Check This Band Out: M. Akers
It’s Monday and I want to give you some music to tide you over for the rest of the week. That’s why I’m bringing your Pullman, WA by way of Detroit, MI horror synth artist M. Akers. Full of analog...
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Goblin Announces Spring US Tour
Italian prog-rockers and soundtrack extraordinaires Goblin have announced a short US tour that will hit many of the Southern States. Second keyboardist Aidan Zammit will be forced to not take part in...
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Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin Will Tour N. America This Summer And Play The...
The reformed Italian progressive rock band Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin will be embarking on an eight-date N. American tour this July. Support will come from avant garde rockers Stolen Babies and metal...
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Perturbator “She Is Young, She Is Beautiful, She Is Next” (Song Premiere)
Bloody-Disgusting has teamed up with French retrowave artist Perturbator to bring you an exclusive song premiere for “She Is Young, She Is Beautiful, She Is Next”, a thrilling throwback to 70’s giallo...
View Article10 Horror Influenced Groups You Should Be Listening To
Lately I’ve really been digging instrumental music, especially if it’s got a bit of a horror twist to it. There’s just something nostalgic about hearing something that reminds me of the horror films...
View ArticleRendezvous Releases Hour-Long Giallo Mix “Cannibal Hologram”
If you’re hosting a party tonight and, for some reason, find yourself in dire need of a playlist to keep your guests’ toes tapping, the perfect solution has arrived at the perfect time! LA-based DJ...
View ArticleStolen Babies Vocalist To Guest Appear On Devin Townsend’s ‘Ziltoid 2’
Avant-garde metal band Stolen Babies are currently working on new material! The band is hard at work on a follow up to 2012’s Naught, which was one of the most inventive and outlandish albums I’d heard...
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Check This Band Out: Three Winters
I was introduced to Norwegian electronic/synth group Three Winters just last night and I’m already hooked. These guys are obviously influenced by horror composers such as John Carpenter and Goblin as...
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[Album Review] Opeth ‘Pale Communion’
Reviewing a new Opeth album is a treat for me. I’ve been listening to the band for well over a decade, thoroughly enjoying their rather unique take on progressive rock/metal. The band’s music has...
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Mondo Unveils Soundtracks For ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ And ‘Shaun Of The Dead’
Mondo has announced that they will be releasing the soundtracks for 2001: A Space Odyssey and Shaun Of The Dead at this year’s MondoCon, which takes place this Saturday and Sunday in Austin, TX. The...
View ArticleDive Into The Mysterious, Haunting World Of ‘The Night Terrors’
Australian dark synth group The Night Terrors were recently commissioned to compose an album using the southern hemisphere’s largest grand pipe organ. The result is Pavor Nocturnus, an album that will...
View ArticleGoblin Announces New Album ‘Four Of A Kind’
Italian progressive rock band Goblin have announced that pre-orders are now available for their new album Four Of A Kind through Pledge Music. There are multiple levels that one can pledge, up to $500,...
View ArticleGoblin Rebirth Signs To Relapse Records
Fans of Italian giallo horror music, rejoice! It has been announced that Goblin Rebirth have signed to Relapse Records and a new album will be released in Spring 2015. The new group contains the famed...
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Iggy Pop Talks Playing ‘The Sandman’ (Interview)
One of horror’s most iconic directors is famed Italian mastermind Dario Argento, the man who brought us such films as Suspiria, Profondo Rosso, Phenomena, and the like. Now, the maestro of terror is...
View ArticleThe “Slow Motion Radio Dario Argento Mix” Is Absolutely Gorgeous
The music of Dario Argento’s films have been lauded, adored, and appreciated for more years than most of us have been alive. From Goblin to Ennio Morricone, the music of his movies evoke fear, wonder,...
View ArticleClaudio Simonetti To Appear At Shock Pop Comiccon For ‘Demons’ Reunion
Renowned horror composer Claudio Simonetti of Goblin fame will be making an appearance at this year’s Shock Pop Comiccon. The event will take place February 13th-15th in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and will...
View ArticleClaudio Simonetti’s Goblin Announces ‘Murder Collection’ Picture Disc
One of the most revered composers in the horror genre, Claudio Simonetti of Goblin has announced the upcoming picture disc release of Murder Collections, a new collection of classic tracks that have...
