DOOM - Meathook (Mick Gordon) | Reacting To Video Game Music!

[@JessesAuditorium]

5:09

[@SlayerSab228]

This is the best moment in this soundtrack 🔥🔥

[@lukelmaooooo]

this is what falling directly into hell sounds like

[@clonedvarient4154]

The best feeling is taking on a Slayer Gate and then Meat Hook starts playing. Its like 10 minutes of pure bloody, boney, rip and teary bliss.

[@Jose_Roberto77]

Playing Exultia slayer gate at launch for the first time was so fucking awesome. One of the best gaming experiences I ever had

[@Sanbonzakuraa]

Slayer gate pissed me off

[@shimik11]

yes, the doom universe is basically Sci-Fi Fantasy, they use laser swords and guns :)

[@themagiccookie2614]

4:15 Yes, the sound of Doomguy Meathooking left and right inflicting unbridled violence on the mortally challenged

[@CosetteTape]

Doom Eternal is set in three places: the ruins of an Earth that has been obliterated by demons in the 22nd century, Hell itself, and Argent D'nur, which where the cathedral you see in the image is from. D'nur is another realm where humans from thousands of years ago left our dimension and made a magitech kingdom in a different plane of existence.

[@MegaCityGhost]

I prefer the official version of this track, mastered by Mick himself. But this one is close enough, unlike many others. About that feeling that you got, of a futuristic setting, it's right on the money, actually. Doom since its inception in 1993 has always been a mixture of sci-fi and traditional hell aesthetics. It's set in the future and even demons themselves are full of cybernetic implants and such. It's not a coinsidence that there's a track in the 2016 OST called "Flesh & Metal". It's kinda what Doom is all about. And about the song structure, you have to bear in mind that in-game the soundtrack is dynamic, it changes according to what happens on screen at any given moment. Action ramps up and music ramps up with it. And Mick originally writes these soundtracks specifically for that purpose, so they weren't complete songs to begin with. They were written as dozens of little snippets that can freely flow in and out of each other. They become actual tracks a lot later, when the game is already out and Mick works on the OST separately.

[@Snavels]

"Fused in an Unholy bond of Flesh and Metal" is what the original 2016 teaser says

[@hexadecimate2139]

KAR EN TUK = The Makyr language for RIP AND TEAR

[@SomeKindaSpy]

*Sentinel. Maykrs don't tend to use audible speech.

[@Drakon0Blade]

I call it a musical rollercoaster, also there is an extra reason for why the songs end the way they do: looping. the best videogame soundtracks are very loopable, especially when the looping is almost imperceptible. For my favorite: BFG all the way.

[@CosetteTape]

I don't find it uncomfortable because the point is to embrace the lack of structure, to embrace the chaos of battle and violence, just like the gameplay. You're supposed to lose yourself in the chaos and zone out entirely; no anxiety, no control, just anger and violence and RIP AND TEAR.

[@junewars]

It was at this point that @InfernalBlaze3D lost they're mind and started to RIP AND TEAR their way through anything and everything in the path to salvation. Nothing could stop them but DoomGuy himself... who was off sleeping inside a sarcophagus because why not?

[@Johnytomm]

cringe

[@nxmad1153]

Meathook is my favorite... for some reason the riff just absolutely murders any bad mood i have, gives me pure motivation.

[@chero666]

Always love me some Doom music. "Gladiator" is a personal favorite from that OST and looking forward to you getting to that. Great work as always.

[@1slo_eco]

YES!! Meathook is one of my top favorites! Good thing you did Komas version!

[@wellhello1575]

Each doom song has some kind of high pitched tone in it that is meant to represent a siren. It's an emergency alarm, and we all know who it's for....

