Alone In The Dark VARIOUS Artist Soundtrack (2005) CD

Yes, the Uwe Boll film was a disaster of near-mythological proportions. That part is not in dispute. What is also not in dispute is that Nuclear Blast somehow assembled a genuinely excellent metal compilation to soundtrack it, which remains one of the more absurd achievements in heavy music history.

Released in 2005, the Alone in the Dark soundtrack pulls from Nuclear Blast's deep roster to deliver a slab of dark, aggressive metal that has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the film attached to it. Bands like Dimmu Borgir, Hypocrisy, and Lacuna Coil show up and do their thing, making this one of those rare cash-in soundtrack releases that actually holds up as a standalone listen. For collectors of early-2000s gothic, industrial, and extreme metal, it's a genuinely solid document of that era's Nuclear Blast sound.

CD, 2005. Various artists compilation on Nuclear Blast Records.

Fans of: Dimmu Borgir, Hypocrisy, Lacuna Coil, early 2000s Nuclear Blast roster