Hellraiser (disambiguation)
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Hellraiser may refer to:
- HellraiserHellraiserHellraiser is a 1987 British and American horror film based upon the novella The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film. Hellraiser explores themes of sadomasochism and morality under duress and fear. The film spawned a series of sequels...
, a 1987 British horror film- Hellraiser (film series) any of many sequels to the 1987 Hellraiser
- Hellraiser (song)Hellraiser (song)Hellraiser is a song written by Ozzy Osbourne, his guitarist Zakk Wylde, and Lemmy Kilmister, the frontman of heavy metal band Motörhead. The song was written for Osbourne's No More Tears album, in 1991, and despite being one of the most well known Ozzy Osbourne songs, Ozzy never released it as a...
, a song written by Ozzy OsbourneOzzy OsbourneJohn Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
, Zakk WyldeZakk WyldeZachary Phillip Wylde , best known by the stage name Zakk Wylde, is an American musician, songwriter, and occasional actor who is best known as the former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and founder of the heavy metal band Black Label Society. He was the lead guitarist and vocalist in Pride & Glory,...
and Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead. The song appeared, albeit in different forms, on Ozzy's 1991 album No More TearsNo More Tears- 2002 Reissue :- Personnel :Musicians* Ozzy Osbourne – vocals* Zakk Wylde – guitar* Bob Daisley – bass* Randy Castillo – drums* John Sinclair – keyboards, pianoAdditional personnel* Mike Inez – inspiration, musical direction...
and Motörhead's 1992 album March ör DieMarch ör DieMarch ör Die is the tenth album by the British band Motörhead. It was recorded and released in 1992.-History:Recorded at Music Grinder Studios, Los Angeles, three drummers participated in the making of this album: Phil Taylor, who was fired after "I Ain't No Nice Guy" was recorded , Tommy Aldridge... - The HellraiserThe HellraiserThe Hellraiser is a Welsh heavy metal band.-Discography:Albums* 1974 Burning In The Sun* 1976 Rock Palace* 1977 The Never Ending Rock Night* 1978 Are You Ready* 1980 Devil Time* 1983 Hellraiser: Live in London* 1984 Playing the Devil...
, a Welsh heavy metalHeavy metal musicHeavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band - Hellraiser, a Russian thrash metalThrash metalThrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band - Schecter C-1 Hellraiser, a guitar manufactured by Schecter Guitar Research
- The Freelance HellraiserThe Freelance HellraiserRoy Kerr, aka The Freelance Hellraiser, is one of the creators of the UK bootleg scene.He gained fame with a mash-up called "A Stroke of Genius", which combined an instrumental edit of The Strokes' track "Hard To Explain" with Christina Aguilera's pop hit "Genie in a Bottle"...
, one of the most respected creators of the UK bootleg scene - Hellraiser (album)Hellraiser (album)Hellraiser is the album from the Swiss hard rock band Krokus. It marks 30 years since the release of their first album, Krokus . It is also their first album on AFM Records. Armand "Mandy" Meyer featured as lead guitarist, replacing Fernando Von Arb...
, an album by Krokus- "Hellraiser", a song on that album
- "Hellraiser", a song by RavenRaven (band)Raven are an English heavy metal band associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. They had a hit with the single "On and On", and refer to their music as "athletic rock".-Formation:...
from their 1981 album Rock Until You DropRock Until You DropRock until You Drop is the first full-length album by the British heavy metal band Raven, released in 1981. The album was the first of many heavy metal studio albums issued by British independent label Neat Records. It reached position No. 63 in the UK Albums Chart.The song "Lambs to the Slaughter"... - "Hellraiser", a song by EntombedEntombed (band)Entombed is a Swedish death metal band which formed in 1987 under the name of Nihilist. Though Entombed began their career as an early pioneer of Scandinavian death metal which initially differed itself from its American counterpart with its distinct guitar tone, by the early 1990s their sound had...
from their 1993 EP HollowmanHollowmanHollowman is an EP released by Entombed on Earache Records in 1993. The 1996 reissue featured bonus track "God of Thunder" which was previously released on Out of Hand single.-Track listing:-Credits:*Tomas Skogsberg - Producer, Engineer... - "Hellraiser", a song by Suicide CommandoSuicide CommandoSuicide Commando is a Belgian electro-industrial act created by Johan van Roy in 1986.- History :Johan van Roy, Suicide Commando's only member, began experimenting with electronic music in 1986. Three years later he released his first tape under the moniker Suicide Commando, and made an appearance...
from their 2000 album MindstripMindstripMindstrip is a 2000 album by the Belgian electro-industrial act Suicide Commando.-Track listing:#"Jesus Wept" - 5:59#"Hell Raiser " - 5:01#"Body Count Proceed" - 5:37#"Raise Your God" - 4:07#"Mindstripper" - 4:31#"Run" - 3:41... - "Hell Raiser", a song written by Nicky ChinnNicky ChinnNicky Chinn born Nicholas Barry Chinn, 16 May 1945, London, UK) is a British songwriter and record producer. Together with Mike Chapman he had a long string of hit singles in the UK and US in the 1970s and early 1980s, including several number-one records...
and Mike Chapman and performed by SweetSweet (band)Sweet was a British rock band that rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s as one of the most prominent glam rock acts, with the classic line-up of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bass player Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mick Tucker.Sweet was formed in 1968 and achieved their first... - "Hellraiser", a song by Tom Smith (filker)Tom Smith (filker)Tom Smith is a singer-songwriter from , who got his start in the filk music community. He is a fourteen-time winner of the Pegasus Award for excellence in filking, including awards for his "A Boy and His Frog", "307 Ale", and "The Return of the King ", and was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in...
from his 1991 album "Who Let Him in Here?" - Hellraiser (club), a club and concert venue in WurzenWurzenWurzen is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Mulde, here crossed by two bridges, 25 km east of Leipzig, by rail N.E. of Leipzig on the main line to Dresden...
near LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.- Hellraiser Open AirHellraiser Open AirHellraiser Open Air is a heavy metal festival held annually at Hellraiser in Wurzen near Leipzig, Germany since 1993.The 2007 edition took place on May 25-27, with a warm up party on May 12.-2007 lineup:*Dark Funeral*Kataklysm*Behemoth*Graveworm...
, the heavy metal festival held annually in that club.
- Hellraiser Open Air
- DJ Hellraiser, A prominent MelbourneMelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
Hard TranceHard tranceHard trance is a subgenre of trance music that originated in Western Europe in the mid-1990s as the breakbeat hardcore production community began to diversify into new and different styles of electronic music, all influenced by UK hard house, happy hardcore and jungle/drum & bass...
DJ, with a very dark acid style sound. - The Hell Raisers, a pro wrestling tag team.
See also
- HellblazerHellblazerHellblazer is a contemporary horror comic book series, originally published by DC Comics, and subsequently by the Vertigo imprint since March 1993, the month the imprint was introduced, where it remains to this day...
, horror comic book series that was originally to have been called Hellraiser.