[@codrinpetrea6539]

I am so mad that this is not transformed into a genre. Someone coined the title "Argent Metal" and that's what it needs to be called. :))

[@Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez]

5:11 one of your truest reactions yet, man x'D I felt exactly the same

[@matthew83walker]

This song only plays during slayer gates, which are non mandatory endurance challenges versus hoards of enemies, only fitting they call it "Meathook"

[@spriteguy4050]

This song only plays in sentinel levels like exultia and taras nabad and it happens to play in those two levels slayer gates

[@gregtronica3569]

you didnt even play the game lol

[@MaiaMayArsuaga]

It actually plays a bit in the background when you collect the super-shotgun

[@sharkeyes]

For me Meathook is just straight up one of the most badass songs in existence if you play this at night when you go downstairs or into the basement all the demons get scared

[@solomon9655]

Yeah Doom is pretty futuristic. The basic premise is that Hell is taking over Mars and it goes off the rails from there.

[@splungerino]

“You can’t shoot a hole into the surface of Mars” -Said Nobody

[@vesperfoxberry7852]

The thing about the way the music is designed is that its made to reflect on how gameplay is going. Build ups lead into action which has the higher energy riffs and when you kill the last enemy it naturally winds down to the more ambient part of the song. This is my first video of yours so i dont know but if you havent already id recommend checking out the Killer Instinct ost Mick Gordon worked on as well. Once the DOOM saga is over anyways. (Edit. Whoop just saw the end ofthe video sorry xD)

[@ianbrooksher1371]

When the beat dropped I just yelled "LETS OPEN UP THIS PIT!!!" Like bro thus is a banger but once you listen to it over and over again like I have you kinda get sick of it.

[@bj0urne]

Meathook is one of those songs that just makes your fight into a choreographed dance just swinging around blasting ass...

[@SirSlush_]

Can't get enough of that Mick Gordon I see. Don't blame you. If you want some different flavour Mick, check out Everything Is Going To Be Okay from the Prey soundtrack.

[@ChapyGuy]

I also can't recommend The Partisan from Wolfenstein Old Colossus enough.

[@streamspoart2671]

That song at the opening, Bloody Roar 2, i see... you're man of the culture as well 😁👍🏻

[@mr.shelldweller7978]

this song is actually named an attachment on the Doom Slayer's Super Shotgun that acts as a grappling hook.

[@goldenhide]

My homies at Windmill Full of Corpses have said that Mick is "King of the Troll Drops."

[@bakedpotato7201]

I like to just put on the doom soundtrack while working out really gets me in the mood

[@davidivaskovic]

Me and you both brother!

[@shadrsabirov6412]

i never realized how good this song is before this video

[@colebrickner9776]

More dope ass doom songs checked off the list! Next suggestions are metal hell, blood swamps, and immora. The first is Mick, the second is Andrew Hulshult, and the third is David Levy. And you already know which channel to go to for them 😁

[@Arri9707]

All we need now is the Metal Hell reaction 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@yoindianbro]

It's all good that you were late to the doom OST you're listening to it now

[@xkdcm7hat]

This song is the essence of pure, unfiltered rage and power.

[@rngsmiles3979]

If you want to check out some of Mick Gordon's older songs, one of his fastest songs is SkullHacker.

[@anthonyds929]

Ok, now i'm on timing to say... Try "Kar En Tuk" is something weird and amaizing. Is a DOOM OST without instruments, only vocals.

[@romarhiki970]

There's some interviews with Mick Gordon floating around the youtubes, where he explains how he made the sounds. You'd probably find them fascinating, I know I did.

[@Darkojin1]

His presentation at GDC was easily the best one, explaining the exact way he created his DOOM instrument.

[@romarhiki970]

"I'm a moth.... And that's a really big fkn flame" ❤️❤️❤️ My fav line

[@hurricanexanax]

Next up: Metal Hell (still via Koma's channel)

[@mr.shelldweller7978]

Doom Eternal takes place in around 2164 from what I remember, the original 1993 game took place in 2022.

[@Asmith218]

This is an arrangement not a song. Doom's music just like many games is a collection of musical sections called stems. The stems flow in and out of the arrangement depending on the part of the level to match the intensity of the action and what the player is doing. That is why it sounds so chaotic is that Mick Gordon is simply making a collage of those stems for the OST. There are no songs in the game since they vary as you play. Liam Triforce has a great overview of the music of doom from the first game through doom eternal.

