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What we have is a list of horror movies with a slight to full blown heavy metal theme. Most take place in the late 80s and early 90s. The list is slightly ordered by how well each movie fits into the genre.
Suggestions welcome, gotta find 'em all!
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What we have is a list of horror movies with a slight to full blown heavy metal theme. Most take place in the late 80s and early 90s. The list is slightly ordered by how well each movie fits into the genre.
Suggestions welcome, gotta find 'em all!
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- DirectorMark FreedStarsTraci LordsTroy DonahueAldo RayMartin is a total loser who makes a deal with the devil to become the greatest rock star in the world.
- DirectorJohn FasanoStarsJohn MartinKen SwoffordSal VivianoDemons hypnotize the general public by posing as a rock and roll band.
- DirectorCharles Martin SmithStarsMarc PriceTony FieldsLisa OrgoliniA bullied teenage boy is devastated after the death of his heavy metal idol, Sammi Curr. But as Halloween night approaches, he discovers that he may be the only one who can stop Sammi from making a Satanic comeback from beyond the grave.
- DirectorJohn FasanoStarsCindy CirileJesse D'AngeloChris FinkelAt a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, a hopeful hair-metal band seeking inspiration to record their upcoming new LP will soon find themselves in a furious confrontation against the Prince of Darkness himself.
- DirectorTibor TakácsStarsStephen DorffChrista DentonLouis TrippKids left home alone accidentally unleash a horde of malevolent demons from a mysterious hole in their suburban backyard.
- DirectorKrishna ShahStarsE.J. CurseGeno AndrewsSam MannA freshly-out-of-the-grave band of Hard Rock Zombies is thirsting to take their sweet revenge, as they give the performance of a lifetime.
- DirectorMats Helge OlssonDerek FordStarsJeff HardingMichael FitzpatrickNaomi KanedaA film crew producing a rock music video decides to shoot at an abandoned factory above the snow line. When an avalanche strands them, a murderous family living in the factory attacks and kills many of them.
- DirectorDavid AllenCharles BandJohn Carl BuechlerStarsJeffrey ByronRichard MollLeslie WingA demonic wizard challenges a modern-day computer programmer to a battle of technology vs. sorcery, with the programmer's girlfriend as the prize.
- DirectorBeverly SebastianStarsTray LorenDonna ScogginsCana CockrellA crazed rock singer returns from the dead to murder members of his former band.
- DirectorJack BravmanJohn FasanoStarsAdam WestJon Mikl ThorTia CarrereA mother resorts to voodoo to get back at those who killed her son.
- DirectorAlbert PyunStarsDru-Anne PerryGina CalabreseLinda KerridgeSometime in the distant future, a fledgling band gets an opportunity for a breakthrough, if they can make it in time to a faraway planet to perform in a very popular club.
- DirectorDimitri LogothetisStarsToni BasilNicholas CelozziTom ReillyA man visits Alcatraz prison after having dreams about all the people who died there. When he gets there, his brother is possessed by an evil cannibal demon. The ghost of a female heavy metal singer who was killed there tries to help the man fight the monster.
- DirectorEmmett AlstonStarsRoz KellyKip NivenChris WallaceDuring a New Year's Eve celebration, a Los Angeles disc jockey receives a phone call saying that when New Year's strikes in each time zone, someone will be murdered - and she will be the last one.
- DirectorJohn CarrPhillip MarshakTom McGowanStarsBarbara WylerJamie ScogginStacey Lyons"Night Train to Terror" is a 1985 horror anthology movie where God and Satan are on a train discussing the fate of three individuals.
- DirectorMike C. HartmanStarsJosh HooperBart Allen BurgerGlen McFarlandThe story of a garage band rock star named Ace who receives a guitar as a gift that once belonged to the god father of heavy metal, Eddie Lee Stryker. Ace soon realizes that this guitar is possessed by the spirit of Eddie and that the rock god was murdered by Mrs. Delicious (the beautiful and deadly Detroit crime boss). With the help of her crew of sexy hit women, Mrs. Delicious is terrorizing the city. The violent vixens start on a killing spree murdering anyone who has borrowed money from their boss and has not paid her back. When the blood trail leads them to Ace's dad's guitar shop, Ace is forced to take action to save his friends and family and avenge the death of his rock-n-roll idol.
