Before Christmas, there is Halloween. Lots of good new Halloween collections coming out this year and, if I ever get around to it, I'll tell you about them. But, tonight, I just want to mention this one (which isn't a collection) because it's unlikely anyone else will. And the digital version is FREE (well, name-your-price) at Bandcamp. There's a very limited vinyl pressing, as well. More on that in a sec. The group is Terrortron and the album is "Orgy of the Vampires", offered as an "original soundtrack" (faux, I presume). And what's a faux soundtrack without a faux trailer.
Terrortron haunts the alleys, asylums and other night spots of North Carolina, turning out their horror-ific blood-soaked 80s synthwave "soundtracks" with the skill of Dr. Frankenstein. "Orgy of the Vampires" is their latest creation and its a monster that's been built to perfection.
Personally, I never thought the 80s would be the stuff of fond nostalgia but, of late, I find myself enjoying the movies from that decade more than any other. And the horror soundtracks in the 80s were usually top-notch. Terrortron will put you right into the middle of an 80s horror flick without any need for the visuals; they are just that good. Combining the feel of a classic horror movie with the energy and musicality of Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein", every moment and mood of "Orgy of the Vampires" is celebrated and exalted with a theme worthy of the immortality of Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" or John Carpenter's "Halloween". And, if you happen to love vinyl, you can pre-order one of the (only) 300 copies being pressed via Bandcamp. Those will ship in the first week of October and the music on those LPs has been mastered especially for vinyl.
If your Halloween mix just happens to be missing something that is both frightening and frighteningly good, something both blood fresh and 80s familiar, Terrortron's "Orgy of the Vampires" may just provide the bite you've been missing.
Just about every track on this album is an instant classic, so let me give you a taste of the one with the coolest title--"If The Coffin's Rockin', Don't Come Knockin' ".
Personally, I never thought the 80s would be the stuff of fond nostalgia but, of late, I find myself enjoying the movies from that decade more than any other. And the horror soundtracks in the 80s were usually top-notch. Terrortron will put you right into the middle of an 80s horror flick without any need for the visuals; they are just that good. Combining the feel of a classic horror movie with the energy and musicality of Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein", every moment and mood of "Orgy of the Vampires" is celebrated and exalted with a theme worthy of the immortality of Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" or John Carpenter's "Halloween". And, if you happen to love vinyl, you can pre-order one of the (only) 300 copies being pressed via Bandcamp. Those will ship in the first week of October and the music on those LPs has been mastered especially for vinyl.
If your Halloween mix just happens to be missing something that is both frightening and frighteningly good, something both blood fresh and 80s familiar, Terrortron's "Orgy of the Vampires" may just provide the bite you've been missing.
Just about every track on this album is an instant classic, so let me give you a taste of the one with the coolest title--"If The Coffin's Rockin', Don't Come Knockin' ".
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