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Author:  miskatonic79 [ Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:37 pm ]
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Halloween is just around the corner and I think it would be pretty cool to make a cd comp/mp3 mix of great Halloween inspired songs. The only rules are you can only use certain sub genres like doom metal, gothic metel, horror punk-metal, death, black, ect. But not genres like European PM (Helloween - Halloween for instance), thrash, traditional ect. I'm looking more for feeling and atmosphere that ties in with Halloween not so much lyrics per se. Unless they have both like Acid Witch. And only one song per band can be used. Let's see what you guys got!? My contribution is Acid Witch - Trick or Treat.
Author:  lost_wanderer [ Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:49 pm ]
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the album Electric doom synthesis by Beherit. It's more ambiant and electronic but it fit the halloween vibe pretty well. I used to listen to it during Halloween night.
Author:  BURlAL [ Fri Sep 07, 2018 10:31 pm ]
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Venom - All Devils Eve

Type O Negative - Halloween in Heaven / Hallows Eve

Misfits/Samhain - Halloween 1 & 2
Author:  Required Fields [ Fri Sep 07, 2018 10:48 pm ]
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A lot of Mercyful Fate/King Diamond material has a Halloween vibe to it.
Author:  tahu157 [ Sat Sep 08, 2018 12:24 am ]
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Well of Despair by Skeletonwitch has always seemed pretty gloomy to me, especially in the chorus section.

Angreifer by Unlucky Morpheus is pretty ghostly sounding although I think it's about a vampire.

The Pumkinpatch Murders by Blitzkid is pretty funny Halloween song. Might be a little too tongue-in-cheek for what this list is likely going to sound like though.

Flesh Bound Text and Of Decimus Divine by Alterbeast both nail satanic ritual feeling I think.

EDIT:

One more, Leatherwing Bat by Book of Wyrms. Stoner doom that's got a nice spooky atmosphere going.
Author:  Gunslinger21 [ Sat Sep 08, 2018 12:40 am ]
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If we are making a compilation for Halloween, you need this little bad boy on your list :evil:

Zombeast - Life of Hell
Author:  Bates [ Sat Sep 08, 2018 1:33 am ]
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My choice would be Moonspell - Wolfshade (A Werewolf Masquerade)
Author:  LordStenhammar [ Sat Sep 08, 2018 3:40 am ]
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lost_wanderer wrote:
the album Electric doom synthesis by Beherit. It's more ambiant and electronic but it fit the halloween vibe pretty well. I used to listen to it during Halloween night.


That's actually true. So much as Drawing Down the Moon belongs to the summer. And King Diamond makes almost all holidays.
Author:  cultofkraken [ Sat Sep 08, 2018 3:43 am ]
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I always love throwing on Protector playing John Carpenter’s Halloween theme. Puts me in the mood.
Author:  The Red Tower [ Sat Sep 08, 2018 6:02 am ]
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I'll throw in songs from three of my favourite bands:

Abysmal Grief - Mysterium Umbrarum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM3xA4HuJ3U
It's one of their songs that relies more on the atmospheric side of doom metal compared to their other more straight forward offerings.

The Vision Bleak - I Dined with the Swans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvuDNlViJNk
One of their best songs ever: awesome melody and amazing lyrics.

Malokarpatan - Cesta podzemnými sálami Kovovlada: https://malokarpatan.bandcamp.com/album/cesta-podzemn-mi-s-lami-kovovlada
Both songs have a nice eerie feel to them (the first one being a pure ambient track).
Author:  DecemberSoul [ Sat Sep 08, 2018 7:18 am ]
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You Muricans and your obsession with the least agreeable tasting vegetable in the northern hemisphere!
Author:  forestcorpse [ Sat Sep 08, 2018 5:48 pm ]
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Acid Witch!
Acid Witch!
Author:  Cianan [ Sun Sep 09, 2018 8:28 am ]
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forestcorpse wrote:
Acid Witch!
Acid Witch!



This!!!!!! Any song will do, but toss "Stoned to the Grave" on there! Or you could just roll with "October 31st" haha.


