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Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Entertainment
Stephen Hill

The story of the terrible 90s horror film with the trailblazing soundtrack that mixed Metallica and Korn with Orbital, Moby and The Prodigy

Spawn leering over photos of Jonathan Davis, Kirk Hammett and Keith Flint.

These days, the idea of a metal band adding EDM elements to their sound is commonplace. When the early pioneers of melding heavy metal with electronic beats are debated, it’s usually the same names getting the praise: Nine Inch Nails, The Prodigy, Ministry, Pop Will Eat Itself.

But there’s a key, late-90s release that seems to have been forgotten and yet unquestionably played its part in metal and electronic music’s union: the soundtrack to the largely forgotten 1997 comic book adaptation, Spawn.

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