Written and executive produced by Matthew Scott Kane, Hysteria! is set during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s. When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band. But when a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings and reported “supernatural activity” triggers a leather-studded witch hunt, it leads directly back to them. With music by Tyler Bates, the entire season will be available to watch on Peacock starting October 18th!
Read all there is to know about the upcoming season of Hysteria! on Peacock in this article.
After running for 15 seasons (from 2005-2020) on CBS, in 2022 Criminal Minds returned with a new iteration — Criminal Minds: Evolution on Paramount+. In this revival, the BAU continues to do what they do best and they will continue on in a third season of Evolution. Check out everything that’s been announced so far in this article !
CBS renews Justin Hartley's hit series Tracker for a second season following record-breaking numbers and star-studded guest stars. The procedural has a tough act to follow in Season 2, but CBS has confidence that Tracker will continue its hot streak. Featuring music by Tyler Bates, the series will return on Sunday, October 27th. Learn more about what to expect from the new season in this article !
MaXXXine brings the focus back to Maxine Minx as she continues pursuing her dreams of becoming a star after surviving X's ending and becomes entangled in another murder investigation. Out in theaters now — check out this article !
Set within a prehistoric world where early man, dinosaurs, and other creatures co-exist, Primal's first two seasons centered around the relationship between a caveman named Spear and a T-Rex named Fang and will be back with a third season. Check out this article from IGN about the third season announcement!
John Wick is back in the fourth installment of the epic story of a man out for revenge. This time, he's out to take down the High Table and bring an end to them, once and for all. With music by Tyler Bates and Joel J. Richard, you won't want to miss this. Read this exclusive interview about the soundtrack.
From the mind of Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Primal), comes a story about a team of ancient heroes who strive to protect the universe from evil. Featuring music by Tyler Bates and Joanne Higginbottom, this steampunk fantasy story is a masterpiece. The first two episodes will premiere Thursday, May 4th at midnight on Adult Swim and the next day on HBO Max.
In This Moment has their song "I Would Die For You" featured in the soundtrack for John Wick: Chapter 4. Produced in collaboration between Tyler Bates and In This Moment, this track is the perfect addition to the soundtrack for the movie starring Keanu Reeves. Read how it all came about in Revolver Magazine.
Elvis trades his jumpsuit for a jetpack when he joins a secret spy programme to stop villains from destroying the world. Read the latest review from the Hollywood Reporter and enjoy the spectacle, scored by Tyler Bates and Tim Williams. Streaming now on Netflix.
Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains) and Tyler Bates worked together and collaborated on Cantrell's new album Brighten. They recently finished up a domestic and international tour together of the new album. Read more about this album and the shows in this article from Forbes. Brighten is available to stream on most major platforms now.
The team is back and they're up against their biggest threat yet. The best of the best at the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit work tirelessly to track down America's deadliest network of serial killers yet. With music by Tyler Bates, this show is sure to be a killer good time. Watch the trailer and stream the whole show, only on Paramount+.
In This Moment has released — Blood 1983 — a new EP featuring a selection of their songs reimagined with synths and sounds from the 80's. A collaboration between In This Moment, Tyler Bates, and Dan Haigh (GUNSHIP), this new EP is a truly artful and imaginative reinvention of In This Moment's top tracks. Read more about it in this article from Loudwire.
Meteoric stars Starcrawler have come out with a new album — She Said — available to stream on all major platforms now. Starcrawler and Tyler Bates collaborated closely on a number of tracks in the album. Check out the release article from Big Machine Label.
Bush has released their ninth album The Art of Survival on October 7th, featuring the single "More Than Machines." Long-time collaborators Tyler Bates and Bush frontrunner Gavin Rossdale worked on a number of songs in the album together, which is streaming on all major platforms now.
Filmmaker Ti West returns with another chapter from the twisted world of X, in this astonishing follow-up to the year’s most acclaimed horror film. Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions all collide, in the stunning, technicolor-inspired origin story of X’s iconic villain.
Featuring a lush, twisted, and entirely unique score co-composed by Tyler Bates and Timothy Williams, you won't want to miss this!
