5.16.2009

Atreyu eyeing Blow

From the album, Lead Sails Paper Anchor.

Lead Sails Paper Anchor was the band's first release under Hollywood Records after three previous releases with Victory Records.

Look out for Harry Potter testing his drumming skills...

Praying Mantis eyeing Turn The Tide

From the album, Sanctuary.

The band has been releasing a new album every 2-3 years since 1990, after declining in popularity in the 1980s and managing to surge back with the help of their strong Japanese fan base.

Intentional or not, the directing style makes the video seem like it came from the early 1990s. Those who have followed them since the 70s, is it good to go retro or keep up with times?

Warbringer eyeing Severed Reality

From the album Waking Into Nightmares.

Early Slayer, Demolition Hammer, and Kreator are some of Warbringer's thrash influences. Heavy and fast is how they play, with a death metal undertone through it all.

Very rarely does one come across a thrash video that is non-performance, this is not one of them...

Little Joy eyeing Next Time Around

Directed by Marcela Amarante de Castro Nev from the album, Little Joy by Little Joy.

Little Joy was originally a Brazilian and American blend with Rodrigo Amarante (singer/guitarist) of Los Hermanos, a pop rock band based in Brazil, and Fabrizio Moretti, drummer for The Strokes. They eventually met Binki Shapiro, completing the triumvirate that is Little Joy.

Amazing how camera choice can affect the final product, if everything was nice and sharp in HD, the feeling of a yesteryear beach clip would be lost. It was a Bolex...

5.15.2009

Immaculate Machine eyeing Sound the Alarms

Directed by Jon Flahr from the album, High On Jackson Hill.

Ones and Zeros, the band's debut on Mint Records, was translated into French by band leader Brooke Gallupe who is a graduate of French literature, it was met with "puzzled enthusiasm".

A faux one shot video; great art by the bassist kept everything moving, with the transitions hiding behind the picture frames, and the reflection at the end...


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One-Way Mirror eyeing Empty Spaces

Directed by Ben and Julien Deka from the album, One-Way Mirror.

All five members of One-Way Mirror were part of their own bands, slowly becoming friends and eventually, casting off their former groups to form one that brought all their specific music influences together.

The theme seems to be whatever we do to change ourselves, even as drastic as literally killing ourselves, we can never escape...

Telekinesis eyeing Awkward Kisser

Directed by Spencer Redmond Gentz from the album, Telekinesis!

Telekinesis is Michael Lerner's (vocals, guitar, and drums) baby who has Chris Staples (guitar), David Broecker (electric, acoustic & bass guitar), and Jonie Broecker (bass guitar & keyboards) join him since it would be impossible for someone to play all those parts at once.

Anyone would have an awkward time kissing someone who looked like that, would be interesting to see how he would introduce her to the parents...


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Pain eyeing Monkey Business

Filmed by Denis Goria from the album, Cynic Paradise.

Initially the group was heavily influenced by Depeche Mode but adopted the idea of branching out on their own musical path, straddling metal with far flung genres such as techno. Monkey Business was filmed while they were touring with Nightwish whose frontwoman Anette Olzon, collaborated on the track Follow Me from Cynic Paradise.

The concert video is a standard for all rock and metal music videos though this one seems to have an infatuation with filming people in "delicate" situations...


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Florence & The Machine eyeing Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)

Directed by Tom Beard and Tabitha from the album, Lungs.

2009 BRITs Critics' Choice award winners Florence and the Machine consists of Florence Welch (vocalist), whose favorite band is the White Stripes and is backed by The Machine consisting of Robert Ackroyd (guitar), Christopher Lloyd Hayden (drums), Isabella Summers (keyboards) and Tom Monger (harp).

Renaissance era funerals look quite enjoyable, singing and choreography included...


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5.14.2009

Savoir Adore eyeing MERP

Directed by Matthew Semel from the album, In The Wooded Forest.

Savoir Adore was created by Deidre Muro(keyboards) and Paul Hammer(drums) who are based in New York City and would gladly give up their marquee spot for another NYC band, French Horn Rebellion. [L Magazine]

Magical instruments, nice; so far one of the most creative uses of stop motion that has come across these parts...