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20 Songs For This Years Halloween Party

1. Miser - “Zombie” an incredible cover of the classic Cranberries song “Zombie” capitalizes on the explosion of zombie related pop culture such as games like Left 4 Dead, Resident Evil and Call of Duty: World at War as well as movies like Shaun of the Dead and the recent smash hit Zombieland. This track is sure to give your Halloween party a rockin time.

2. Rihanna - “Disturbia” this track is also the title of a 2007 urban scare thriller movie about a killer that lives next door. The eerie uptempo beat is sure to get your party goers groovin.

3. Ray Parker Jr. - “Ghostbusters” featured in 2009’s “Zombieland” Ghostbusters is the theme song from the 80’s movie about a group of men who fight ghost in New York, most notably the ‘Stay Puft Marshmallow Man’. The upbeat song is always a surefire hit at any Halloween party.

4. Rob Zombie - “Living Dead Girl” it’s honestly really hard to pick just one Rob Zombie track to put on a playlist for Halloween. Rob Zombie is a master of creepy rock music and his tracks with the group White Zombie as well as his solo work all create an excellent atmosphere of particular horror. Bonus: You might seriously consider using “Superbeast” and “Dragula” in your party mix as well. If you want to look ultra cool his first release from 2009’s “Hellbilly Deluxe 2″ is up for digital download while the album has yet to be released, it’s titled “What”.

5. Blue Oyster Cult - “Don’t Fear the Reaper” a classic rock track that probably gets a lot less airplay and recognition than it really should. This was the track being ‘produced’ in a famous SNL skit that featured Christopher Walken demanding “more cowbell” from Will Ferral. Bonus: you might also consider “Godzilla” by this group.

6. Michael Jackson - “Thriller” of course its the perennial Halloween song and is normally at the top of every playlist. That’s why we moved it down. Michael’s masterpiece is horrifying and fun all at the same time and there will be no shortage of people dressing as him or the girl from the music video this year. It was also one of the first mainstream pop culture references to Zombies. Unfortunately it has been majorly overplayed since the late singers passing and can be heard almost nightly at many clubs making it less of a motivator for your party goers this year, next year expect it to be close to the top of the list again.

7. Various Artist - “Masters of Horror Soundtrack”  this 2 volume album was put together to accompany the television series “Masters of Horror” and includes great cuts from bands like It Dies Today, Mastodon, Scary Kids Scaring Kids and Funeral For A Friend. Suggested tracks are It Dies Today - “Enjoy the Silence” and Armor for Sleep - “Very Invisible”.

8. AC/DC - “Hells Bells” the ominous bells ringing at the beginning of this track give it an eerie quality that is hard to find in music today. We would suggest playing it after a very happy uptempo beat to really catch your party off gaurd as the bells bang. Bonus: Also think about using “Highway to Hell” and “Thunderstruck”.

9. Beyonce - “Sweet Dreams” a recent track that is perfect for Halloween. Beyonce sounds much different in this song almost scared as she sings about a “beautiful nightmare”. The uptempo track is getting great nationwide radio play right now and is sure to get your party bumping. Bonus: the full version features a guitar riff followed by a scream.. a perfect beginning for a Halloween track.

10. Tech N9ne - “Psycho Bitch” tech n9ne is a mid-level rapper out of Kansas City and has produced rap tracks with a dark tint for years. This track is really about a crazy girl that won’t leave him alone but the vibe from the track will rock party goers back on their heels and bring a dark vibe to your party.

11. My Chemical Romance - “Vampires Will Never Hurt You” an uptempo gothic rock song about how vampires will never get to the singers love interest. A perfect match for today’s “Twilight” loving girls. Bonus: you might want to add in their more popular “Ghost of You”.

12. Stone Temple Pilots - “Dead and Bloated” a great song that starts off about a rose given on a “birthday death bed” there aren’t many more great lyrics to start a perfect Halloween rock song.

13. Marilyn Manson - “Sweet Dreams” another cover song on our list, this downtempo track has that scary guitar riff matched with Marilyn Manson’s throaty vocals that just screams to be a Halloween song.

14. Powerman 5000 - “When Worlds Collide” an uptempo mosh pit type track this song is sure to get your guest fired up about your Halloween party.

15. Black Sabbath - “Iron Man” led by Ozzie Osbourne, Black Sabbath were the dark lords of classic metal. Iron Man is by far their most well known Halloween ready track and was featured in last years blockbuster movie “Iron Man” starring Johnny Dep. Bonus: You can never go wrong with “Crazy Train” or “Paranoid”

16. Metallica - “For Whom the Bell Tolls”  like “Hells Bells” by AC/DC this track starts off with a bell ‘tolling’ however the guitar riffs start a lot quicker giving it less of that ominous feeling and ability to change moods as fast. The track is fairly uptempo and has been featured in numerous scary movie soundtracks. Bonus: “Enter Sandman”, “Master of Puppets” and “Unforgiven” are always great choices for Metallica tracks.

18. Pantera - “Cowboys From Hell” pantera was the biggest band to ever emerge from  the Dallas scene and their early 90’s thrash-metal staple is one of the most regarded metal songs in history.  Bonus: “Cemetary Gates” will work for your party too.

19. Drowing Pool - “Bodies” you could never go wrong with a track that has a hint of screamo and yells “let the bodies hit the floor” as it’s hook.

20. Disturbed - “Down With the Sickness” mostly this track is great for Halloween parties, however, the mosh worthy track loses a lot of it’s party appeal when the lead singer starts to ‘cry’ about his mommy. If you could cut that out this track would probably rank higher on the list. Bonus: the band does an incredible job covering “Land of Confusion” by Genesis which would work well at your Halloween party too.

Honorable Mentions: Fall Out Boy - “Thriller”, Eminem - “97 Bonnie and Clyde”, Hollywood Undead - “Undead”, Linkin Park- “Crawling”, Muse - “Uprising”, Shinedown - “Devour”, Silvertide - “Devils Daughter”, Ghostface Killah - “Cher Chez La Ghost”, Velvet Revolve - “Slither”

list was compiled with help from DJ DragonS5. Dragon has been a terrestial radio dj, night club mash dj, internet radio dj and programming director and currently works Thursday nights at Duke’s Original Roadhouse in Bedford, TX (Dallas / Ft. Worth area).