Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack [Blue Vinyl] [B&N Exclusive]

by Lou Rawls

Overview

Uniting artists from across the genre spectrum to create his own Justice League of heavy music, producer and composer Tyler Bates curated an unexpected and eye-popping soundtrack for DC's Dark Nights: Death Metal project. On par with the best of the '90s genre-blurring soundtracks -- think Spawn, Judgment Night, and The Crow -- Dark Nights effortlessly joins disparate acts from the worlds of metal, industrial, punk, indie, and hip-hop, maintaining a dark and haunted mood that fits with the tone of the source material. While there's not much actual death metal on display, the 15-song set is plenty heavy. Mastodon kicks off the album with "Forged By Neron," a nod to the titular demon lord of the comic (the band's Brann Dailor also provides the voice for Darkseid in the online narrated video clips). Chelsea Wolfe -- the voice of Wonder Woman -- delivers the standout "Diana," a cacophonous lurcher that introduces the eponymous hero and her perspective in this series. Other highlights include the pummeling "ANTI-LIFE," a NIN-like collaboration between HEALTH and Deftones frontman Chino Moreno; the clattering punk blast "Bad Luck" by rappers Denzel Curry and PlayThatBoiZay; and "Skull with a Forked Tongue," a symphonic black metal epic by Carach Angren, which comes closest to the mood suggested by the project's name. Fans of Dillinger Escape Plan will also be pleasantly surprised by "Now You've Really Done It," which reunites Greg Puciato and Gil Sharone. Other surprises emerge on "Berserker," which joins British synthwave outfit Gunship with Slayer's Dave Lombardo, and on the soaring "Meet Me in Fire," which features Maria Brink (vocalist of In This Moment) and Andy Biersack (vocalist of Black Veil Brides and the voice of Batman). There are plenty more gems to be discovered, and each listen reveals additional unexpected delights from the likes of Manchester Orchestra, Starcrawler, Soccer Mommy, and Grey Daze, the late Chester Bennington's pre-Linkin Park group. Like the comic, Dark Nights: Death Metal is cinematic in scope and grand in ambition, a thrilling experience that warrants both applause and attention. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date:	07/16/2021
Label:	Loma Vista
UPC:	0888072265950

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Playthatboizay   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Greg Puciato   Primary Artist
Soccer Mommy   Primary Artist
Starcrawler   Primary Artist
Tyler Bates   Primary Artist,Synthesizer,Featured Artist,Guitar
Gil Sharone   Primary Artist,Drums
Carach Angren   Primary Artist
Andy Biersack   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Rise Against   Primary Artist
Grey Daze   Primary Artist
Denzel Curry   Primary Artist,Vocals
Gunship   Primary Artist
Show Me the Body   Primary Artist
Mastodon   Primary Artist
Manchester Orchestra   Primary Artist
Chelsea Wolfe   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Dave Lombardo   Primary Artist,Drums,Featured Artist
Maria Brink   Primary Artist
HEALTH   Primary Artist
Chino Moreno   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Idles   Primary Artist
Ben Chisholm   Bass,Guitar,Electronics,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass)
Julian Powell   Guitar
Rodrigo Avendano   Synthesizer,Hi String Guitar,Piano,Guitar
Namtar   Drums
Mace Beyers   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Graeme Goetz   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Cristin Davis   Guitar
Dennis "Seregor" Droomers   Guitar,Vocals,Voices
Ivo "Namtar" Wijers   Drums
Sophie Allison   Guitar,Vocals
Jess Gowrie   Drums
Andy Hull   Guitar,Vocals
Brandon Barnes   Drums,Percussion
Tim McLlrath   Guitar,Vocals
Andy Prince   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Tim Very   Drums
Zach Blair   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Chester Bennington   Vocals
Chad Price   Vocals (Background)
Lola Bates   Vocals (Background)
Clemens "Ardek" Wijers   Guitar,Keyboards
Joe Principe   Vocals (Background),Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Robert McDowell   Guitar
Tim McIlrath   Guitar,Vocals
Rollum Haas   Drums
Sean Dowdell   Drums

Technical Credits

Will Anspach   Recording,Engineer
Chris Fullard   Engineer
Ben Chisholm   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Recording Producer
Carl Brown   Mixing
Alex Gingell   Composer
Alex Westaway   Composer
Isaiah Loubeau   Composer
Arrow De Wilde   Composer
Clemens Wijers   Composer
Aidan Elias   Assistant Engineer
Stan Gravet   Assistant Engineer
Show Me the Body   Recording Producer,Producer
Julian Cashwan Pratt   Composer,Engineer,Recording
Harlan Steed   Composer,Engineer,Recording
Jonathan Luginbill   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Daniel Rowland   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Dennis "Seregor" Droomers   Composer
Ivo "Namtar" Wijers   Composer
Sophie Allison   Composer,Producer,Recording Producer
Henri Cash   Composer
Timothy Franco   Composer
Kwes Darko   Producer,Recording Producer
Rodrigo Avendano   Engineer,Recording
Tyler Bates   Producer,Recording,Recording Producer,Composer,Engineer
Brent Hinds   Composer
Gil Sharone   Composer,Engineer,Recording
Andy Hull   Composer,Producer,Recording Producer
Tim Franco   Composer
Patrick Damlani   Engineer
Tim France   Composer
Tim McLlrath   Composer
Nate Burgess   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Joe Talbot   Composer
Stuart Hawkes   Mastering Engineer
Stewart Hawkes   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Dan Haigh   Composer,Engineer,Recording
Carach Angren   Producer,Recording Producer
Jacob Duzsik   Composer
Patrick Damiani   Recording
Mark Bowen   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Recording Producer
Carl Bown   Mixing
Jim Pinder   Mixing
Spencer Pollard   Producer,Recording Producer
Joanne Higginbottom   Engineer,Recording
Chris Beeble   Engineer,Producer,Recording,Mixing Assistant,Recording Producer
Ted Jensen   Mastering Engineer,Mastering
Bill Stevenson   Engineer,Producer,Recording,Recording Producer
Zach Blair   Composer
Jason Livermore   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Recording Producer
Greg Puciato   Composer,Engineer,Recording
Denzel Curry   Composer
Gunship   Producer
Clemens "Ardek" Wijers   Engineer,Recording
Robert McDowell   Engineer,Producer,Recording,Recording Producer
Brann Dailor   Composer
Tim McIlrath   Composer
Troy Sanders   Composer
Mastodon   Producer,Recording Producer
Bill Kelliher   Composer
Chelsea Wolfe   Composer,Producer,Recording Producer
Maria Brink   Composer
Lars Stalfors   Mixing
Brandon Barnes   Composer
Josh Wilbur   Mixing
Andrew Berlin   Engineer,Producer,Recording,Mixing Assistant,Recording Producer
John Famiglietti   Composer
Joseph Hale Talbot, III   Composer
Tom Tapley   Engineer,Recording
John Easdale   Composer
Robert Carranza   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Joe Principe   Composer