[@Snavels]

This track was probably inspired by Demiurge by Meshuggah. I say this because the synth-y vocal on top of the guitar is the same as the one in that Meshuggah song.

[@absp2006]

Remember the "Punch a Slayer Gate" Achievement?

[@Irisfantasies]

man thanks for the trilogy reaction... if anything i would tell you to check "Gladiator" and "BFG 10k" (this one is definetly faster) those two are absolutely bangers too

[@NoelNolNull]

I would've recommended listening to the ost version first, but the game rip is pretty good too

[@rambdabamb4104]

Yes to answer your question of time setting for Doom, it’s set in the future, to be more accurate the events of Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal in the games is in the 22nd century in the years 2160’s era. and as a counter point to what multiple people may have said about laser guns and swords, that’s not the case at all, the guns are very much hi-tech in the world but still mostly use things such as conventional means of firing like lead and gun powder, and some others more advanced also exist side by side, like plasma based projectile weapons and energy based and others are not of human and or of earthly origin and use a thing called Argent Energy which is central to the plot of the games. the image you see as back from in this song is part of one of the many places you visit in another world in another dimension, on a planet called Argent D’Nur and it’s part of a city called Taras Nabad. not of human origin. but still built by people from that world very human like and very technologically advanced.

[@coreygoodus149]

Killer Instinct is another game that mick did the soundtrack for. There's some great music in that game.

[@gastar805]

There is one thing about komas mix of meathook that honestly makes me really dissapointed, because after the part with the chanting "KAR EN TUK" in this version it just goes back to the main riff and the same synth sound but in the gamerip it ends of with this absolutly increadible explosion of a high pitched synth over the main riff and it made me really upset to learn that komas mix didnt have that. But its still a great mix. And thats probably the only thing koma has done in their mixes that i didnt really agree with.

[@gastar805]

@Koma ohhhh that actualy makes a lot of sense. i probably should have realised that, but thanks anyway for the explanation

[@cheeto4027]

@@gastar805 wait did koma actually respond to this? I unfortunately can't see now because he deleted his channel

[@gastar805]

@@cheeto4027 yeah he did. he said how he agreed with me and the reason the part i was talking about wasnt in his mix was because he took the music from the game files and that part is only in the soundtrack and not the actual ingame music.

[@cheeto4027]

@@gastar805 oh alright

[@jesusfilosofo6385]

doom is from the future, the first doom that is from the 90s starts in 2020 if not mistaken, then idk the exact timeline but is way far in the future where eternal / 2016 is from, and the DLC is even later in line.

[@JohnDCrafton]

Interesting that you get a "future" vibe from DOOM music. I get an industrial vibe. You hear lasers, I hear power tools.

[@JohnDCrafton]

Also since you seem to like this music so much, you should check out Geoffrey Day. He does VGM covers of other games in the style of DOOM.

[@BLACKFLAME4941]

@@JohnDCrafton i second this. is a good lad

[@anthonyds929]

YES! i recomend you this song in other video hahaha. Try "Super Gore Nest" on a future reaction. Greetings.

[@JessesAuditorium]

I did that one too lol, just search "DOOM" on my channel haha

[@anthonyds929]

@@JessesAuditorium here i go!

[@The_CoomSlayer]

Original Doom games take place around 2022 and modern Doom games are about 150 years in the future.

[@bretwilliams249]

Argent Metal. That's why you've never really heard anything like it before. This is easily a new genre. Others have referred to it as industrial glitch metal, which I can see, Argent Metal is more fitting.

[@matthew83walker]

Oh yeah about your question! The recent doom games are set in the far future, very scy fi, with demons and badass guns :D

[@ghostfox1045]

I see Mick Gordon wanted to try some soft rock with this piece

[@LigamentLop]

I heavily recommend BFG 10000 it's the fastest song in the DOOM Eternal soundtrack and its one of my personal favorites.

