Other tracks, like “What’s That Smell” (featuring Eirik Suhrke) for the secret Pizza Sewers level, bow down to chiptune royalty.

Nuclear Throne OST by Jukio “Kuabee” Kallio Campfire melodies echoing through the high plains, calling on that melancholy self destructive warmth of classic railroad Blues, straight from Heartworn Highways. The pace change is decisively slower, sparser and welcome, ushering in serene zen level focus. A couple of levels have alternative music playing once in a while to break the loops. Through the score, Kozilek taps into veins of Blues, Country, Breaks, and Hiphop, mined expertly to accompany trashing the wastelands.

The tumbling percussion and rolling bass kicks drive forward through the rousing introduction. “Legend of the Throne” is instantly memorable, with its haunting harmonica calling on those classic Ennio Morricone ‘Once Upon A Time in America’ lines. Straight from the splashscreen, a Country and Blues inflected guitar riff calls to gunslingers of the old west, the motif of the game, crashing to crescendo for the character select. And the soundtrack is well worth revisiting too… Body Explosions and recoil rock the screen, weapons are thunderous, pacing is slick and addictive, and death is frequent and deserved. So many similar games have come and gone since 2014, but Nuclear Throne stands a firm fan favourite in large part due to its feel. Wasteland Kings, Luftrausers and, boasting the rowdiest time in the wastelands, Nuclear Throne. Jukio Kallio (formerly Kozilek), a Finnish Tech House producer, has worked together with indie developer Vlambeer on a few of their relentlessly mad games now. Bandcamp (Digital Edition) Vlambeer (CD Edition)

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