Mostly Music Halloween 2023 Playlist

I think I actually created this playlist last year, but it has undergone some changes since then! So click the link to visit the actual list on Spotify (this is NSFW), or simply read what made the cut below! Happy Halloween, y’all!

  • Type O Negative: “Love You to Death”
  • Type O Negative: “Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)”
  • Small Town Titans: “Monster Mash”
  • Marilyn Manson: “This is Halloween”
  • Ed Ivory, Ken Page: “Oogie Boogie’s Song”
  • Danny Elfman: “Remains of the Day”
  • Bruno Coulais, The Children’s Choir of Nice: “Coraline End Credits”
  • London After Midnight: “The Black Cat”
  • Avenged Sevenfold: “A Little Piece of Heaven”
  • Alice Cooper: “Feed My Frankenstein”
  • Depeche Mode: “Enjoy the Silence – 2006 Remaster”
  • Marilyn Manson, Sneaker Pimps: “Long Hard Road Out of Hell”
  • Sneaker Pimps: “6 Underground”
  • Little Nell, Patricia Quinn, Richard O’Brien: “Time Warp”
  • Lana Del Rey: “Season of the Witch”
  • Eagles: “Witchy Woman – 2013 Remaster”
  • Collide: “White Rabbit”
  • Rob Zombie: “Dragula”
  • Crosses: “Bitches Brew”
  • White Zombie: “Thunder Kiss ’65”
  • Fall Out Boy: “Uma Thurman”
  • Backstreet Boys: “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”
  • The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights”
  • The 69 Eyes: “Lost Boys”
  • Ghost: “Dance Macabre”
  • Keith David: “Friends on the Other Side” (from The Princess and the Frog)
  • The Alan Parsons Project: “The Raven”
  • The Alan Parsons Project: “(The System Of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Feather”
  • Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: “Red Right Hand”
  • Front Line Assembly: “Ghosts”
  • Creature Feature: “The Greatest Show Unearthed”
  • Jyrki 69, Steve Stevens: “White Rabbit”
  • Die Krupps: “The Vampire Strikes Back”
  • Panzer AG: “Monster”
  • Rob Zombie: “House of 1000 Corpses”
  • Rob Zombie: “Pussy Liquor”
  • John 5: “Beat It”
  • Anarchy Club: “Behind the Mask”
  • Graveyard BBQ: “Cheat on the Church”
  • Bobaflex: “I’m Glad You’re Dead”
  • Rammstein: “Mein Teil”
  • Ghost: “Call Me Little Sunshine”
  • Ghost: “Hunter’s Moon”
  • Atlanta Rhythm Section: “Spooky”
  • Alice Cooper: “Welcome To My Nightmare”
  • Tom Petty: “Zombie Zoo”
  • Wednesday 13: “I Walked With a Zombie”
  • Murderdolls: “Love at First Fright”
  • Escape the Fate: “Zombie Dance”
  • Escape the Fate: “Gorgeous Nightmare”
  • Escape the Fate: “Lost in Darkness”
  • Powerman 5000: “Black Lipstick”
  • Deftones: “Change (In the House of Flies)”
  • Muse: “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”
  • Strvngers: “Crucifixxx”
  • Strvngers: “Necromancer”
  • Crywolf: “Halloween, 1987”
  • Andrew Gold: “Spooky, Scary Skeletons (Undead Tombstone Remix)”
  • People in Planes: “Vampire”
  • Roxy Lane: “Graveyard”
  • Vampires Everywhere!: “Cry Little Sister”
  • Rob Zombie: “Living Dead Girl”
  • No Resolve, From Ashes To New: “Thriller”
  • The 69 Eyes: “We Own The Night”
  • Powerman 5000: “Horror Show”
  • London After Midnight: “Spider and the Fly”

30 Day Song Challenge: Day 19 – A Song That Needs To Be Played Loud

Marilyn Manson: “The Dope Show”

Playlist Challenge, Day 819

Emigrate ft. Marilyn Manson — “Hypothetical”

https://youtu.be/VW-FwAP0l3w

Weekly Focus: Songs About Halloween, Day One

Marilyn Manson — “This is Halloween,” from the album/soundtrack Nightmare Revisited (2008).

How could I not start the week off with this classic? I chose Manson’s version, as it’s my favorite, but here are two alternates you might enjoy!

Panic! at the Disco

Broken Peach

Album of the Week: Nightmare Revisited

It’s the week of Halloween! This is the perfect time to bring your attention to 2008’s Nightmare Revisited, a collection of Danny Elfman songs — composed for the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas — reimagined by contemporary artists such as Marilyn Manson, Flyleaf, and Korn.

Bands You Should Know: Optic Oppression

I went to see Sköld in Atlanta last Sunday. Their opening acts were Optic Oppression and Echo Black. Both bands deserve to be gushed over, but this post is for Optic Oppression.

I didn’t have the chance to check out Optic Oppression prior to the show (because I fail at life). However, one song into their set, I was already sold. The band was highly energetic and as interactive as possible. Front man Kendall Cage was an absolutely mesmerizing performer. My mom was with me and as far as she was concerned, Kendall stole the show. I had the chance to speak to all three of the members throughout the night and they were very gracious, which is always a plus.

Pairing mostly clean vocals with a mix of electronic rock, synth rock, and industrial rock/metal, Optic Oppression has a sound reminiscent of Godhead, Orgy, and the earlier incarnations of Finger Eleven and Marilyn Manson. There is also a hint of Deftones and Crosses in some cases, the music having that moody, dark, slightly surreal vibe that I adore.

I am still familiarizing myself with Optic Oppression, but I can say with certainty that they are one of my new favorite bands. My fingers are crossed that they will play relatively close by again. If you ever find them listed on a bill, get your ass to that show! Don’t be like me, though: go ahead and listen to them right now.

Below, I am sharing three of the tracks that have stood out to me (so far). Be sure to head over to their official site, where you can score a free download of their Find a Way EP, and like/follow them on Facebook, Instagram, Apple Music, etc.

“Sparks 3.33”

https://youtu.be/aIfJo2OZWVo

“Big Boys Don’t Cry”

https://youtu.be/gafPpMqUSKM

“Broken Doll”

https://youtu.be/IKn1zyi50PQ

Playlist Challenge, Day 672

Marilyn Manson — “User Friendly”

Playlist Challenge, Day 655

Marilyn Manson — “Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)”

Playlist Challenge, Day 644

Rasputina — “Transylvanian Concubine” (Manson Mix)