Sunday
Aug052012
This Is The Best Metal Video of the Year
Sunday, August 5, 2012 at 12:01AM
I See Stars released the video for "Filth Friends Unite" yesterday. The song is on the album Digital Renegade, which I already think is the most solid metal album of the year. Now there's no doubt in my mind the band has just released the best metal video of the year as well.
I know a lot of you will freak out and say you hate the music/the band/whatever, and that is fine. If you can't listen to the song (which is great), then mute the music and watch the clip. The story is great and the cinematography is amazing. I love bands that make real music videos. These days, there isn't much incentive to do that, so I give I See Stars and their label Sumerian credit for going the extra mile. Watch.
Reader Comments (7)
But I will put it on my "Best Albums of 2012" list... Uh... actually, I meant "Best Comedy Albums of 2012"! And I won't stop there -- this video deserves "Best Comedy Video of 2012" at the VMAs, if they only had such an award.
Seriously though, you are right about one thing -- the video is very well shot and directed. If only I could stop laughing at the killarious performance of the lead singer, I would have more appreciation for the video's production values and overall message.
On the video, cool that labels have figured out that videos can be seen by tons of people even if MTV or FUSE doesn't
play them. Plus, with the advances in technology you make a great video for a fraction of the cost. Reminded me of Refused-New Noise. Did you realize they were label mates with you fave Asking Alexandra?
The difference lies beneath the cartoon veneer of Glam Metal -- underneath the visual presentation, stagecraft and lyrics laced with adolescent humor, lurks some of the meanest most bad*ss guitar playing and killer vocals -- More than any au currant trendoid band like I See Stars.
That singer's routine is totally killarious!
Gimme Rock And Roll!