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The original motion picture soundtrack for horror movie Child’s Play (2019) is being released by Waxwork Records in August 2019. Featuring music by composer Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the …
‘You can’t keep a good band down’ Hard Rock Zombies is a 1985 American comedy horror feature film directed by Krishna Shah from a screenplay co-written with David Allen Ball. The movie stars E.J. …
Read MoreHorrorcore is a subgenre of hip hop music based on horror-themed lyrical content and imagery. Its origins derived from hardcore and gangsta rap artists such as the Geto Boys and …
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Stelvio Cipriani - born 20 August 1937, in Rome, died 1 October 2018 - was an Italian composer, mostly of movie soundtracks, many of which were for genre films, including, horror, giallo …
Read MoreBrian May (28 July 1934 – 25 April 1997) was an Australian film composer. His best known scores are those for Mad Max and Mad Max 2, though he composed …
Read MoreGWAR is a horror-themed shock-rock/metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia in 1984. The band became notorious through their outrageous stage show, which involve extravagant costumes and eye-popping sets that feature monsters, …
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The Tyburn Tree are a duo comprised of Soft Cell singer Marc Almond and saxophonist John Harle. On February 24, 2014 the pair released ‘Dark London’ on Sospiro Noir Records. …
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JokerBats are a metal glam goth rock band. Their single ‘Vampire’ was released on February 24, 2014. Press release: “As a band they have drawn inspiration from traditional hard rock bands …
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Ghost - known as Ghost B.C. in the United States - is a Swedish heavy metal band, formed in Linköping in 2008. In 2010 Ghost released a three-track demo, followed by a 7″ vinyl titled “Elizabeth”, and eventually …
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Slipknot is an American nu-metal band from Des Moines, Iowa, formed in 1995. Slipknot is well known for its attention-grabbing image, aggressive music style, and energetic and chaotic live shows. …
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Fabio Frizzi is an Italian musician and composer. Born in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, on July 2, 1951, Frizzi is best known for his film scores and work for television. A frequent collaborator with the director Lucio Fulci, his horror …
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The Mummies is a four piece American garage rock band from San Mateo, California. The band is known for their defiantly lo-fi production values (dubbed ‘budget rock’) and their shadowy true identities, …
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The theremin is an early electronic musical instrument, controlled without physical contact from the player. It was originally also known as the ætherphone, etherphone, thereminophone, termenvox or thereminvox, In the 1950s, the emergence of science fiction movies as mass …
Read MoreGoblin is an Italian progressive rock band formed from the ashes of two bands, Oliver and Cherry Five, by keyboardist Claudio Simonetti (born in 1952 in São Paulo), guitarist Massimo Morante (born in 1952 in Rome), …
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In 1956, ex-boxer, soldier and R&B sideman, Jalacy Hawkins recorded a song so shocking that, having recovered from the drunken stupor he was in when making it, attempted to destroy …
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Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords (a.k.a. (the) Phantom Chords) were a 1990s British rock band, featuring The Damned’s Dave Vanian on vocals. Playing rockabilly and gothic rock, sometimes referred to as gothabilly, they performed a mixture of covers and new material. Following …
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