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Tuesday, October 21st 2008
LIONSGATE RELEASES PUNISHER: WAR ZONE SOUNDTRACK WITH NEW SINGLE "WAR ZONE" FROM ROB ZOMBIE
SANTA MONICA, CA, October 20, 2008 – Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) is pleased to
announce the upcoming soundtrack release to PUNISHER: WAR ZONE, from Marvel
Comics’ latest film adaptation of fictional vigilante and deadly antihero
Frank Castle. The lethal motion picture soundtrack features a powerful
collection of A-list rockers including the first new music in 3 years from
Rob Zombie in addition to heart-pounding songs from rock icons such as
Seether, Slayer, Slipknot and Rise Against. The fifteen-track album attacks
stores on 11/25/08. The film opens nationwide on December 5th, 2008.
The original track “War Zone”, written for and inspired by the film,
contains the kind of raw, throttling energy that has made Rob Zombie a
platinum selling artist. The song will also serve as the first single from
the soundtrack. About his contribution, Rob Zombie said: “I love writing
music for films, rather than just throwing them an unwanted B side or remix.
This track was written exclusively for Punisher War Zone. A punishing track
for a punishing movie.”
The record also features Slayer’s 2008 Grammy winning “Final Six” and
current chart-topping singles from Slipknot “Psychosocial” and Seether
“Fallen”. The beatdown doesn’t stop there, with a broad mix of new and
unreleased music that spans every niche of the rock genre, including
unreleased songs by premiere punk group Rise Against and emo scenesters
Senses Fail. Dan Trapp of Senses Fail had this to say: “We are super
excited to be a part of the Punisher legacy. when we heard we were going to
be involved, we all threw up in our hands out of excitement.”
Adding to the epic soundscape of PUNISHER: WAR ZONE is one lucky winner from
the Lionsgate/Clear Channel “Unsigned Artist Contest” that was hosted last
month. The contest attracted over 5,000 bands and millions of listeners. The
winner will be announced on 10/24/08 at www.punisherwarzonemusic.com.
Lionsgate Music President, Jay Faires adds, “teaming up with Clear Channel
has been a phenomenal experience. The response to the Punisher contest has
been incredible, and we are absolutely thrilled about introducing one of
these talented unsigned bands to the world”
Providing extra ammunition to round out the album are emerging artists
Kerli, highly praised electronica duo Justice, and an inspired, propulsive
original score by Michael Wandmacher. This all adds up to make the PUNISHER:
WAR ZONE soundtrack one of the most anticipated of the season.
The PUNISHER: WAR ZONE track listing is as follows:
WAR ZONE
Rob Zombie
FINAL SIX
Slayer
PSYCHOSOCIAL
Slipknot
HISTORIA CALAMITATUM
Rise Against
FALLEN
Seether
BULLETPROOF
Kerli
tbd
Contest Winner
THE PAST IS PROOF
Senses Fail
BUTTERFLY WINGS
Machines Of Loving Grace
GENESIS
Justice
SHOWDOWN
Pendulum
REFUSE
Hatebreed
LUNATIC
Static-X
DAYS OF REVENGE
Ramallah
THE PUNISHER MAIN TITLE
Michael Wandmacher