Chaputa's Haunted Jukebox comp appears just in time for Halloween!

Chaputa! & Ghost Highway's Haunted Jukebox collection – out October 16 – brings together 14 creepy chillers 

 

The Haunted Jukebox

14 spooky tunes from the garage and beyond

Punk, surf, action-rock and a healthy dose of weirdness!

The Haunted Jukebox is a collection of songs for the darker side of rock’n’roll — creepy characters, strange stories, fuzzed-out guitars, pounding drums and the kind of riffs that sound even better when played too loud.

There’s no attempt here to make a polished Halloween soundtrack. This is rougher, louder and a little dirtier. The sort of record that belongs in a late-night bar, on a battered jukebox, at a basement party, or playing through bad speakers while everyone else is asleep.

The Boatsmen get things moving with the straight-ahead rock’n’roll of “Nightmare! Nightmare!”, before The Chuck Norris Experiment bring their action-rock punch to “Night Of The Demon.” Victoria, BC's Crater Snakes keep things twisted with their suitably fuzz-heavy version of The Drags' classic “I Like To Die,” followed by Jake Starr & The Delicious Fullness and the wonderfully odd “Deviled Eggs.”

Then things take a turn for the strange.

The Langhorns head for the graveyard with the creepy instrumental surf of “The Mummy’s Groove,” while The Maharajas turn up the fuzz on “Trick Or Torture.” Märvel keep the amps working overtime with “He’s Back,” Thee Montgomery Wards bring some lo-fi garage-punk grime to “Vivienne’s Web,” and The Mourning After deliver a darker take on garage rock with “Spring Heeled Jack.”

OXYS add a nastier edge with “Melody Lee,” before The Riptide Rats slow things down for “Bone Dancer,” an instrumental surf number with plenty of twang and a touch of spaghetti-western atmosphere.

From there, Sator bring their unmistakable Swedish punk-rock attack to “Basement Noise,” Scumbag Millionaire hit hard with the dirty rock’n’roll of “Burn You Down,” and Upploppet bring the whole thing to a close with “He Will Be Back.”

Fourteen tracks, all with their own particular kind of trouble.

And while the whole thing obviously fits Halloween season pretty well, there’s no reason to put it away once the pumpkins are gone. The Haunted Jukebox is just as at home on a regular Saturday night, on a long drive, in a smoky bar, at a party that’s gone on too long, or whenever you feel like hearing some rock’n’roll with a bit of dirt under its fingernails.

Because the best jukeboxes aren’t always the ones playing the obvious songs. They’re the ones that make you stop, listen, and reach for the volume.

Get a copy of The Haunted Jukebox via Bandcamp and hear some song clips right here. Check out the teaser clip (before Chaputa! removes it from YouTube) following tracklisting below. 

Various Artists – The Haunted Jukebox

1. THE BOATSMEN: Nightmare! Nightmare! 02:43

2. THE CHUCK NORRIS EXPERIMENT: Night Of The Demon 02:43

3. CRATER SNAKES: I Like To Die 02:10

4. JAKE STARR & THE DELICIOUS FULLNESS: Deviled Eggs 01:43

5. LANGHORNS: The Mummys Groove 02:44

6. THE MAHARAJAS: Trick Or Torture 03:00

7. MÄRVEL: He's Back 03:30

8. THEE MONTGOMERY WARDS: Vivienne's Web 02:38

9. THE MOURNING AFTER: Spring Heeled Jack 03:01

10. THE OXYS: Melody Lee 02:18

11. THE RIPTIDE RATS: Bone Dancers 03:13

12. SATOR: Basement Noise 02:36

13. SCUMBAG MILLIONAIRE: Burn You Down 03:08

14. UPPLOPPET: He Will Be Back 02:49