What better horror film producer could you find, other than a globally famous heavy metal star? It would be interesting to see if anyone had any suggestions because Slash has just launched a new horror film production company, BerserkerGang, in collaboration with Pasha Patriki, Hangar 18 Media’s producer, Rue Morgue Magazine founder Rodrigo Gudiño and the Raven Banner executives Michael Paszt, James Fler and Andrew T. Hunt.
The Guns n’ Roses guitarist confirms BerserkerGang’s first production to be coming out in the acclaimed film festival in Cannes this May time. It is no news that Slash enjoys delving into the film industry. About a decade ago he founded the production company Slasher Films dedicated to making films of the bloodbound genre.
Coming up in May, the company’s first film production will be announced. Alongside the Raven Banner and the Hangar-18 team, however, they collaboratively produced the film “The Breach”, which is what lead to the creation of BerserkerGang, after having been screened at the Fantasia Film Festival in Canada and at UK’S FrightFest.
It is an establishment focusing on good quality horror films, manufactured and tailored to resonate the companies desired relishing. “The aim of BerserkerGang will be quality over quantity,” explains Hunt “We will be selectively choosing projects that we collectively feel best represent the brand”.
Their team have come together in a passion for fury. Clearly represented in their slogan “Films Forged In Fury”, we confirm the latter. Here we observe the joining of the film-genre’s enthusiasts and a very heavy guitar slasher who can’t get enough of the dark side of our entertainment industry. The indication of where the project will be heading, should be sitting quite clearly now.
Slash’s taste lays on old school horror films from the 1970’s. Poured over by a slow burn suspense which stretches out until the final blow – a terrifying jump scare. The psychology behind the terror is what captures the audience into this mind twisting, two hour torture. And this is reflected greatly in the heavy metal star’s film “The Breach”. “I’m an old-school sort of horror fan,” Slash says. “We’ve been using Lovecraftian kind of references on this, but it definitely has sort of a slow burn, sort of 70s aesthetic, and there was a suspense thing because you really don’t know what the fuck is going on until the last act. It’s the kind of thing where, for me, it’s more cerebral than it is just everything, you know, spilled out onto the screen. He knows my style, so he knew I would dig it.”
From the looks of things, the company will be an appreciated contribution to the horror film industry, and will be well received also.