There's nothing like halloween weekend. Ghosts, goblins, graveyards, kids on such a sugar buzz that their energy could keep the lights blazing in NYC for a month - it's a beautiful thing. To help with your creepy exploits this weekend - here are a few ghastly tunes to add to your playlist.
1. "Black Sabbath": Black Sabbath - Not only the song that started it all in regards to that wonderful genre called Heavy Metal but one of the scariest songs ever. That slow tension leading to young Ozzy screaming "Oh No" still freaks me out to this day.
2. "(everyday is) Halloween": Ministry OK, it's more of a dance tune and there are many other Ministry songs that pack a freakier punch but you gotta have a theme song and this seems fitting works. A tribute to that like all things black all day, every day.
3. "Tubular Bells": Mike Oldfield - The first part of this song is included the theme song to the Exorcist. Freaks me out to this day
4. "At Dawn They Sleep": Slayer - "Blood-sucking creatures of the night" - Slayer's little tribute to the vampire breed from their classic '84 Album "Hell Awaits". Don't know what they haven't added this to one of the "Twilight" soundtracks yet?
5. "Come To Daddy": Aphex Twin - Horror film music for the Saw/Red Bull generation.
6. "Careful with That Axe Eugene" : Pink Floyd - A classic freak out tune with a slow, creepy little tension that boils up culminating in one of the most insane screams ever in a rock song.
7. "Armenia" : Einsturzende Neubaten : Not generally thought of from a freaky perspective, but one of those songs that slowly builds up tension and then, out of the blue, lead singer Blixa Bargeld launches a scream for the ages. Shock value abounds.
8. "Dracula" : Rob Zombie - Nothing wrong with too many vampire songs on the list. Enjoy
9. "Witching Hour" Venom - The first song I ever heard by the godfathers of Black Metal and, by the way, now married into the Royal Family.
10. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" - Iron Maiden - As this is the song that closes the classic "Number of The Beast" Album, this too closes out my halloween mix. A horror story wrapped up in a metal song.
Not the most definitive list but a few thoughts. If you have any other ideas, let me know.
Happy Haunting.
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