"Black Roses" is also the name of my favorite song from an album by Clear Light in 1965. I always thought Elektra Records thought they could sell Clear Light as a mixture of The Doors and Love, but then that's just my humble opinion!
You can checkout "Black Roses" by Clear Light yourself right here!!
This song is actually better than any of the music in this movie!
In a nutshell, this wildly popular Metal band named Black Roses are set to perform an all weekend gig in a small town out in the middle of nowhere. Up to this moment, they've only been a studio band, and this is their first time performing 'Live," or "Dead," if that's what you prefer. The local townfolk ain't too hip on the idea, but after they see what a bunch of decent young people they are, they change their mind! The concert starts with a horrible Metal ballad, so seeing that everything's okay, the adults all leave........
Off come the coats and out come the leather and the hard riffs!
The kids all go wild!!
Creatures from Hell start popping up all over the place!
It's a good thing the needle is not really on the record, because it looks like it's gonna skip!
Strange Things are happening everywhere!
After this transformation, the kids seem very dull in skool the next day!
Some of the songs are performed by the Black Roses, but they weren't really a group per se, but more of an amalgamation put together by drummer Carmine Appice of the original Vanilla Fudge band. There were real bands in history named both Black Rose, and The Black Roses, but neither of them have anything to do with this movie!
Catchy title, "Black Rose" has been used many times as a song title, most notably by Waylon Jennings, and Thin Lizzy etc.
Just to show how evil he now is, this kid shoots his Dad for no other reason!
The cute sweet girl gets turned into this vampire thing!
The demons are now running the show! This thing's pretty creepy!
For the final encore, Sal Viviano as Damien shows his true side!
First off comes the wig!
Next............Meltdown!!
Now this IS legitimate Death Metal!!
Amazingly, the band didn't even have to wear makeup!
"You're Gonna Die Like A Dog!" - Al Perry
You know when you have that feeling that you're in the wrong place at the wrong time!
"Black Roses" is a total waste of time, but it's kinda fun, and it really does have a cast that includes some very interesting people, like Julie Adams from "Creature From The Black Lagoon," (Julie just passed away in February at the age of 92, and will be greatly missed), Disney animator Frank Dietz as a demon guitarist, and Vincent Pastore aka Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero of "Sopranos" fame!
You can checkout "Black Roses" by Clear Light yourself right here!!
This song is actually better than any of the music in this movie!
Catchy title, "Black Rose" has been used many times as a song title, most notably by Waylon Jennings, and Thin Lizzy etc.
"Black Roses" is a total waste of time, but it's kinda fun, and it really does have a cast that includes some very interesting people, like Julie Adams from "Creature From The Black Lagoon," (Julie just passed away in February at the age of 92, and will be greatly missed), Disney animator Frank Dietz as a demon guitarist, and Vincent Pastore aka Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero of "Sopranos" fame!
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