Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman of Mutant Chronicles and Hellboy shares his playlist with us in this exclusive feature…

A Taste:

Frank Sinatra, Tom Waits, Aretha Franklin

Music pumps through Ron Perlman’s veins, and it often influences his intense performance style.

“Music has always been a really big part of my life,” says the Mutant Chronicles star in between drags of fresh cigar. “My dad was a musician. My brother was a musician. There was music constantly playing in my house when I was a kid. If I had been a little more disciplined and a little less self-indulgent, I could’ve gone into music too. I wouldn’t practice an instrument with that kind of dedication though. I had to find a way to express myself that required no training, no practice and no real investment of time and energy [Laughs]. That happened to be acting.”

It was a good choice since Perlman’s heroes are some of the most memorable to grace the screen in recent memory. His Hellboy remains an iconic badass, and his stint on Beauty and the Beast still brandishes a heroic edge. Ron’s latest knight in shining armor, Mutant Chronicles‘ Brother Samuel, is equally meaningful for him.
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Devildriver (Jeff Kendrick)

Devildriver’s axeman offers up his playlist to us and talks a little bit about his band’s next album…

A Taste:

Muse, Alice In Chains, Deftones, Pantera

Devildriver conjure a catchy cacophony of guttural grooves, double bass dementia and searing solos. It’s a heavy metal formula that’s impenetrable and strangely infectious. Right now, the band is finishing their hotly anticipated fourth epic, Pray for Villains, due out summer 2009 on Roadrunner Records.

However, while at Fangoria Weekend of Horrors, guitarist Jeff Kendrick talked to us about what he’s currently spinning for our playlist feature. He delved into some other inspirations too!

“Heat is one of my favorite movies ever, and I’ll always go back to that. However, my musical taste is all over the place, and that shows in my playing,” said Jeff. “We’re a band that a lot of people who don’t necessarily love metal can listen to. We’re catchy and we write songs that display technical proficiency at the same time. Our fans know we’re not going to let them down. We’ve stuck around.”

There’s no doubt they’ll be around for a long time to come too. Check out Jeff’s playlist below and get ready for Villains this summer.

Jeff Kendrick’s Playlist:
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Nick Principe of ‘Laid to Rest’

The slasher villain opens up his iTunes for us in this playlisted feature…

A Taste:

Pig Destroyer, Eyehategod, Born of Osiris

“I have a tendency to take things too far,” laughs Nick Principe sinisterly. “There’s a part in Laid to Rest where I’m sawing a chick’s head off!”

However, that’s totally cool given the circumstances. Nick plays Laid to Rest’s maniacal murderer Chrome Skull. In the film, an independent slash-tastic monster of a movie, he terrorizes his victims in a sleek skull mask that could even make Jason Voorhees envious.

He continues, “Chrome Skull knows how to party, man—he really know how to fucking party!” So does Nick. In fact, in order to get into Chrome Skull’s head space, he spent a lot of time blaring some really heavy metal. He shared his playlist with us in this feature.

Check out Laid to Rest on DVD this Tuesday April 21 and see what Nick was spinning on set to get into character below!

Nick Principe’s Playlist:

1. Pig Destroyer

“I don’t know if anyone out there is really into grind core,” he said to the Fango Con crowd. “That was all I was listening to on set though [Laughs].”

2. Eyehategod
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