Also, Druid Lord's "The Evil That Haunts This Ground" is a great fit!
Author:  miskatonic79 [ Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:01 pm ]
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The Red Tower wrote:
I'll throw in songs from three of my favourite bands:

Abysmal Grief - Mysterium Umbrarum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM3xA4HuJ3U
It's one of their songs that relies more on the atmospheric side of doom metal compared to their other more straight forward offerings.

The Vision Bleak - I Dined with the Swans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvuDNlViJNk
One of their best songs ever: awesome melody and amazing lyrics.

Malokarpatan - Cesta podzemnými sálami Kovovlada: https://malokarpatan.bandcamp.com/album/cesta-podzemn-mi-s-lami-kovovlada
Both songs have a nice eerie feel to them (the first one being a pure ambient track).


What album by Abysmal Grief would you say is your favorite?
Author:  The Red Tower [ Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:26 pm ]
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miskatonic79 wrote:
What album by Abysmal Grief would you say is your favorite?


Up to this point I guess it's Feretri for this one has "Lords of the Funerals" which is a doom metal manifesto! But they have amazing songs on all their albums and EPs, singles etc. like Celebrate what they fear, Exsequia Occulta, Radix Malorum, The Hearse, Grimorium Verum and so many more.
Author:  forestcorpse [ Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:47 pm ]
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Cianan wrote:
forestcorpse wrote:
Acid Witch!
Acid Witch!



This!!!!!! Any song will do, but toss "Stoned to the Grave" on there! Or you could just roll with "October 31st" haha.


Also, Druid Lord's "The Evil That Haunts This Ground" is a great fit!




I actually only play my Acid Witch lps on the 31 of October, Looking forward to it every year....!
Author:  Twisted_Psychology [ Mon Sep 10, 2018 3:42 pm ]
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tahu157 wrote:
One more, Leatherwing Bat by Book of Wyrms. Stoner doom that's got a nice spooky atmosphere going.


My admiration for pulling out Book of Wyrms but you really could've gone for the most obvious track...

https://bookofwyrmsrva.bandcamp.com/track/all-hallows-eve
Author:  Reid [ Mon Sep 10, 2018 7:12 pm ]
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Cradle of Filth - Thirteen Autumn and a Widow

Nearly all CoF is great for Halloween, but my first pick is this track. This one doesn't seem to get talked about as much as other songs on Cruelty..., but it's one of my favorites from the album. The opening salvo of riffs interspersed with the synths is fucking spellbinding.

Type O Negative - Haunted

Again, another band whose entire discography makes my yearly October listening rotation, but the final proper track on October Rust perfectly encapsulates this band-- buckets of atmosphere and one of Peter's best vocal performances in my opinion.

Candlemass - Bewitched

I sense a theme here... anyways, I goddamn worship the first two Candlemass albums, but this one in particular stands as a solid pick for any Halloween playlist.

King Diamond - At The Graves

Needs no introduction.

Mercyful Fate - Come To The Sabbath

Like King's solo band, virtually anything from the first two MF albums could make a solid Halloween mix, but this was always my favorite track and for a while my most-played song according to iTunes.

Sunn O))) - Báthory Erzsébet

If you want to turn your domicile into an impromptu haunted house, just dim the lights, spread some rotting animal carcasses across the floor and crank this bad boy up!
Author:  tahu157 [ Mon Sep 10, 2018 8:09 pm ]
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Twisted_Psychology wrote:
tahu157 wrote:
One more, Leatherwing Bat by Book of Wyrms. Stoner doom that's got a nice spooky atmosphere going.