Netflix has released a trailer for the upcoming movie Day Shift which follows a hard-working father (Jamie Foxx) who works as a pool cleaner but moonlights as a vampire hunter in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley to provide for his daughter.
The action-comedy also stars Snoop Dogg, Dave Franco, Meagan Good and Steve Howey.
Saving the galaxy this time is gonna take more than a dance-off. Beginning May 27th 2022, guests visiting EPCOT at Walt Disney World Resort better get ready to crank up the mixtape and blast off on an awesome intergalactic chase through time and space in Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind!
This new family-thrill coaster matches the “grandosity” and fun of the blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy films, featuring those legendary cosmic outlaws — Rocket, Groot, Drax, Gamora and Star-Lord (a.k.a. Peter Quill). The innovative attraction is another major milestone in the ongoing transformation of EPCOT and debuts as part of the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary celebration. Tyler Bates from the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, created more than two hours of new music for the attraction’s score and it features more than 75 minutes of original content.
Ti West’s X is an excellent film for many reasons: every element is on point, from the screenplay to the acting to the cinematography. The inventive slasher, set in 1979, centers on the conflict between the cast and crew of a porn film, led by Mia Goth’s Maxine, and the elderly couple whose property they’re staying on. Wife Pearl (also played by Goth) becomes jealous of the young, hot movie makers — violently so. West’s use of sound and music is assured; he makes wonderful use of retro songs like Blue Oyster Cult’s “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper,” and enlisted Tyler Bates — frequent Marilyn Manson collaborator and composer for Dawn of the Dead (2004) and The Devil’s Rejects — and Goth singer/songwriter Chelsea Wolfe to compose the original score.
In late 2021, Alice In Chains singer-guitarist Jerry Cantrell played an intimate show at Los Angeles' Grammy Museum to celebrate the release of Brighten, his first solo album in 19 years. Today (January 12th), the grunge icon offered up video of one of the night's highlights — his performance of Brighten's title track and second single — on his official YouTube channel. The clip finds Cantrell backed by many of the musicians who appear on the LP, including score composer and producer Tyler Bates, former Dillinger Escape Plan members Greg Puciato and Gil Sharone, as well as George Adrian, Vincent Jones and Michael Rozon.
Tyler Bates has teamed up with singer/songwriter Chelsea Wolfe to score the upcoming horror movie X. The film is written and directed by Ti West (The House of the Devil, In a Valley of Violence) and stars Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow, Owen Campbell, Stephen Ure and Scott Mescudi. The movie follows a film crew who arrives at a secluded farmhouse in Texas to shoot an adult film, when their hosts take a special interest in their young guests.
In a year of rollercoaster ups and downs, the themes and emotions that have been emanating from heavy music for decades became strangely omnipresent, and that climate yielded a fine crop of new releases from all over the map. With sounds ranging from trad metal to mathcore, and narratives that run the gamut from hopelessness to triumph, we always had an album to reach for no matter how the day's headlines made us feel.
While soundtracks like The Crow, Judgement Night and those of innumerable Tony Hawk video games loom large in the psyches of many heavy-music fans, the finely curated hard-hitting soundtrack has long seemed a lost art. Enter the Dark Nights: Death Metal compilation, assembled by score composer Tyler Bates as a companion piece to the DC comic-book series of the same name. Boasting killer new cuts from Mastodon, Chelsea Wolfe, HEALTH with Deftones' Chino Moreno, Denzel Curry and many more, it's a diverse, dynamic listen and a worthy addition to the pantheon of badass metal soundtracks.
Alice in Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell has released the first single, “Atone,” from his upcoming solo album, Brighten, out October 29th. Brighten marks Cantrell’s first proper solo release in nearly 20 years, following his 2002 double album, Degradation Trip Volumes 1 and 2 (he has released three LPs with Alice In Chains in that time, most recently 2018’s Rainier Fog). The new album came after Cantrell played a handful of solo shows in Los Angeles with a unique group of musicians, some of whom later appeared on the album. Cantrell co-produced Brighten with Tyler Bates and longtime engineer Paul Fig. The album’s contributors include Puciato, Gil Sharone, Duff McKagan, Abe Laboriel Jr., Michael Rozon, Vincent Jones, Jordan Lewis, Lola Bates, and Matias Ambrogi-Torres.
Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Tyler Bates, Chelsea Wolfe, and more talk comics and heavy music.
One of the fastest ways to up the intensity of an artistic venture is to bring in Tyler Bates, who has lent his muscular compositional instincts to everything from Guardians of the Galaxy to John Wick. He also knows everyone. Few people in the industry can boast collaborations with Rob Zombie and Zack Snyder. So, when DC decided to create a soundtrack album to pair with Dark Nights: Death Metal, Bates was the ideal curator. It was an opportunity to recruit some of his favorite artists across the grand spectrum of heaviness, but perhaps more importantly, a chance to offer some invigorating work to musicians sidelined by the pandemic. At a moment where there were no festivals, no tours, and a whole lot of postponed albums, at the very least, you could count on a phone call from Tyler Bates to do something fun.
Los Angeles rock band Starcrawler have released a surreal video directed by Gilbert Trejo for their new single "Goodtime Girl".
It takes place in an urban hellscape reminiscent of The Purge and The Warriors where masked gangs battle in the streets. In the end, Danny Trejo and David Hasselhoff are revealed as two of the masked fighters.
The song, produced by Tyler Bates, appears on the soundtrack to Dark Nights: Death Metal, an epic DC Comics miniseries.
Mosh-Pits and Multiverses: How Comic Books and Rock Music Became the Ultimate Partners in Crime.
Comic book behemoth DC’s latest Dark Nights: Death Metal project isn’t just the ultimate meeting of Batman and breakdowns. As collaborators Tyler Bates, Andy Biersack, Greg Capullo, Maria Brink and Chelsea Wolfe discuss it’s the intertwining of two worlds in which anything is possible ...
Tyler Bates never planned to become Hollywood’s go-to guy for comic book movies. When he was young, the man responsible for scoring some of the biggest adaptations of the last decade or so — Watchmen, 300, Guardians Of The Galaxy and Deadpool 2 among them – was only really into the comics put out by KISS.
It seems surprising when considering that Tyler’s CV is a nerd’s paradise — even movies he’s worked on not based on comic books, such as John Wick and Dawn Of The Dead, certainly have a foot in that world. When greeting Kerrang! for this interview, he is wearing a Punisher T‑shirt, a souvenir from the Netflix series which he scored. However, rather than a grand plan on his part, a lot of these accomplishments have been the result of people simply really, really enjoying working with Tyler Bates.
Having started out scoring independent movies while in ’90s band Pet, before their implosion, movie work gradually became his main focus. Things only got bigger and bigger. Early collaborations with filmmakers who went on to be colossal – Zack Snyder, James Gunn, David Leitch, Chad Stahelski – led to long-running collaborative relationships.
Much like the 'Dark Nights: Death Metal' comic series isn’t the typical superhero storyline, its musical counterpart isn’t the typical superhero soundtrack. Under the executive producer stewardship of acclaimed composer Tyler Bates, 'Dark Nights: Death Metal' is a first-of-its kind companion piece of original music, which adds further dimension to the series through a multimedia experience that includes custom limited edition comics, videos, and more.
Artists such as Mastodon, Denzel Curry, Manchester Orchestra, Chelsea Wolfe, IDLES, and Soccer Mommy took a hands-on approach in its creation, contributing songs inspired by the text that depicts a hellish Earth twisted beyond recognition, wherein the Justice League is at the mercy of the Dark Multiverse and a diabolical Batman Who Laughs. Bates unites an array of artists across various genres to form his own musical super crew, creating a cohesive and towering collection that ultimately sounds like the Death Metal multiverse colliding into its sonic mirror image.
“This soundtrack and motion-comic series was made by fans of comics, for fans of comics and music,” enthuses Bates, who is beloved for his previous soundtrack work on several of the most influential superhero/graphic novel films of modern times. “ ‘Dark Nights: Death Metal’ is next-level storytelling by two incredibly talented artists in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. The visual aspect of this comic is entirely compelling, and resonates throughout each song on the soundtrack."
