The Melvins, "DIES IRAEA" (The Shining intro)

The new Melvins album includes their cover of "Dies Iraea", the song played during the intro of "The Shining". Set here to the movie.
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The Dies Irae is a very old and famous melody, dating back to the days of Gregorian Chant, some 8 centuries ago. It was the part of the Roman Catholic Mass dealing with death and judgment day. The melody is still used commonly as thematic material in *darker pieces of music. It's most famous setting was in a orchestral piece called Symphonie Fantasique by Hector Berlioz.

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