Worlock Explained

Worlock
Cover:Worlock_(1990)_cover.png
Type:single
Artist:Skinny Puppy
Album:Rabies
Released:1990
Recorded:1988–1989
Studio:Vancouver Studios and Chicago Trax Studios
Genre:Electro-industrial
Length:21:28
Prev Title:Tin Omen
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:Tormentor
Next Year:1990

Worlock is a single by the band Skinny Puppy from the album Rabies.[1] The song uses a sample of the guitars in "Helter Skelter" by The Beatles, as well as a vocal sample of Charles Manson singing the song.[2] Vocalist Nivek Ogre considered it one of the band's better songs.[3] [4] [5]

A mispressed CD release exists that contained Sinéad O'Connor's "The Emperor's New Clothes."[1]

Music video

A video was created for this song that, in part, consisted of many graphic scenes from films, largely of the horror and giallo genres. The films used include: Four Flies on Grey Velvet, Deep Red, Suspiria, Dario Argento's World of Horror, Tenebrae, Combat Shock, Demons, Phenomena, Opera, The Beyond, Hellraiser, , Bad Taste, Dead & Buried, Luther The Geek, Maniac Cop, , Phantasm II, From Beyond, Re-Animator, Parents, Death Warmed Up, Hidden Crimes, Intruder, Dune, Eraserhead, and Altered States.[6]

The X-rated version opens with a transmission sound from Videodrome.

Personnel

All credits adapted from liner notes.[7]

Skinny Puppy

Additional personnel

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kern, Jay. Skinny Puppy – Synthesis. January 2014. Mythos Press. 86.
  2. Web site: Garber-Paul. Elisabeth. Charles Manson's Musical Legacy: A Murderer's Words in 9 Tracks - Skinny Puppy, "Worlock" (1989). rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. March 19, 2018.
  3. Ogre . Nivek . Nivek Ogre. Key. cEvin. cEvin Key. Goettel. Dwayne. Dwayne Goettel. Global Jungle Interviews Skinny Puppy . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227155046/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruhHMba_qys . 2013-12-27 . dead. San Antonio . May 25, 1992 . Global Jungle Intuitive Magick Company . May 16, 2018.
  4. Ogre . Nivek . Nivek Ogre . Chris Alexander . Chris Alexander (editor) . He Played The Killing Game First – Nivek Ogre Q&A . https://web.archive.org/web/20180918151557/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJXCLfItrcE . 2018-09-18 . dead. . May 4, 2014 . May 21, 2018.
  5. Ogre . Nivek . Nivek Ogre. Alacrity. Jason . Corey Goldberg . Litany webchat with Ogre and Jason Alacrity . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/5KXsljF0a50 . 2021-12-13 . live. Litany.net . November 18, 2013. May 21, 2018.
  6. Web site: Lucas. John. Halloween Video Countdown Day 4: Skinny Puppy. The Georgia Straight. 22 October 2015 . May 21, 2018.
  7. "Worlock" . vinyl liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1990 . May 28, 2018 . . V-15535.

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