Top 5 Halloween Albums

5. The Alkaline Trio "From Here to Infirmary" One of the best Alk3 albums, Dan Andriano said they set out to "tighten the screws" while recording this and they definitely accomplished that goal. Great harmonies from Matt Skiba and Dan all over this one, along with dark, almost depressing lyrics on every song and very tight track composition make this one of my favorite discs to listen to time and time again.


4. Tiger Army "Tiger Army II: Power of Moonlite" These guys make some awesome rockabilly! If you're not familiar with the genre, it's equal parts 50's guitar-rock and Misfits dark, punky simplicity. With tracks like "Power of Moonlite" and "Cupid's Victim" you can't really go wrong here.


3. AFI "Black Sails in the Sunset" One of the best punk bands of all time, Davey Havok finally gets vocal backup from Jade Puget and Hunter Burgan to create amazing choir choruses on this album. Foreboding lyrics, heavy riffs, and an overall dark feeling prevail throughout the album.


2. Misfits "Walk Among Us" Hands down, the best horror-core band in history. Danzing is on top of his game on this disc, his crooning on "Astro Zombies" set the standard for punk rock singers through today. The songs aren't terribly complex, the lyrics aren't miles deep, and the sound is solid. Plus the Misfits (the real Misfits - shut up, Jerry Only) played their last show on Halloween in the scariest place on earth: Detroit.

1. AFI "All Hallow's EP" This is easily one of my favorite discs of all time, Halloween theme aside.
A Fire Inside really hits the top of their game on this CD despite there being only 4 tracks (one of which, "Halloween" is a Misfits cover). But every song on this disc is absolutely amazing. "Fall Children" and "Totalimmortal" had a more profound impact on me than any two other songs by a single band.

No, The Misfits' "Halloween" does not make the list. Sorry, but it's only got one song (seriously, "Halloween II" sounds really similar) and it's not an especially great song so: NO!