23 Rock + Metal Music Videos Inspired by Horror Movies
Here are 23 rock and metallic music movies impressed by horror motion pictures.
The issues that go bump within the night time have lengthy sparked our imaginations and captured our consideration, so it’s no shock there are a plethora of music movies impressed by horror motion pictures. When we entered the age of cinema, it wasn’t lengthy till the tales handed down from era to era and unsettling true tales made their manner onto the silver display screen — birthing the horror movie style as we all know it.
As time went on and visionary administrators and writers helped form the style, these movies started to encourage younger musicians desirous to pay tribute to their favourite horror flicks.
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Thanks to their inspiration, inventive twists and keen administrators, these artists have given us some good horror-inspired music movies that vary from comical parodies to devoted homages.
Below is our listing of among the most memorable music movies impressed by horror movies — simply in time to kick off your Halloween countdown. You’ll see movies from Slipknot, Metallica, Foo Fighters and extra.
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“The Kill (Bury Me)”
by 30 Seconds to Mars
An homage to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, 30 Seconds To Mars recreated a number of iconic scenes from the movie to suit into their world. In their video, Room 237 turned Room 6277 (which spells out MARS on a phone keypad), however not a lot else was modified within the unsettling scenes they selected to recreate, together with the notorious “Bear Scene.” — RLB
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“Everlong”
by Foo Fighters
Despite its low finances and the unintentionally hilarious performances discovered inside the franchise, 1981’s The Evil Dead has turn out to be a cult basic. Therefore, it got here as no shock that Foo Fighters (a band identified for his or her willingness to show a music video right into a comical occasion) would need to recreate among the film for “Everlong”’s music video. It’s primarily a punk rock fever dream, nevertheless it earned the band a nomination for Best Rock Video on the 1998 MTV Music Video Awards. — RLB
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“Living Dead Girl”
by Rob Zombie
One of the primary names that involves thoughts when desirous about the crossroads of horror and music, Rob Zombie has made his justifiable share of contributions to the horror style. However, earlier than he went on to create characteristic movies, the video for “Living Dead Girl” served as an expression of his love for the historical past of filmmaking and horror. Starring Zombie as The Doctor and Sheri Moon because the titular Living Dead Girl, the video’s aesthetic and narrative inspiration was derived from 1920 basic silent movie The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari. —RLB
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“Pet Sematary”
by The Ramones
The title says all of it. Written for the 1989 movie of the identical title after Stephen King himself invited The Ramones to Maine to learn the novel, the video for the observe options the band appearing out the séance scene from the movie in New York’s Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Keep your eyes peeled when watching the video for cameos by Debbie Harry, Chris Stein and members of The Dead Boys. — RLB
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“Engel”
by Rammstein
All it took was one scene from Robert Rodriguez’s 1996 movie From Dusk Till Dawn to encourage the music video for “Engel,” and we’ve Salma Hayek to thank for that. The vampire queen’s snake dance within the film wowed the band, and in consequence, Rammstein got down to create their very own interpretation of the scene for his or her video—full with a slithering pal of their very own. — RLB
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“Psycho”
by Puddle of Mudd
The campy music video for Puddle of Mudd’s “Psycho” is a horror film lover’s dream. Featuring key parts and characters from Halloween, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Poltergeist and, in fact, Psycho, the video is the final word homage to the style. They even nod at different horror impressed movies—as the home featured in Blink 182’s “I Miss You” is also featured. — RLB
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“Honey, This Mirror Isn’t Big Enough For The Two of Us”
by My Chemical Romance
Before their grandiose theatrical movies, My Chemical Romance’s video for “Honey…” was one of many first seems to be into the band’s darkish inspirations. Originally proven on the album launch social gathering for I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, the video options vignettes of scenes mirroring the narrative of the Japanese horror movie Audition. The movies for “Honey…” and their earlier single “Vampires Will Never Hurt You” had been later broadly launched in 2005, a 12 months after the band’s visible type firmly cemented their recognition. — RLB
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“Forsaken”
by Jonathan Davis
Co-produced and largely written by Jonathan Davis of Korn, the soundtrack for 2002’s Queen of The Damned surprisingly options zero vocals from Davis. Due to contract limitations that prohibited him from performing his personal materials, Davis as an alternative introduced in associates from different bands to carry out his songs. Such was the case with “Forsaken,” which was carried out by David Draiman of Disturbed for the movie. What makes this observe even cooler is that the video is extraordinarily meta because the observe was used inside the movie as a music written by the in-movie band The Vampire Lestat. The music was given a music video that was proven throughout the film. Lestat and co. may be discovered on a set intently resembling the aesthetics of the 1920’s horror motion pictures — with an abundance of vampire references to be discovered all through the video. — RLB
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“Blood Red Sandman”
by Lordi
Yet one other entry for The Evil Dead, Lordi’s video for “Blood Red Sandman” is an simple love letter to the movie. Cabin within the woods? Check. Teens enjoying with discovered objects that they clearly shouldn’t? Check. Ghouls showing to gleefully torture them? Double examine. While the precise lyrics to the music appear to extra intently play tribute to Freddy Krueger, we nonetheless love the band’s dedication to element to correctly honor The Evil Dead. — RLB
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“Everything Went Black”
by The Black Dahlia Murder
Watching them recreate three of the 5 shorts proven within the authentic Creepshow anthology, we will’t assist however smile when desirous about how a lot enjoyable the fellows of The Black Dahlia Murder will need to have had whereas filming the video for “Everything Went Black.” Clear followers of the sequence, the band even goes so far as to make use of graphic stylings to honor the film’s comedian guide origins. — RLB
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“Hell in the Hallways”
by Ice Nine Kills
Admittedly, Ice Nine Kills has an abundance of horror impressed movies — particularly when you think about that 2018’s The Silver Scream was comprised completely of horror film impressed tracks. However, we needed to choose “Hell in The Hallways” from 2015’s literature based mostly album Every Trick within the Book for the video’s reinterpretation of Stephen King’s Carrie. Everything from the unique novel and film are current within the music video, and the band even provides a bigger twist of their very own. — RLB
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“Beim ersten Mal tut’s immer weh”
by Oomph!