My admiration for pulling out Book of Wyrms but you really could've gone for the most obvious track...

https://bookofwyrmsrva.bandcamp.com/track/all-hallows-eve

I'm all for slow burn songs, but All Hallow's Eve has altogether too much buildup for not enough burn. Leatherwing Bat is just way too much fun to pass up as well.
Author:  Sweetie [ Mon Sep 10, 2018 9:00 pm ]
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Got a BIG list, I do this every year:

Alice Cooper - Keeping Halloween Alive
Ghost - Stand By Him
Game Over - Burst Into The Quiet
Mercyful Fate - At The Sound Of The Demon Bell
Demon - Night Of The Demon
John Carpenter - Halloween Theme
Dr. Living Dead - Radioactive Intervention
Misfits - Astro Zombies
KISS - God Of Thunder
Rob Zombie - House Of 1000 Corpses
White Zombie - Thunder Kiss '65
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper
Megadeth - The Conjuring
Depeche Mode - Waiting For The Night
Type O Negative - Xero Tolerance
Slayer - Black Magic
Witchery - Restless & Dead
King Diamond - The Candle
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Bobby Pickett - Monster Mash
Marilyn Manson - This Is Halloween
The Zombies - Time Of The Season
Witch Mountain - Hellfire
Dokken - Dream Warriors
Helloween - Halloween
Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil
Pentagram - Relentless
Deicide - Dead By Dawn
Morbid Angel - Chapel Of Ghouls
Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark
Death - Zombie Ritual
Overkill - Horrorscope
Repulsor - Killing Instinct
Slipknot - The Heretic Anthem
Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon
Municipal Waste - The Art Of Partying
Toxic Holocaust - 666
Witchfinder General - Death Penalty
Possessed - Pentagram
Cannibal Corpse - Born In A Casket
W.A.S.P. - Inside The Electric Circus
Ray Parker Jr. - Ghost Busters
Tom Petty - Zombie Zoo
Judas Priest - Love Bites
The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Enforcer - Into The Night
Speedclaw - Beast In The Mist
Onslaught - The Force
Annihilator - Alice In Hell
Deep Purple - The Mule
Satan - Hunt You Down
Angel Witch - Angel Witch
Author:  Rodman [ Tue Sep 11, 2018 12:30 am ]
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AFI have long been a joke, but their All Hallows EP is phenomenal.
Author:  metalistkrieg [ Tue Sep 11, 2018 12:01 pm ]
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I just throw on some horror themed music by Nox Arcana while we hand out candy to the kids. I freakin love Halloween.
Author:  Sick6Six [ Tue Sep 11, 2018 12:35 pm ]
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Immortal - Call of the Wintermoon. Because scary witch hat video :lol:
Author:  blackmantram [ Tue Sep 11, 2018 1:48 pm ]
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miskatonic79 wrote:
But not genres like European PM (Helloween - Halloween for instance), thrash, traditional ect. I


So that means you are not including Mercyful fate nor King diamond in your comp then, the most halloween sounding/looking metal bands ever. Shame.

Surprised no one has mentioned Death SS
Author:  e_ddi_e [ Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:58 am ]
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Twisted Sister - Horror-Teria A) Captain Howdy B) Street Justice

Masterpiece songwriting right there.
Author:  Oddeye [ Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:38 am ]
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Also came here to post Acid Witch, the perfect soundtrack to Halloween.
Author:  Wilytank [ Wed Sep 12, 2018 7:37 pm ]
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miskatonic79 wrote:
I'm looking more for feeling and atmosphere that ties in with Halloween not so much lyrics per se. Unless they have both like Acid Witch. And only one song per band can be used. Let's see what you guys got!? My contribution is Acid Witch - Trick or Treat.

I guess you mean more about aggressive, heavy songs that have spooky themes but still sound rather fun as opposed to just complete nightmare fuel like Lustmord, Ævangelist, Gnaw Their Tongues, etc... correct?

If so, one band does that than anybody else: Deceased.

Deceased are one of the best death/thrash metal bands out there with great riffs and extremely well written horror themed lyrics sung by King Fowley who's an amazing vocalist. Some bands are bands that never released a bad album; Deceased take it further by being a band that never released an album that wasn't good. There's no mediocre moments, all their albums are consistently good, and its quality music for the Halloween season.

