With Halloween only three days away, how could I resist a song and video about vampires?
I like this video because it has an enjoyably decadent, Eurohorror feel to it. This seems like one of those films that would be dismissed when first released, just to then be rediscovered by audiences 20 years later.
On a personal note, if I ever become a vampire, I will use this video as my guide for how to behave.
Enjoy!
What’s Halloween without a little Alice Cooper , eh, bats and ghouls? The veteran shock rocker has been combining horror with rock’n’roll since I was a young monster, and I’ve unearthed a double dose of Alice’s macabre music in anticipation of the upcoming All Hallows Eve. First up is “He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask”) from Alice’s 1986 album Constrictor, and used as the theme for the movie FRIDAY THE XIII PART VI: JASON LIVES!:
Oh, how very 80’s! Next we join everybody’s favorite headbangers Wayne and Garth, as they attend an Alice show in 1992’s WAYNE’S WORLD, where the mighty Alice performs “Feed My Frankenstein”:
I saw Alice do this number at a Summer 2017 show, complete with Alice dressed as a ten foot tall Monster onstage! He’s still the Master of Grand Guignol Rock!
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If you’ve ever watched a Dario Argento film, you know how important music is to his art.
After collaborating with Ennio Morricone on his first three films, Argento used an Italian progressive rock band for his 1975 film, Deep Red. Argento and Goblin turned out to be a perfect match and the band went on to compose and perform the scores of several other Argento films, most famously for Suspiria.
In this clip from 1975, Goblin performs the main theme for Deep Red on an Italian TV show. (Sorry, I don’t know the name of the show.)
Enjoy!
Today’s music video of the day is for another song from Thom Yorke’s soundtrack to the upcoming Suspiria remake or rehash or reboot or whatever it is. I’m not really happy about the movie but I do like what I’ve heard of the soundtrack.
Enjoy!
Previous Suspiria Music Videos:
Well, it’s not quite Halloween but it will be Halloween very soon! To be honest, Halloween starts the weekend before the 31st. So, happy Halloween!
This song, of course, comes from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. There’s many different covers that you can find floating around YouTube. This is one of my favorites.
Enjoy!
To be honest, I think this song is more about the masks that people wear as a part of everyday life, as opposed to being specifically about Halloween masks. Just check out the lyrics:
Fashion magazines
Anti-aging creams
Tape measure around your waist
Whitening toothpaste
Behind this mask
Lies an ugly face
An entitled child dressed in lace
Halloween mask
I wear it every day
Halloween mask
Beneath my skin is gray
Fashion magazines
Anti-aging creams
Tape measure around your waist
Whitening toothpaste
Behind this mask
Lies an ugly face
An entitled child dressed in lace
Halloween mask
I wear it every day
Halloween mask
Beneath my skin is gray
Still, even if it’s not really a “horror” video, it’s a good song and I still think that Peach Kelli Pop should be hired to perform the Silver Shamrock jingle next Halloween.
Enjoy!
What can I say about this video?
The song is haunting, melancholy, and beautiful.
The video is creepy as Hell.
Enjoy!
Halloween All Year sounds like a great idea to me!
Or, at least, it does until you actually pay attention the lyrics of this song, the majority of which involve a knife and a body on the ceiling. Actually, now that I think about it, I guess part of the appeal of Halloween is that you actually have to wait for it. You wait for 9 months and then suddenly, it’s the greatest 31 days of the year!
As for the video, I like it because it has a prom gone wrong feel to it.
Enjoy!
Who are Nekrogoblikon?
This is what it says over on their website:
What happens when you put a bunch of bloodthirsty, music-loving goblins together? Well, a lot of disembowelment, but also a lot of catchy tunes. Formed six millennia ago, and practicing only every other leap year on a full moon, the band has perfected their brand of crushing goblin music.
Nekrogoblikon is also a band that was formed in 2006 in Palo Alto, California and who have built a loyal cult following by performing songs about goblins. In 2012, the band uploaded a video to YouTube for their song, No One Survives. It was about a goblin trying to win the affection of one of his co-workers (played by Kayden Kross). No One Survives became a viral hit so their video for We Need A Gimmick features John Goblikon (played by David Rispoli) using what he’s learned to help Nekrogoblikon find the gimmick that will keep Earthlings from realizing that the members of the band are actually goblins from outer space. Along the way, the video parodies rap, EDM, and Justin Timberlake. And, of course, Kayden Kross returns.
Nekrogoblikon has shown a longevity that would probably surprise those who originally dismissed them as merely being a novelty act. On April 13th, they released their 5th album, Welcome to Bonkers.
For today’s music video of the day, we have yet another song called Dracula. However, as you can tell by looking at the lyrics, this song actually has some connection to everyone’s favorite vampire (or, at the very least, the legend of everyone’s favorite vampire):
Her
She was a dancer
Feel
As the girl she twirls off the edge of her paper-thin world
The “I”
Give to the Master
Mirror, mirror
Can you tell one from the other?
Strange
I offer my veins
Feel
As the girl she twirls off the edge of her paper-thin world
Oh in the night
When Dracula comes to fill your soul
To atone, confess
My one true weakness
My Dracula, Count Dracula
Her
She was a dancer
(First I must appease my thirst)
Feels
Good you know as the girl she twirls off the edge of her world
Oh in the night
When Dracula comes to fill your soul
To atone, confess
My one true weakness
My Dracula, Count Dracula
Oh in the night
When Dracula comes to fill your soul
To atone, confess
My one true weakness
My Dracula, Count Dracula
According to singer Moana Mayatrix, “I’d say it’s not directly about vampires but more so an exploration of vampire mythology and the allure of the dark side, much like being seduced by a Bram Stoker character.”
Enjoy!
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