Pennsylvania-based horror rock band Motionless In White recently debuted the video for their new single “Immaculate Misconception” on FearNet. Directed by Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider’s son Cody Blue Snider, the clip features MIW singer Chris Motionless channeling his idol Marilyn Manson in a conceptual clip that sees him attacked by religious protestors and fighting back. Dee himself even shows up as a Roman soldier tasked with whipping Chris prior to his crucifixion.
The DLB is looking forward to Rue Morgue Magazine‘s monthly Cinemacabre movie night tonight (June 16). Being shown is the Canadian premiere of the new Hammer film Wake Wood which arrives on DVD and Blu-ray June 28 through eOne Entertainment. (Look for a review on the 28th.)
Sunday night’s Rammstein show at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre was much anticipated by the city’s — and likely the province’s given the out-of-town element — goth, industrial, rock and metal community. So much so that the entire venue was sold out. Superlatives fail to capture the scale of the production — which included, of course, tons of pyro, costume changes, props and much abuse of keyboardist Flake — so let’s show you a little of what went on. While security was strict about filming, we managed to capture a portion of the band’s performance of “Haifisch,” specifically the middle section where Flake wades out into the crowd on a raft.
Opening act Combichrist, who have added a tall, thin guitarist since their last appearance in Toronto last fall, put on a similarly spectacular show, even if they didn’t have as extensive a light show as they did during their headlining run. Here is the band performing “Follow the Trail of Blood” before security rushes in to shout “No filming!”
Rating: 5/5
The DLB left his warren last night to check out Toronto synth-rock act Soundgazer’s gig at Velvet Underground. The band expanded to a four-piece for the evening to play tracks off their new album Inner Speech. Here are a couple of samples of what you missed:
De/Vision
Toronto’s alt/Goth/industrial community finally had a chance to socialize on a Wednesday night instead of a Friday or Saturday when the aptly-named Legends of Synthpop tour rolled into Toronto. We missed openers Iris and Mesh but got to see Depeche Mode disciples De/Vision — a.k.a singer Steffen Keth and keyboardist Thomas Adam — move the crowd with material mainly culled from their 2010 album Popgefahr, including “Plastic Heart,” “mAndroids,” “Time To Be Alive,” and “Ready To Die.” Their stage show is less dramatic than DM but the strength of the material and Keith’s voice won us over.
The DLB got the chance this afternoon to interview James Wan and Leigh Whannell, the Australian duo responsible for directing and writing/starring in the original Saw film. Their latest collaboration is a genuinely spooky old-school ghost story with a twist. Insidious opens April 1st and I’ll be posting bits of the interview in the lead-up to that date.
In the meantime, here is some video from that interview where I ask James to explain his take on Insidious‘s demon.
Cape Town-based metal group Terminatryx have just unleashed clip for their song “Virus.” The bloodsoaked video features singer Sonja undergoing an unusual transformation while viewing a mysterious videotape in an evocation of Videodrome or Ringu — but with a lycanthropic twist.
Toronto rock band The Sadies pay tribute to seminal Southern Ontario ’70s kids show The Hilarious House of Frightenstein by incorporating show footage into their “Another Day Again” video.
For those unaware, Frightenstein starred multi-talented Canadian comic actor Billy Van in a number of roles, including The Count and The Wolfman (pictured above), all within the walls of Castle Frightenstein. The late Vincent Price provided rhyming narration. The Wolfman was the castle DJ, patterned after Wolfman Jack. In each episode he danced around to a new song to a psychedelic background. Groovy.
The unfinished version of Kanye West’s “Monster” video leaked online recently, and while the DLB isn’t a big hip hop fan, the video should peak the interest of horror fans with its macabre imagery, including West holding a decapitated head, beautiful dead women hanging around Rick Ross, and Nicki Minaj sporting fangs. No word yet when the finished video will be released.
Nine Inch Nails’ debut album Pretty Hate Machine has recently been remastered and re-released, and it sounds great. You can preview it here: Pretty Hate Machine reissue
To celebrate the occasion, Trent Reznor and his team have constructed a microsite, Pretty Hate Machine, which includes the “Head Like A Hole” and “Down In It” videos, as well as live footage and interviews from the 1989-1990 time period, and wallpapers for your PC, iPhone and iPad/Android. Ch-ch-check it out!
