Metal Mixtape: Grand Guginal Music

So the theme of this week – Sweeney Todd week – is music that invokes the spirit of Grand Guginal.

Sweeney Todd (broadway revival version) – The Ballad of Sweeney Todd

I’ve put this in again, because I LOVE it.

Sweeney Todd – a Little Priest

This is from the 1982 version with Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett. One of my other favorite songs. It always cracks me up :)

Repo: The Genetic Opera – zydrate anatomy

Now THIS is a musical. This is a shitty shitty video – but you get the idea.

And here’s a video of the wicked trailer, so you can go and find this yourself. You can see the delightful Ms Hilton and the dude from Skinny Puppy.

Skuldom – Orgiastic Blasphemy

Right, now lets get on to the metal. Skuldom are a staple on the New Zealand scene, infamous for a couple of gigs where they performed with several sheeps heads that smelt so foul everyone cleared the venue and listened to the show from the safety of the street. Also, the meatbra. Warning: gore, blackmetal and a hot chick covered in blood.

Cannibal Corpse – Make them Suffer

I’m not a HUGE death metal fan, but I’ve always loved Cannibal Corpse. We saw them live … four years ago, now, I think? Brutal show, and the nicest, most soft-spoken and humble bunch of guys.

Disgorge – Rancid Bowel Sarcoma (live)

I was actually looking for US Disgorge videos, but I came across this. The vocals! Wow. The drums sound like trash can lids.

Necrophagia – Embalmed Yet I live

The key to good death metal is groove – and Necrophragia don’t pull off groove all the time, but when they do, they write some amazing DM. Phil Anselmo on guitars here.

Dimmu Borgir – Puritania

Sometimes I feel I am the only metalhead alive who doesn’t like Dimmu Borgir. “Puritania” – this little 2min ditty – is the only song I like. They are trying to be Cradle of Filth, and I’m just not sure that’s something to aspire to.

What are you listening to this week?