- DirectorDeborah BrockStarsCrystal BernardJennifer RhodesKimberly McArthurCourtney Bates, the younger sister of Valerie, and her friends go to a condo for a weekend getaway, but Courtney can't get rid of the haunting feeling that a supernatural rockabilly driller killer is coming to murder them all.
- DirectorLuca BercoviciStarsDean CameronToni BasilThomas DolbyA young vampire cannot lose his virginity because of a curse imposed upon him centuries ago.
- DirectorPeter FilardiStarsVincent KartheiserChad ChristSabine SinghBased on the true story of drugs, satanism, and murder in the upper class town of Northport, Long Island in 1984.
- DirectorDan O'BannonStarsClu GulagerJames KarenDon CalfaWhen two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies.
- DirectorJohn CallasStarsDyann BrownKevin HartJamie NewcombA struggling rock band and other college students cope with the usual trials and tribulations of their young lives, such as determining what exactly is behind the recent full-moon killings which have been attributed to wild dogs.
- DirectorLuigi CozziStarsDaria NicolodiJasmine MaimonePascal PersianoWhen a female rock band uses an infamous old piece of sheet music to record their new album in an old mansion, they accidentally open a portal to hell.
- DirectorDon EdmondsStarsRick StylesChip GreenmanRich PembertonA rock band called "The Clowns" comes under suspicion of murder when several prostitutes are killed by individuals made up like members of the band.
- DirectorBill MorroniStarsTodd FortunePat GallagherBrenda PopeAbused by his older brother and step mother, a highschool student takes drastic steps to regain his independence.
- DirectorDavid DeCoteauStarsAdrienne BarbeauStephen MartinesJeremy JacksonWhen a boy bands lead singer mysteriously diappears the media says that he ran away because he could not handle the fame, but really the other band members killed him and have hidden their identities as undead from every one. With an "American Idol" type audtition they remaining band members choose a new guy to fill the place. Now he must go to an isolated mansion to be initiated, but soon learns what the others really are and decides he would rather not be party of the band.
- DirectorJim SharmanStarsTim CurrySusan SarandonBarry BostwickA newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.
- DirectorRob StefaniukStarsRob StefaniukJessica ParéPaul AnthonyA comedy centered on a rock 'n' roll band that will do anything to become famous.
- DirectorGordon HesslerStarsPeter CrissAce FrehleyGene SimmonsKISS, a rock band made up of superheroes, battles an evil inventor who has plans for destruction at a California amusement park.
- DirectorGerald PottertonJohn BrunoJohn HalasStarsRichard RomanusJohn CandyJoe FlahertyA glowing green orb that embodies ultimate evil terrorizes a young girl with an anthology of bizarre and fantastic stories.
- DirectorMichael ColdeweyMichel LemireStarsMichael IronsideJulie StrainBilly IdolAfter surviving an invasion on her peaceful homeworld, a beautiful avenger must stop a powerful psychopath from gaining immortality and rescue her kidnapped sister.
- CreatorCharles PiccoCraig WallaceAnthony LeoStarsAlex HouseMaggie CastleBill TurnbullA stoner metalhead named Todd Smith, his crushee Jenny, his best friend Curtis, and the geeky Hannah, search their high school for a mayhem-causing Satanic spell book, while being opposed by Atticus, the evil guidance councillor.
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsRobert FactorMartha QuinnAaron LustigAn alien determined to capture human females takes over a radio station to do it.
- DirectorDavid DeCoteauStarsThomas BernAshlyn GereSylvia SummersA heavy-metal musician makes a deal with a satanic succubus to make him successful with women, in return for the succubus being able to feed on the girls.
- DirectorBrian Trenchard-SmithStarsGrant PageMonique van de VenMargaret GerardWhile working on a TV show in Los Angeles, famed Australian stuntman Grant Page helps an up-and-coming fantasy-themed rock band develop special effects and dangerous stunts for their act.
- DirectorThomas DewierStarsKen SagoesLaura AlbertLenny DelduccaA guy and four of his friends visit his crippled uncle, a taxidermist who lives with his housekeeper next to a movie set. Pretty soon people start being killed in the manner they are in the script of the movie being filmed next door.
- DirectorDonald FarmerStarsCarol CarrMelissa MooreNikki RigginsOne of the girls in a rock band is fired from the band. She is, in reality, a witch, and possesses the body of the girl who replaces her in order to take revenge on the rest of the band.
