Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage

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My kids were watching "Big Time Rush" (a Nickelodeon sit-com ala "iCarly" about the wacky misadventures of an aspiring boy band) over the weekend and Lita Ford made a surprise appearance during a recording studio scene. She played a riff on her guitar that blew one of the boys across the room.

The other night, the kids and I watched Spongebob and the music was supplied by Pantera of all people.

The premise was Sandy the squirell was preparing for winter hibernation, but before she did, she played all these extreme sports with Spongebob to tire herself out. During all the extreme spots sequences, Pantera (minus Phil's vocals) played in the background. It was basically just Dime squealling and squawking on his axe with some drumbeats supplied by Vinnie.

Thought that was kinda cool though.

I heard bits of Quiet Riot's "Metal Health" and Sepultura's "Dead Embryonic Cells" in the Vin Diesel flick "Babylon A.D." last night. Odd combo.

No songs by Babylon A.D. though.

Fat Freddy wrote:

I heard bits of Quiet Riot's "Metal Health" and Sepultura's "Dead Embryonic Cells" in the Vin Diesel flick "Babylon A.D." last night. Odd combo.

No songs by Babylon A.D. though.

I always think that's funny when a movie with the same title as a band or a song doesn't utilize that opportunity. Granted most wouldn't know if something from Babylon A.D was used in a movie, but it would be cool anyways. I remember being kind of pissed when TPTB behind the movie Judge Dredd didn't use "I Am the Law" by Anthrax. Considering how piss poor that movie was it would have only helped their cause.

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Judge Dredd didn't use "I Am the Law" by Anthrax.

I read an interview with Scott Ian years ago where he said the band was surprised that they never heard from the Dredd movie people about using the song in the film... then they saw the movie, and were glad they didn't.

Fat Freddy wrote:

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Judge Dredd didn't use "I Am the Law" by Anthrax.

I read an interview with Scott Ian years ago where he said the band was surprised that they never heard from the Dredd movie people about using the song in the film... then they saw the movie, and were glad they didn't.

That almost sounds exactly like an interview with Jon Schaeffer that I read. It was in regards to that lame ass Spawn movie and how they didn't ask to use any music from DARK SAGA.

Joe wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

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Judge Dredd didn't use "I Am the Law" by Anthrax.

I read an interview with Scott Ian years ago where he said the band was surprised that they never heard from the Dredd movie people about using the song in the film... then they saw the movie, and were glad they didn't.

That almost sounds exactly like an interview with Jon Schaeffer that I read. It was in regards to that lame ass Spawn movie and how they didn't ask to use any music from DARK SAGA.

I remember at one time, Todd MacFarlane was in talks with KISS to use some music from the CARNIVAL OF SOULS sessions (the album had been sitting on the shelf for a while by this point cuz the Reunion Tour was on) for the "Spawn" movie but that didn't pan out either. Eric Singer mentioned it during his Q&A at one of the KISS Expos I went to back then. He said they were interested in using either "Hate" or "In My Head" for the soundtrack. I guess once they decided to go the "metal dudes working with techno dudes" mashup/remix concept that ended up being the movie soundtrack, neither KISS nor Iced Earth made the cut.

Sebastian Bach showed up in an episode of Spongebob the other night, playing Triton, the son of King Neptune (voiced by J. Peterman).

I used to watch SPIKE TV and on the biker rebuild shows, they would play FU MANCHU from the King of The Road LP or earlier.

Fu Manchu and Nebula were also played on those half hour shows I seen on different stations where it was slow motion snowboarding or skiing down steep fresh powder mountains.

I read or heard Alice Cooper likes old Chinese martial arts movies to watch while on tour, and the cheezier the better?
Well, this past year I should not have been surprised when I was watching a few low budget ones really late at night, made in the early 1970s, that sampled / used in ther soundtracks, parts from Halo Of Flies, the hanging/swirly part at the end of Killer, I Love The Dead, Black Ju Ju, etc

I remember years ago seeing an anti-drug commerical on tv that was set in this kid's bedroom and there was a Slayer poster on his wall.

Ever see the film "The Wrestler"? Pretty much every song on the soundrack is hair metal from the 80s.

Sebastian Bach had a role in The Gilmore Girls

Ratt was featured on the soundtrack for the Eddie Murphy flick, "The Golden Child".

Steven Tyler showet up in an episode of Two and a Half Men!

In the movie, "Back to the Future," Marty pops a tape labeled VAN HALEN in to his walkman to scare his pops into doing what he wants.

I recently watched a movie called The Cave and they played a Nightwish song during the end credits.

Not sure if it has already been mentioned, but I found the one good part of Men In Black 2 was the part where one of the aliens in the post office is listening to Keel

SyFy Channel has been using Monster Magnet's "Heads Explode" in promos for their upcoming new series "Alphas"

Haven't seen this movie, but I read that Rainbow In The Dark and You Got Another Thing Comin' are gonna be in the film "Bad Teacher."

DioRainbowManowar wrote:

Haven't seen this movie, but I read that Rainbow In The Dark and You Got Another Thing Comin' are gonna be in the film "Bad Teacher."

I look at this blog sometimes if I am stumped
no download links though
http://reelsoundtrack.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/bad-teacher-soundtrack/

I might have to see this movie just for the soundtrack.

Saw a trailer for the forthcoming "Final Destination 5" on TV last night that used AC/DC's "If You Want Blood"

Fat Freddy wrote:

Saw a trailer for the forthcoming "Final Destination 5" on TV last night that used AC/DC's "If You Want Blood"

Great song used in a sh!tty franchise.

I actually haven't seen any of those movies.