Gates The Comic by Hal Hefner, Presented by Heavy Metal

With Christmas just passing us by and the New Year of 2012 fast approaching, I would like to call attention to a charity that I believe in very much.

The Ronnie James Dio, Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund.

Back in August, we launched the official soundtrack to Gates, the first online comic form Heavy Metal Magazine. In homage to the 1981 Heavy Metal movie. As the writer and creator of the Gates franchise, I really wanted a soundtrack to accompany the science fiction/fantasy/horror story.

Much like the original soundtrack to this movie, the music spans the genres from hardcore heavy metal to space rock and electronic ambient.

In dedication to the late Metal Sorcerer, Ronnie James Dio, all net proceeds from the sale of the soundtrack to the sci fi webcomic, will benefit the Ronnie James Dio “Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund.”

Ronnie James Dio appeared on the 1981 soundtrack for the Heavy Metal film while a member of Black Sabbath, and their song The Mob Rules is a HUGE inspiration to me and my artwork. Dio is a local, hometown upstate New York hero to me as well, so it was fitting to dedicate this soundtrack to his cause.

I TAKE CANCER PERSONALLY, I WISH EVERYONE DID:

Me, Hal Hefner, the creator of Heavy Metal Presents: Gates lost my dad to Cancer on January 4, 1998. I really want to honor him by upping the ante with the Cancer fund donations.

I NEED YOUR HELP.

I worked really hard on this project, with artists LoveKrafty and the band Inside The Black to create an all-new musical score to accompany the comic. I also brought in other artists including Deltanaut featuring Nick Menza, a great up and coming metal band out of Arizona called, Hemoptysis and the 80′s hair metal band, Black ‘N Blue amongst other rising musical stars such as Rusty Eye, and Friend Slash Lover, to complete the comic’s music companion.

Corey Marshall, the well known voice actor, as the voice of Ryo, in the game Shenmue also appears on the Soundtrack to Gates as the voice of Gates himself.

PLEASE BUY THE SOUNDTRACK  NOW…

AND MAKE A DONATION TO THE RONNIE JAMES DIO STAND UP AND SHOUT CANCER FUND

Below you will find the full track listing of the bands and songs on the soundtrack.

Please purchase your copy now while it is available for download on iTunes and AmazonMP3, and 100% of the proceeds are benefiting the Ronnie James Dio “Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund.”

Your kindness and generousness is much appreciated on behalf of myself, all of the bands on the soundtrack and the Ronnie James Dio Cancer Fund.

GATES THE COMIC, SOUNDTRACK ARTIST LINE-UP and TRACK LISTING

1. “Introduction” – Corey Marshall remix by LoveKrafty
2. “Never Forever” – Elysion
3. “M.O.D.” – Hemoptysis
4. “Is This Over Now?” – Inside The Black
5. “River” – Nineball
6. “The Changing Face of Basements” – Kevin Bryce
7. “Cowboy” – The Odd Wedding
8. “I Got A Gun” – LoveKrafty
9. “Fools Bleed” – Black ‘N Blue
10. “Video” – CrimsonFaced
11. “Of Titans” – Elysion Fields
12. “The Entity (Ghostly Lust)” – Rusty Eye
13. “This Violent Earth” – HavocHate
14. “Where Have I been All My Life” – Friend Slash Lover
15. “The King” – Deltanaut
16. “The Washing Machine Song” – Jordan Reyne
17. “Gates Theme” – LoveKrafty

Heavy Metal Presents Gates Dedicates The Soundtrack To The Music Of Ronnie James Dio.

Dio, was an amazing entertainer that defined a genre. We honor him for his work on the original Heavy Metal movie and the constant use of fantasy themes on his album covers, videos and more. May his memories, creative spirits and his soul live on forever.

Heavy Metal Presents: Gates has worked with artists to create a new soundtrack for the comic, the first from Heavy Metal in over ten years. Readers of the web comic can stream music produced specifically for the comic while on the site.

The Soundtrack will be released in several volumes and the first Volume he will be released for sale digitally on July 19, 2011. All net proceeds from the sale of the soundtrack will be donated to the Ronnie James Dio “Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund.”

“The Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund continues to work to raise money to fight cancer in Ronnie James Dio’s name and working with Heavy Metal Magazine makes perfect sense,” said Dean Schachtel, General Manager for Niji Entertainment Group.

Without further ado, here is the full track listing, now available for download on iTunes and AmazonMP3, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio “Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund.”