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Read More: Indiewire Awards Season Spotlight  The last few years has seen a populist uprising in the best original song category. In 2012, Adele became one step closer to Egot by winning the Oscar for "Skyfall" alongside Paul Epworth. In 2013, the extraordinarily popular "Frozen" anthem "Let It Go" beat out the mainstream likes of Pharrell Williams, U2 and Karen O. And last year, John Legend and Common won for their "Selma" song "Glory." It seems the days where we'd never heard of the best original song winner are long gone ("Al otro lado del rio" from "The Motorcycle Diaries," anyone?) -- and here are the days when they are #1 on iTunes the day after the Oscars. Below is Anne Thompson's take on how things might shake down in the race for best original song. Check out Thompson on Hollywood's Oscar predictions page for more awards season analysis. Click here for more category breakdowns on.

The last few years have seen something of a populist uprising in Oscar's best original song category. In 2012, Adele became one step closer to Egot by winning the Oscar for "Skyfall" (alongside co-writer Paul Epworth). In 2013, the extraordinarily popular "Frozen" theme "Let It Go" beat out the mainstream likes of Pharrell Williams, U2 and Karen O. And last year, John Legend and Common won for their "Selma" anthem "Glory" after a performance that brought down the house on Oscar night. Are the days when we'd never heard of the best original song winner long gone ("Al otro lado del rio" from "The Motorcycle Diaries," anyone?) — and are the days when the winners are #1 on iTunes here to stay? That depends on how this year shakes down. There's no shortage of options when it comes to original songs in films this year — and no shortage of star-wattage. We've highlighted ten songs that seem most likely to.

Welcome to a brand new music blog here on Fangoriaonline.com, presented by the gore-geous, femme fatale editor-in-chief of Drop Dead Magazine, Polina Yakovleva.  Polina will be covering dark music from around the globe, as well as other horror news and rumblings from the underground scene.

Polina's first report takes us all the way to Spain, where she introduces us to the demonically dulcet tones of a hot new horrific band...

Spanish Horror Punk/Deathrock super villains Los Carniceros Del Norte (English translation The Butchers Of The North) are no strangers to cult and horror movies. Each song on their first album was inspired by a specific classic horror movie, which is more than evident from song titles like "Damien" and our own personal favorite "Nosferatu en Barakaldo".

Horror films are just as indivisible from the group's live shows, where the ghoulish, made-up and sometimes bloody band bounces around playing their morbid,...