State of Shock

State of Shock’s singer Cam Melnyk offers up his playlist to us in this exclusive feature

A Taste:

Kings of Leon, Iron & Wine, Bruce Springsteen

On their debut, Life, Love & Lies, Canadian rockers State of Shock wield a combination of big choruses and massive melodies. Frontman Cam Melnyk opened up his iTunes for us and gave us an exclusive gander at what he’s spinning. Some of his selections are quite surprising!

Discover what Cam is listening to below and check out State of Shock’s Life, Love & Lies.

1. Kings of Leon

2. Iron & Wine

3. Ray LaMontagne – Gossip In the Grain

4. Nickelback – Dark Horse
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Mastodon

Mastodon’s frontman Troy Sanders shares his playlist with us in this exclusive feature…

A Taste:

The Melvins, Willie Nelson, Porter Wagner

Mastodon’s Troy Sanders is a true Southern boy. Even though he plays in metal’s most progressive quartet, the Atlanta native loves country. One look at his playlist, and it’s clear that Troy’s got quite eclectic taste.

“My five-CD player at home is still loaded up with the same CDs,” he laughs with a giant grin. “I rarely take out my five classic country albums. That’s my music for cooking, cleaning and all things home-y [Laughs]. I’ve got Willie Nelson, George Jones, John Prine and Porter Wagner. It’s all classic country. Nothing new and exciting to tell you on that end, unfortunately [Laughs].”

Troy still is listening to “a little old and new,” and he gave us an exclusive peek at his playlist.

Take a look at what Troy is spinning below and be sure to check out Mastodon’s latest epic, Crack the Skye.
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Elias Koteas of ‘The Haunting In Connecticut’

The Haunting In Connecticut’s Elias Koteas offers us his playlist, shares a story of musical inspiration for Fallen and tells us why he wishes someone would’ve called him on the set of Scorsese’s Shutter Island…

A Taste:

Fiona Apple, Patti Smith, Alanis Morissette

Elias Koteas breathes life into each character he portrays, and that’s especially true for Reverend Popescu in The Haunting In Connecticut. “You want to be able to move people and give them an experience,” he says with a big smile. “If you can help someone see their experience through your art, your work is done. We go through life comparing notes about how we’re surviving our lives and what we’re doing. We’re all in the same boat.”

From Crash, Fallen and The Prophecy to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Thin Red Line and Ararat, Elias has done some diverse flicks. His musical taste is just as diverse.
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Amanda Crew of ‘The Haunting In Connecticut’

The Haunting In Connecticut star shares her playlist with us in this exclusive feature…

A Taste:

MGMT, Lil Wayne, Lykke Li

Amanda Crew confronts true evil in The Haunting In Connecticut. The Lions Gate creep show is easily the scariest film to hit theaters this year, and none of that terror was lost on the actress. However, she had the perfect cure for on-set jitters—her iPod.

“This is my feel good playlist,” she laughs. “It’s my mix for when you’re freaked out because you’re filming a scary movie and you have to be crying and screaming all day!”

So what tunes got Amanda through her trip to Hell?

She cooked up quite an eclectic sonic platter to say the least. The girl’s got taste! Check out her playlist below and don’t forget to catch this year’s most fantastic nightmare, The Haunting In Connecticut due in theaters next Friday.

Amanda Crew’s Playlist:

1. MGMT — “Electric Feel”

“This song makes me want to put on a pair of roller skates for some reason.”

2. Shiny Toy Guns — “Don’t Cry Out”
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Dick Dale

Dick Dale opens up his iTunes and gives us an exclusive look at what’s rocking his world right now…

A Taste:

Patsy Cline, Dean Martin, Fats Domino

If anyone can shred, it’s Dick Dale. The man’s tremolo-picked surf guitar anthems have made him a veritable icon. However there was one question on our minds here. What does Dick Dale Listen to?

The ever-talkative guitarist had an answer of course, and he even opened up his iTunes to show us.

Dick explains, “When I start listening to stuff, I go on binges. It all depends on what I’m listening to. I can appreciate everything. I told my son Jimmy, ‘Find the beauty in every kind of music because it took someone’s sweat, blood, heart and soul to create that music.’ You may not like that music but take a little time. When you listen to music, you can always still find and appreciate what the artist did to make it.”

Check out Dick Dale’s playlist below!

Dick Dale’s Playlist:

1. Patsy Cline

“I’ll play Patsy Cline over and over again because she sings with such a tear.”

2. Dean Martin

“I listen to a lot of Dean Martin. The guy has the most sensual, sexy voice. It brings me back to a time in my life when I was performing in Vegas and I knew the Rat Pack. I got Frank Sinatra’s old pool table. He wanted to manage me at one time [Laughs].”
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Anthrax

Anthrax’s Scott Ian opens up his iTunes and gives us an exclusive look at what’s rocking his world right now…

A Taste:

Led Zeppelin, Pantera, Machine Head

Anthrax’s Scott Ian is a busy man these days. Between recording and playing shows with Anthrax and hosting “Scott Ian’s Home Game” on UltimateBet.com, the legendary axeslinger has little time for R&R. Nevertheless, he’s always cranking good tunes. The Anthrax guitarist opened up his iTunes and gave us an exclusive look inside.

About his current favorite tunes, he explains, “I listen to lots of shit that I always listen to—Thin Lizzy and AC/DC. In my car, I keep my radio tuned to the ‘Sound of the Boneyard’ on Sirius.”

Check out Scott Ian’s playlist below and be on the lookout for Anthrax’s next metallic epic due out this summer.

Scott Ian’s Playlist:

1. Led Zeppelin

2. Pantera

3. AC/DC

4. Thin Lizzy

5. Metallica
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