- DirectorAntony BalchStarsMichael GoughRobin AskwithVanessa ShawTwo British companions who met on a train heading to the rural countryside stay with a bizarre host of characters in a secluded, curious mansion. Unknown to them, there is a sinister secret behind closed doors.
- DirectorClaudio FragassoStarsAlice CooperVictoria VeraCarlos SanturioA rock star returns to his childhood home to shoot a music video while a pack of wild dogs are on the loose killing off the local residents.
- DirectorAlan SmitheeStarsSean Patrick FlaneryDiane LaddMonet MazurTwo musicians are unknowingly drawn into a supernatural scheme.
- DirectorAnthony HickoxStarsTerry FarrellDoug BradleyKevin BernhardtAn investigative reporter must send the newly unbound Pinhead and his legions back to Hell.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsJason PatricCorey HaimDianne WiestAfter moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires.
- DirectorBenn McGuireJacob WindattStarsChris AllenRachel BernhardtJames BoulterThe Intercessor must fight the minions of darkness to save the last innocent souls on Earth.
- DirectorJohn FasanoStarsSal VivianoMarilyn TokudaRandy AtmadjaA rich Chinatown merchant is murdered by a street gang. The merchant's son and assistant bring him back to life as a vampire, and he and other vampires fight the street gang.
- DirectorJack SholderStarsJack PalanceDonald PleasenceMartin LandauA few dangerous and delusional mental patients break out of a mental asylum during a power blackout, and lay siege to their new doctor's house, who, they believe, killed their previous doctor.
- DirectorAnthony PerkinsStarsAnthony PerkinsDiana ScarwidJeff FaheyNorman Bates falls in love with a fallen nun who stays at the Bates Motel alongside a drifter and a curious reporter. Meanwhile, "Mother" is still watching.
- DirectorLucio FulciClaudio FragassoBruno MatteiStarsDeran SarafianBeatrice RingOttaviano Dell'AcquaWhen a terrorist's body, infected with a stolen chemical, is cremated by the US military, a virus is unintentionally released into the atmosphere over a small island.
- DirectorJohn PieplowStarsKevin GageElizabeth PeñaDee SniderA detective pursues a sadist specializing in body modification rituals who lures teenagers through the internet.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsPaul WilliamsWilliam FinleyJessica HarperA disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music. However, an evil record tycoon betrays him and steals his music to open his rock palace, The Paradise.
- DirectorStephen KingStarsEmilio EstevezPat HingleLaura HarringtonA group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal.
- DirectorJorge MontesiStarsZak SantiagoMonika SchnarreSharon AlexanderTerrorists hijack an airplane that is broadcasting a rock concert live on the Internet.
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsDiane FranklinMary WoronovGerrit Graham"TerrorVision" is a 1986 horror / science fiction movie; telling the tale of when a family's new satellite television system starts receiving signals from another planet, and soon it becomes the passageway to an alien world.
- DirectorLeif JonkerStarsGary MillerMichael GisickRandall AviksA small community is besieged by vampires. After he watches friends ravaged in a convenience store, a lone avenger goes off to do battle with the undead, armed with shotgun, chainsaw, and Holy water. Later he finds other survivors and they try to stay alive long enough to do battle with Liven, king of the vampires.
- DirectorTodd Jason CookStarsMilton RushC. Jo VelaLisa DeWildBrad Masters enters a contest and wins an album by his favorite band of all time, Living Corpse. The tape has a special song called "Zombiefied", which turns Brad and his friends into zombies at a party. Luckily, Brad's girlfriend Angel misses the party and it is up to her to save her friends. She runs into Shengar (lead singer of Living Corpse and ruler of the dead world) , who attempts to stop Angel. During Angel's escape, she teams up with her friend Tommy who learns that there is only way to stop the zombies. Now, Angel and Tommy have limited time to figure out how to reverse the zombie curse and save their friends. DMZ is known for it's strangely original story.
- DirectorRichard BoylanStarsRichard BoylanAnthony Rhys DaviesChris DavisonJulia, a disillusioned young prostitute hounded by an evil spirit, escapes her pimp and crosses paths with a heavy metal band, bringing their worlds together in a night of terror.
