Soundtrack - House of Wax (2005)

House of Wax soundtrack is pretty adequate for a quickie summer horror picture about the stalking, killing, and eventual waxing of handsome young people. It begins with the stinging beats and mild nihilism of "Spitfire" from the Prodigy's overlooked 2004 effort Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned. My Chemical Romance seem obsessed with death anyway, so their spiky post-hardcore workout "I Never Told You What I Do for a Living" is a perfect fit. And where would a modern day chiller be without a cut from that lovable ghoul Marilyn Manson? The monger of all that is sinister contributes 1996 NIN ish "Dried Up, Tied and Dead to the World." House of Wax throws some curveballs alongside standard alt metal fare like Disturbed "Prayer" and Bloodsimple "Path to Prevail". It includes all seven minutes of the Stooges' silty, slow-burn 1970 classic "Dirt," and the punkified new wave of the Von Bondies' "Not That Social" is a great lead in to Har Mar Superstar and Karen O's crass-hop romp "Cut Me Up." The set also taps Joy Division's dour, intense "New Dawn Fades," but it seems really out of place. Still, House of Wax includes pretty much what you'd expect from the soundtrack to a movie so scary, it stars Paris Hilton and the Handsome Chad Michael Murray.

Band: Soundtrack Various Artists
Album: House of Wax [Original Soundtrack]
Genre: Alternative Metal, Post-Hardcore, Indie Rock
Country: Various
Label: Maverick
Year: 2005

"Tracklist"

01. "Spitfire" (The Prodigy)
02. "I Never Told You What I Do for a Living" (My Chemical Romance)
03. "Minerva" (Deftones)
04. "Gun in Hand" (Stutterfly)
05. "Prayer" (Disturbed)
06. "Path to Prevail" (Bloodsimple)
07. "Dried Up, Tied and Dead to the World" (Marilyn Manson)
08. "Dirt" (The Stooges)
09. "Not That Social" (The Von Bondies)
10. "Cut Me Up" (Har Mar Superstar)
11. "New Dawn Fades" (Joy Division)
12. "Taking Me Alive" (Dark New Day)
13. "Helena" (My Chemical Romance)