Studio 666: Is Dream Widow A Real Band?
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Studio 666.
The Foo Fighters' Studio 666 features new music from Dream Widow, but are they a real band? First released domestically on February 25th, 2022, Studio 666 is Seattle based six-piece Foo Fighters' quarantine movie project come to life, with the film's narrative based on a short story from frontman Dave Grohl. Studio 666 follows the Foo Fighters as they attempt to record their 10th studio album at a spooky Encino mansion before the band is beset by demonic forces that compel the band into gratuitous acts of Gonzo-inspired violence.
Studio 666 begins with a brief glimpse at Dream Widow's Skye Widow (Jenna Ortega) before her supernatural murder in the Encino mansion. The lead singer's death results in the Dream Widow record becoming a lost tape, with the sounds recorded by the band said to conjure a demonic spirit when played. A 13-minute instrumental cut from this Dream Widow tape is played several times throughout Studio 666, while their song «March of the Insane» also features in the movie's credits.
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Yet despite Dream Widow having such a fleshed-out sound in Studio 666, the horror band is entirely fictional. Originally created by Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl as a way to introduce the demonic opus «Lacrimus dei Ebrius», Grohl eventually decided to make a whole album and persona for Dream Widow. Per Rolling Stone, Grohl has said Dream Widow's ultimate aim was to blend his favorite bands and influences with the intrinsic relationship rock and roll has with horror, stating: "Some of it sounds like Trouble; some of it sounds like Corrosion of Conformity; some of it has a Kyuss vibe.”
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