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Canada’s The Burning Hell are an untapped resource in horror movie soundtracks. While Dog Fashion Disco and dredg hold my number one and number two positions respectively for scoring my horror film that will never get written, The Burning Hell come in at a close third. Their predilection for esoteric instrumentation can, given the right type of film, make for an impressive and truly haunting horror soundtrack. The vocalist’s deep, brooding voice belting out absurdly morbid lyrics can do well in those horror films that break the mold of convention (see: Sublime). Horror soundtracks don’t always have to be trite compositions rehashed every year for the latest teen slasher or bombastic string compositions. A competent composer/musician can make even the most lighthearted of songs fit the darkest of horror films (again, see: Sublime, particularly the final scene). Remember: less is more when it comes to horror.

The video below is a live recording of “Everything You Believe Is A Lie.” The lyrics and music are intensely atmospheric and perfect for horror.

While searching for this video I discovered Mathias Kom, the eccentric vocalist behind The Burning Hell, is/was working on a comic soundtrack for the film embedded below. So I’m not totally crazy in thinking all of this. I have yet to watch it, so let me know how it is and how wrong I am re: TBH and horror.