- DirectorSteven DeFalcoRon OttavianoStarsDavid DeFalcoAmerico CarrocioMichele de SantisA killer goes on a killing spree at a heavy metal club.
- DirectorChuck RussellStarsHeather LangenkampRobert EnglundCraig WassonA psychiatrist familiar with knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsThom MathewsJennifer CookeDavid KagenTommy Jarvis exhumes Jason Voorhees to cremate his corpse, but inadvertently brings him back to life instead. The newly revived killer seeks revenge, and Tommy may be the only one who can stop him.
- DirectorAte de JongStarsPatrick BerginAdam StorkeChad LoweAn eloping bride is taken into Hell, and her fiancé must pursue.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsJennifer ConnellyDonald PleasenceDaria NicolodiA young girl who has an amazing ability to communicate with insects is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.
- DirectorJag MundhraStarsHy PykeGregory Scott CumminsKatina GarnerA kindly old grandfather is actually the leader of a murderous satanic cult which sacrifices its victims on Halloween.
- DirectorMario BavaStarsMichèle MercierLidia AlfonsiBoris KarloffBoris Karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampire-like monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her ring's rightful owner.
- DirectorGeorge StreicherStarsChristopher GrubnerStephen YostChristopher M. LundyAfter making a deal he soon regrets, teen metal head, Nick Martin finds himself stuck between loyalty to his fellow band members and the demonic record producer, Lucius DeMion.
- DirectorMichael ReevesStarsVincent PriceIan OgilvyRupert DaviesA young soldier seeks to put an end to the evils caused by a vicious witch-hunter when the latter terrorizes his fiancée and kills her uncle.
- DirectorBrian Trenchard-SmithStarsCristi HarrisDarin HeamesBobby JacobyHigh school students throw a Halloween party in a mansion haunted by a young demon.
- DirectorPaul ZillerStarsTodd EastlandDennis SullivanCraig DerrickA college fraternity in the middle of hazing their new pledges during "hell week" incur the wrath of a long deceased pledge who died during a hazing gone wrong 20 years ago.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsMichael MurphyMitch PileggiJohn TeshAfter being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police.
- DirectorJoe DanteChuck JonesStarsZach GalliganPhoebe CatesHowie MandelThe Gremlins are back, and this time, they've taken control of a New York City media mogul's high-tech skyscraper.
- DirectorLamberto BavaStarsUrbano BarberiniNatasha HoveyKarl ZinnyA group of random people are invited to a screening of a mysterious movie, only to find themselves trapped in the theater with ravenous demons.
- DirectorTimothy O'RaweStarsJoe FranklinWilliam FriedmanScott GordonSex, babes and rock 'n roll! Two thugs in search of hidden treasure mistakenly unleash a chemical into the school's water supply, causing everyone it comes into contact with to become flesh-eating ghouls.
- DirectorAlex ProyasStarsBrandon LeeMichael WincottRochelle DavisA man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder.
- DirectorClive BarkerStarsAndrew RobinsonClare HigginsAshley LaurenceA woman discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed, body of her brother-in-law and lover. She starts killing for him to revitalize his body and escape the demonic beings that are pursuing him after he escaped their underworld.
- DirectorRichard StanleyStarsDylan McDermottStacey TravisJohn LynchThe head of a cyborg reactivates, rebuilds itself, and goes on a violent rampage in a space marine's girlfriend's apartment.
- DirectorEd AdlumStarsNorman KelleyTanna HunterBruce DetrickSomewhere in upstate New York, a secretive group of farmers are harvesting human blood for a mysterious purpose.
- DirectorBruce KesslerStarsAndrew PrineBrenda ScottGeorge PaulsinSimon, a young man with magic powers, invokes the help of the evil forces in order to take revenge on a man who cheated him with a bad cheque.
- DirectorDennis DevineStarsDiana KaranikasAngela EadsKay SchaberA female band, who are exponents of "death rock", retreat to a cabin for the weekend. They soon find themselves being knocked off by a masked killer who uses weapons they have mentioned in their songs.
- DirectorAlbert BandStarsDamon MartinRoyal DanoPhil FondacaroThe Ghoulies wreak havoc at an amusement park, disposing of those who mistake them for mere fairground attractions.
