Do you think of Warhammer’s Lord of Skulls and chaos god Khorne when you hear “Blood For The Blood God”?
Maybe it’s for legal reasons that the Seth Ickerman video for Gunship’s latest music video is entirely Warhammer. There’s a teasing start and perhaps a touch of machine versus blood chaos, but for the most part, it’s fractal fighting.
British actor Doug Bradley, aka Pinhead from Hellraiser, provides the narration. He also told fans;
The Style of the song intrigued me because a lot of it felt to me like good old 80s synth pop but it is also quite dark and heavy. I’m not good at musical labels, but I believe Industrial is the term! I loved the mix of the styles in the song, that intrigued me and the way that matched up with the theme of the video which is pretty cosmic, pretty dark, pretty violent and yet manages to somehow be a love story. All these elements came together for me plus it’s basically got a very good tune”.
Seth Ickerman, the director behind absolute classic Turbo Killer, is responsible. He added;
We talk in this film about excessive exploitation, symbolised by the greedy entity that devours the riches of a planet and inevitably leads to its own ruin. This insatiable quest for possession ignores the dire consequences of its actions. However, a spiritual dimension is revealed, where life, endowed with its own consciousness, awakens and stands against oppression. The planet, rediscovering its soul, embodies resistance and rebellion against the invader. Ultimately, the triumphant resilience of life proves that, despite oppression, it finds its way, demonstrating that any attempt at domination is doomed to fail in the face of the unyielding force of existence.”
Lastly, the LA rock band HEALTH is featured in the collab.
What do you think? I’m a touch disappointed, but perhaps the track will grow on me. There is also a behind-the-scenes video for people who can’t decide, are curious, or want to know more.
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- Gunship is on Apple Music and a host of other sites.
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