Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — The Halloween Spectacular (10/25/26)

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“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, explores the darker side of classic ’80s alternative, including vintage goth, post-punk and industrial. The show airs at 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern every Sunday on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave (Channel 33).

The most recent two episodes are available to subscribers to stream via the Sirius XM app.

Got a request? Requests will be considered for future episodes, but there’s no guarantee they’ll be played. They must fit the show’s format and fall generally within the 1st Wave era. And not be something the host really dislikes. If there’s something you’d like to hear, drop it in the comments below.

HOUR 1

Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Halloween” (Peel Session) (At the BBC)
The Cramps, “The Creature From the Black Leather Lagoon” (Stay Sick!)
The Birthday Party, “Release the Bats” (Hits)
The Misfits, “Horror Business” (Collection)
Virgin Prunes, “Pagan Lovesong” (Heresie)
Bauhaus, “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” (1979-1983)
Cocteau Twins, “Blood Bitch” (Garlands)
The Specials, “Ghost Town” (Extended Version) (Ghost Town)
The Sisters of Mercy, “Poison Door” (First and Last and Always)
The Cure, “Lullaby” (Extended Mix) (Mixed Up)
Ramones, “Pet Sematary” (Brain Drain)
Dead Kennedys, “Halloween” (Milking the Sacred Cow)
The March Violets, “Snake Dance” (Botanic Verses)

HOUR 2

Alien Sex Fiend, “Now I’m Feeling Zombified” (Curse)
Fields of the Nephilim, “Reanimator” (Dawnrazor)
Christian Death, “This Is Heresy” (Sex Drugs and Jesus)
Samhain, “Halloween II” (November-Coming-Fire)
Ministry, “Every Day is Halloween” (Squirrely Version) (The Squirrely Years Revisited)
Garvey featuring Q Lazzarus, “Goodbye Horses” (Goodbye Horses)
Front 242, “Serial Killers Don’t Kill Their Girlfriend” (05:22:09:12 Off)
Love and Rockets, “Haunted When the Minutes Drag” (USA Mix) (Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven)
Paul Roland, “Nosferatu” (Duel)
Inflatable Boy Clams, “Skeletons” (Inflatable Boy Clams)
Les Vampyrettes, “Biomutaenten” (Les Vampyrettes)
Concrete Blonde, “Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)” (Bloodletting)

HOUR 3

The Smiths, “Suffer Little Children” (The Smiths)
Kate Bush, “Hammer Horror” (Lionheart)
Tones on Tail, “Movement of Fear” (Everything!)
Joy Division, “Dead Souls” (Still)
Killing Joke, “Love Like Blood” (Night Time)
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, “Rivers of Blood, Years of Darkness” (Confessions of a Knife)
Daniel Ash, “Spooky” (Daniel Ash)
45 Grave, “Partytime” (Sleep in Safety)
Peter Murphy, “The Line Between the Devil’s Teeth (And That Which Cannot Be Repeat)” (Deep)
The Wolfgang Press, “Ghost” (Standing Up Straight)
Echo & The Bunnymen, “The Killing Moon” (Life at Brian’s Sessions) (Ocean Rain)
13th Chime, “Coffin Maker” (The Singles 1981-1983)
David Bowie, “Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)” (Scary Monsters and Super Creeps)

PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS

• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (10/18/26)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (10/11/26)
• Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Matt Sebastian (10/4/26)

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