MASTER BOOT RECORD (MBR) is a Rome-based solo project by Italian musician Vittorio D'Amore (aka Victor Love), running since 2016. The project fuses synthesized heavy metal, chiptune and classical music, drawing on retro computing, the demoscene and 1990s PC culture - a genre D'Amore himself coined as "computer metal". Signed to Metal Blade Records, MBR has released over 14 albums and repeatedly topped Bandcamp's metal chart without any label promotion in its early years.
MASTER BOOT RECORD released their first live album, REALTIME EXECUTION, on April 9, 2026, compiled from recordings across multiple cities and self-released as name-your-price.
The band launched a coast-to-coast North American headlining tour in spring 2026, with 65 shows announced across the USA, Canada, Europe and the UK.
MBR co-headlined a European tour with Fulci in autumn 2025, with dates including London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire alongside Imperial Triumphant.
The album HARDWAREZ was released on October 11, 2024 via Metal Blade Records, debuting at #3 on Billboard's Current Electronic Albums chart.
D'Amore publicly coined the genre term "computer metal" for the project, which spread through press and social media following the release of the single "CPU" in 2024.
concert19:00Master Boot Record meets Fulci and Arottenbit at Monument in Göteborg - an evening of cyber-metal, Italian death metal and splatter-film aesthetics.
concertMaster Boot Record and Fulci tour together as co-headliners with support from Arottenbit. Two Swedish metal bands with completely different styles share the stage.