To lm6886,
I had the same question years ago, and I believe the song you're looking for is 'Relative Ways'
by ...and you will know us by the trail of dead. It drove me crazy. I know the exact promo you're talking about; because the screaming in the song was cut to fit shots of people screaming in the film; including Naomi Watts in The Ring, Robert de Niro in Analyze That, Harry Potter, etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb4rBTwPl7A
I saw someone else posted for the exact same thing, but it was in 2003. Here it is:
There was an hbo promo for upcoming movies, one of them was The Ring. I remember this because Naomi Watts is screaming, and pretty much all the other clips in the montage are of people screaming as well.
The song starts out with a guitar that has a chime type of sound to it, that is complemented by a simple bass line. The guy singing is sort of yelling the entire time. The only lyrics I could make out are either"I'm in pain", "I'm insane", or "I'm in insane, in the brain." and at the end of the chorus he yells one of these phrases holding the last word.
The song was also featured in MTV true life:I'm going to fat camp.
I have tried to find the promo on youtube, search the mtv website for possible song credits, but keep turning up empty. if anyone knows the song or even how to find songs used in mtv shows that would be helpful. I also went to MTV's "soundtrack" website, but it doesn't have true life listed.