Various Artists - Alone in the Dark Soundtrack

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Various Artists – Alone in the Dark Soundtrack
Nuclear Blast Records – NB1384-2 – January 25th, 2005
By Jason Jordan

As a rule, I don’t ever purchase soundtracks because they don’t offer enough bangs for the bucks, so to speak. Compilations rarely do either, and this is precisely the case with the soundtrack to Alone in the Dark. I think it’s good that the movie industry is taking chances with heavier artists, but a little discretion would’ve been helpful in choosing the songs. Just so you know what I’m getting at, the list of contributors and their songs are as follows:

Disc I

1. Dimmu Borgir – “Vredesbyrd”
2. Shadows Fall – “What Drives the Weak”
3. Fear Factory – “Cyberwaste”
4. In Flames – “Touch of Red”
5. Strapping Young Lad – “Devour”
6. Agnostic Front – “Peace”
7. God Forbid – “Gone Forever”
8. Chimaira – “Down Again”
9. Dark Tranquillity – “Lost to Apathy”
10. Exodus – “Blacklist”
11. Machine Head – “Imperium”
12. Soilwork – “Stabbing the Drama”
13. Lacuna Coil – “Daylight Dancer (radio edit)”
14. Dillinger Escape Plan – “Panasonic Youth”
15. Meshuggah – “Rational Gaze”
16. Nightwish – “Wish I Had an Angel”
17. Cradle of Filth – “Mother of Abomination”

Disc II

1. Arch Enemy – “Dead Eyes See No Future”
2. Death Angel – “The Devil Incarnate”
3. Diecast – “Medieval”
4. Fireball Ministry – “Daughter of the Damned”
5. Heaven Shall Burn – “The Weapon They Fear”
6. Hypocrisy – “Eraser”
7. Mastodon – “Blood and Thunder”
8. Misery Index – “The Great Depression”
9. Mnemic – “Ghost (radio edit)”
10. Dew-Scented – “Slaughtervain”
11. Suffocation – “Souls to Deny”
12. Raunchy – “Watch Out”
13. Kataklysm – “As I Slither”
14. Bloodbath – “Outnumbering the Day”
15. All Shall Perish – “Deconstruction”
16. Bleed the Sky – “Minion”
17. Samael – “On Earth”
18. Dying Fetus – “One Shot, One Kill”
19. The Haunted – “99”

So, as you can see, there are some fantastic bands involved, but the song choices are either poor or very obvious. Taking the path less traveled – by selecting lesser-known songs – may’ve aided the situation. What I would suggest doing is spending the $12 - $15 on something stellar such as Dark Tranquillity’s Character, Mastodon’s Leviathan, or Bloodbath’s Nightmares Made Flesh. The aforementioned bands are all housed within Alone in the Dark, but ultimately their solitary efforts are much more fulfilling than this meager soundtrack will ever be.

5/10

Official Alone in the Dark website
Official Nuclear Blast Records website

 

[Scourge of Malice]

Haha its basically singles from a bunch of metal bands that are either trendy or almost trendy. i guess ill check the movie out though to see how some of the songs are used

 

[EVERLOSTINDEADETERNITY]

Disc I

1. Dimmu Borgir – “Vredesbyrd” = ehhh okay
2. Shadows Fall – “What Drives the Weak” = overplayed
3. Fear Factory – “Cyberwaste”= also overplayed
4. In Flames – “Touch of Red”= Not one of their best
5. Strapping Young Lad – “Devour”= good song
6. Agnostic Front – “Peace”= suck my balls
7. God Forbid – “Gone Forever” = not impressed
8. Chimaira – “Down Again”= suck
9. Dark Tranquillity – “Lost to Apathy”= good song, being overplayed
10. Exodus – “Blacklist”= cool
11. Machine Head – “Imperium”= good song
12. Soilwork – “Stabbing the Drama”= cool, i love these guys
13. Lacuna Coil – “Daylight Dancer (radio edit)”= this chicks hot, but the song sucks
14. Dillinger Escape Plan – “Panasonic Youth”= major suckage
15. Meshuggah – “Rational Gaze” = ehhh to boring
16. Nightwish – “Wish I Had an Angel”= this chicks hot too
17. Cradle of Filth – “Mother of Abomination”= not one of their better songs

Disc II

1. Arch Enemy – “Dead Eyes See No Future” = hot chick , bad vocals
2. Death Angel – “The Devil Incarnate”= were better in the late eighties
3. Diecast – “Medieval”=suck
4. Fireball Ministry – “Daughter of the Damned”= I like it
5. Heaven Shall Burn – “The Weapon They Fear”= kick ass song
6. Hypocrisy – “Eraser”=should have put something newer on here
7. Mastodon – “Blood and Thunder”=ehhhhh pkay I guess
8. Misery Index – “The Great Depression”=dont know
9. Mnemic – “Ghost (radio edit)”=good song
10. Dew-Scented – “Slaughtervain”=cool, I like this song
11. Suffocation – “Souls to Deny”=ehh major suckage
12. Raunchy – “Watch Out”= not bad similiar to FF and Mnemic
13. Kataklysm – “As I Slither”=sucky song
14. Bloodbath – “Outnumbering the Day”=ROCK ASS!!
15. All Shall Perish – “Deconstruction”= dont know
16. Bleed the Sky – “Minion”= ehhhh no
17. Samael – “On Earth”= I use to really like these guys
18. Dying Fetus – “One Shot, One Kill”= good live band , good song
19. The Haunted – “99”= Love these guys, good song

ehh i mostly have these songs on their respected bands albums. Im glad they actually made a metal soundtrack though.