ARSIS Premier Video ‘Scornstar’
August 9, 2013, 10 years ago
Virginia-based melodic tech-death metal masters, ARSIS, have premiered their music video for the song ‘Scornstar’. The song comes from the band’s fifth full-length album, Unwelcome, and was directed by Scott Hansen (UNEARTH, CARNIFEX, AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK).
"When you film a metal video, and the special effects artists are actually excited about the amount of carnage, you know you've done it correctly," commented Hansen."After recruiting a team of special effects artists including myself, David ‘Bull’ Watson, and Rebecca Tilner, 100 cut throat Arsis fans, we were ready to roll... well, almost,” added special FX guru Ryan Moore “We still had to make 75 gallons of blood, acquire 15 lbs. of raw meat, air tanks to propel the bloody goodness everywhere, $500 bucks worth of FX supplies, and some ‘homemade’ explosives... THEN we were ready for destruction. The video is really unlike anything out really. It’s homage to good old fashion 80s horror movie gore meets heavy metal parking lot. Everyone had a blast, got trashed, and saturated in blood. The fans were total troopers as expected; but even then I have to admit I was impressed with their eagerness to take part in some of the ‘stunts’. This is definitely one of the must see music videos of 2013 and will open a lot of eyes that a death metal video can be brutal, entertaining, and fun all at once."
Arsis is currently touring North America with headliners WINTERSUN and FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, and STARKILL.
Dates below:
August
9 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair11 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House
13 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
14 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
15 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
16 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
17 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4
18 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre
19 - Regina, SK - Riddell Center @ UoR
20 - Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room
21 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater
23 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
24 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
25 - San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge
26 - West Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues
27 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
28 - San Diego, CA - House Of Blues
29 - Tempe, AZ - Joe's Grotto
31 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
September
1 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues3 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
4 - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues
5 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
6 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore
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