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Heavy Metal Meets Horror in Gibson TV’s New Series “Metal and Monsters”!
What’s your favorite song associated with horror? Chances are it’s rooted in heavy metal.
Heavy metal and horror have long been the perfect duo and now the iconic guitar brand, Gibson, is bringing them together for a new show!
Gibson’s media branch, Gibson TV, has launched its first show dedicated to the worlds of heavy metal and monster culture in a new series titled Metal and Monsters.
The show is hosted by Matt “Count D” Montgomery, the staple bassist for the King Freak himself, Rob Zombie. In this brand new Gibson TV series, Count D looks forward to sharing his passion for music and film with metal and monster fans worldwide.
Count D by Dustin Genereux
“We’ve really taken our time to make sure this show feels exactly like the campfire it’s supposed to be for metal and monster fans of the world,” said Count D. “As a full time monster and musician, I’m so humbled and honored to take this journey with such an incredible team into the darkest and heaviest corners of the universe.”
In the first episode of Metal and Monsters, one of the greatest metal songs in horror reunites with its iconic franchise. We’re going to Elm Street!
Count D reunites Don Dokken and Robert Englund to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the film A Nightmare On Elm Street: Dream Warriors and Dokken’s famous song for the film.
“With 2022 being the 35th Anniversary of ‘Dream Warriors,’ I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than reuniting two pillars of the metal and monster genre,” stated Todd Harapiak, director of Content and Gibson TV. “Robert Englund and Don Dokken have meant so much to all of us for decades and having them appear in the first episode of “Metal and Monsters” is a dream come true.”
The episode includes never before seen photos from the “Dream Warriors” music video shoot, stories from Robert and Don of their musical influences, and behind-the-scenes tales of one of the most successful horror franchises in history.
Filmed on location in downtown Los Angeles, the backdrop for Metal and Monsters is the historic 2,000 seat Los Angeles Theatre.
Robert Englund, Don Dokken, and Count D behind the scenes of Metal and Monsters inside the Los Angeles Theatre
“We are always trying to push the boundaries of what we can do with Gibson TV as a platform,” said Mark Agnesi, Gibson’s Director of Brand Experience. Agnesi says that the company wanted to put out a network quality show and Metal and Monsters is their most ambitious effort yet. “This show has been a passion project of ours for over 2 years now and we are so excited to unleash it onto the world!”
The first episode of Metal and Monsters also includes segments featuring Metallica, death metal legends Carcass, and Super7 Toys!
If you’re crazy about horror movies and heavy metal, Metal and Monsters is for you…
Watch the first episode below!
It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.
Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.
Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.
“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.
“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”
You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…
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