Slaughterhouse Rock


Slaughterhouse Rock is a 1988 Bmovie horror film, starring pop star Toni Basil, and featuring songs by new wave group Devo. The plot concerns a group of teens, attempting to release a curse over their friend, who has been having dreams of the victims of a murderer who lived on the island of Alcatraz. They are aided by the ghost of a dead rock singer, Basil. The film was directed by Dimitri Logothetis, and released by Arista Films.

The soundtrack features five songs by the band Devo, who had recently reformed with former Sparks drummer David Kendrick. While there was no official soundtrack release, three of the songs saw official release by Devo. One song, The Only One features Toni Basil on vocals, and was released on the Devo rarities compilation Recombo DNA. Another song, Man Turned Inside Out, appears on the 1988 Devo album Total Devo. Part of You, an outtake from the sessions for 1982s Oh, No Its Devo appears as a bonus track on the 1996 CD edition of that album. The songs Set Me Free and Slaughterhouse Rock Theme have not been officially released, though Slaughterhouse Rock Theme can be found on bootlegs.The film was given a limited theatrical release in the United States by Taurus Entertainment Company in May 1988. ........

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