Mick Gordon, Doom Composer, Adds New Track to Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2

Auroch Digital and Big Fan Games have announced that award-winning composer Mick Gordon has contributed a new track to their upcoming '90s-inspired boomer shooter Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2. The first taste of the original track is featured in today's release date trailer for Boltgun 2, which is set to launch on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on October 14. It was also confirmed that the game will come to Switch 2 "shortly after" its debut on other platforms. The trailer showcases the first footage of the game's main antagonist, Vashtorr the Arkifane, described as a "daemonic demigod of inventors, engineers, scientists, and artisans."

IGN's recent preview of Boltgun 2 found that it "brings the grimy, oppressive reality of the 42nd Millennium to life with a readable, pixelated style that evokes the essence of it in a way that even the most hyperrealistic renditions like Space Marine 2 struggle to match," and that it "feels like undiluted 40K."

Mick Gordon's soundtracks for 2016's Doom and Doom Eternal are legendary, although they ultimately led to a very public feud between Gordon and Doom Eternal executive producer Marty Stratton. Despite this, it was announced earlier this month that Gordon will perform the Doom 2016 soundtrack live at the UK-based tech-metal and prog music festival RADAR 2027. While Gordon performed a medley of Doom tracks at The Game Awards 2016, RADAR 2027 will otherwise mark the first time the soundtrack has been performed in a live setting like this.