View ArticleClaudio Simonetti’s Goblin Announces European Tour
Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin has announced a string of live concert dates that will see them perform throughout Europe during March and April. Nearly every show offers something different, with some...
View ArticleCelebrate The ‘Demons’ 30th Anniversary With This Deluxe Bag Of Goodies
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Demons, the 1985 horror film written by Dario Argento (Suspiria) and directed by Lamberto Bava (Delerium), Rustblade has announced several package deals built...
View ArticleGoblin Release Teaser Of First New Song “Uneven Times”
Italian progressive rock band Goblin, best known for their fantastic horror scores to films such as Suspiria, Dawn Of The Dead, and Profondo Ross, are hard at work recording their first new studio...
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[Album Review] Goblin Rebirth ‘Goblin Rebirth’
Goblin is arguably the most recognized name behind horror scores. The Italian progressive rock band’s work on such films as Suspiria and Dawn of the Dead has been deservedly lauded for decades, each...
View ArticleTwisted Music Video Of The Week Vol. 192: blackQueen “BabeGhostWitch”
We’re going to get a little bit witchy for this week’s Twisted Music Video Of The Week by showcasing blackQueen‘s “BabeGhostWitch”, a short film that takes great inspirations from Italian giallos,...
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Onetti Brothers Debut Trailer for New Giallo ‘Francesca’
Luciano Onetti and Nicolás Onetti, the pair behind 2013’s Sonno Profondo (Deep Sleep), are back with another giallo, this time in the form of Francesca. In support of the film’s world premiere at the...
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Arrow Reveals ‘Deep Red’ Limited Edition Release Details
Dario Argento fans have eagerly been awaiting an update on the Arrow Video release of Deep Red. Arrow finally gave that update and while the first bit of news is a bit of a bummer, the announcement of...
View Article31 Essential Horror Scores
Update: The below list is in no particular order. It’s October, which means we want to help you plan your Halloween spookfest! Be it a big costume party, a small gathering of your close friends, a...
View ArticleFlint Horror Collective Will Screen The ‘Tenebre’ Blu-Ray For Free
The Flint Horror Collective has teamed up with Synapse Films to present a free showing of Tenebre (also sometimes spelled as Tenebrae), the fantastic Italian giallo from horror mastermind Dario...
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Black Friday Chopping List: Music
| MOVIES | GAMES | TV | MUSIC | TOYS | Happy Thanksgiving week everyone! As many of you probably already know, that means Black Friday is right around the corner. While stores aren’t necessarily as...
View Article[Blu-ray Review] ‘Contamination’ is a Wonderful ‘Alien’ Knockoff
The Italians certainly have a way with cinema. They have no shame in “ripping off” pre-existing works. If it’s something that sells, they’ll pick it up and run with it. And because of that my love for...
View ArticleArcana 13 Cover the ‘Suspiria’ Theme
There is a lot going on with Dario Argento’s Suspiria these days, specifically with the announcement that Tilda Swinton and Dakota Johnson will be starring in the remake, which is set to be directed by...
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Dissecting Music One Note at a Time: An Interview with “Scored To Death”...
A couple of months ago, we reported on “Scored to Death: Conversations with Some of Horror’s Greatest Composers“, a new book by J. Blake Fichera that tackles the music of horror movies. Featuring...
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Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” Coming to 7″ With Maurizio Guarini (Goblin)...
I remember in sixth grade English class, we were each asked to bring in a poem that we loved and read it to everyone. Everyone brought in something short, something fast that they’d found after a quick...
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Michele Soavi’s ‘The Church’ Is Coming to Blu-ray in the UK!
Stunning visuals, creepy atmospheric horror and gasp-inducing shock! From director Michele Soavi (Dellamorte Dellamore, The Sect) and writer Dario Argento, comes the first ever UK Blu-ray (Region B)...
View Article[Synthwave Fury] Hexenkraft Brings Horror Retrowave Straight From Cyberhell
Before man walked the earth… It slept for centuries. It is evil. It is Real. It is awakening. The synthwave genre has been around for a while, but saw a huge resurgence in 2016 and it doesn’t show any...
View ArticleWhy It’s Okay that the ‘Suspiria’ Remake Won’t Be Colorful
Horror fans were enraged last week when it was announced that Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Dario Argento’s classic giallo film Suspiria would be lacking the signature color palette that the original...
