On february 13th, 2008, the CD Overworld was released worldwide. It was the second CD released through Spinefarm and consists of 12 tracks, including one cover (''Gimme More'' by Britney Spears). Compared to Deus Ex Machinae (MbD Records, a now defunct label) and Redeemer (Spinefarm), Overworld is a blend between the energetic SID as heard on DXM and the raw sound of Redeemer. Later in 2008 the song ''Overworld'' was featured in a hockey-commercial on the Swedish television. Two songs, ''Bionic Commando Main Theme'' and ''Area 88'' were recorded and released on the band's MySpace as well as on the official Bionic Commando (2009 video game). The ''Bionic Commando Main Theme'' was also featured in a promotional video.
Bionic Commando isn't the first game Machinae Supremacy got involved with. In 2004 they released the well-received and praised 28 track Jets'n'Guns Official Soundtrack, leveling up this side scrolling shooter. The album can be downloaded from their website.
The band released their fourth studio album, A View from the End of the World, on 3 November 2010. The video for the song "Force Feedback" was later released in 2011.
The fifth studio album, Rise of a Digital Nation, was released on 19 October 2012. It was featured on the controversial Swedish file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, leading to a significant increase in the band's online profile.
On 14 March 2014, vocalist Robert Stjärnström announced in the Machinae Supremacy fan Facebook group "MachinaeTribe" that "release [of the new album] won't be until August." The new album, titled Phantom Shadow, was released on 22 August 2014.
Machinae Supremacy has already made their place in history by being one of the first bands to embrace and utilize the Internet and file sharing to gain a huge fanbase without ever having signed a record contract, received airplay or any sponsored promotion. They've reached out to all corners of the world and today their site receives roughly 100,000 song downloads every month.
Machinae Supremacy was formed in summer 2000 by Robert Stjärnström, Kahl Hellmer and Jonas Rörling. The name of the band had existed even before this, but it was only a few months later the band really found the path they wanted to go. Andreas Gerdin, a long time friend of Jonas, joined on keyboards and Tobbe joined on drums. When the band parted with Tobbe in early 2002, Tomas Nilsén, old band-pal with Robert, took his place. When Kahl left for Uppsala in 2005, Johan Palovaara replaced him on bass. Palovaara was replaced by Johan Hedlund in 2007. After signing the Spinefarm deal, Andreas left the keyboards and started playing second guitar. Currently all live synthesizers come from a backing track. The latest change in line-up came about by Tomas leaving the band after 7 years of "pure win and awesome".
Official homepage: http://www.machinaesupremacy.com
The Wired
Machinae Supremacy Lyrics
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Remain of me
I am gone to them from now
I'll always be
I re-wrote their memories
Extracted me
Now I exist only to me
Their information is never stored
Now no one hates you like before
And I can't be anymore
'Cause I am wired to the core
Now no one hates you like before
No more!
All those people I caused pain
Don't know me now
But the anguish that I feel
Still clings somehow
To free myself I freed them all
From me and what I was
Now I exist only to me
Did you know that water's
Not to blame if you drown?
Nor the planet when the plane
Hits the ground.
No gun has ever killed a man
But another human can
Can't blame the stone for being cold
Our memories are born within
As we live our lives
Shaped by who we were at the time
Until the day we die
Sometimes the need exists
To change what we recall
To hide from pain and
Re-arrange the power of it all
Do you dream?
What if those dreams are real?
Would you scare from how
They made you feel?
Do you dream?
What if those dreams are real?
The lyrics of Machinae Supremacy's song The Wired describe a person who has re-written their memories in order to escape the pain that they have caused others. The first verse addresses how nobody remembers the person anymore except for the shadows of the person in their minds. The singer of the song has erased any remnant of themselves from other people's minds, and as a result, nobody hates them anymore. The chorus emphasizes that the person has become wired to their core and is no longer capable of being hated or causing pain. The second verse speaks to the ways in which memories shape who we are and our perceptions of the world around us. The final lines of the song question whether dreams are real and whether they have the power to shape us and our emotions.
The song touches on themes of memory, pain, and identity. The singer seems to be struggling with feeling responsible for causing pain and has erased themselves from the minds of others in order to escape that guilt. The lyrics suggest that while it may be tempting to erase our past mistakes, our memories shape who we are and cannot be erased entirely. The questions posed in the final lines of the song suggest that our dreams are just as important in shaping who we are as our memories are.
Line by Line Meaning
Only shadows in their minds
My memory has faded from their thoughts
Remain of me
All that's left are faint remnants of who I used to be
I am gone to them from now
I'm no longer a part of their existence
I'll always be
Yet, in some way, I'll always be there
I re-wrote their memories
I erased their recollection of me and rewrote myself
Extracted me
Now, other people's memory palace is devoid of me
Now I exist only to me
I am the only one with a remembrance of myself
The dead can't speak anymore
Wasted memories of the dead is unspeakable
Their information is never stored
Memories of the dead are not conserved
Now no one hates you like before
Because of being rewired, people don't hate anymore
And I can't be anymore
I don't hate myself anymore
'Cause I am wired to the core
I have been revamped to my essential being
No more!
It's a new dawn with none of the previous hatred
All those people I caused pain
Those I caused sorrow and hurt
Don't know me now
Don't know the present me
But the anguish that I feel
But the visceral hurt still dwells within
Still clings somehow
Persistently stays in the corners of my mind
To free myself I freed them all
By vanishing from their memories, I emancipated them from my sorrowful past
From me and what I was
From the wretched being that I used to be
Now I exist only to me
I am the only one with a remembrance of myself
Did you know that water's
Did you know that drowning has nothing to do with water?
Not to blame if you drown?
Water is not the culprit for the misfortune of drowning
Nor the planet when the plane
Similarly, the planet is not the cause of the plane crash
Hits the ground.
The planet has no part in planes smashing into it
No gun has ever killed a man
Guns themselves never cause any human fatalities
But another human can
But it's always a human behind the gun who is responsible
Can't blame the stone for being cold
It's irrational to fault an inanimate object for its inherent characteristics
Our memories are born within
Our memories are created internally as we exist
As we live our lives
Our memories are shaped by our experiences, actions and choices
Shaped by who we were at the time
These memories are molded by who we were at that moment in time
Until the day we die
All the memories stay with us till we die
Sometimes the need exists
We feel a need to edit our recollection at times
To change what we recall
It's not surprising to feel a desire to revise our memories at some point
To hide from pain and
The urge to forget is to escape from anguish and
Re-arrange the power of it all
To rearrange and gain control of our lives and past
Do you dream?
Do you experience imaginary visuals at night?
What if those dreams are real?
What if these dreams are veridical?
Would you scare from how
Are you frightened by how realistic your dreams are?
They made you feel?
Do they trigger emotions?
Do you dream?
Do you have dreams?
What if those dreams are real?
What occurs when dreams are substantial?
Contributed by Caroline T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.