Bands That Lean Toward Horror

Satan's Anus · **Joined:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:37 pm **Posts:** 1046

Looking to compile a list of bands that have clear ties to the horror genre. Bands like White Zombie/Rob Zombie, Ghoultown, Nekromantix, Insane Clown Posse, etc. NOT looking for bands with names like Goatcuntfuck and Angel Cum that write about so-called "horrific" stuff.

I'm also interested in musicians that have branched out into the horror genre. Again, cats like Rob Zombie, Henry Rollins, Dee Snider, and so on.

Post 'em up! :dio:

Thomas · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:00 pm

Just metal?

Legacy Of The Night · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:01 pm

Is it good enough that Iced Earth wrote an album about classic horror stories?

Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:04 pm

Wednesday 13

ganeshaRules · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:05 pm

Lordi

rio · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:06 pm

Fantomas-The Director's Cut (in case you haven't heard this don't be put off by what the rest of their output sounds like... this is different).

There's lots more but my dinner is ready...

The Silent Man · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:11 pm

Mercyful Fate/King Diamond for some obvious ones.

Legacy Of The Night · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:13 pm

Misfits, too.

ganeshaRules · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:13 pm

The Silent Man wrote:

Mercyful Fate/King Diamond for some obvious ones.

Yes... Alice Cooper for other obvious one.

Thomas · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:19 pm

Calabrese

Check out Vampires don't exist... Pretty Misfits-inspired. Cool band nonetheless.

MetalStorm · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:26 pm

Satan's Anus · **Joined:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:37 pm **Posts:** 1046

Doesn't matter what style of music.

And yeah, the obvious ones are easy. It's the getting beyond that when it gets tough. For instance, a couple dudes from novAct are doing this project called The Comeback (http://www.myspace.com/thecomebackgroup).

Quote:

"The Comeback" is Kevin Storm's ambitious concept album/ graphic Novel, projecting a dark setting on all your senses, by combining the gloomy visions of the artwork with the diverse sounds of the album.

Recordings have already started at Excess Studios, Rotterdam under the guidance of Hans Pieters and the project is sponsored by Bo~El Guitars, Intune Guitar Picks, Patsticks drumsupplies and Excess Studios.

Guest musicians for this album are;

Drums; Koen Herfst/Sander Zoer/Martijn Peters
lead guitar; Sander Gommans,Danny Tunker, Koen Romeijn, Eric Hazebroek
Vocals:Sander v/d Thillart, Eddy Borremans , Floortje Donia
Bass; Patrick Velis, Douwe de Wilde, Hans Pieters

Looks and sounds cool. And this is the sort of thing I'd like bring under the spotlight in our issues of Shock Totem. We'll interview the Rob Zombies and Alice Coopers (hopefully, anyway), but I'd like to showcase some lesser-known talents as well.

Metalhead_Bastard · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:33 pm

Anthrax's Stephen King songs, haha.

Goat · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:40 pm

Satan's Anus wrote:

Looking to compile a list of bands that have clear ties to the horror genre. Bands like White Zombie/Rob Zombie, Ghoultown, Nekromantix, Insane Clown Posse, etc. NOT looking for bands with names like Goatcuntfuck and Angel Cum that write about so-called "horrific" stuff.

I'm also interested in musicians that have branched out into the horror genre. Again, cats like Rob Zombie, Henry Rollins, Dee Snider, and so on.

Post 'em up! :dio:

Er, wait, so you want posey Nu-Metal stuff rather than bands that create an atmosphere of horror? Because if you want the latter, there are plenty of picks: The Axis Of Perdition, Portal, Aborted, Obituary, Autopsy, Cannibal Corpse, Coffins, Corpsing, Defeated Sanity, Demilich... there are loads. Atmosphere > image.

Metalhead_Bastard · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:44 pm

Goat wrote:

Satan's Anus wrote:

Looking to compile a list of bands that have clear ties to the horror genre. Bands like White Zombie/Rob Zombie, Ghoultown, Nekromantix, Insane Clown Posse, etc. NOT looking for bands with names like Goatcuntfuck and Angel Cum that write about so-called "horrific" stuff.