View ArticleRadiohead’s Thom Yorke is Scoring the ‘Suspiria’ Remake!
The two most iconic things about Dario Argento’s Suspiria are probably the lighting and the score. We already know that Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino is going dark rather than bright and colorful,...
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Thom Yorke Talks ‘Blade Runner’ Inspiring His ‘Suspiria’ Score
We learned just last month that Radiohead’s Thom Yorke is doing the score for Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming Suspiria remake, which recently wrapped production. What makes the news...
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[Alpha and Omega] George A. Romero’s ‘The Dark Half’ and ‘Dawn of the Dead’
We unearth the details on George A. Romero’s arguably best and worst films, Dawn of the Dead and The Dark Half. ‘Alpha and Omega’ is a recurring feature that examines a famous horror director’s best...
View ArticleGoblin’s Full ‘Dawn of the Dead’ Score Heads to Vinyl for First Time!
Years in the making, Waxwork Records brings us the expanded, complete film score to the 1978 zombie-horror classic, George A. Romero’s Dawn Of The Dead. Scored by the Italian progressive rock group...
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Two Iconic Goblin Tracks Get Limited Edition Vinyl Release in Amazing “Super...
With this morning’s release of the first teaser trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria, what better day to celebrate the career of Dario Argento and frequent collaborators, Goblin?! You can do...
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[Video] Fan Reimagines the ‘Suspiria’ Remake Trailer With Goblin’s Iconic Score
Yesterday’s teaser trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Dario Argento’s Suspiria gave us our first taste of Thom Yorke’s score for the film, and it made one thing clear about Guadagnino’s vision: it...
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Goblin Will Provide a Live Score for ‘Suspiria’ Screenings Throughout the...
Ahead of the release of Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria this coming November, we’ve learned that Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin is headed out on the road for a tour that will see them play the iconic Suspiria...
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Goblin Reimagined Tracks from ‘Dawn of the Dead’ and ‘Suspiria’ for New...
Brought to our attention by Exclaim today, the current lineup of Italian progressive rock band Goblin has revisited tracks from the band’s scores for Dawn of the Dead and Suspiria, reimagining them for...
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Founding Member of Goblin Performing Live Score to ‘Dante’s Inferno’ at Salem...
One of the highlights of this year’s Salem Horror Fest will be a live performance from John Waters, and the fest has announced today that Maurizio Guarini, founding member of the synth-horror group...
View Article[Podcasts] Mike Patton Schools The Boo Crew on Horror Flicks and Film Scores
The Boo Crew is joined this week by music’s most provocative and inspiring innovator, singer/songwriter/film composer/multi instrumentalist and record producer Mike Patton (Mr.Bungle, Faith No More,...
View Article‘Goblin’ Co-Founder Massimo Morante Has Passed Away
It’s impossible to imagine the films of Dario Argento without the eerie, one-of-a-kind tunes that play over the stunning images, many of which were contributed by the Italian progressive rock band...
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Celebrating 45 Years of ‘Suspiria’ With a Live Performance from Claudio...
45 years after its release, Dario Argento‘s Suspiria remains one of the most breathtaking horror films ever committed to celluloid. Its unparalleled visuals – vibrantly colored lighting, unconventional...
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Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin Hitting the Road to Play Live ‘Demons’ Score...
Following last year’s Suspiria tour, Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin is hitting the road this fall to perform the live score to Demons followed by a set of other classic Goblin compositions across North...
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Claudio Simonetti Hits the Road to Perform the ‘Demons’ Score Live Across the...
Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin — founding keyboardist Claudio Simonetti’s modern manifestation of prolific Italian prog-rock composers Goblin — hits the road today to perform a live score to Demons...
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Watch Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin Perform ‘Halloween’ and ‘The Exorcist’...
Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin is currently touring North America with a live score to Lamberto Bava’s Demons. That alone is worth the price of admission, but the band follows it with a full greatest hits...
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Italian Horror Classic ‘Demons’ Resurrected With a Live Performance from...
“Tonight we have special news for you: we closed all the exits. You can’t escape,” Claudio Simonetti deadpanned in his Italian accent to the enthusiastic crowd at the Somerville Theatre in Somerville,...
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