Based off of the extremely controversial 2005 indie movie Hard Candy, the uncensored video for “Beim ersten Mal tut’s immer weh” (which interprets to “The first time always hurts”) was initially solely obtainable via an internet sport meant to advertise Oomph!’s 2008 album Monster. Following the plot of the film, a younger lady wearing crimson tortures and castrates a malicious pedophile. Now that’s what we name justice. — RLB
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“Spit It Out”
by Slipknot
The Shining, thought of by many to be the very best horror movie ever, continues to make numerous appearances in numerous representations of popular culture. Slipknot reference the Stephen King basic of their music video for “Spit It Out,” inserting their signature masks on the faces of among the movie’s most iconic characters of their most iconic scenes. Leave it to Slipknot to make The Shining much more scary. — TM
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“One”
by Metallica
One of Metallica’s hottest singles of their profession, “One,” follows the story of a World War I soldier who meets excessive tragedy. It relies on the darkish 1971 drama Johnny Got His Gun, which focuses on a protagonist who has misplaced most of his senses and all of his limbs and is determined to die. It is a commentary on the horrors of The Great War and the extreme trauma (a.okay.a. “Shell Shock”) that affected numerous warriors. — TM
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“Sandpaper”
by Fozzy
“Sandpaper” options visitor vocals and a music video look from the one and solely M Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold. He helps the members of Fozzy inform a narrative impressed by the beloved zombie flick, Evil Dead. Evil Dead has turn out to be fairly the franchise all through the years, spawning sequels, remakes, and even a tv present, Ash vs. Evil Dead. And in 2012, it locked Fozzy inside a cabin within the woods. — TM
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“The Wicker Man”
by Iron Maiden
The Wicker Man is the title of a 1973 British cult basic; and we do imply cult, as a result of that’s what this film is all about. This critically acclaimed (and really, very unusual) movie follows an outsider as he makes his manner into an remoted group to attempt to uncover the reality concerning the loss of life of a younger lady. Iron Maiden references the film of their music video of the identical title, which reinforces the sensation of being watched, cornered and trapped. — TM
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“Square Hammer”
by Ghost
Many folks instantly consider Bela Lugosi once they consider the vampire Dracula, however truly, the 1922 silent German movie Nosferatu was the primary of its variety. It’s some of the influential horror motion pictures in historical past, and the music video for Ghost’s “Square Hammer” pays homage to that reality by reimagining among the movie’s greatest scenes. — TM
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“(He’s Back) The Man Behind the Mask”
by Alice Cooper
The music video for this music from the Friday the thirteenth, Part VI: Jason Lives authentic soundtrack is so over-the-top — simply the way in which Alice Cooper likes it! One of the scariest horror figures ever to seem on display screen returns on this campy, gothic music video carried out by some of the well-known names in rock historical past. But wait, who’s that leaping out of the theater display screen? Is it Jason Voorhees, or is it… Alice?! — TM
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“Her Portrait in Black”
by Atreyu
The Underworld franchise, a sequence of vampire and werewolf (a.okay.a. lycans) movies starring Kate Beckinsale, has garnered a big cult following through the years. It’s no shock, given the darkish, fantastical nature of the movies, that the metallic group could be so enraptured by it. One of Atreyu’s hottest singles, “Her Portrait in Black,” was a part of the unique soundtrack for Underworld: Evolution. The music video options some action-packed clips from the movie. — TM
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“Abigail”
by Motionless in White
Motionless In White is a band that that pays simply as a lot consideration to their music movies as they do to their songwriting. The music video for “Abigail,” which relies on the guide and film The Crucible, is a disturbing instance of their dedication to their visible artwork. Almost all MIW music movies concentrate on some form of sin, and this one is stuffed with lust and betrayal between a spiritual determine and a youthful girl. If it doesn’t make you cringe, there could be one thing fallacious with you. — TM
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“Hellraiser”
by Motorhead
In the video for this basic metallic anthem, Motörhead face off in opposition to some of the iconic horror film characters of all time: Hellraiser’s Pinhead. Lemmy gambles in opposition to the sinister creature — and loses. If you haven’t seen it already, discover out what occurs when one of many largest metallic bands in historical past falls into the fingers of the damned. — TM
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“Scream!”
by Misfits
If there’s any band that may be trusted for a horror-themed music video it’s The Misfits. The music video for “Scream!” was truly directed by George A. Romero, the legendary director of the critically acclaimed 1968 black and white horror basic Night of the Living Dead. The grasp of the zombie flick turns “Scream!” into a bit of artwork. — TM
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“What If”
by Creed
The music video for Creed’s “What If,” a music that was featured on the Scream 3 soundtrack, is so hilariously and appropriately tacky. Officer Dewey, an area cop character within the Scream movie sequence, kicks off the video whereas villain Ghostface runs amok halfway via. Meanwhile, Creed is performing their music with the wind gloriously billowing via their hair and open shirts. What extra may an individual ask for? — TM