You know, far a band who’s bassist’s schtick was heavily influenced by old horror films and specifically by Lon Chaney Sr., KISS had very little horror-themed stuff in the catalog. There’s a better example that we’ll get to eventually, but this 1998 effort off the first (only) album recorded during the brief return of original […]
Read more "Monster, Monster – Psycho Circus"OK, so the most terrifying monster in this is probably Michael Jackson on the choruses (what, too soon?) but this surreal ode to paranoia (and nepotism, Rockwell was actually Barry Gordy Jr.’s son) has always had a special place in my heart. Introduction to the Monster, Monster series here.
Read more "Monster, Monster – Somebody’s Watching Me"It’s really hard to go wrong with Ozzy’s very first music video where he channels not only The Wolfman, but Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde as well. The very 1980s-via-Hammer-Horror Victorian setting is a fun touch too. Introduction to the Monster, Monster series here.
Read more "Monster, Monster – Bark at the Moon"As I may have mentioned before, this video is what got me firmly and permanently hooked on Lordi (c’mon, zombie cheerleaders, what’s not to love!). An obsession that I am totally unashamed to have instilled in the nerdlings as well. The fact that this is the song with which they won Eurovision makes it even […]
Read more "Monster, Monster – Hard Rock Hallelujah"Where better to start our Halloween monster fest than with two legends of horror, Vincent Price meets Vincent Furnier Alice Cooper. This predates Price’s vocal appearance in Thriller by the better part of a decade and we got the bonus of actually watching him torment poor “Steven” during the TV special this was drawn from. […]
Read more "Monster, Monster – The Black Widow"In honor of the coming of my second favorite secular celebration of a religious holiday, (sorry, Santa Claus will always beat out the Great Pumpkin in my book) the next 31 days will be a celebration of all things cheesy and monster-related in the music universe. Because there is some great stuff out there. Between […]
Read more "Monster, Monster – A Halloween Celebration!"I’d planned to hold off on these guys for a while, but 1) it’s been a totally crap week and I need to write about something that really makes me happy and 2) the Eurovision finals are this weekend, so it only seems appropriate to go ahead and feature these guys, as that was the […]
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