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One of the first requirements of an action movie is a soundtrack with a quick tempo, a raw edge, and a concept which relates it to the film. On SPAWN: THE ALBUM, hard rock favorites such as Metallica, Korn, and Slayer team up with rising electronica musicians like DJ Spooky, The Dust Brothers, and Atari Teenage Riot, making for an unlikely, but powerful new cross-breed of today's heaviest sounds. Some tracks feature electronic beats intertwined with heavy metal guitar riffs, while others alternate between techno segments and explosive power-chord bravado. By the end of this dual assault of rapid-fire beats and fist-pounding guitar, there can be no doubt that this soundtrack succeeds in SPAWNing a new music fusion which, like the film's namesake, is heavy, fearsome, and completely futuristic.
What the critics say...
Rolling Stone (8/21/97, pp.105-106) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...What makes this collection an inspired idea is...the pairing of heavy metal's fascination with deep-rooted technophobic dread and electronica's eagerness to assimilate high tech..."
Entertainment Weekly (8/8/97, p.79) - "Producer Happy Walters hit on a clever idea here: to match metal stalwarts with electronica pioneers. The result? A rich cache of new subgenres and crossover possibilities..." - Rating: A
NME (Magazine) (8/2/97, p.39) - "...Too much testosterone-clogged blood on the dancefloor to make it consistent, but it's ultimately worth looking into for the freak successes and the absence of a Jesus Jones contribution..."
