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Resident
Evil: Apocalypse
Label: Roadrunner
Records
Rating: 
Review By: Zane
Ewton
| Tracks:
Vermilion - (with Slipknot)
Just A Little - (with The Used)
Us Or Them - (with The Cure)
Swamped - (with Lacuna Coil)
Outsider, The - (Renholder mix, previously
unreleased, with A Perfect Circle)
End Of Heartache, The - (with Killswitch Engage)
Mein Teil - (previously unreleased, with Rammstein)
Digging Up The Corpses - (previously unreleased,
with DevilDriver)
Nymphetamine - (previously unreleased, with
Cradle Of Filth)
Escape From Hellview - (with CKY)
Chauffeur, The - (with Deftones)
Join Me In Death - (with HIM)
My Heartstrings Come Undone - (with Demon
Hunter)
Under A Killing Moon - (with Thrice)
Bloodwork - (with 36 Crazyfists)
End Of The World - (previously unreleased,
acoustic, with Cold)
Girl On Fire - (Resident Renholder mix, previously
unreleased, with Rob Zombie)
Future Proof - (with Massive Attack)
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This soundtrack is “Music Inspired by the
Original Motion Picture,” which means some of the songs won’t be heard
in the movie but were added on to help the sales of this soundtrack.
With that being said, this is a decent
enough soundtrack, driven by moody songs from some of rock’s moodiest bands.
Each song is eerie, transitioning between mellow to pounding, the kind
of music for a rainy day of burying bodies.
The album begins with “Vermilion”, a sinister
track from Slipknot’s new album, followed by a forgettable song, “Just
a Little”, from The Used.
The Cure provides “Us or Them” one of the
few downright angry and driving songs on the album, which is odd coming
from the band who invented gloomy. Lacuna Coil’s “Swamped” and a
remix of “The Outsider” from A Perfect Circle drag on too long without
ever getting anywhere.
Killswitch Engage offer a straightforward,
“The End of Heartache”, just a good rock song. Germany’s own Rammstein
chime in with “Mein Teil” a strange song with a catchy sing-a-long chorus.
Devildriver contribute "Digging up the
Corpses”. Cradle of Filth invited guest vocalist Liv Kristine Espenaes
Krull on the orchestrated “Nymphetamine”. “Escape from
Hellview” by CKY may be the exception to the gloom theme on the disc.
It would probably fit better in a skateboarding video game.
The Deftones cover Duran Duran with “The
Chauffeur.” It is a killer, mellower track that can also be found
on The Duran Duran Tribute Album.
“Join Me in Death” by HIM is the power
ballad of the album, complete with repetitive, yet reflective, piano.
Demon Hunter’s “My Heartstrings Come Undone” is a decent, middle of the
road modern rock track. Thrice add some thrashing guitars and emo
vocals with “Under a Killing Moon.”
Cold provide the loan acoustic number,
“End of the World.” Alice in Chains did the acoustic thing better.
Rob Zombie offers a remix of “Girl on Fire”, this version is better than
the original, but sounds too much like “More Human than Human.” And
the soundtrack ends with the electronic, Radioheadish, “Future Proof” by
Massive Attack.
This soundtrack will probably only be notable
for people who want to hear the Deftones cover Duran Duran but don’t want
to shell out the cash for a Duran Duran tribute album. Decent bands
but they have all done better songs on different albums.
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