- DirectorRobert FuestStarsErnest BorgnineEddie AlbertIda LupinoA satanist cult leader is burnt alive by the local church. He vows to come back to hunt down and enslave every descendant of his congregation, by the power of the book of blood contracts, in which they sold their souls to the devil.
- DirectorJeffrey PriceStarsLee ArenbergKatey SagalIggy PopA greedy rock promoter tries to steal the money raised at a benefit concert when his conscience intervenes.
- DirectorHarvey FrostStarsJohn D. LeMayLouise RobeyChris WigginsA mysterious teacup gives an elderly woman the power of eternal youth -- at a cost.
- DirectorWoo-sang ParkY.K. KimStarsY.K. KimVincent HirschJoseph DiamandA martial arts rock band goes up against a band of motorcycle ninjas who have tightened their grip on Florida's narcotics trade.
- DirectorRob HeddenStarsJensen DaggettKane HodderTodd CaldecottJason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave and ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high-school students headed to Manhattan, New York.
- DirectorDaniel BenedictStarsSara AmmonsDaniel BenedictJohnny BilsonFollowing a Halloween party, an attractive girl and her friends must fight to escape the nightmarish dwelling of a twisted killer with a dark secret.
- DirectorJason HowdenStarsMilo CawthorneJames Joshua BlakeKimberley CrossmanTwo teenage boys unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.
- StarsNathalie BreuerKim HandysidesGilles Chamberland"This investigative series examines cases of murder motivated by a lethal mix of mental illness, role-playing rituals and bizarre religious beliefs.
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsAnders HoveDenice DuffKevin SpirtasKillers of vampires hunt a particularly bad one with a folklore scholar and her sister, back in Transylvania.
- DirectorCharlie LoventhalStarsScott ValentineMichele LittleRobert TreborA homeless street musician becomes a demon when sexually aroused.
- DirectorJeremy SaulnierStarsAnton YelchinImogen PootsAlia ShawkatA punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing a murder at a neo-Nazi skinhead bar.
- DirectorTetsuro TakeuchiStarsGuitar WolfDrum WolfBass WolfOnly legendary Japanese garage rock band Guitar Wolf can stand between a race of aliens from destroying earth with an army of zombies.
- DirectorPaul AndresenStarsInsane Clown PosseErich 'Mancow' MullerShaggy 2 DopeThe doc catches the horror-rap group, the Insane Clown Posse, just as they as began their meteoric rise to become one of Americas most notorious bands.
- DirectorPaul AndresenStars2 Live CrewAfromanAnybody KillaDocuments the 2008 Gathering of the Juggalos and focuses on the fan-base of underground hip hop label Psychopathic Records.
- DirectorRon CarlsonStarsTom ArnoldRhys CoiroJake BuseyWhen the 1989 "one-hit-wonder" glam-metal band "Sonic Grave" embark on a trip to Coachella in hopes of a comeback, their peyote trip pit stop in Joshua Tree incites an "unworldly" viscous attack, and they must "rock" themselves out of harms way.
- DirectorMarc MeyersStarsAlexandra DaddarioKeean JohnsonMaddie HassonThree best friends embark on a road trip to a heavy-metal show, where they bond with three aspiring musicians and head off to one of the girls' country home for an after-party.
- DirectorDavid DeFalcoStarsPriscilla BarnesCorey HaimCharles FleischerA rock band, on the brink of success, arrives at a movie studio to produce their first music video. Somebody doesn't have much respect for their talent, and starts bumping off members of the band, their groupie girlfriends, and the crew.
- DirectorHans RodionoffStarsYan BirchAlex ErkiletianMonica BaberAnthony is a vampire who uses his popular rock band as a front to lure beautiful, young groupies to his lair. His assistant, Reed disposes of the bodies of these victims after Anthony seduces and kills them. As a result of his bloody lifestyle, Anthony soon contracts a deadly virus. Reed must try to save his master from a fate worse than death.
- DirectorYvan GauthierStarsMichael FrascinoHeidi JohanningmeierAgim KabaTwo college lovers face an ancient evil when a strange rock band comes to town.
- DirectorSusana KapostasyStarsShane FraleyJames Paul KonyaDon McnairWhen washed up DJ Metal Joe gets pushed over the edge, he digs up the remains of his old band members and creates the Metal Maniac! He brings his creation to life using a satanic heavy-metal record, and controls it with the metal he plays from his underground radio station.