That does make choosing a single song more difficult. I'm just going to choose one my favorites and go for "The Funeral Parlour's Secret". Others can feel free to choose other tracks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_A-LTdUCoM
Author:  miskatonic79 [ Sat Oct 13, 2018 11:50 pm ]
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Thanks for all the replies!!! I found some GREAT bands from the recommendations, especially Druid Lord, Zombeast and Book of Wyrms. And looking forward to the new Deceased!!! The Druid Lord is seriously top ten AOTY contender!
Author:  Opus [ Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:46 am ]
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Author:  Lane [ Sun Oct 14, 2018 5:22 am ]
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Cathedral - Hopkins (The Witchfinder General) / Captain Clegg / Voodoo Fire etc. etc.
Triptykon - Shatter
Root - The Book album
Sigh - Hail Horror Hail album
Author:  MetallicaTrueFan [ Mon Oct 15, 2018 3:26 pm ]
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Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Bloodbath - Buried By The Dead
Cannibal Corpse - Pit Of Zombies
Children Of Bodom - Angels Don't Kill
Cradle Of Filth - Her Ghost In The Fog
Death - Evil Dead
Ghost - Mummy Dust
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Judas Priest - Night Crawler
Mercyful Fate - Curse Of The Pharaohs
Megadeth - Good Mourning/Black Friday
Metallica - The Call Of Ktulu
Opeth - The Grand Conjuration
Pantera - Message In Blood
Saint Vitus - Zombie Hunger
Slayer - Dead Skin Mask
White Zombie - Cosmic Monsters Inc
Author:  Cat III [ Mon Oct 15, 2018 4:48 pm ]
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This thread, like all threads, could use more Shitfucker (includes two members of Acid Witch).


All Hell have Halloween vibes without being too cheesy. Here's their best:


Some catchy old school Boston hardcore:


Am I the only one who loved "Nain Rouge" from Evil Sound Screamers? For me it was the highlight in an album full of them.
Author:  suleiman [ Wed Oct 17, 2018 6:46 pm ]
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nicely done !

like mentioned multiple types above my samhain playlist would include a lot of type o, moonspell, king diamond, cof etc but also profanum's profanum aeternum and maybe some early entombed.

but goth would definitely rule the night (FotN, SoM etc)
Author:  xenon8247 [ Sat Oct 20, 2018 11:16 pm ]
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Ok as usual I've got a playlist that I've spend 10+ hours on to shove down everyone's throats: https://open.spotify.com/user/xenon82/playlist/3uVJ9IQZVOjbGzLUzUjVu3?si=nWxkFJMCReqp5usA79XwvA

In terms of bands that aren't on there I'm gonna go with Wormphlegm
Author:  Draehl [ Sat Oct 20, 2018 11:44 pm ]
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Akhlys' The Dreaming Eye is quite sinister and has a nice creepy ambient intro.
Author:  Cianan [ Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:14 pm ]
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miskatonic79 wrote:
Thanks for all the replies!!! I found some GREAT bands from the recommendations, especially Druid Lord, Zombeast and Book of Wyrms. And looking forward to the new Deceased!!! The Druid Lord is seriously top ten AOTY contender!


Glad you like Druid Lord! I agree, currently their record this year is my favorite of 2018 so far!
Author:  wrathchild_88 [ Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:06 pm ]
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Dream Death's Somnium Excessum has some really creepy tracks on it, you could pick basically anything and it'd fit for Halloween.
What you really gotta get, though, is some B-movie horror inspired bands like Frightmare, Coffin Dust and early Ghoul.
Author:  zen3001 [ Wed Oct 24, 2018 7:45 am ]
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Mayhem - Chainsaw Gutsfuck
Possessed - The Exorcist
Author:  mike40k [ Wed Oct 24, 2018 3:45 pm ]
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Here is my ever growing Halloween playlist, including some songs I got from this thread. Just hit shuffle and enjoy. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7gwjx ... itjO0WJNIe
Author:  zen3001 [ Sat Oct 27, 2018 7:21 am ]
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the first songs are from misfit, haloween and fucking micheal jackson?
Not ctritizing your playlist but this is going against everything OP mentioned.
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