HHN 31: The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmare

[AlexanderMBush]

So as someone who doesn’t know The Weeknd at all, should I just watch the videos for those six songs they listed? Or are there more videos I should watch? Should I just go ahead and listen to the whole album even ones that don’t have videos?

There are many ways, but I think the most fun way is going through the After Hours saga.



It includes live preformances, as Abel kind of wove a bit of the interconnectiveness that we are seeing fully with dFM.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

REALLY excited for this. People clamor for stuff that's different - this is it.

Although I'm getting Vanity Ball vibes big time!

 

[GlitterandGloom41]

I’ll be really surprised if I’m into the music. Im open to it and all and the house; in fact all the imagery I’ve seen looks super cool and I think the house can be great, but I think the music is probably not for me, not my type of music for sure lol. I do know Blinding Lights and Can’t Feel My Face and I’m not really a fan of those. I guess I’ll just watch the After Hours era videos and see what I think of those songs in them first.

 

[MikePat]

So, a few interesting points:

• This is going to be something different and that's why it's my most anticipated IP house
• While not horror films exactly, it’s really exciting to hear A Clockwork Orange and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas are inspirations to some degree
• Sounds like Lizard head from the promo art is in/from Heartless...

• This house might be very interesting as it’s been described to me as a “nightmare concert” from sound to lighting; so on a technical scale I am curious by the house
• I wouldn’t be surprised if we encounter a mirror maze and see the return of the vortex tunnel in here

 

[Allison]

I absolutely cannot wait to go through this house, it sounds very unique and actually unlike anything I’ve ever experienced at HHN so I’m really excited to see how it turns out.

 

[DonnieBoy]

I wonder if there is going to be some songs from Dawn fm. Or if it’s just strictly After Hours. Either way I’m very excited to experience the house.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

I wonder if there is going to be some songs from Dawn fm. Or if it’s just strictly After Hours. Either way I’m very excited to experience the house.

They specifically gave the full track list in the EW article for the house.

 

[Nick]

Was it ever previously mentioned/assumed that this house would be strictly based on After Hours rather than both After Hours & Dawn FM? That kinda caught me off guard seeing as both are a part of an ongoing trilogy of albums and are both horror themed.

He's leaving himself open to the possibility of a the house getting a sequel

 

[Freak]

He's leaving himself open to the possibility of a the house getting a sequel

The Weeknd house was great, but are you ready for the Weekdy?

 

[AlexanderMBush]

The Weeknd house was great, but are you ready for the Weekdy?

I'd be here for the Dawn of a Weeknd trilogy (if only to then get snuffed out of a third like Cooper).

 

[UniversalRBLX]

I just hope they play his music in the queue at the very least along with the music videos. That house is guaranteed to have a minimum 2 hour wait.

 

[Lucky Planet]

I’ll be really surprised if I’m into the music. Im open to it and all and the house; in fact all the imagery I’ve seen looks super cool and I think the house can be great, but I think the music is probably not for me, not my type of music for sure lol. I do know Blinding Lights and Can’t Feel My Face and I’m not really a fan of those. I guess I’ll just watch the After Hours era videos and see what I think of those songs in them first.

what bands do you like?

 

[GlitterandGloom41]

what bands do you like?

Taking Back Sunday, Sum 41, Ice Nine Kills, Motionless In White, Ghost, Creeper, Slipknot, Stand Atlantic, Seaway, Set It Off, As It Is, The Wonder Years, Charlotte Sands, McKenna Grace, Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless, New Found Glory, The Maine, All Time Low, Armor For Sleep, The Used, Senses Fail, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Alice Cooper, Mayday Parade, A Day To Remember, Billy Talent, Bowling For Soup.

I guess I’ll stop there lol; there’s more I like I could list but those come to mind as most of my faves. Pretty much all rock for the most part.

And I just finished listening through the whole After Hours album on my commute home from work. Honestly it was a chore to get through, I wanted to stop a lot lol. He seems like a cool dude, respect him and love that he’s apparently a big horror fan. The visuals look amazing from the images I’ve seen, and the EW preview of the house sounds really cool, but his music is definitely not for me to say the least. Which kinda sucks for me because it sounds like those 6 are playing in the house and most of them actively annoy me. So I’m not gonna like the music in the house :/

 

[Lucky Planet]

Taking Back Sunday, Sum 41, Ice Nine Kills, Motionless In White, Ghost, Creeper, Slipknot, Stand Atlantic, Seaway, Set It Off, As It Is, The Wonder Years, Charlotte Sands, McKenna Grace, Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless, New Found Glory, The Maine, All Time Low, Armor For Sleep, The Used, Senses Fail, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Alice Cooper, Mayday Parade, A Day To Remember, Billy Talent, Bowling For Soup.

I guess I’ll stop there lol; there’s more I like I could list but those come to mind as most of my faves. Pretty much all rock for the most part.

And I just finished listening through the whole After Hours album on my commute home from work. Honestly it was a chore to get through, I wanted to stop a lot lol. He seems like a cool dude, respect him and love that he’s apparently a big horror fan. The visuals look amazing from the images I’ve seen, and the EW preview of the house sounds really cool, but his music is definitely not for me to say the least. Which kinda sucks for me because it sounds like those 6 are playing in the house and most of them actively annoy me. So I’m not gonna like the music in the house :/

 

[shiekra38]

I've spoken at length on this particular house enough

But one thing I'm interested in is how much Abel will influence the house

It could lead to some fun experimentation, although still working within the scare tactics of "HHN"

Yet, If he is a big part of the process it could be very special

 

[Sledge]

Also, if you are a WWE fan, you should already know a few of these songs already as they have been used as the theme song for WrestleMania and other Premium Live Events.

 

[Bort]

I wonder if we'll get any Michael Jackson references/Easter eggs within the house since he was an influence for The Weeknd. It'd be cool to see some sort of Thriller nod.

 

[MikePat]

I wonder if we'll get any Michael Jackson references/Easter eggs within the house since he was an influence for The Weeknd. It'd be cool to see some sort of Thriller nod.

I want a Daniel Craig Easter egg.

Also, I want to note, I was on Safari and this was one of the "treading searches" of the day.

 

[shiekra38]

I wonder if we'll get any Michael Jackson references/Easter eggs within the house since he was an influence for The Weeknd. It'd be cool to see some sort of Thriller nod.

I'm more excited about the Fear and Loathing references

 

[Legacy]

Weird. It’s almost like the right musical artist CAN headline HHN.