11/03/02

RESIDENT EVIL SOUNDTRACK / VARIOUS

Soundtracks are a bit hit and miss and are usually a ploy to get publicity for a very average film, filled with the odd track that’s good and a lot of nothing else, but when someone like Marilyn Manson put his name and talents to a project like this you know it must be good.

It kicks off in fine style with "My Plague" by Slipknot and is swiftly followed by Slipknot’s remix of Manson’s "Fight Song", the first unreleased track comes from Coal Chamber with "Something Told Me" and if this is representative of the new album it should see the Chamber back on top where they belong. Crystal Method and Adema put in fine performance’s and then comes the now sadly defunct Fear Factory with a remix of "Invisible Wounds" that is totally awesome, now comes two more rare tracks by Rammstein and Static X both of which are worth having.

Last but no means least are the tracks by Ill Nino, (remix), MuDvAyNe, (remix), Five Pointe 0, new track and one from Saliva, and the two you could do with out from Method Man and Depeche Mode. Marilyn Manson ahs composed some original instrumentals for the soundtrack and these are thoughtfully included at the end and all are quirky, enigmatic and eerie, just like the man himself, all this adds up to a very good purchase.

WEBSITE : http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/

TOTAL PLAYING TIME = 72 mins + 20 tracks