I'm also interested in musicians that have branched out into the horror genre. Again, cats like Rob Zombie, Henry Rollins, Dee Snider, and so on.

Post 'em up! :dio:

Er, wait, so you want posey Nu-Metal stuff rather than bands that create an atmosphere of horror? Because if you want the latter, there are plenty of picks: The Axis Of Perdition, Portal, Aborted, Obituary, Autopsy, Cannibal Corpse, Coffins, Corpsing, Defeated Sanity, Demilich... there are loads. Atmosphere > image.

I'm assuming that he means lyrically as much as image wise.

Wintermute · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:05 pm

Frightmare

heatseeker · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:09 pm

Yeah, when it comes to this I always think of The Axis of Perdition and Blut Aus Nord-types.

Satan's Anus · **Joined:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:37 pm **Posts:** 1046

Goat wrote:

Satan's Anus wrote:

Looking to compile a list of bands that have clear ties to the horror genre. Bands like White Zombie/Rob Zombie, Ghoultown, Nekromantix, Insane Clown Posse, etc. NOT looking for bands with names like Goatcuntfuck and Angel Cum that write about so-called "horrific" stuff.

I'm also interested in musicians that have branched out into the horror genre. Again, cats like Rob Zombie, Henry Rollins, Dee Snider, and so on.

Post 'em up! :dio:

Er, wait, so you want posey Nu-Metal stuff rather than bands that create an atmosphere of horror? Because if you want the latter, there are plenty of picks: The Axis Of Perdition, Portal, Aborted, Obituary, Autopsy, Cannibal Corpse, Coffins, Corpsing, Defeated Sanity, Demilich... there are loads. Atmosphere > image.

Fat white people singing about eating intestines and Satan is not what I want. There needs to be a tie-in with the horror genre, as in the literary horror genre, old movies and books and such.

Life of Agony musically has nothing to do with horror, but Wire Hangers, bassist Alan Robert's horror comic does. Henry Rollins and Dee Snider has no connection musically, however both have done horror movies. Dee did that Halloween instrumental disc, though. Rob Zombie, of course, has music, comics, and movie tie-ins.

Iced Earth have the Horror Show album. Force of Evil has their two albums which largely focus on horror movies/books. These are the sort of things we're looking for.

Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:55 pm

What was his name... The guy Cooper was inspired by?

Screaming Jay Hawkins. I think.

Goat · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:01 pm

Satan's Anus wrote:

Goat wrote:

Satan's Anus wrote:

Looking to compile a list of bands that have clear ties to the horror genre. Bands like White Zombie/Rob Zombie, Ghoultown, Nekromantix, Insane Clown Posse, etc. NOT looking for bands with names like Goatcuntfuck and Angel Cum that write about so-called "horrific" stuff.

I'm also interested in musicians that have branched out into the horror genre. Again, cats like Rob Zombie, Henry Rollins, Dee Snider, and so on.

Post 'em up! :dio:

Er, wait, so you want posey Nu-Metal stuff rather than bands that create an atmosphere of horror? Because if you want the latter, there are plenty of picks: The Axis Of Perdition, Portal, Aborted, Obituary, Autopsy, Cannibal Corpse, Coffins, Corpsing, Defeated Sanity, Demilich... there are loads. Atmosphere > image.

Fat white people singing about eating intestines and Satan is not what I want. There needs to be a tie-in with the horror genre, as in the literary horror genre, old movies and books and such.

Life of Agony musically has nothing to do with horror, but Wire Hangers, bassist Alan Robert's horror comic does. Henry Rollins and Dee Snider has no connection musically, however both have done horror movies. Dee did that Halloween instrumental disc, though. Rob Zombie, of course, has music, comics, and movie tie-ins.

Iced Earth have the Horror Show album. Force of Evil has their two albums which largely focus on horror movies/books. These are the sort of things we're looking for.

Way to objectify an entire genre there, bigot. Have you heard any of The Axis Of Perdition? Far from fat, far from Satan. Certainly more to do with horror (as in, music that horrifies) that Dee Snider, ffs.

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