ( , , locally ; smj, Luleju; fi, Luulaja) is a city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the capital of Norrbotten County, the northernmost county in Sweden. Luleå has 48,728 inhabitants in its urban core (2018) and is the seat of Lu ...
. All songs were composed, written and performed by Machinae Supremacy.
Track listing
#"Insidious" – 5:36
#"Super Steve" – 5:39
#"Dreadnaught" – 4:05
#"Flagcarrier" – 6:02
#"Return to Snake Mountain" – 5:18
#"Player One" – 5:43
#"Deus Ex Machinae" – 4:44
#"Attack Music" – 3:35
#"Ninja" – 5:23
#"Throttle and Mask" – 3:59
#"Killer Instinct" – 3:53
#"Tempus Fugit" – 4:58
#"Blind Dog Pride" – 6:25
#"Machinae Prime" – 7:12
(instrumental)
Reissue bonus track:
15. "Soundtrack to the Rebellion" – 6:00
Early in production, some songs were given different titles, such as "Player One" which was originally titled "Player One (Return to Arcade)".
The song "Deus Ex Machinae" was at one point titled "Hyperion".
Personnel
*Robert Stjärnström – vocals, guitar, art and design
*Jonas Rörling – guitar, backing vocals
*Kahl Hellmer – bass
*Andreas Gerdin – keyboards, backing vocals
*Tomas Nilsén – drums
Additional personnel
*Thomas Eberger – mastering
*Jens Habermann – additional art
*Erica Öberg of Inja – vocals on "Flagcarrier"
*Stefan Sundström – sound engineer
References
External links
Official details, lyrics and album download.*
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Machinae Supremacy albums
2004 debut albums