Machinae Supremacy
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Luleå, Sweden |
| Genres | Power metal, heavy metal, industrial metal, chiptune |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Spinefarm Records |
| Associated acts | Masugn, LifeForce, FLAK, Garden of Concrete, Inja |
| Website | machinaesupremacy.com |
| Members | Robert Stjärnström Jonas Rörling Andreas Gerdin Niklas Karvonen Tomi Luoma |
| Past members | Kahl Hellmer Johan Palovaara Tobias Malm Tomas Nilsén Johan Hedlund |
Machinae Supremacy is a Swedish band that combines modern heavy metal, power metal and alternative rock with chiptunes. Self-defined as "SID metal", many of their songs use a SidStation that features the SID chip of the Commodore 64. They have released 32 original recordings for free download on their site, with approximately 100,000 downloads a month.
Deus Ex Machinae, the band's first commercial album was released in 2004 through the independent (and now defunct) MbD Records UK. The band is currently signed to Spinefarm Records, through which they released their second studio album, Redeemer in 2006, and a few more studio albums, with their latest album, Into the Night World, released on December 16th, 2016, independently.
Machinae Supremacy was formed in Luleå, Sweden during the summer of 2000 by Robert Stjärnström, Kahl Hellmer and Jonas Rörling. The name of the band had existed before this, but it was only a few months later the band decided a specific style they wanted to pursue. Andreas Gerdin, a long-time friend of Rörling, joined on keyboards and Tobias Malm joined on drums. Together they recorded their first song, "Cryosleep."
Defining an original style and being fans of the Commodore 64, they settled on using the SID chip from the machine in their music, later becoming known by the term "SID metal". They described their music as carrying a vibe of self-confidence, enlightenment and encouragement for people to take control of their own lives.
The band saw the Internet as the best way to reach a wider audience, forgoing the traditional method of sending demos to record labels. In 2001 their official website was launched, boasting around nine freely available songs. They distributed their music through the free Vorbis audio codec as well as MP3.
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