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“The Most Metal Horror Movie” as Chosen by Members of Coheed & Cambria, Anthrax, and More!
This Friday, Schaghticoke, NY will be host to the first ever Rock’n Derby, a 3-day music and demolition derby festival that will feature performances from such acts as Fiver Finger Death Punch, Lamb of God, Clutch, Wolfmother, Parkway Drive, Corrosion of Conformity, Thy Art is Murder, and a lot more! And that’s just on the first day!
To celebrate this upcoming event, we asked a few of the bands to share with us their thoughts on which horror movie is the most metal of them all. Below are their answers, some of which go into depth while others prefer the tacit approach. No matter what, it’s definitely a good topic for conversation, so weigh in with your thoughts in the comments below!
Tickets are still available via Ticketmaster.
If you want to know if either Lamb of God or Anthrax are worth seeing live, we’ve got some exclusive photos from a show earlier this year in Detroit that prove they’re here to kick untold amounts of ass!
Claudio Sanchez of Coheed and Cambria
Shock Em Dead!
Charlie Benante of Anthrax
Man…. this is tough. I’m going to say “The Thing”, that movie is so metal. The paranoia in that movie is the same as being on a tour bus with someone getting sick and wondering when and if you’re going to get it. One of my favorites!
Scott Ian of Anthrax
John Carpenter’s The Thing is the most metal horror movie because it’s the best horror movie therefore making it the most metal. And MacReady definitely listens to Judas Priest. That’s a Hollywood fact.”
Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire
Frozen
Keith Williams of Schism
Yes, 36 years ago. Hands down the animated classic Heavy Metal!
Matt Brooks of Like A Storm
The ‘Alien’ movies! Terrifying, jet black, acid-blooded aliens designed by HR Giger massacre unsuspecting scientists and marines alike in the cold and unfeeling reaches of deep space. What could be more metal? Bonus horror points for being the movie to popularize the idea that traveling into deep space might just be scary as sh#t.
Johannes Eckerström of Avatar
Halloween
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‘The Haunting of Pennhurst’ Exclusive Clip Trains Scare Actors For Historic Haunt in Tribeca Doc
The past and present collide in haunting, poignant ways in the genre documentary The Haunting of Pennhurst, which sees a Halloween haunt serve as a reclamation of true historic horrors.
Ahead of its world premiere at the 25th Tribeca Film Festival, we have an exclusive clip that sees scare actors in training for the Halloween season. The catch? This haunt is opening at the historic Pennhurst State School & Hospital site, a facility that caused immense harm to its disabled patients over decades of its operation.
In the documentary, “For over seventy years, Pennhurst State School & Hospital was called a place of care. What happened inside killed over half its population. It closed in 1987, leaving behind unmarked graves and an unresolved history. Today, on those same grounds, disabled performers – many living with the same conditions that once sent people to Pennhurst – put on their makeup, pull on their costumes, and prepare to scare people for a living.
“Through grit, compassion, and buckets of blood, the eclectic performers of the Pennhurst Asylum haunted attraction are wrestling with a space that is at once a lucrative business and a gravesite.”
The upcoming documentary hails from directing trio Nathan Stenberg, Mike Attie, and Katarina Poljak, who explore their socially-relevant subject through archival footage, first-hand accounts, and an immersive verité.
“Pennhurst has haunted us since we first passed through its dragon-tooth gates; the horrors of the institution echo through the site today. We are so grateful to bring this film to the Tribeca Festival, particularly the Escape from Tribeca section, which feels right for a story where past and present bleed together. We hope audiences leave unnerved and asking the same uncomfortable questions we did,” Attie, Stenberg, and Poljak said in a statement.
Watch the clip below that sees disabled and neurodivergent scare actors learning the ropes of a Halloween haunt, reclaiming the site’s grim history in the process.
Tribeca Screenings:
- Public 1 (Premiere) Screening – Friday, June 5 at 9:15PM at Village East by Angelika
- Public 2 Screening – Sunday, June 7 at 3:15PM at Village East by Angelika
- Public 3 Screening – Tuesday, June 9 at 6:15PM at Village East by Angelika
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