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Masters of Horror Soundtrack Track Listing By Newsferatu, Writer Monday, September 19, 2005 @ 3:00 PM
On October 18, Immortal Records will release the bruising original soundtrack to the highly anticipated Masters of Horror series, a 13-episode anthology
directed by today's most renowned horror directors. The specially-priced,
extravagantly packaged, double-disc will be comprised entirely of brand new and
previously unreleased material from 30 of today's top metal, hardcore, punk and
rock acts, including Mudvayne, Buckethead featuring Serj Tankian of System of a
Down, Thursday, Shadows Fall, Mastodon, In Flames, Alkaline Trio and Avenged
Sevenfold. The series will debut October 28 on Showtime and will run for 13
weeks into 2006. It will be produced by IDT Entertainment, Industry Entertainment
and Nice Guy Productions. The soundtrack is available for preorder
here and will arrive one
day before release date.
"From the first time I heard about this series, I was looking forward to it,"
says Shadows Fall guitarist Matt Bachand, whose band contributes the searing
"This is my Own" to the soundtrack. "I am a gorehound at heart," he continues,
"and am very excited about this opportunity to be part of it. Just to be
associated with such legendary directors is truly amazing."
Many of the biggest horror film directors from the past 30 years were also
excited about the anthology. In addition to top American directors like John
Carpenter ("Halloween"), Tope Hooper ("Texas Chainsaw Massacre"), John Landis
("An American Werewolf in London"), Mick Garris ("The Stand"), Don Coscarelli
(Phantasm, Bubba Ho-tep). Stuart Gordon ("Re-Animator") and William Malone
("FearDotCom"), the series attracted several huge international directors, including
Dario Argento ("Suspiria") and Takashi Miike ("Audition").
The complete list of artists for the "Masters of Horror" soundtrack reads
like the top tier lineups for Ozzfest, Warped and Sounds of the Underground:
Mudvayne, Shadows Fall, Thursday, Serj Tankian with Buckethead, Avenged Sevenfold,
In Flames, The Bled, Mastodon, Every Time I Die, Bloodsimple, Death by
Stereo, From Autumn to Ashes, Matchbook Romance, Andrew W.K., Alkaline Trio, Norma
Jean, It Dies Today, Fear Beyond the March of Flames, Armor For Sleep, Scary
Kids Scaring Kids, Funeral For a Friend, Murder By Death, Fall River, Rise
Against, The Bronx!, Yesterday's Rising, Gratitude, Bear Vs. Shark, A Change of
Pace, Bedlight for Blue Eyes. The all-star lineup boasts aggregate sales of well
over 15 million albums.
"Masters of Horror" marks the first time major directors of extreme cinema
have been matched up with artists of extreme music, and the results are both
chilling and breathtaking. "Horror is to cinema what rock n' roll is to music:
rebellious, transgressive, loud and abrasive," says series Executive Producer
Garris of the important roll music plays in the Masters of Horror series. "And
the sound of horror is every bit as important as the vision. Horror can be
quiet and sneak up on you, and just give you a chill. Or it can grab you by the
throat and rip out your trachea."
Indeed, the link between horror films and the music created by artists on the
"Masters of Horror" soundtrack is inextricable. And while many scary movies
have incorporated rock songs in their soundtracks, most of those albums sound
like radio rock compilations. "Masters of Horror" is more like the score to a
pounding, atmospheric nightmare.
"The aesthetic of horror movies both classic and contemporary serve as wells
of inspiration for Alkaline Trio," says frontman Matt Skiba, whose band
provides the spiteful, tuneful "We Can Never Break Up" to the soundtrack. "The
subject matter often finds it's way into our lyrics, and we quite enjoy watching
horror films on tour."
"I'm a big horror fan, mostly of George Romero and Dario Argento," adds
Thursday singer Geoff Rickly," whose group created a haunting acoustic version of
"Division St." "I've Loved horror ever since I was a little kid and now as a
grown-up, I can appreciate the social and political allegories the stories tell."
Masters of Horror grew out of an informal bi-monthly dinner attended by many
of the horror genre's most highly regarded directors. Garris transformed their
collective desire to work together into reality, and will serve as the
showrunner for the series. The series was developed by Garris along with executive
producers Andrew Deane and Keith Addis, and is an IDT Entertainment production.
"Masters of Horror" soundtrack featuring music all previously unreleased in
the U.S.
Final Track Listing:
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