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Maynard James Keenan - Crank 2: High Voltage (2009)
Geekiest Fact: Keenans songs have appeared across a dozen different movie soundtracks, often in the horror or sci-fi genre.
Article continues belowThe Offspring - Idle Hands (1999)
The Musician: Popular 90s pop punk rockers, The Offspring.
The Cameo: Winding down their performance at the high school dance, lead singer Dexter Holland is scalped by the evil severed hand.
Geekiest Fact: The Offsprings contribution to the soundtrack includes the song 'Beheaded'. Chortle, chortle.
Bo Diddley - Trading Places (1983)
The Musician: Legendary R&B guitarist, singer and all-around musical pioneer who also dabbled in rock, blues and jazz.
The Cameo: He pops up as a Philadelphia pawn broker targeted by Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd), whom he believes is attempting to sell him a stolen watch.
Geekiest Fact: The scene ends with Diddley selling Winthorpe a pistol, a neat twist considering the man released an album entitled 'Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger'.
Ozzy Osbourne - Trick Or Treat (1986)
The Musician: Frontman singer of British metal legends Black Sabbath.
The Cameo: Ozzy is barely recognisable as a straight-laced televangelist, rallying against the evil depravity found in rock music and the terrible influence it has on young, impressionable minds.
Geekiest Fact: At the time of filming, in real life Ozzy was targeted by similar groups for his own albums apparent satanic connections.
Chris Cornell - Singles (1992)
The Musician: The lead singer and guitarist for seminal Seattle rockers Soundgarden.
The Cameo: Cliff (Matt Dillon) tries to impress Janet (Bridget Fonda) by installing her a new car stereo and blasting it at full volume, attracting the neighbours... including a beautifully-coiffed Cornell.
Geekiest Fact: Later, the film cuts to a live performance by Soundgarden with Cornell letting rip on their underrated b-side stomper, 'Birth Ritual'.
Dave Pirner - Reality Bites (1994)
The Musician: The lead singer of 90s alt-rockers, Soul Asylum.
The Cameo: He appears in the background as Vickies (Janeane Garofalo) bumbling daily conquest as shes filmed by Lelaina (Winona Ryder) for her documentary.
Geekiest Fact: At the time of filming, he was dating Reality Bites lead, Winona Ryder.
Tom Waits - Mystery Men (1999)
The Musician: Experimental singer-songwriter, Waits is infamous for his husky voice and jazz-blues-rock mash-up style.
The Cameo: The mystery men seek out Dr. Heller (Waits) an eccentric weapons developer with a penchant for livestock and... weapons classified as non-lethal.
Geekiest Fact: According to the Internet Movie Database, Waits has 32 acting credits to his name.
Lemmy - Airheads (1994)
The Musician: The mutton chop-wearing lead singer and bassist for 80s metal stalwarts, Motorhead.
The Cameo: As the crowd outside the radio station shout out embarrassingly nerdy exploits from their pasts, Lemmy pops up briefly and yells I was editor of the school magazine!
Geekiest Fact: His one line is actually true: Lemmy really did edit his school magazine.
Snoop Dogg - Half-Baked (1998)
The Musician: Rapper, singer, songwriter, Snoop Dogg was one of the original West Coast hip hop artists to emerge in the early 90s.
The Cameo: In his 60-second role, Snoop Dogg appears as if from nowhere as an example of a Scavenger Smoker (a person who only ever partakes in another mans weed).
Geekiest Fact: The perfect execution of the long toke could be attributed to his personal possession of a medical marijuana license. And the fact hes built an entire image around his heavy smoking habits.
Alice Cooper - Prince of Darkness (1987)
The Musician: Singer for hair metal schlockers, Alice Cooper, the man has nary left one corner of the rock genre unturned.
The Cameo: A homeless street bum, Coopers character indulges in a brief, bloody murder to the strains of one of his own songs...
Geekiest Fact: The hideous impaling device Cooper uses was lifted directly from one of his own live show extravaganzas.
