Godhunter has released an official video for the track “Cassandra Complex,” which can soon be found on split double-12″ comp, Godhunter vs. Destroyer of Light: Endsville.
This video, created by Frank Huang (Metal Injection‘s Pit Full of Shit), my god, if it’s not the most important heavy metal video of all time, it’s the most important of 2015. Using footage from surveillance cameras and news reels, reflects the current state of violence in our society, the world over… and it’s quite shocking.
Now, unless your place of employment frowns upon you watching the news, then you can ignore what the press release says about “Cassandra Complex” being NSFW. It is, however, for mature audiences. And if you’re like me, you’ll be catching yourself going back in the video to verify that you saw things correctly or to see how things escalated to the final shocking image of the clip.
Check out the video in the player above and let us know what you think in the comments section below.
As for what the “Cassandra Complex” is, it’s the psychological belief derived from Greek mythology that things can be known in advance, yet no one believes the person’s prediction/premonition. You know, the crazy guy on the street talking about the end of days that we all ignore… he’s got a “Cassandra Complex.”
Then there’s the heavy, purposeful, sludgy pounding of the track. Again, it has that retro ’90s sound that’s trending right now, but it kicks ass.
Endsville is a joint release between Godhunter co-owned Battleground Records and Destroyer of Light’s Heavy Friends Records on July 28th, a 180-gram gatefold 2xLP with each bands’ platter on a different color of vinyl: Godhunter’s on translucent green and Destroyer of Light’s on translucent red. Pre-orders for the vinyl are live here and the digital here.
The day following the release of the album, Godhunter and Destroyer of LIght will embark on their massive Endsville tour together, which sees Godhunter touring the East Coast for the first time. The trek will also include performances from both bands at the Death to False Metal Festival in Hamden, Connecticut, on August 14th and 15th, with Whiplash, Krieg, Secrets Of The Sky, Valkyrie, Imperial Triumphant, Nightbitch, Immortal Bird, Secret Cutter, and more.
Godhunter vs. Destroyer of Light Endsville 2015 Tour:
7/29/2015 Club Congress – Tucson, AZ
7/30/2015 Yucca Tap Room – Tempe, AZ
7/31/2015 The Sandlot – El Paso, TX
8/01/2015 The Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
8/02/2015 Seventh Circle – Denver, CO
8/03/2015 The Reverb Lounge – Omaha, NE
8/04/2015 Triple Rock – Minneapolis, MN
8/05/2015 Liveweire – Chicago, IL
8/06/2015 Fat Guy Fest – Kalamazoo, MI
8/07/2015 Fifth Quarter – Indianapolis, IN
8/08/2015 Magnolia Bar – Louisville, KY
8/09/2015 Pour House – Raleigh, NC
8/10/2015 The Empty Glass – Charleston, WV
8/11/2015 Gooski’s – Pittsburgh, PA
8/12/2015 Mohawk Place – Buffalo, NY
8/13/2015 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY
8/14/2015 KoTo – Salem, MA
8/15/2015 The Outer Space & Ballroom – Hamden, CT @ Death To False Metal Fest
8/16/2015 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
8/17/2015 The Depot – Baltimore, MD
8/18/2015 Thomas Creek Brewery – Greenville, SC
8/19/2015 The Basement – Atlanta, GA
8/20/2015 Vino’s – Little Rock, AR
8/21/2015 Saturn Bar – New Orleans, LA
8/22/2015 Holy Mountain – Austin, TX
Rock Hard \m/
