Continuing my annual tradition - today, marks day 16 of celebrating the
fun of horror that comes with Halloween. Today, we - and by "we" - me
and the voices in my head, plus the specters that haunt my home dive into the extra sensory insanity with the legendary industrial band Skinny Puppy. Once considered kings of the industrial scene, they along with Al Jourgenson of Ministry and Frontline Assembly, KMFDM (amongst others) revolutionized the programmable sounds and blood curdling screams that would later dominate the sales charts by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails and shock rocker Marylin Manson. Lead singer Nivek Ogre has ties to the horror film industry, co-starring in Repo! The Genetic Rock Opera, the highly underrated 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (the sequel to the remake of 2000 Maniacs, which was a great ode to gore in itself), and the cult favorite Doom generation (and several others).
Keeping in line with my added twist, I also offer original songs dressed
up by other people, just like our own beings that don costumes for,
normally, one night of the year (but we are all far from normal around
here). This time, the death/thrash/black/blast/mash/blender/ticklish metal band Children of Bodom offer a new take on Pat Benetar's classic "Hell is for Children." It's all doomy and makes happy people become throat slashing vegans.
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