Master Boot Record

There are few truly unique musicians, but MBR's sound arguably exists in a category of its own. "The main elements include chiptune, demoscene and video game music, thrash/death metal and some black metal, as well as classical and symphonic patterns and progressive structures," explains sole forerunner and mastermind MBR. "But it's all programmed and done with synthesizers." The result, equally influenced by classical baroque music, Bay Area thrash metal and Commodore 64 games, is an insane mashup of what should logically be different sounds, but in MBR's hands makes sense and takes the listener in unexpected and always exciting directions that break through genre walls.