Thread: Metal Rock Music for Haunts

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I know some people play death metal rock music in thier haunts. I was at one and the had Metallica playing all through the haunt and it was very effective for creating a scary mood. How many of you use that as your music?

I used Dragula by Rob Zombie, most of the older kids loved it, mostof the parents, not so much.
Depends on your crowd and your tastes I guess.

I agree, it depends on what kind of mood you are going for and whether it works for your haunt. I never have done that when we do our TOT night and all, but I have suggested doing it. I think like Lite says older kids would dig it, younger kids would probably have no idea what was going on and parent would hate it. Hmmm then maybe that would be a good thing.

Definitely sets a mood and separates you from the "Monster Mash" crowd.

(Note to everyone I AM one of those in the MM crowd, so I'm not slamming anyone! lol).

Nickanap,
Obviously not too many metal fans on this site, which I find surprising really. But Metallica are not and never were Death Metal. For something more unusual, try looking up Gothic Metal, this will range from hardcore black metal, such as Cradle of Filth and Moonspell through to symphonic rock, such as Within Temptation or Epica for more atmospheric tracks. If you have a particular thing about dwarves or vikings, try scandanavian folk metal, such as Korpiklaani, with songs such Wooden Pints or Beer Beer.

Most people would probably not appreciate the subtleties, but then I expect a lot of the detail gets lost in a really good haunt, as hopefully most people are too scared to notice which band is playing the background music!

I am with you on the Cradle Of Filth, thats my favorite band.

I would think it'd be hard to find metal that was "kid-friendly". Most hard stuff has a lot of language that isn't all-ages-appropriate and that might make the parents angry. I don't do a haunt, just an 18 and over party, so it's not a problem for me. We tear it up with punk and metal.

If your doing a yard haunt .. I would highly suggest utilizing music thats appropriate and NOT loud . Last thing you want is Johny Law knocking on your door and closing you down due to improper words in your song choice , or music that is too loud . ( funny thing about music/sounds - if its liked , its tolerated , but , if its disliked ... no matter HOW low you have it , they WILL complain ! )
I , myself , even though might like some of that music , would not care to hear it for a Halloween haunt .
Picking the right atmosphere music can sometimes be difficult , BUT , even though it might be the style/type music YOU like , please keep your ToT's in mind and try to please all .
Your best bet is to do some abient music .... creating an atmosphere , rather than your music being the center of attention .
Again , don't take it that I am knocking your choice of music ... just try and think of things like -
If Metal music worked that well , why haven't places like Disney used it to try and scare the ba - jesus out of ya ?
Again just my opinion here .

Id use this is halloween by marylin manson
and enter sandman by metallica

I am a huge metal fan, Morbid Angel, Deicide, Red Cord, Dying Fetus, Dillinger Escape plan, etc......heck I play in a metal band!. But I think metal has no place in a haunt. I can remember the first time I heard metal in a pro haunt. They were piping in The Accussed with strobes in a disorienting room. All of a sudden the haunt went from scary to “cool”. I love The Accussed more than any one but it redirected fear into, hey, I know this song! It ruined the experience for me.

I love metal too, but the only thing I might use it for is a small scene, and that's it.