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Dive into the history of horror punk, from Screamin’ Jay Hawkins' "I Put A Spell On You" to AFI and Alkaline Trio.

Mark Andrews is recalling his introduction to the music of the Sisters of Mercy in the autumn of 1984. As he recollects, it was the song Floorshow, which a fellow sixth former was playing in their school common room.

They may no longer get many teenagers at their shows spending all their money on merchandise, then throwing up on the way home, though that certainly…

Orgy Social Enemies Release Date: 8/18/1998 Reviewed on 9/7/2006... Great CD!! Definitely not wimpy, in the alternative/rock range, but not too heavy either! And... "Blue Monday"...Need I say more? :) CD Reviews Barry Dejasu (5 out of 5 stars) "Ever since 1999 or so, I've been fascinated by this band, as well as perplexed by the great loathing which many people have towards them. I found Orgy so different from the rest of the pack of KoRn, Rage Against the Machine, Creed, and Nirvana wannabes which dominated the "rock" slots of most radio and television stations; they sounded, acted (no...

A Toast to Jim Steinman: The Songwriting Powder Keg Who Kept Giving Off Sparks RIP to the self-proclaimed "Little Richard Wagner" who redefined rock melodrama Rob Sheffield, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail In a better time for the world, we’d all be hitting the karaoke bar tonight to mourn the late great Jim Steinman. This man was more than just the composer behind mega-bombastic hits by Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion, Air Supply, and so many others. He was the patron saint of karaoke singers. His idea of the perfect song was a powder keg giving off sparks, one that anybody could be...