Bates first drafted some of the 'Dark Nights: Death Metal' contributors, many of whom were already fans of the DC universe in their own right, to lend their voice talents to characters to the animated showcase for the comic — 'Sonic Metalverse:'' Chelsea Wolfe as Wonder Woman, Andy Biersack (Black Veil Brides) as Batman, Andy Hull (Manchester Orchestra) as Lex Luthor, and Denzel Curry as Darkseid Batman. Built on that enthusiasm, new music flowed organically from there, with Bates encouraging the artists to write based on how 'Dark Nights: Death Metal' resonated with them personally. Some were driven to include character or plot elements extracted directly from the comics, while others drew inspiration from the artwork or the dialogue that was more abstract than literal. “I love that the songs are directly inspired by the material in one way or another,” Bates says.
Mastodon’s album-opening buzzsaw “Forged by Neron” sets the tone by name-checking a demon lord of Hell who appears throughout the series, while Chelsea Wolfe’s eerie “Diana” gives voice to the human being who became transformed into Wonder Woman. “She is the Wonder Woman who has seen the darkest of humanity yet she holds out hope for the greater good,” Bates says of Wolfe’s interpretation of the character, which has led the pair to start work together on two upcoming soundtrack projects. Rise Against’s 'Broken Dreams (Dark Nights: Death Metal)' digs into the all-too-apropos notion of how villains are born, while Starcrawler’s 'Good Time Girl' captures the explosive energy of classic rock’n’roll. HEALTH was so directly inspired by the third installment of 'Dark Nights: Death Metal' that they wrote the song “Anti-Life” about a mathematical formula fabled to allow those who understand it to dominate all other sentient beings.
Hull, Curry, and Biersack are among the artists that brought deep DC Comics knowledge to the table for their contributions, with Bates joking that Curry probably knew more about the 'Dark Nights' storyline than he did when he arrived at the studio. Biersack’s mid-album standout with Maria Brink of In This Moment, “Meet Me In The Fire,” is “an epic track that we really enjoyed writing and recording together,” says Bates.
As the songs took shape, Bates revealed in facilitating collaborations with often unexpected results. When HEALTH’s members professed a long-standing love of Deftones frontman Chino Moreno, Bates reached out to him, and, with mutual enthusiasm, Moreno completed a guest vocal for “Anti-Life” within days. “Everyone freaked out when they heard Chino's track,” Bates says. “It was cool to be able to link HEALTH up with Chino, who is one of their favorite singers of all-time.”
Similarly, when British electronic trio GUNSHIP kept referencing a particular vintage Slayer drumbeat in conversation with Bates about their song “Berserker,” the producer simply called up the legendary former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, and asked if he’d be down to play on the song Bates wrote with GUNSHIP. “Dave hadn’t seen a soul besides his wife during COVID, at the time Robert and I masked up and rolled up to his house to get him set up to record drums on the track.” Bates says.
The soundtrack also includes contributions from other beloved artists such as Soccer Mommy and Show Me The Body, a blistering track from Dutch black metal legends Carach Angren, and a rare recording by late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington’s pre-fame band Grey Daze in the form of a cover of Dramarama’s 1985 chestnut “Anything, Anything.”
“One very cool thing about comics is that even during a pandemic, the flow of production and the excitement for the material from the fans is entirely unchanged,” Bates says. “This particular medium allowed for each artist to create music in the context of the DC Comics realm at a time where movie theaters were largely closed, artists were not able to tour, and many record releases were hamstrung or postponed altogether. This soundtrack was crafted by artists who love the DC Comics lore, storytelling, and characters. We are all fans!”
Dark Nights: Death Metal: Sonic Metalverse — EPISODE 7 'A Slap In The Face' — is now available.
From DC and Loma Vista Recordings comes Dark Nights: Death Metal: Sonic Metalverse — based on the best-selling comic series by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo with an original score by Tyler Bates.
