The Defiled Post Five Minutes Video Ahead Of UK Tour
Monday, 17 November 2014
Written by Jon Stickler
Ahead of their UK headline tour, which kicks off in Nottingham next Monday, the Defiled have unveiled a new video for Five Minutes.
Featuring a newly recorded full band version of the song, which originally appeared as an acoustic cut on ‘Daggers’, Five Minutes combines footage shot during a trip to Greenland, where they became the first band to play a gig on a floating iceberg, with tributes from fans who have lost loved ones.
Speaking about the song and its video, the AVD explained:
"Five Minutes is probably our most emotional song, and the one most personal to me. We didn't originally plan to film a video for this, but when we were out in Greenland we had the opportunity to film the performance part. Despite the breathtaking beauty of our surroundings, that wasn't enough to really convey the deep emotions of this song, so as a song that deals with loss, we asked our fans to share their stories with us, and offered them the chance to pay tribute to their lost loved ones. The feedback was overwhelming - in more ways than one - and you couldn't help but be touched reading all the stories the 'defilers' shared with us.
"The day of filming was an emotional rollercoaster - bittersweet. So much sadness in the air, but also therapeutic at the same time. I think everyone there felt the same. It's easy to look at people like us - metalheads, goths, whatever you want to call us - and think we are morbid people obsessed with death, that death is something we welcome, but just 'cos we wear black it doesn't make us immune to grief. The pain one feels when losing someone close is universal, and something no one is exempt from.
"I want to thank all of the defilers who came along to take part in this. You are all beautiful, brave and have helped us make our best video yet - thank you."
The industrial metallers will be joined by Avatar for shows in Nottingham, Glasgow, Stoke, London, Brighton, Leeds, Manchester, Wolverhampton, Bristol and Southampton starting next week.
The Defiled Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows:
Mon November 24 2014 - NOTTINGHAM Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Tue November 25 2014 - GLASGOW Cathouse
Wed November 26 2014 - STOKE Sugarmill
Thu November 27 2014 - LONDON O2 Academy Islington
Fri November 28 2014 - BRIGHTON Audio
Sat November 29 2014 - LEEDS Cockpit
Mon December 01 2014 - MANCHESTER Manchester Academy 3
Tue December 02 2014 - WOLVERHAMPTON Slade Rooms
Wed December 03 2014 - BRISTOL Thekla
Thu December 04 2014 - SOUTHAMPTON Talking Heads
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