Lamb of God Frontman Takes Tourists to Their ‘Graves’

"In Skull City, death is the least of your problems." That's the slogan for the new horror movie 'The Graves,' which opens tomorrow and co-stars Lamb of God frontman D. Randall Blythe in his first Hollywood role.

The film takes place in present day Arizona and tells the story of two sisters (Jillian Murray and Clare Grant) who take a long road trip in search of kicks. As so rarely happens in movies of this nature, they get lost along the way and wind up in a deadly place. In this case, it's a ghost town that was once a profitable gold mine, but has become a supernatural slaughterhouse in which the locals hunt down tourists for their nefarious needs.

That brings us back to Blythe, who plays Deacon Luke, the psychopathic right hand man of Rev. Abraham (Tony Todd), who recruits victims for the twisted spiritual leader. "I enjoyed the whole supernatural aspect of the script," Blythe said in a promotional clip. "The way I interpret Luke is, he's not so much in the whole religion thing, he just likes killing people."

Director Brian Pulido ('There's Something Out There,' 'Lady Death') met Blythe years ago through Lamb of God, and the two became friends. So when Pulido was searching for a rage-driven maniac, he knew just where to turn. "Luke is purely rage and that kind of fits in with the aesthetic of my band, so it was an easy first role," Blythe said.

'The Graves' also stars Bill Moseley ('The Devil's Rejects,' 'Halloween'), Amanda Wyss ('Fallacy,' 'Deadly Impact') and Patti Tindall ('Schism,' 'The 11th Aggression').

The movie is a part of this year's 'After Dark Horrorfest 4: 8 Films to Die For,' which also features 'Dread,' 'Hidden,' 'Kill Theory,' 'Lake Mungo,' 'The Final,' 'The Reeds' and 'Zombies of Mass Destruction.'