Featuring Greg Capullo as Sgt Rock, Chelsea Wolfe as Wonder Woman, Charles Fleischer as The Batman Who Laughs and The Joker, Fred Coury as The Flash, Robyn Buck as Ocean Mother, Ben Chisholm as ROT Thing, Nicole Ciravolo as Abby Arcane and Donna Troy, Tyler Bates as Swamp Thing, Scott Snyder as Robin King, Andy Biersack as Batman, Joe Principe as Nightwing, Greg Puciato as Last Son, David Hasselhoff as Superman, Alex Gingell as Bizarro, Dan Haigh as Brainiac, Sami Harlow as Banshee, Jerry Cantrell as Captain Cold, Julia Aks as Golden Glider, Amy Motta as Hippolyta, Joanne Higginbottom as Batgirl, Harlan Steed as Bane, Henri Cash as Damian Wayne, Mark Bowen as Conner Kent, Alex Westaway as Alfred Pennyworth, Andy Hull as Lex Luthor, and Maria Brink as HAND.
The unrestrained awesomeness of Dark Nights: Death Metal has manifested itself out of the page and into a short-form motion comic series that gives new life to Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Metalverse epic.
Dark Nights: Death Metal: Sonic Metalverse features the voices of Greg Capullo, Arrow De Wilde + Henri Cash + Tim Franco from Starcrawler, Cristin Davis + Mace Beyers + Sean Dowdell from Grey Daze, Andy Biersack from Black Veil Brides, Chelsea Wolfe, Jason R. Moore, David Hasselhoff, Amy Motta, Fred Coury, Sami Harlow, Joseph Mick Gaughan, Nicole Ciravolo, and Dave Lombardo.
We had such a blast working with Tyler Bates on this project! He was awesome. I have been a DC comic fan since I was a kid and it was a dream to voice Green Lantern and work with guys like Andy Biersack and David Hasselhoff on this newest episode. — Sean Dowdell of Grey Daze
Enjoy a special behind-the-scenes look at Andy Biersack (Black Veil Brides), Chelsea Wolfe, Jason R. Moore, Tim McIlrath (Rise Against), and David Hasselhoff recording the voiceovers for their roles in the Dark Nights: Death Metal: Sonic Metalverse.
I’ve invited artists from the soundtrack and pop-culture personalities alike to voice the characters illustrated in Scott and Greg’s masterful take on classic DC characters, which possibly has never been more relevant to real-life given the challenging time the world is currently experiencing. We are all enjoying the camaraderie of working to bring a new dimension of these DC characters to life in a new medium. — Tyler Bates
DC's Dark Nights: Death Metal: Sonic Metalverse Episode 5 — "The Man of No Tomorrow" — is OUT NOW.
Original soundtrack coming 2021 on Loma Vista Recordings.
"The Man of No Tomorrow" features Jason R. Moore as The Darkest Knight, Chelsea Wolfe as Wonder Woman, Andy Hull (Manchester Orchestra) as Lex Luthor, Arrow de Wilde (Starcrawler) as Perpetua, David Hasselhoff as Superman, Fred Coury as The Flash, Andy Biersack (Black Veil Brides) as Batman, Michael Ciravolo as Killer Croc, Julia Aks as Giganta, Greg Capullo as Sgt. Rock, Gil Sharone as Guy Gardner, Nicole Ciravolo as Donna Troy, with drums by Dave Lombardo.
It was a dream come true to be placed in this fantastical world I have admired since I was a little boy and to provide the voice of one of the great villains of all time. Not to mention he turns out to be a bit of a hero in this story. Still pinching myself. — Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra
Enjoy a special behind-the-scenes look at Brann Dailor (Mastodon), Henri Cash (Starcrawler), John Famiglietti (HEALTH), Sami Harlow, and David Hasselhoff recording the voiceovers for their roles in the new Dark Nights: Death Metal: Sonic Metalverse.
Our 4th Episode for DC's Dark Nights: Death Metal: Sonic Metalverse is OUT NOW.
"Shot In The Dark" features Andy Biersack (Black Veil Brides), Brann Dailor (Mastodon), Chelsea Wolfe, Dave Lombardo, David Hasselhoff, Greg Capullo, Henri Cash (Starcrawler), Jacob Duzsik and John Famiglietti (HEALTH), Sami Harlow and Scott Snyder.
