In a new interview with music writer Joel Gausten, singer Harriet Hyde of UK doom/stoner metallers Black Moth discusses a variety of topics including the band’s new #MeToo-inspired track, “Sisters Of The Stone,” off their new album, Anatomical Venus. An excerpt from the chat appears below:
 
Joel Gausten: The lyric video for “Sisters Of The Stone” has been getting a lot of attention. What was the inspiration for the song, and what is the takeaway you’d like listeners to get from the finished product? 
 
Hyde: "The song itself was inspired by some shocking stories I had heard from close friends about abusive relationships. One day, I went into the rehearsal room just seething with rage about the maltreatment of my female friends, and it started there. I had Tarantino’s Death Proof as well as the Furies of Ancient Greece in mind when writing, and I imagined a vigilante troop of women who would seek vengeance for wronged sisters. I also think there were notable ripples of violation felt by many women in the aftermath of the exposure of America’s ‘pussy-grabbing’ President. It felt very appropriate to release this on the centenary of votes for women in the UK and with the wave of female empowerment around #metoo/#timesup campaigns.
 
The label asked us to make a lyric video, and I often find these quite cheesy! Luckily, I met (director/producer) Noomi Spook, who is incredible. She used vintage archive footage to build a video montage ‘herstory’ of vintage archival footage. Noomi dug out glimpses of female power excavated from the swathes of old footage of Stepford Wives advertising domestic bliss.
 
The full interview is available at this location. For information on Black Moth click here.
 
Check out the “Sisters Of The Stone” lyric video below.