[@qwaleedty]

Aside from the Beta Theme for Super Gore Nest of course

[@MrZEPYRO]

I would love to see your coverage for Hell on Earth next

[@NinjaAdorable]

Meat hook is amazing... Super Gore Nest is something else

[@jainelson8840]

I think DOOM takes place in the NEAR future. We’re mining on Mars, so my guess would be like 1 or 2 hundred years in the future. I’m sure the actual answer is available on Google or something, but I just wanted to throw out a guess and see if I get corrected or confirmed in the comments lol.

[@Ren.4744]

its mentioned a lot in the games that doom 2016 and eternal take place in the 2150's/60's

[@Noodlesaurousrex]

day of DOOM

[@MilanTehVillain]

Favourite Doom track from Mick? Good question! This was far from a no-brainer, but I'm but not really a chooser either. So, it was a tough decision for me. - 2016; either "Rust, Dust & Guts", "Authorisation; Olivia Pierce" or "Residual". - Eternal; "Hell on Earth" is definitely up there, but I also love the "Urdak"-related material. Makes me wonder what you'll think of the soundtrack from the Doom Eternal: Ancient Gods DLC? (Unfortunately, not composed by Mick Gordon. But Andrew Hulshult & David Levy did a phenomenal job with it regardless!)

[@jeanclaudebonnici6534]

You shouls totally react to Metal Hell from Doom Eternal (Gamerip version) you'll love it

[@coltj5907]

Check out Repo Genetic Opera soundtrack plus movie. Even if you don’t like it it’s interesting

[@sabbathgodsofmetal]

Metal hell next!

[@sayajin9513]

Mick Gordon also did the Wolfenstein games.. not as good as his Doom work (imo), but still solid tracks If you want, check out Right Trigger Warning from Wolfenstein 2: the new colossus

[@bretwilliams249]

YEESSSSSS!!!

[@Sekainoowaride]

Ok....but what's that song at 0:00 ?

[@Necrom6]

i would've listened to bfg 10000, it's my favorite

[@wessleycoleman3014]

I didn't like the ?koma? Version you listened to. But it still had what I listened to. Not so drawn out. Slightly harder hitting feeling. Also you haven't played game and are commenting exactly what the game is like.

[@jethro3477]

Yeah, this ?koma? version felt lacking. The first drop alone felt way different

[@iw_legendary_sayain2215]

Just an FYI the music is actually an in-game mechanic. It follows the gameplay so as you’re literally ripping & tearing demons apart. The tracks intensifies as the combat gets more clustered. It’s a great motivator when you’re knee deep in shit with demons.

[@viper8908]

Is this one bass-boosted? It doesn't sound good on my cheap headphones. :c

[@lowkeygames2274]

KAR EN TUK - RIP AND TEAR

[@scorpmk]

still prefer BFG 10,000 its pure brutal/heavy, oh and super gore nest is pretty hype

[@hirochi0362]

please react to Metal Hell and BFG Devision aaaaannnd BFG 10k

[@TheUltimateDoomGuyMG]

You know you're not done with Doom right ?

[@spriteguy4050]

Dude you’ve got to listen to Mick Gordon’s mix of this one in your free time I still think his mix is a little better than this one

[@f.m848]

This isn't even the Mick Gordon mix, the real MG version is so much better!

[@adityapalve2255]

you should have react to original mick gordon version this koma remix version sucks

[@razorwireclouds5708]

But then id Software fell out with Mick Gordon and tried to replace his music with some generic metal sludge.

[@sul_sa7ari288]

I wish you listened to the original version because this ain't it

[@gatsuberserk4227]

Not the right version.

[@mohnishverma]

OST version is better

[@terrorsanity]

omg what is that, where the actual song, why u listening to freaking remix, this is worse

[@BLACKFLAME4941]

have you tried getting the normal osts? the finished and nice mixed ones? almost impossible unless you have the delux edition preordered...